UC Davis School of Law - Mabie Law Library

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About Mabie Law Library

Housed in about 30,000 square feet in King Hall, the UC Davis Mabie Law Library was founded with the UC Davis Law School in 1966. Professor Mortimer Schwartz was the founding Director and served until his retirement in 1991. From 1991 to 1993, Judy Janes served as Acting Director. George Grossman was Director from 1993 to 2007. Judy Janes has been Interim Director since July 1, 2007.

The Library contains over 290,000 volumes of books in over eight miles of shelving, over 150,000 volume-equivalents of microforms, and has access to a number of proprietary online databases. Over 40,000 volumes of seldom used materials are stored off site at UC's NRLF (Northern Regional Library Facility) and are retrievable within 2 days. The collection includes the basic sources of United States, British, Canadian, and Australian law, as well as International law.
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Mabie Law Library Guide 2011-2012 (pdf) PDF File

Mabie Law Library Namesakes

The Mabie Law Library is named in honor of the William and Inez Mabie Family Foundation. The Mabie Family Foundation is directed by Ron Malone and is dedicated to providing philanthropic support to worthy causes, principally in the areas of education and medicine. The Foundation was founded by William and Inez Mabie during their lifetimes to facilitate their charitable giving. William and Inez Mabie were engaged in substantial ranching, farming, and real estate ventures, principally in the Northern California counties of Santa Clara and San Benito. Upon their deaths in 1995, the Foundation received the bulk of its assets from the estate of Inez Mabie, and the Foundation continues the charitable giving initiated by Mr. and Mrs. Mabie during their lifetimes.
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Library Renovation Planned for 2011

Now that the King Hall addition is completed,plans are underway for an 18-month major renovation of the remaining space in King Hall beginning in 2011. The renovation will bring improvements to the Library and student spaces on all 3 floors. A completely refurbished library lobby and main reading room, along with the addition of 2 upstairs reading rooms, a casual study room, and several group study rooms will increase availability of both quiet study space and areas for collaboration. With the upgrade of technology, furnishings, and aesthetics, the Library will be able to host small conferences, training sessions, receptions, and hold collaborative meetings with colleagues from other academic law libraries. The Library will be open during the renovation, remaining in King Hall, but re-locating functions as needed to accommodate the scheduled contract work.

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Services for Students with Disabilities

The U.C. Davis Student Disability Center maintains adaptive computer equipment External Link (password required) for UCDavis affiliates. The terminals located on the first floor, Shields library, in the Reading Room behind the Information Desk are for the use of disabled UC Davis students registered with the Student Disability Center. See also Library Services to Patrons with Disabilities at: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/services/disabil-access.php External Link . The U.C. Davis Student Disability Center is located at 160 South Silo. Telephone: (530) 752-3184; (530) 752‑6833 (TTY); email: http://drc.ucdavis.edu/

Suggestions

The Mabie Library welcomes suggestions for book purchases, library policies or any matters related to its collection or services. Book requests can be made using forms located at the Circulation/Reserve desk or by email. Contact: 752.3328 or jcjanes@ucdavis.edu.