Northern Illinois University
College of Law

Study Rooms in the Law Library

Reserve a Study Room online for individual or group study. Three group study rooms are available for College of Law students. Rooms may be reserved for up to two hours at a time. During peak usage there is a four-hour daily limit.  

Meditation, Prayer and Lactation Room (North Wing)

The Meditation, Prayer and Lactation Room (259A) is available for individual use for thirty minutes at a time.  Reserve the Meditation, Prayer and Lactation Room online. 

Patrons Not Affiliated With NIU

• Limited reference service is available by emailing lawreference@niu.edu. We will do our best to get back to you by the next business day. During university closure days (listed in the left column) our response time may be longer.
• Please read our policies regarding legal research assistance before requesting assistance.
• About access to Government Documents.

Resources

• Bloomberg Law
• HeinOnline
• Lexis
• LexisNexis Digital Study Aids
• Westlaw
• Aspen Learning Library (Formerly Wolters Kluwer Study Aids)
• Other law databases and websites

HuskieSearch

Find books, articles and more

• Basic search
• Advanced search
• Journal search by title / ISSN
• Log in to My Library Account
• Help with HuskieSearch

Library Services

• Policies and procedures
• Reference and research services
  • Book an online appointment with a law librarian (College of Law students, faculty and staff only)
• Interlibrary loan services

Research guides:

• Racial justice
• Bar exam resources
• Off-campus access to databases
• Basic Legal Research Guide
• Sample Bluebook Citations
• More research guides

Events and Announcements

Library News

National Library Week and Study Resources

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Award Winning Law Library Staff

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Join a Focus Group

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Spring Break Hours