01 October 2009
New Shepard’s Signal
LexisNexis has recently released a new Shepard's Signal for statutes. The red encircled exclamation point you may encounter when shepardizing a statute indicates "that citing references in the Shepard's Citations Service contain strong …
24 September 2009
Religion Case Reporter
The Law Library has recently acquired access to the Religion Case Reporter - "the only publication in the United States devoted exclusively to reporting and indexing judicial opinions addressing the interaction between law …
23 September 2009
CaseMap Training
Organizing your research is an important part of the research process. You need a good way to keep track of all the cases, statutes, etc., and how they apply to your research problem. …
18 September 2009
LexisNexis Headnotes
Headnotes, found at the beginning of cases in both Westlaw and LexisNexis, are a valuable research tool. Because of their long life and their impact on legal research and the legal profession, West's …
10 September 2009
Choosing a Paper Topic
One of the things I talked about in the Academic Legal Research training today was choosing a topic for a case note or seminar paper. There are lots of different ways to go …
27 August 2009
Cases in MP3
At the beginning of each semester I like to blog a bit about some of the useful resources the law library provides for students. One of these is Audio CaseFiles. Audio CaseFiles offers …
19 August 2009
Legal Research in PDF
Each year I offer legal research training to the various journals here at the law school. We generally focus on where to find PDF versions of the various sources commonly needed for source …
11 August 2009
Utah Legal Research – CALI
A bit of shameless self-promotion here, but hopefully it will benefit those of you planning on practicing in Utah. CALI (who you may have noticed revamped its website this summer) has recently published …
05 August 2009
LexisNexis Related Content
The CM Law Library blog points out that LexisNexis has just released its "Related Content" feature, which appears to be the competitor to Westlaw's "Results Plus." When you access a case in LexisNexis, …
30 June 2009
Casemaker v. Fastcase
I've blogged before about alternatives to Lexis and Westlaw for legal research. Two alternatives, Casemaker and Fastcase, are provided as member benefits through many state and local bar associations. The Utah Bar Association …
26 June 2009
Natural Resources Law
The Law Library has recently acquired access to the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Digital Library. This database contains over 2,000 scholarly articles dealing with natural resources law that the Foundation has published …
21 April 2009
Cost-Effective Westlaw, Lexis
Finals are winding down and you're probably ready for a break. So, bookmark this page and come back to it when you're ready - but while I'm thinking about it I want to …
14 April 2009
Utah House Working Bills
Last year I blogged about a digitization project by the Utah State Archives involving historical Utah House of Representatives working bills. At the time the project was just getting started, but I am …
09 April 2009
Westlaw, Lexis Summer Access”
Several of you have asked about summer access to Westlaw and LexisNexis. Westlaw and Lexis both have restrictions on the use of their products during the summer. If you do qualify to use …
06 April 2009
Help With Finals
Winter semester always seems to fly by. Unfortunately, that means finals are around the corner. In the spirit of one of my favorite movies, "Field of Dreams," the Law Library hopes we can …
26 March 2009
Zotero
Organizing your research can often be a complicated process - but a very important one. One tool I particularly like for organizing my research is Zotero. Zotero is a free Firefox extension that …
18 March 2009
CasemakerX and 2.1
CasemakerX is a social networking tool meant to connect law students and legal professionals. (Read more about it here.) In addition, students who register for CasemakerX get access to Casemaker 2.1. Casemaker 2.1 …
05 March 2009
Don’t Forget CALI
Feeling like you're a little behind in some of your classes? (Winter semester can do that to you.) Make sure you take advantage of one of the more popular resources the Law Library …
