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The Wayne State University Law School is renowned for its library and information services. The recently renovated and expanded Arthur Neef Law Library holds the nation's 29th largest academic law collection and the second largest in Michigan, with over 596,000 volumes. It is a major resource for faculty, students, members of the bar and members of the community. The law library regularly receives more than 1,500 periodicals and loose-leaf services and provides access to over 5,000 web based electronic resources, including LexisNexis and Westlaw.

The law library provides:

• 40,000 square feet of study and collection space
• 461 study spaces
• 14 group study rooms
• 109 wired connections
• Wireless access points supporting up to 360 users
• 25 station computer lab
• 2 LexisNexis printers (free printing)
• 2 Westlaw printers (free printing)

Law Library Facts

• The Arthur Neef Law Library is every person's portal to law and law-related information.
• The Arthur Neef Law Library has the reputation for providing excellent client service.
• The Arthur Neef Law Library has a "can do"reputation for service.
• The Arthur Neef Law Library is known for its excellent research collection of nearly 600,000 volumes.
• The Arthur Neef Law Library is dedicated to providing a full range of information in print and electronic format.
• Did you know that a replica of the "Code of Hammurabi" stands in the lounge near the entrance to the Law Library?
• Did you know that the oldest book in the Law Library's collection was printed in 1537?