Welcome to the Terence V. Kelly Library at the Durham Region Law Association. Our Mission is to service our members, who are in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario, in a timely fashion. The fastest way to contact us is via email. Please do not hesitate to contact the library for your reference, research or facility needs. We are here to help!
Hours of Operation
The library is staffed from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Paid-up members have 24-hour, 7-day access to the library and lounge. Librarians are on-call via e-mail until 5 p.m.
The library is situated on the main floor of the Durham Region Courthouse. The lawyers’ lounge features robing rooms that are adjacent to the library. Lockers are available to members and visiting lawyers: you must bring your own lock. The library has TV/VCR and DVD facilities. Word processing and printing capabilities are available.
Collection
Our library has a rich collection of over 2,500 titles, case reports, digests and treatises, loose- leaf services, Canadian statutes (federal and provincial), selected journals, C.L.E. materials, and government publications. The collection is listed in our OPAC and also in Infocat. These can be accessed via the LIBRARY tab on our website. Our new books are always on display in the library.
Online access to many references such as: LexisNexis Quick law; LexisNexis Practice Guidance; DivorceMate; CanLII; Wrongful Dismissal Notice Searcher; HeinOnline; WestLaw FamilySource, CriminalSource, EstateSource; rangefindr; and vLex are available on our computers. The Internet is available on eight computers and one laptop. You are welcome to use your own mobile device through the wireless connection. Please ask library staff for the WiFi password.
Training on all databases is available by appointment.
Computers
Microsoft Office Suite
Mozilla Firefox and Chrome
Library computers are connected to the databases by IP address for instant access: no login required
TV/DVD/Projector
All CPD's held in the library will be viewed via webcast on our TV and/or projector in the library. Should we exceed capacity for a CPD, presentations are held in a conference room in the courthouse.
Inter-Library Loan and Document Delivery
Library staff will make every attempt to borrow material from other libraries via email, courier
Circulation Policy
Using the ResourceMate database, we offer all members a library bar code for self-circulation. This process is for both check-out and check-in. Members may borrow books for one week. All members must use their library barcodes to take out books. Other items may be borrowed at the discretion of the Librarian. Interlibrary loan is available upon request.
Out of town lawyers may borrow books for one day, for court purposes only, at the discretion of the Librarian.
Our self-serve, touch screen, circulation kiosk allows members to check books out and in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ask library staff for details or instructions on how to use the kiosk.
Reference/Research
Research services are available to all members. Please use our online form to make a research request.
Library staff will answer all questions and assist you in finding material in the library. The best way to communicate is via e-mail.
Please note the library staff does not interpret the law nor provide legal advice.
Computer-Assisted Research
We provide a computer-assisted search service. The Librarian will help to formulate the search and will act as the intermediary at the computer.
Photocopy/FAX/Scan Service
Photocopying and faxing are self serve, 25¢ per page.
The library operates under the guidelines of the Copyright Act. Members have a four-digit PIN to print or copy and are invoiced monthly. Out-of-town counsel may print by speaking to Library Staff.
Library Equipment for use of Members and out-of-town counsel
Photocopier, facsimile, binding machine, shredder, smartphone charging stations in the library and lounge.
Tours
Tours are available to counsel, post-secondary colleges, and universities, by appointment only.
All our services are free of charge to paid-up DRLA members.
