Librarians can help you find books and use websites. Librarians cannot give legal advice.
Need help with Chat? Please see the instructions, or email lawref@law.sc.edu.
RefBot, the Law Library chatbot, is available 24/7 and can assist with certain questions. Click here to ask RefBot a question.
Monday - Friday 9AM-5PM
Text chat will work on a smartphone and on a computer.
1. To start a text chat, click on the "Ask a Librarian" link.
2. This will open a pop-up window.
Type your question in the chat box, then press the "Enter" key to send it to a librarian.
3. The librarian will respond to your question in the chat box.
You and the librarian can send more messages using this same chat box.
Monday - Friday 9AM-5PM
Please do not reveal private information during Video Chat.
Other patrons may join the Video Chat session.
Video chat will work on a smartphone.
Video chat will only work on a computer if the computer has a camera and a microphone.
2. A Blackboard Collaborate window will pop up.
To make it bigger, click or press the ◻ in the top right of that window.
Type "Guest."
Then click or press "Join Session."
3. After you click "Join Session," video chat starts.
Your librarian will be with you soon.
Your librarian cannot hear you unless you turn on your microphone.
Your librarian cannot see you unless you turn on your camera.
You can click the microphone and camera icons at the bottom of the screen.
4. To end video chat: click on the three lines in the top left.
Then click "Leave Session" at the bottom left.
You can rate the audio and video quality of the chat if you want to, or click "Skip" to end the chat.
