Law Library News

Yesterday the law library's acquisitions librarian, Bonnie Geldmacher, was recognized by President Samuelson at the University Conference for receiving the President's Appreciation Award.   We want to congratulate Bonnie for receiving this award and …

Orientation has officially begun and the Law Library wants to take part in welcoming the class of 2014.  We've met a few of you and we look forward to meeting all of you …

One of the things we've added this summer is new scanners.  There are two near the reference desk on the main floor and another one near the reference desk on the 3d floor.  …

As we count down the days until classes begin we wanted to give you another update on our Quiet Study Room that has been in the works since you've been away.  This new …

The Library is adding more social media. We created a Twitter account a few weeks ago. Now we're on Facebook, too. Check out our new page.

Beatrice A. Tice has a nice essay in the U.C. Irvine Law Review titled The Academic Law Library in the 21st Century: Still the Heart of the Law School.  Tice, the Associate Dean for …

Earlier in the week I tweeted links to a few videos (here and here) showing some of the law school's construction projects going on this summer.  Here in the law library we have some of …

The BYU Law Library is now on Twitter.  Follow us @BYUlawlibrary to keep up to date with our blog, Hunter's Query, as well as other goings on here in the law library.

The law library is always a different place in the summer.  One reason is that there always seems to be some kind of construction going on nearby.  The University is currently working to …

Classes are done.  Finals are over.  But, in law school there's always work to do, even if it is of a different sort.  We wish luck to all of you working on the …

My last post laid out Westlaw and Lexis policies for summer access for law students.  There may be times during the summer where you won't qualify for student access and you may be looking for some free sources …

I can't believe it's April again.  Crazy.  And, unfortunately for students, April and law school--at least BYU Law School--mean finals.  The law librarians here know what it's like to take law school finals and …

If you've looked for something recently in the Reserve Room (the enclosed room across from the Reference Desk), you've likely noticed things have changed a bit.  In an attempt to provide better access …

Professor Mehrsa Baradaran has posted her newest paper, Reconsidering the Separation of Banking and Commerce, to SSRN. From the abstract: This Article examines the long-held belief that banking and commerce need to be kept separate …

The 2012 U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings are out today--quite a bit earlier than last year.  Whether you like them or not, they are certainly the most anticipated and discussed law school …

In honor of 40th anniversary of the BYU Law School (announced March 9, 1971), the Hunter Law Library has a small exhibit on the second floor south of the Reference Desk. The display case …

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Law Library survey. We had over 200 participants and we are now in the process of looking over the responses. We value your feedback …