The Julien and Virginia Cornell Library at VLGS
The Julien and Virginia Cornell Library at Vermont Law and Graduate School is a rich resource center for students and faculty. Overlooking the White River, the 35,000-square-foot library houses our collections and provides a variety of study spaces across four floors, including a highly specialized environmental law collection and the Environmental Reading Room. We are also fortunate to have a group of knowledgeable, service-oriented, and friendly staff at the Cornell Library.
VLGS librarians play a vital role in students’ academic development by teaching Introduction to Legal Research to first-year students. Those wishing to further enhance their research skills can enroll in specialized Advanced Legal Research courses. Additionally, librarians serve as faculty liaisons, conducting research sessions in classrooms and offering assistance with library services.
“…the Julien and Virginia Cornell Library at the Vermont Law and Graduate School is known for its ‘highly specialized environmental law collection and the Environmental Reading Room.’ Law library collections like these, no different than the collections of Yale and Harvard, are treasures of the legal academy that should be maintained not only to meet the immediate needs of patrons at those institutions but also to safeguard access to legal knowledge and make the creation of new legal knowledge possible for succeeding generations.”
-Nick Mignanelli, “Whither the Monograph?: Changes to the ABA Standards on Library and Information Resources and Their Unintended Consequences for Legal Scholarship,” 2 Northwestern Law Journal des Refusés
The library’s collection is searchable via JULIEN, the online library catalog. Students, faculty, and staff have access to the following:
- More than 300,000 titles in the collection including 242,000 e-books
- Lexis+ and Westlaw
- More than 70 specialized research databases such as HeinOnline, Greenwire, ChinaLawInfo & JSTOR
In addition to traditional library services such as reference help and interlibrary loan, the library also provides a range of amenities to support student’s academic success:
- One-on-one research consultations
- Group study rooms for collaborative learning
- Stand-up desks
- Happy lights
- Final exam support including candy bowls, puzzles, and more
- More than 70 specialized research databases such as HeinOnline, Greenwire, ChinaLawInfo & JSTOR
The library is a congressionally-designated depository for U.S. Government documents. Public access to the government documents collection, including the FDLP Basic Collection, is guaranteed by federal law (Title 44 of the United States Code).
Library Resources
Access our library catalog, databases, research guides, and more. Members of the community can also access the Community Legal Information Center (CLIC), which provides legal reference services to Vermont’s general public.
| Hours | |
|---|---|
| Cornell Library – Access with ID card | 24 Hours |
| Information Desk | 8:00am – 8:00pm |
| Reference & Research Help | 8:30am – 4:00pm |
| Community Legal Information Center | 8:30am – 4:00pm |
| CLIC Coordinator Office Hours | 10:30am – 4:00pm |
Contact The Library
Library Information Desk
library@vermontlaw.edu
(802) 831-1441
Research Questions
(VLGS Students and Faculty)
reference@vermontlaw.edu
Community Legal Information Center (Members of the Public
and Alumni)
clic@vermontlaw.edu
(802) 831-1313
Library Staff
Pamela Cartier
CLIC Coordinator
(802) 831-1440
clic@vermontlaw.edu
Lisa Donadio
ILS Administrator
(802) 831-1442
ldonadio@vermontlaw.edu
Melissa Kalinen
Access Services and Interlibrary Loan Specialist
(802) 831-1403
mkalinen@vermontlaw.edu
Rhonda Murphy
Access Services and Acquisition Supervisor (802) 831-1414
rmurphy@vermontlaw.edu
Sarah Scully
Electronic Resources and Technology Librarian
(802) 831-1445
sscully@vermontlaw.edu
Jennifer Sekula
Instructional Law Librarian and Asst. Professor of Law
(802) 831-1446
jsekula@vermontlaw.edu
Stefanie Skogen
Reference and Academic Outreach Librarian
(802) 831-1443
sskogen@vermontlaw.edu
Mary Snook
Evening Access Services Assistant
(802) 831-1463
msnook@vermontlaw.edu
Beth Sullivan
Serials and Access Services Supervisor
(802) 831-1439
bsullivan@vermontlaw.edu
Jane Woldow
Library Director and Professor of Law
(802) 831-1449
jwoldow@vermontlaw.edu