25 April 2012
Chicago Manual of Style Online
It's write-on week here at the law school and I've seen many students diligently working away. Those of you participating in the write-on may be interested to know that the library has a …
16 April 2012
Summer Alternatives to Westlaw/Lexis
On Friday I posted about Westlaw/Lexis's summer access policies. While some of you may not qualify for Westlaw/Lexis access this summer - stay calm! - there are other options available that are free …
13 April 2012
Westlaw/Lexis Summer Access
Many of you have asked about access to Westlaw and Lexis over the summer. Each company's rules regarding use of your student account this summer are provided below. Generally speaking, your student IDs …
09 March 2012
Google Scholar Improves Legal Citator
Yesterday Google announced that it's improving its legal citator by changing how it presents citations to legal opinions. From the Google Scholar Blog: "Now, instead of sorting the citing documents by their prominence, …
08 March 2012
Searching HeinOnline
HeinOnline is one of the most popular databases we offer--and rightfully so. Its vast collection of pdf legal materials creates an incredible tool for researchers (especially those of you doing source pulls). While …
06 March 2012
Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg is a well-known name in the business and financial sectors. In the past few years it has attempted to become more of a player in the legal sector as well. In fact, …
29 February 2012
Goodwin Liu and WestlawNext
The Law School is privileged to have Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court as its Jurist-in-residence beginning tomorrow. As many of you are aware, Justice Liu was previously a professor at …
28 February 2012
New Resource – ProQuest Legislative Insight
The Law Library is always looking for new resources that will be valuable to researchers. One of our most recent purchases is a database that will make federal legislative history research a less-daunting …
16 February 2012
Leadership Library – Job Search Tool
We know it's a tough job market and we want to do everything we can to help. One of the resources you might find useful in your job search is The …
13 February 2012
Legislative History Resources
At the reference desk we often get questions about how to do legislative history research. The library has several electronic databases that can help if you're looking for federal legislative history documents. To …
09 February 2012
State Session Laws
The Utah Legislature is currently in session. Bills are being introduced, discussed, debated, amended, and some will ultimately be passed, signed by the Governor and become law. Once they become law they will …
07 February 2012
American Indian Law Resources
With one of its professors, Larry EchoHawk, serving in the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, BYU Law School has a unique connection to American Indian Law. To support research and …
09 January 2012
AudioCaseFiles
If there's one thing you do a lot in law school it's read. We've had one week of school and you've probably read (or at least have been assigned to read) several hundred …
02 December 2011
Electronic Devices on Airplanes and e-CFR
Everyone who's flown is familiar with the announcement to shut down portable electronic devices for take-0ff and landing. I was recently directed to an article in the New York Times (thanks to Above …
14 November 2011
Pentagon Papers
Recently my wife and I watched "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers." It was an interesting documentary about Ellsberg and his path from a Pentagon insider to …
08 November 2011
The Utah Law of Trusts & Estates
Some of the most useful legal research resources are legal treatises. If you can find a good one on your topic you can save a lot of research time. Unfortunately for us, there …
02 November 2011
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Students and faculty at BYU Law have a number of international connections. Because of that, interest in foreign law is quite high. One resource you'll want to know about if you need secondary …
05 October 2011
Lexis Advance Beta Info
All BYU law students and faculty should now have access to Lexis Advance Beta. I blogged about Lexis Advance near the start of school, but now that you have your hands on it …
