About the Library

Spacious and serene, the Arthur J. Morris Law Library holds more than 880,000 volumes and provides access to all national law-related databases.

One of the largest law libraries in the country, it supports research in Anglo-American law as well as foreign, international, and comparative law. Maritime law scholars around the world know its outstanding Oceans Collection. Among its special collections are titles chosen by Thomas Jefferson for the University Library when it opened in 1825, as well as first editions of leading scholars in English common law, including Glanville, Coke, Bracton, and Blackstone.

Law students have full access to and borrowing privileges for all libraries on the Grounds, whose combined volume count approaches five million, making the University of Virginia library system a leader among American research libraries. The Law Library shares its catalog and many of its electronic resources with other campus libraries. It includes wired and wireless Local Area Network capability throughout.

2005 Annual Report