Library Information

North Reading room Welcome to Notre Dame Law School’s Kresge Library. The primary mission of the law library is to provide the necessary scholarly foundation for the conduct of research in the law and to provide space for independent and collaborative study of the law for the faculty and students of Notre Dame Law School. The library supports the mission of the Law School by acquiring, providing access to, and guidance in the use of the best resources in support of the curriculum of the Law School and the scholarly interests of the faculty and students. Additionally, it supports the legal research requirements of the larger university community.

The library occupies four floors. Enter through the main entrance adjacent to the north end of Eck Commons. (Eck Commons is the bridge connecting Biolchini Hall of Law and Eck Hall of Law.)

The collection contains 350,000 print volumes, 5,000 print serial titles, and 311,000 microform volume equivalents. The library seats 550 people, 150 at individual study carrels. Ten professional librarians, 18 support staff, and numerous student assistants comprise the library staff.