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Faculty Services

Welcome to the Pardee Legal Research Center (LRC). You will be working in the region's premier legal collection and facility when you enter USD's law library. Various library services are available to facilitate your research and add to your productivity.

Requests for Materials

Contact Reference if you’d like us to purchase a book for you from your faculty funds: send us the bibliographic information that you have and let us know that you’d like to use your faculty funds to purchase it.

For textbooks you’re considering, contact the publisher directly to request a review copy:

Donations

Donations of materials are accepted from members of the USD law community. Contact Reference if you have materials for donation. Donated materials may or may not be added to the LRC's collection based on collection needs.

We accept on a selected basis:

  • Recently published books
  • Primary and secondary research materials that complement or enhance existing holdings

We do not generally accept:

  • Outdated textbooks
  • Magazines or print journals
  • Audiovisual materials