Computer Services

Most computer services are available at both the Main library in Oakland and at the Branch Library in Hayward:

• Public workstations offer law databases.
• Wireless Internet is available.
• Some databases are available to your laptops within the libraries.
• Printing from all computers is $.25 per page.
• Download print driver for your laptop printing by clicking here*..
• Reference staff in Oakland sells 1 GB USB 2.0 flash drives.

Internet

Legal research and library related work may be done on our public Internet station. There is a ten-minutes per day per person limit on use. Please review the posted use policies at the library.

Law Journal Directory

The "Law Journals Directory” lists all the journals and law reviews available in LexisNexis, Westlaw and HeinOnline:
Journals and Law Reviews by Abbreviation (153KB)*
This worksheet is arranged by the journal abbreviation, and lists the journal or law review in the second column.
Journals and Law Reviews by Title (130KB)*
This worksheet has the titles in the first column, with the second column containing the abbreviations.
Journals & Databases (273KB)*
This worksheet is arranged by title, and lists the volumes or issues that are available in LexisNexis, Westlaw and HeinOnline.

Consumer Law Manuals' Companion Web Sites

The Consumer Law Manuals set includes these titles: Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice (2006 8th ed. and 2008 Supp.), Fair Debt Collection (2008 6th ed. and 2009 Supp.), Foreclosures, (2007 2d ed. and 2009 Supp.), Repossessions (2005 6th ed. and 2008 Supp.), Student Loan Law (2006 3d ed. and 2008 Supp.), Access to Utility Service (2008 4th ed.), Truth in Lending (2007 6th ed. and 2008 Supp.), Fair Credit Reporting (2006 6th ed. and 2008 Supp.), The Cost of Credit (2009 4th ed.), Credit Discrimination (2009 5th ed.), Consumer Banking and Payments Law (2009 4th ed.), Collection Actions (2008 1st ed. and 2009 Supp.), Consumer Class Actions (2006 6th ed. and 2009 Supp.), Consumer Law Pleadings (Website and 2008 Index Guide), Consumer Arbitration Agreements (2007 5th ed. and 2008 Supp.), Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices (2008 7th ed.), Automobile Fraud (2007 3d ed. and 2009 Supp.), and Consumer Warranty Law (2006 3d ed. and 2009 Supp.) which are shelved at the Reference Desk in the main Oakland library. Each National Consumer Law Center companion website contains the appendices of the corresponding book plus much additional material such as forms. "Three Ways to Locate a Document" is explained at READ THIS FIRST.

HeinOnline

HeinOnline provides the full text of more than 1,200 law reviews and journals beginning with volume one. The PDF format means that footnotes appear on the same page as the related text. Tables and illustrations appear exactly as in the print law review. HeinOnline is available in the library on most library computers and available over WiFi to your laptops at http://www.heinonline.org only within the libraries. Choose "Subscribers Click Here to Enter".

LEXIS

LEXIS provides searching, printing and e-mailing of federal primary law such as federal cases, USCS (United States Code Service), and federal regulations as well as all 50 states’ codes and cases. For California, LEXIS supplies Deering’s California Code Annotated. LEXIS is available from desktop computers within the libraries.

LLMC – Law Library Microform Consortium

Provides web access to many older state and federal materials from the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of the government. For example the U.S. Statutes At Large are available in full text from 1875-1936. In addition U.S. territories, Anglo- American Collections, Foreign Jurisdictions, International Law and Organizations, and Multi-Jurisdictional Subject Collections are available. LLMC is on most computer workstations in the Main Library and the Branch Library in Hayward. Laptop access using WiFi is available at http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?g=llmc;page=home within both libraries.

OnLAW

Provides web access to all of CEB's print materials in such areas as Business Law, Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, and Workmen's Compensation. Laptop access is available to CEB's materials and its downloadable forms in Word at http://buzz.ceb.ucop.edu/lawlibraries/alameda.asp in both libraries via WiFi. OnLAW is available on several public computers at the Main Library and on a public computer at the Branch Library in Hayward.

Shepard's

Federal and state cases and codes may be verified and new citations found by using this web-based service. Features Lexis access to full text of cases and codes as well as printing and E-mail capabilities from library workstations. The library has replaced most of its hardcopy Shepards Citations sets with this online service.

Traffic School

The Law Library acts as an approved testing site for the final test for these online traffic schools: Web Traffic School, A Better Traffic School (ABTS) and NIDD Affiliated Schools. The NIDD Affiliated Schools include BestTrafficSchool.com, ComedyTrafficSchool.com, EscuelaDeTrafico.com, HomeTrafficSchool.com, IDriveSafely.com, NationalTrafficSchool.com, TrafficSchoolToGo.com, and TrafficSchoolUSA.com. Please bring your driver’s license for identification. Sign in at the Reference Desk on the first floor of the Alameda County Law Library at 125 Twelfth Street, Oakland or at the Hayward Branch Library at 224 W. Winton, Hayward. Library hours and directions to the libraries are available at http://www.acgov.org/law/direction.htm. There are no reservations. Arrive at least 30 minutes before the library closes.

