14 September 2007
Westlaw – Key Numbers Online
As a first year, one of the key research tools you learned was the West Key Number system and the Digests. You learned that West editors examined every case and broke those cases …
11 September 2007
Subject Searching Does Exist Online
Contrary to popular belief, keyword searching isn't the only way to search for legal resources on the web. Google and other search engines have programmed us to keyword search for everything and for …
07 September 2007
The Strength is in the Research
A couple months back I ran across an article published in the Utah Bar Journal entitled "The Strength is in the Research." As a law librarian it naturally caught my eye. While most …
31 August 2007
SCOTUS Oral Arguments
If you ever have a minute to spare (I know that's unlikely, but just in case), you might want to check out The Oyez Project. This website contains an array of information and …
29 August 2007
Buried Treasure: Legal Research Guides
If you need to brush up on your legal research skills the library can help. You may want to check out the Legal Research Guides that the library has put together and that …
23 August 2007
Attention Source Pullers
I recently created a list showing where to find PDFs of legal sources for a presentation I did for JPL and I thought I'd share it with anyone who wants to use it. …
20 August 2007
Welcome, New Students!
On behalf of the law library faculty and staff I want to welcome all of our new students for the 2007-08 school year. We're grateful that you have chosen to be part of …
17 August 2007
Congressional Content Online
The Law Library has recently acquired access to several important Congressional resources online. These resources are especially valuable to anyone involved in federal legislative history research. With this recent addition the following documents …
10 August 2007
Passing of President Faust
My day started out on a sad note when reference assistant Gary Millward told me that President James E. Faust had passed away during the night. I had never met President Faust but, …
08 August 2007
Professor EchoHawk’s Devotional
Yesterday the Law School's own Professor Larry EchoHawk spoke at the University Devotional. I attended with my colleague, David Armond. As Professor EchoHawk spoke about his life's journey, I was struck by the …