01 December 2008
Finals Prep: Extended Hours
December is here. In our last installment of Finals Prep we wanted to let you know that beginning today the library will be open until 1am (Sat. closing time remains at 11pm) until …
21 November 2008
Finals Prep: Group Study Rooms
The law library has 16 group study rooms available for law student use. These study rooms are quite popular during finals time, so sign up early. You can sign up null. Don't forget …
19 November 2008
Finals Prep: 4th Floor Reading Room
For those of you trying to study, we realize that at times the carrel area can get a bit noisy. If you're looking for a quiet place to study for finals, try the …
13 November 2008
Finals Prep: Sample Exams
The Library has got you covered when it comes to final exams. (See recent posts on finals prep resources available from the library here, here, and here.) Something that helped me the most …
12 November 2008
Finals Prep: Study Aids
Here are some more finals prep tips. (See previous posts about CDs and CALI.) The Law Library has a lot of print materials that you may find quite useful. First, you may want …
10 November 2008
Finals Prep: CALI
It's time for another installment of finals prep with the library. Last week I blogged about CDs that could be helpful in your studying. Today I want to talk about an online resource …
03 November 2008
Finals Prep: CDs
While November means election time, for law students it also means finals are looming. I always remember feeling a bit more worried as the calendar turned to November. In the hopes of alleviating …
16 October 2008
Finding Sources in Westlaw, Lexis”
We all know where to find cases, statutes, etc. on Lexis and Westlaw, but there's a whole lot more available on these systems. Things like treatises and other secondary sources can be very …
16 September 2008
State Legislative History Research
State legislative history research can be intimidating. Luckily, there's some help out there. Jennifer Bryan Morgan, Documents Librarian at the Indiana University School of Law has created a very helpful compilation of State …
09 September 2008
Subject Compilations of State Laws
Are you writing a paper where you need to find out what the law is in multiple states on a specific subject? Sounds daunting, but don't worry - someone has done most of …
08 September 2008
Importance of Legal Research
UNLV Law Librarian Jennifer Gross recently passed along an interesting story about the importance of legal research. This Nevada Supreme Court case is a good reminder that you can't always rely on seemingly …
19 August 2008
Looking for PDFs?
Yesterday I made a presentation to the new Law Review editors on how to find legal resources in PDF. I will be doing a similar presentation to the Education Law Journal and the …
07 August 2008
Government Documents in HeinOnline
HeinOnline is a resource we love here in the library for many reasons. Most of you are probably familiar with its amazing law review collection, but HeinOnline's content has expanded to much more …
05 August 2008
ConSource
ConSource, created byThe Constitutional Sources Project, is a resource you'll want to know about if you're doing constitutional law research. ConSource is a free, fully-indexed online library of constitutional sources. Released to the …
22 July 2008
Legal Research Engine
The Cornell University Law Library offers null that may be of use to you. The first searches legal research guides available from various law libraries. This can be extremely helpful when you need …
17 July 2008
Find A Source
I just returned from Portland, OR where I attended the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries. From the little I saw Portland seems like a great city. I wish I …
17 June 2008
Digital UT House Bills
I've just returned from a family vacation and am trying to get back into the work routine. You know how that is. I'm glad to see that our new webpage is up and …
02 June 2008
Summer Advice
Earlier this year the Wall Street Journal Law Blog began a series of posts called "Advice from the Corner Office" to give practical advice to law students transitioning to law firms. (Previous posts …
