Shawn Nevers

Lexis is currently working on an update to Lexis Advance that will bring some big changes to how the interface looks and add some nice improvements.  Unfortunately, the new release won't be available …

CALI ("The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction") has recently released a revamped version of its website (along with a whole new color scheme).  CALI still offers its great interactive tutorials that are excellent …

While most legal research classes naturally focus on researching the law of the United States, there is a large body of foreign and international law research that most students aren't exposed to.  Foreign …

When customers speak, Hein listens and acts--quickly.  I recently received an email from HeinOnline's Vice President of Production Development, Shane Marmion, addressing some of the concerns I raised in a recent blog post …

While much of the research lawyers do revolves around state and federal law, local governments also have laws that lawyers should be familiar with and know how to research.  I recently wrote a …

I love HeinOnline.  It's a must-have for all academic legal research.  With that said, there are still a few minor things I've learned to work around to make my research experience better.  One …

Researching tax law can be tough.  We're lucky enough here to have a law librarian, Dennis Sears, who is a tax research expert.  To help tax law researchers, Prof. Sears has created and …

As school was coming to an end I blogged about student access to Westlaw/Lexis/Bloomberg for the summer.  While the access to Lexis and Bloomberg is wide open, some of you may not have …

The Law Library has recently subscribed to the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Armed Conflicts Database.  This database monitors current conflicts worldwide, "focusing on political, military and humanitarian trends in current conflicts, whether …

Here are a few construction pictures from last week.

100,000 downloads.  That was the milestone our digital repository hit last week.  Pretty impressive if you ask us.  The Howard W. Hunter Law Library Digital Collections, which debuted at the end of last …

The interior of the Law School is undergoing construction this summer, but the law library remains open.  Our summer hours are 8am-6pm Mon.-Sat.  The entrance into the library from the East parking lot …

The Write-On is winding down and externships and jobs will soon be starting up.  Just because you'll be gone for the summer doesn't mean the library will abandon you.  This is the time …

Finals are over!  Congrats!  Now that "summer" is here, it's time to answer a question that I get often throughout the school year.  Can students use Westlaw or Lexis during their summer work? …

Westlaw recently announced that they will be retiring Westlaw Classic for law school accounts on July 1, 2014.  WestlawNext will then be the only Westlaw platform available to the law school community.  This …

It's hard to believe finals are already here.  As always, the library has a number of resources and services to help you get ready for finals. Sample Exams - The Law Library has …

The American Inns of Court is a wonderful organization that allows students to rub shoulders with and learn from practicing attorneys and judges.  BYU law students interested in litigation should seriously consider applying for student …

The Howard W. Hunter Law Library is excited to announce that it can now offer BYU Law Alums access to HeinOnline's law journal database.  This database contains PDF versions of over 1,900 law …