Announcing LexisNexis Digital Library at BYU on National Read an Ebook Day
We’ve all been counting the days until National Read an Ebook Day today! Well, maybe not. I admit I still prefer a paper book for curling…
Time for the New York Times
Fall is in the air here in Utah, which means it's time for new BYU Law students to set up their accounts to the online New York Times! You…
Summer/Graduate Research Access: Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg & Casetext
When you aren’t thinking about finals, you are probably asking yourself: can I use my research accounts this summer? The answer is: Lexis,…
Casetext with CARA AI: Keyword-free Legal Research
Search for caselaw without using keywords? That’s the goal of CARA AI from Casetext. Casetext, a legal research alternative to Westlaw and…
How To Be a Legal Hacker
The Global Legal Hackathon is coming up this weekend, and BYU Law is getting involved again. The Hackathon's purpose is simple: make it…
The Story Behind MLK’s Name, The Washington Post, and the Value of Newspapers
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day next week, The Washington Post has published a fascinating article entitled The Story of How…
Finals Help
We do our best to help our students out during finals time. Here are some resources and services we hope will make this time a little less…
Quimbee Study Aids Are Here!
Just in time to help you prepare for finals, BYU Law now has Quimbee’s online study aids! Sign up for your own personalized account here.…
Like Environmental Law? Try Greenwire
E&E’s Greenwire, a news service focused on environmental and natural resources law, covers important topics that often do not make the…
United States Law Week: Legal News
Need an idea for substantial writing? Want to be better prepared for job interviews? Not sure what area of law interests you most? United…
New York Times Online
All BYU Law students have free access to the digital version of The New York Times through the library. You can download the Times app for…
Accessing TWEN
If your professor is using TWEN as their course management tool this semester, watch this screencast on YouTube to make sure you are able…
Prestatehood Legal Materials
HeinOnline announced today that the research guide Prestatehood Legal Materials would now be available electronically through our…
How to Access Tax Notes
For BYU students and faculty, Tax Notes is available, but only by setting up an individual account. To access Tax Notes, follow these…
ModioLegal
This semester the Law Library is participating in a pilot program to provide access to ModioLegal for BYU Law Students and Faculty. With…
New York Times Access
If you’re a frequent reader of the New York Times website, you’ll know that there’s a limit on the number of articles you can view for free…
Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Ed.
The 17th Edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has just been released and BYU Law students and faculty have access to the newest edition…
History of Supreme Court Nominations
By now everyone knows that Judge Neil Gorsuch has been nominated to the United States Supreme Court. In thinking about what comes next, I…
Two Self-Paced Language Learning and Supplementary Language Support Programs
Pronunciator Pronunciator teaches 80 world languages, including TESOL, from 50 language interfaces. This program is a great tool for…
Legal Essay Contest Catalog
Sponsored by Richmond School of Law, The T.C. Williams Legal Essay Contest Catalog is a comprehensive web-based collection of writing…
Explore Content – Lexis Advance
Yesterday Lexis Advance released its Explore Content feature which allows researchers to browse sources by subject or by jurisdiction.…
Almanac of the Federal Judiciary
Law students looking to apply for federal clerkships will want to be aware of the library's subscription to the Almanac of the Federal…
New ProQuest Databases Boast Expansive Collections
Indian Claims Insight Indian Claims Insight is a database covering 1789- present that allows researchers to trace the history of specific…
Goodbye Loislaw… Hello Fastcase!
Loislaw will no longer be accessible after November 30, 2015. Fastcase has partnered with Wolters Kluwer to help provide former Loislaw…