16 April 2012
Summer Alternatives to Westlaw/Lexis
On Friday I posted about Westlaw/Lexis's summer access policies. While some of you may not qualify for Westlaw/Lexis access this summer - stay calm! - there are other options available that are free …
13 April 2012
Westlaw/Lexis Summer Access
Many of you have asked about access to Westlaw and Lexis over the summer. Each company's rules regarding use of your student account this summer are provided below. Generally speaking, your student IDs …
21 March 2012
Zotero for Research Management
Many students are getting into the thick of writing research papers about this time of year. If you're looking for a way to organize your research, you may want to consider Zotero. Zotero …
09 March 2012
Google Scholar Improves Legal Citator
Yesterday Google announced that it's improving its legal citator by changing how it presents citations to legal opinions. From the Google Scholar Blog: "Now, instead of sorting the citing documents by their prominence, …
08 March 2012
Searching HeinOnline
HeinOnline is one of the most popular databases we offer--and rightfully so. Its vast collection of pdf legal materials creates an incredible tool for researchers (especially those of you doing source pulls). While …
12 January 2012
Need a Paper Topic?
Finding a good topic to write about can often be a frustrating part of the writing process. To help, the Litigation Section of the Utah Bar has developed a topic bank where members …
15 December 2011
SCOTUS Words
Today I was directed to an interesting new website (thanks @GtwonLawLib) that allows you to see the frequency of words and phrases used by the U.S. Supreme Court in its opinions between 1791 …
02 December 2011
Electronic Devices on Airplanes and e-CFR
Everyone who's flown is familiar with the announcement to shut down portable electronic devices for take-0ff and landing. I was recently directed to an article in the New York Times (thanks to Above …
22 November 2011
18 November 2011
Finals Help
The 1Ls are putting the final touches on their memos and Thanksgiving is around the corner. That, of course, means it's time to start thinking about finals. Here in the library we feel …
08 November 2011
The Utah Law of Trusts & Estates
Some of the most useful legal research resources are legal treatises. If you can find a good one on your topic you can save a lot of research time. Unfortunately for us, there …
02 November 2011
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Students and faculty at BYU Law have a number of international connections. Because of that, interest in foreign law is quite high. One resource you'll want to know about if you need secondary …
26 October 2011
Safety Inspection and Free Utah Code
Every time I receive my car registration renewal in the mail I have two thoughts. First, "has it really been a whole year already." And second, "Please don't make me do Safety and …
20 October 2011
Library Catalog Changes
Recently there were a few changes to the library catalog that we wanted you to be aware of. The library catalog is a great place to find print as well as electronic resources …
22 August 2011
Interviews and Research
Classes have started and On Campus Interviews have as well. Every year interviews seem to get earlier and earlier. Most, if not all, of the OCIs take place in the library's study rooms, …
19 August 2011
Lexis Advance
A new semester is about to begin, so it's time to take a look at changes in legal research. The biggest change is the new version of LexisNexis that our students and faculty …
09 August 2011
Title 51
One of the facts about the United States Code that you may or may not remember from your legal research class is that it has 50 titles. That's a fact that's been repeated to law students …
03 August 2011
Debt Ceiling Bill and GPO
After all the discussion and debate, a debt ceiling deal was finally reached earlier this week. The bill passed into law is known as the Budget Control Act of 2011. It's useful to note …
