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Reference Desk: 303-492-3522
Email: lawref@colorado.edu

Circulation Desk: 303-492-7534
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William A. Wise Law Library
University of Colorado Law School
Wolf Law Building, 2nd Floor
2450 Kittredge Loop Drive
Boulder, CO 80309-0402

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Request it! : Place a Hold on a Law Library Book

Patrons may place requests electronically for books in the Wise Law Library from our online catalog, http://lawpac.colorado.edu.

Books will be retrieved three times a day Monday-Friday and will be held at the circulation desk. Once a requested book is ready, you will receive an e-mail message.

Library books available for online requesting are those located in the basement, first, and second floor stacks that display a status of Not Checked Out in our catalog.

There are three easy steps to request an available book through our online catalog:

  • Go to http://lawpac.colorado.edu and run a search;
  • Click on Request It! for the book you want; and
  • Submit your Identikey logon or your law library barcode.

  • How To Place A Request For A Book

    1. Go to our online catalog, http://lawpac.colorado.edu. Run a search (keyword, title, subject, author, etc.).
    2. If you are on the search results browse screen, click on the Request It! link to the left of each title (see 2 and 3 below):
    3. Request it! link to the left of each title on browse screen.
    4. OR, if you are looking at the full record for an individual book, click on the REQUEST IT! button across the top of the record:
    5. Request it! button at top of screen on full record display
    6. After you have initiated a Request, you will be prompted to enter your CU Identikey Username and Password in the box labeled CU-Boulder Students, Faculty & Staff or your last name and law library barcode in the box labeled Public and Non CU-Boulder Patrons. Then click on the Submit button (not shown).
    7. Enter your personal information and click on the Submit button
    8. If the book is available and may be requested, the screen will display a message saying that the book will be held at the circulation desk.
    9. If you prefer to batch your book requests, simply check the boxes to the left of the available titles and click on the Save Marked Records button. Then click on the View Saved button.
    10. Batch requesting on browse screen
    11. The Saved Records screen will display. Click on the Multiple Requests button to request some or all of your saved items:
    12. Saved records screen for multiple requests

    How To Cancel A Request For A Book

    1. If you wish to cancel a new Request, click on the Login link at the top right of the catalog screen. After you logon with your information, a screen will display your pending requests:
    2. Cancel a new request
    3. Click on the Cancel ALL button, or check the box next to the desired items and click on the Cancel Selected button. You may also view the items you have checked out from this screen. Please click on the Logout link when you are finished.