Goodson Law Library

The Law Library worked with vendors to provide you with complimentary electronic access to your textbooks.

West Academic Textbooks

Call (877) 888-1330 and speak with a customer service representative for help getting the West Academic eBooks you need. 

Wolters Kluwer Textbooks

Wolters Kluwer is providing access to their eTextbooks through VitalSource and expanded supplementary resources for textbooks, where available, through Casebook Connect. Please follow the instructions below to get access. 

VitalSource Helps Access Instructions:

LIMITED TO 7 TITLES

1. To get started, visit bookshelf.vitalsource.com and log-in or create a Bookshelf account with their institution-provided email address. 
2. Here are instructions on creating a Bookshelf account.
3. Once students create an account with an institution-provided email address, they should log in and click on the “Explore” tab in the upper left corner of the screen. This tab provides access to the freely available e-textbooks.

For a complete list of VitalSource frequently asked questions regarding access to the VitalSource Helps Program, please visit their site to learn more.  

Trial access will expire on Monday, May 25, 2020.

Casebook Connect

1. Locate your textbook on the Wolters Kluwer site.
2. Record the ISBN number for Print + Casebook Connect (will be the ISBN field in request) and Digital Only Casebook Connect (will be the access code). Digital Only Casebook Connect will be in the dropdown menu under ADDITIONAL PRODUCT DETAILS on the bottom left of the screen
   1. E.g., Evidence: Cases, Commentary, and Problems, Fifth Edition -- Print + Casebook Connect: 9781543804577 (for ISBN field) & Digital Only Casebook Connect: 9781543822038 (for Access Code field)
3. Submit a request for access through Wolters Kluwer Legal Education's request form. 

Access will expire June 30, 2020.

LexisNexis Textbooks

LexisNexis is providing access to their eTextbooks through the LexisNexis Digital Library. Use the email address associated with your Lexis Advance account at the login screen. A LexisNexis Digital Library app is also available for Android and iOS.  Simply download the app and enter lndltrial as the organization code, then sign in with your email address.

To obtain a Bluebook access code, please email the library reference desk at ref@law.duke.edu. Please note that the codes are good for 60 days.

Get ready for finals using West Academic Library Study Aids, the Wolters Kluwer online study aid library (available through the end of June), and LexisNexis study aids through the LexisNexis Digital Library (login using the email address associated with your Lexis Advance account).

Find eBooks in the Library catalog by selecting Available Online from the filters on the left sidebar. Electronic access to articles can be found through the article search. The Law Library also subscribes to various topical legal databases to that you can use from home by clicking on their link in our Legal Databases and Links page. 

To comply with the Durham Stay-at-Home Order, the Law Library is suspending the GoodScan service effective March 26, 2020. We will try to fill interlibrary loan requests for items available electronically. The requests run through ILLIAD, which is the same platform used for Interlibrary Loan. If you have not used ILLIAD before, you will have to create an account briefly before reaching the request page. 

Email ill@law.duke.edu with any questions about interlibrary loans.

Get answers to your research, citation, and other questions from home!  Email ref@law.duke.edu for research help.

Schedule a Consultation

For more complex research help, request a phone or Zoom consultation with a reference librarian by emailing ref@law.duke.edu.

Email cir@law.duke.edu for questions about loans or your library account.