Library users will find numerous study areas throughout the library. There are tables, open carrels, sofas and easy chairs for the use of all library patrons. Our limited access spaces include closed carrels, conference rooms and group study rooms.
Closed carrels are available to law students, attorneys and judges. They may be reserved by completing an application at the circulation desk. Law students may occupy carrels for a semester. An attorney may occupy a carrel for up to one week. Attorneys may request private carrels. Law students will not be assigned to private carrels; however, students may request preferred carrel mates.
Law students are eligible to apply for a carrel if they are:
Group Study and Conference Rooms
The law library has eight conference rooms which may be reserved by patron groups for the purposes of legal research or law school class work. Patrons may reserve library rooms on a first-come, first-served basis in person or by phone, no more than 24 hours in advance. While most conference rooms are designated for group use only, three are also available for individual study.
The rooms may be reserved for up to 3 hours, but may not be continuously reserved in advance by members of the same study group. Groups may extend for another 3 hour period at the end of their time if no one else has reserved the room. The library will hold room reservations for 15 minutes after the scheduled times; the room may then be signed out to another group.
When reserving a room, all members of the group must sign in. The library will not reserve conference rooms to individual members of the same study group in succession. The purpose of this policy is to make the rooms available to as many patrons as possible, especially during times of high demand. During the reading period and final exams rooms may only be reserved by UALR law students, attorneys and judges.
Group study rooms and conference rooms are available for research and study purposes only. They are not available for depositions or conferences not related to legal research or law school class work. To reserve a room in the Law School for other purposes, contact Gwen Stanley at 501.324.9896.