25 February 2014
10th Circuit’s New Website
Government websites are a mixed bag. Some are quite modern, while others look like they're stuck in the '90s. The information on these websites is free, so attorneys and others come to them …
13 February 2014
Westlaw or Lexis?
One of the questions students frequently ask me is whether they should use Westlaw or Lexis. My answer is the always frustrating "both." Why? The fact is that you simply don't have much …
10 February 2014
Citations to Old Cases
Last week I blogged about the HeinOnline/Fastcase partnership. One of the things I've noticed as I've been looking at the cases provided by Fastcase in HeinOnline is that Hein's ScholarCheck (its version of …
05 February 2014
Cases in HeinOnline
A recent partnership between HeinOnline and Fastcase now provides access to cases within HeinOnline. Until now, HeinOnline users have only had access to cases from the U.S. Reports. The Fastcase integration allows HeinOnline …
29 January 2014
National Law Journal
The Law Library has recently subscribed to the electronic version of the National Law Journal, a legal news source. The National Law Journal is a great place to stay current on what's going …
14 January 2014
vLex for Foreign Law
Each year a number of our students do research on the laws of foreign countries. Finding these laws can be challenging, especially if you don't speak the language. To help, we're always looking …
07 January 2014
Paper Topics
Welcome back! It's a new year and a fresh start. I had a question at the reference desk yesterday about where to look for topics for research papers. This is a great question …
17 October 2013
Legal Research From The Bar
We talk a lot about Westlaw and Lexis in our legal research classes, but there are a number of other low-cost/free legal research resources that law students and attorneys should be aware of. …
30 September 2013
Downloading on HeinOnline
I noticed the other day that HeinOnline changed their printer icon for a download icon. This makes a lot of sense because the articles always had to be downloaded first before you could …
25 September 2013
Encyclopedia of Public International Law
If you're interested in learning more about public international law, the library's subscription to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law is a great place to start. With over 1600 peer-reviewed articles …
24 September 2013
BYU Law Review Archive
The Brigham Young University Law Review and the Howard W. Hunter Law Library have recently partnered to provide full-text access to all issues of the Law Review back to its inception in 1975. …
16 September 2013
Annotations in WestlawNext
In our first year legal research class, we've recently discussed statutory research. An annotated code is an extremely useful tool when doing statutory research because it provides references to cases and secondary sources …
05 September 2013
Immigration Law & Policy
Immigration law and policy is always a hot topic in the U.S. In order to provide additional resources for research in the area of immigration law and policy, the law library has recently …
30 August 2013
Hosanna-Tabor Oral Argument
Yesterday the Law School was pleased to host Hannah Clayson Smith as she delivered the Honored Alumni Lecture. Her lecture focused on religious freedom and her work with the Becket Fund for Religious …
29 August 2013
Audio Cases
Law students and lawyers read a lot. First years are experiencing that fact for the first time this week. We hope it's going well. While reading in law school isn't going to go …
14 August 2013
Foreign & Comparative Law Collection
The Law Library has recently subscribed to the Parker School of Foreign & Comparative Law Collection on HeinOnline. This collection features a number of works on foreign and comparative law, including American-German Private …
08 August 2013
Opposition to Working Late
A few weeks ago I was doing some legislative history research in the 1868 Congressional Globe - the precursor to today's Congressional Record - and ran across this little exchange, which I found …
26 June 2013
Farewell Westlaw Printers
As we've mentioned before, Westlaw has decided to discontinue student printing and remove its Westlaw printers from the law school. While we do not yet have a specific date for their removal, it …
