Hastings Alumni, Public Access & Library Code of Conduct

• HASTINGS ALUMNI: Hastings alumni are welcome to use the Hastings Law Library whenever it is open. (See library hours.) They may also apply for alumni borrowing privileges (.pdf) at a special rate of $100 for the required deposit. See below for more detailed information about library access. For general questions about the library and its services, call the reference desk at (415) 565-4751.

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• LIBRARY ACCESS: Hastings alumni, members of the California Bar, and law students from other law schools may use the library whenever it is open (including evening and weekend hours). Library hours are listed here. All library patrons are required to sign-in at the first floor Security Desk. After showing appropriate ID they will be issued a visitor pass good for that day.

• Hastings alumni and individual attorneys who are active members of the California Bar may apply for library borrowing privileges. Law firm librarians may also apply on behalf of their firms. Application forms for individual and corporate borrowing privileges, and the accompanying unaffiliated borrowing rules are available in here (.pdf). Application forms and unaffiliated borrowing rules are also available at the Library Circulation Desk. Applications for borrowing privileges require a refundable deposit of $100 for Hastings alumni, $200 for State Bar members, or $400 for qualified law firms. Applications take ten working days to process.

• The general public may use the Hastings Law Library from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday (excluding recognized College Holidays (.pdf).) All library visitors are required to show a state-issued ID and to sign-in at the first floor Security Desk. Visiting library patrons will be issued a visitor's pass good for that day, if they can state a valid reason for entering the library. Visitor passes must be worn at all times while in Hastings' buildings. The Security Desk cannot issue visitor passes to members of the general public for evening and weekend access.

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• COMPUTER LAB, WIRELESS NETWORK & STUDY ROOMS: Only Hastings students are allowed access to the library's computer lab and group study rooms. Alumni, attorneys, and the general public are not allowed in the computer lab. Likewise, there is no public access to the Hastings wireless network in the library. For more details on computer lab access and additional information on library computer services click here.

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• GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS: The library is a Selective Depository for United States government documents. It is also a Selective Depository for California publications distributed by the State Printer. Most of the library's government documents collection is on the 6th floor. The general public can access this collection when Reference Staff is on duty Monday through Friday from 9:00 am - 5:00 PM There is also a computer available on the 4th floor to access online government depository items. Students, faculty, and public patrons who need assistance locating government documents available through the Federal Depository Library Program can call the Hastings Reference Desk at (415) 565-4751 or e-mail Reference Librarian Chuck Marcus ( ). As an alternative, the San Francisco Public Library's Government Information Center just down the block at 100 Larkin Street offers public access to one of the largest and oldest government documents collections in Northern California.

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• POLICY ON CONDUCT: Additional information is located here about the library's Policy on Conduct.

Revised November 29, 2007