Welcome to the Robert Crown Law Library’s Visiting Scholars Library Services page! We are here to help familiarize you with the resources available to you through the library in support of your research during your time at SLS as a Visiting Scholar. This page provides an overview of some of our services. Please use the navigation below for more detailed information.
General Information
Visiting Scholar Eligibility
For information about eligibility for becoming a Stanford Law School Visiting Scholar, please visit this page.
Visiting Scholar Access and Borrowing
Appointments for greater than 90 days
Visiting Scholars appointments that are greater than 90 days are eligible to receive a Campus ID Card per Stanford Administrative Guide 2.4.3.2.h. As a Campus ID cardholder, you may borrow unlimited material from all campus libraries and you have physical access to the Law Library during normal operating hours.
Appointments for less than 90 days
Visiting scholar appointments that are less than 90 days do not qualify for a Stanford University ID. Instead, you may be eligible for a short-term visiting scholar library card that will give you library privileges at Stanford Libraries. Short-term visiting scholar cards do not grant privileges to the Law Library, to our services, or to our physical or online collections. Short-term visiting scholars are usually not affiliated with the Law School, but may have privileges at other campus libraries.
Reference & Research Help
Contact Us
Reference
reference@law.stanford.edu
650 725.0800
Virtual Reference Office via Zoom
Borrowing Services Desk
circulation@law.stanford.edu
650 723.2477
We can provide general guidance on research questions and help you strategize the best resources and search methods for your research topic; though please note that not all of our electronic resources are available to Visiting Scholars due to licensing restrictions. Some of our services include:
- You have access to physical newspapers in the libraries’ collection; and selected online newspapers.
- Vrooman & Vrooman 2 Collection (eclectic fiction and Books that Make Us)
- Cookbook Collection
- Wellness Collection
- Hiking & Outdoor Book Collection
Research Resources
The library has myriad databases, articles, journals, books, and more, to support your research. We’ve highlighted some of the best resources below, but this only scratches the surface of what we have. Email Reference (reference@law.stanford.edu) if you have specific questions about our resources. Please also make suggestions for new research materials at: https://bit.ly/recommend-a-resource.