Research Guides: Non-Law School Patron Guide to Law Library Access and Use Policies: Home

Welcome

Welcome to the Robert S. Marx Law Library!

This guide is intended to introduce you to the many ways that the Law Library can assist non-law patrons. While the primary mission of the Robert S. Marx Law Library is to support research, scholarship, and learning for faculty and students in the College of Law, the Law Library also makes many of its resources available to members of the University of Cincinnati community, and the local bench and bar.

Members of the general public, businesses, and organizations may access the Law Library for the purpose of conducting legal research. Individuals who wish to use the Law Library's collection of U.S. Federal Depository documents are also welcome.

Law Library Access & Hours

Visitors have access to the College of Law Building and the Law Library through the front Clifton street entrance. Those doors are unlocked Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm. Please visit uc.edu/publichealth for COVID-19 and Return to Campus updates.For updates on other UC Libraries, please visit the UC Library Services Update page. You can check Library hours at 556-0163 or at https://law.uc.edu/education/library.html.

Circulation hours:

Monday -- Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Closed Monday, Sept. 6

Lending of Materials

UC students, staff, and faculty should request Law Library circulating materials for Click & Collect through UCLID. Members of the public can request circulating Law Library materials through their public library.

Reference

Reference Librarians can facilitate a patron's use of the library, but cannot give legal advice. A Reference Librarian may not answer questions concerning the interpretation of the law, which law applies, or the application of law to any particular case. For questions, contact a law librarian for assistance. Also, don't forget the Library's Web page and many research guides.

Directions & Parking

Directions

From I-75 Southbound

Travel south on I-75 until you reach the Hopple Street exit. Take the exit to the top of the overpass.
Turn left at the light onto Hopple. You will now be travelling east. Cross over I-75. Follow the road up the hill. Note that the street changes its name to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
When you reach Clifton Avenue, make a right turn and continue up Clifton Avenue. The College of Law is at the southwestern corner of the campus. The College will be on your left at the corner of Clifton Avenue and Calhoun Street.

From I-71 Southbound

Take Exit 3 - Taft Rd. exit (marked University of Cincinnati exit). Taft Rd. is one-way heading west and changes to Calhoun Street at Jefferson Avenue.
Take Taft/Calhoun to Clifton Avenue.
Right on Clifton. The College of Law is at the southwestern corner of the campus. The College will be on your right at the corner of Clifton Avenue and Calhoun Street.

From I-75 Northbound

Travel north on I-75 until you reach the Hopple Street exit. The exit will be on your LEFT. Take the left exit up to the light. This is Hopple Street.
Turn left at the light onto Hopple. You will now be travelling east. Cross over I-75. Follow the road up the hill. Note that the street changes its name to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
When you reach Clifton Avenue, make a right turn and continue up Clifton Avenue. The College of Law is at the southwestern corner of the campus. The College will be on your left at the corner of Clifton Avenue and Calhoun Street

From I-71 Northbound

Travel north until I-71 merges with I-75 just south of Florence, Kentucky.
Stay on I-75 across the river.
Follow the directions for approaching the campus on I-75 northbound.

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Parking At UC

The parking most convenient to the College of Law can be found at the CCM Parking Garage, off Jefferson via Corry Boulevard or the USquare (West) Garage on Calhoun. (map PDF)