Saturday, September 17 is Constitution Day, which celebrates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787.  To celebrate Constitution Day, BYU will be hosting the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday, September 20 at 7:30 pm in …

Professor Lisa Grow Sun's newest work-in-progress, Smart Growth in Dumb Places: Sustainability, Disaster, and the Future of the American City, is available for download on SSRN.  Professor Sun's main area of research is Disaster Law, an area of law that has been …

Every year we have a number of law students enter law school who are here to become patent attorneys.  For those of you in that category, take note that your future world shifted a bit last night when Congress passed the "Leahy-Smith …

CALI and the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell Law School have recently announced that they are making the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence freely available as ebooks.  The books will work on iPads, iPhones, and other devices …

It's nice to have everyone back after our lack-of-power induced holiday on Friday and Labor day yesterday.  We hope you're getting back to normal.  This week the library is hosting 1L training on Westlaw and LexisNexis.  All trainings will be held in …

With the help of Professor John W. Welch, the Law Library is pleased to host the "Two Ancient Roman Plates" exhibit that was previously at the Harold B. Lee Library.  The plates on display date back to 109 A.D. and are some …

September 1 will mark the 140th anniversary of the birth of our law school's namesake, J. Reuben Clark, Jr.  In another month we will commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death.  In order to remember President Clark during this time, our faculty …

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 we appreciate all the work she does for the …

Above the Law ran a story today involving BYU Law.  Don't worry, don't worry.  While finding your law school's name on the pages of ATL is usually the cause for some embarrassment, this story shows humor and creativity from some BYU law …

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, so we get the chance of seeing many of …

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 will now have access to: Lexis Advance.  Lexis Advance …

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 over the next few months.  We hope you'll find …

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.  These scanners are better for scanning books and are …

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 room is located in the Northeast corner of the …

After being in existence for a little more than 3 years now, we've decided to give this blog a new look.  (Aside: 3 years?!  That makes me feel old.)  We hope you like the new look, but we especially hope you continue …

Any of you who have run CALI lessons have learned that they can be quite useful for         learning or reviewing subjects for your classes.  The Law Library's subscription to CALI gives students and faculty access to over 800 interactive, …

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 for 83 years.  Well, not anymore.  Late last year …