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 …
30 May 2008
Summer Clerkship Podcasts
A Suffolk University Law School Legal Practice Skills Program podcast series entitled Transitioning from One-L to Summer Legal Work may be of interest to those of you out working this summer. It currently …
28 May 2008
Indexmaster
The Law Library subscribes to several electronic resources (besides Westlaw and LexisNexis) that can be extremely helpful to you in your research. One of those resources is Indexmaster. Many legal treatises are still …
14 May 2008
New Law Library Toolbar
In an effort to give you access to BYU Law Library resources at all times from your computer, we are pleased to present current students and faculty with the new Law Library Toolbar …
06 May 2008
Ask A Law Librarian
Yesterday the Law Library released its new "Ask a Law Librarian" service for current BYU Law students and faculty. This service will allow you to submit research questions to the BYU law librarians …
03 April 2008
Summer Clerkship Tips
Sue Altmeyer of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library has recently posted What Law Firm Librarians' Want You to Know on the CM Law Library Blog. Included are some great tips to help …
