As many of you know, the library's room 275/76 was one of several areas under construction this summer. Room 275/76 was originally the library's computer lab, but as laptops become common the space was better used as a classroom. Over the last …
The Law Library is happy to welcome the class of 2017 to the law school! We're excited that you're here with us and want you to know that we're here to help you throughout your legal education. In addition to the study …
Today we're happy to announce the launch of our new website! A lot of hard work has gone into the new design, especially by our webmaster Laurie Urquiaga. Please test it out and let us know if there's anything you find that …
Tomorrow we say goodbye to our wonderful faculty services librarian, Galen Fletcher. Galen has been a fantastic colleague and someone whom our faculty, students, and all of us in the library have come to rely on for research and library support. Galen …
Lexis is currently working on an update to Lexis Advance that will bring some big changes to how the interface looks and add some nice improvements. Unfortunately, the new release won't be available until September (which will make things a bit tricky …
CALI ("The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction") has recently released a revamped version of its website (along with a whole new color scheme). CALI still offers its great interactive tutorials that are excellent for students trying to master their classes. They are …
While most legal research classes naturally focus on researching the law of the United States, there is a large body of foreign and international law research that most students aren't exposed to. Foreign and international law research can be quite challenging and …
When customers speak, Hein listens and acts--quickly. I recently received an email from HeinOnline's Vice President of Production Development, Shane Marmion, addressing some of the concerns I raised in a recent blog post regarding searching in HeinOnline. He said that Hein had …
While much of the research lawyers do revolves around state and federal law, local governments also have laws that lawyers should be familiar with and know how to research. I recently wrote a short piece for Student Lawyer magazine that attempts to …
I love HeinOnline. It's a must-have for all academic legal research. With that said, there are still a few minor things I've learned to work around to make my research experience better. One of these is the functionality of "view all matching …
Researching tax law can be tough. We're lucky enough here to have a law librarian, Dennis Sears, who is a tax research expert. To help tax law researchers, Prof. Sears has created and maintains a Taxation Law Subject Guide that is extremely …
As school was coming to an end I blogged about student access to Westlaw/Lexis/Bloomberg for the summer. While the access to Lexis and Bloomberg is wide open, some of you may not have access to Westlaw this summer. Some of you may …
The Law Library has recently subscribed to the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Armed Conflicts Database. This database monitors current conflicts worldwide, "focusing on political, military and humanitarian trends in current conflicts, whether they are local rebellions, long-term insurgencies, civil wars or …
100,000 downloads. That was the milestone our digital repository hit last week. Pretty impressive if you ask us. The Howard W. Hunter Law Library Digital Collections, which debuted at the end of last summer, provides free access to a number of documents, including …
The interior of the Law School is undergoing construction this summer, but the law library remains open. Our summer hours are 8am-6pm Mon.-Sat. The entrance into the library from the East parking lot has moved slightly, but there are signs to lead …
The Write-On is winding down and externships and jobs will soon be starting up. Just because you'll be gone for the summer doesn't mean the library will abandon you. This is the time for you to put those legal research skills into …
Finals are over! Congrats! Now that "summer" is here, it's time to answer a question that I get often throughout the school year. Can students use Westlaw or Lexis during their summer work? The answer is that it depends. Each legal research …