VerdictSearch

VerdictSearch finds dollar amounts from jury verdicts, settlement agreements, judgments, and ADR decisions which can be searched by type of injury, cause of action, plaintiff by age or gender, court , presiding judge, key word, and expert witness from all states or one state. This database can help in evaluating whether to take a case, what damages to ask for, and how to evaluate settlement offers.

Westlaw

Full Westlaw search capabilities for Primary Law materials, law reviews and selected treatises and secondary sources.

Xspouse

Xspouse is certified for court use by the California Judicial Council. It includes a property divider and arrearage calculator. Xspouse is available on some library computers. There is no WiFi access toXspouse. Bring your financial information such as your tax return in order to complete the Xspouse forms.

Document Delivery

The library operates a fee-based document delivery service. Library materials can be copied, then mailed, faxed, or e-mailed. Call (510) 208-4832 for information. Library staff require an exact citation and will not do legal research.

The fees are moderate. A handling charge of $10.00 applies to all orders.

Copying and mailing of hardcopy materials (paper) is $1.00 per page plus postage; microfiche materials are $1.25 per page plus postage.

Hardcopy materials can be faxed at $1.00 per page, microfiche at a $1.25 per page.

E-mailed material is $15.00 a citation. Not all material can be e-mailed.

For out-of-state requests, add $0.50 per page. Mailing and UPS charges are additional. The rush transmittal fee for requests needed within one hour is $25.00.

Conference Rooms

1. Conference rooms may be reserved for use by judges, members of the bar, and pro per litigants for court-related activities. These may include interviews with clients, bar-related activities, depositions, arbitrations, and mediations. Conference rooms may be reserved for the length of the trial so attorneys have space caddy-corner from the Rene C. Davidson Alameda County Courthouse to keep their files and computers and to confer. The Conference Rooms at the Hayward Branch Library may be reserved for the length of the trial so attorneys have space near the Hayward Hall of Justice to keep their files and computers and to confer. Conference rooms are not available for regularly scheduled classroom activities.
2. Conference rooms should be reserved through the Administrative Office in advance. Call (510) 272-6483 (Main) or (510) 670-5230 (Branch) for reservations.
3. Full payment is required at time of checkout. Payment at Main may be by VISA, MasterCard, cash or check. Branch must be by cash or check. Returned checks are subject to a processing fee; refunds are subject to a $20.00 cancellation fee. To avoid a cancellation fee, the reservation must be cancelled 24 hours in advance.
4. Television, VCR, LCD projector and screen are available for conference room use at Main for a set-up fee of $30.00. This equipment should be reserved at the same time the conference room is reserved; the $30.00 equipment fee is required at the time of room payment.
5. There are no kitchen facilities available; food and drink are not allowed in any conference room.
6. Fees will be waived for pro-bono activities such as Volunteer Legal Services if the attorney is not being paid.
7. Fees will be waived for use by sitting judges, public defenders, district attorneys, and county counsels acting in their official capacity.

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

Room 5

Rental Rates
Room Number	Seats	Room Size	Hourly Rate
1	6	12' x 8'	$20.00
2	5	9'5 x 11'	$20.00
3	16-20	16'5" x 19'	$35.00
4	8	16'6" x 8'	$20.00
5	6	16'5" x 11'	$20.00

Hayward Room 1

Hayward Room 2

Hayward Attorneys’ Lounge

Rental Rates
Room Number	Seats	Room Size	Hourly Rate
1	4	7' x 10'	$20.00
2	6-7	12" x 10'	$20.00
Atty's Lounge	16-20	19' x 30'	$35.00

Copiers and Fax Machines

Coin-operated photocopiers and microfiche reader-printers are available at both locations. Copies cost twenty cents ($.20) per page. The copier machines accept nickels, dimes, quarters, one-dollar bills, and five-dollar bills. A faxing service is available at the Main Library. The library charges $2.50 per page to send a fax and $1.00 per page to receive a fax.

Language Line for Translator

To expand access to reference service for non-English speaking patrons, the law library now maintains a subscription to Language Line, a telephone interpretation service. Offering interpretation service in over 170 languages, Language Line facilitates communication between staff librarians and non-English speaking patrons through a third-party interpreter. Non-English speakers seeking legal information and referrals can take advantage of this over-the-phone translation service by visiting the Reference Desk at the Main or Branch libraries, or by calling the Reference Desk at the Main Library at (510) 208-4832.

* Portable Document Format (PDF) file requires the free Adobe Reader.