13 April 2009
President Obama announced Friday his intent to nominate Professor Larry EchoHawk as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior. As a student I took classes in Criminal Procedure and Federal Indian Law from Professor EchoHawk and learned a …
09 April 2009
Several of you have asked about summer access to Westlaw and LexisNexis. Westlaw and Lexis both have restrictions on the use of their products during the summer. If you do qualify to use Westlaw and/or Lexis during the summer you will need …
06 April 2009
Winter semester always seems to fly by. Unfortunately, that means finals are around the corner. In the spirit of one of my favorite movies, "Field of Dreams," the Law Library hopes we can "ease [your] pain." I've blogged several times in the …
02 April 2009
As a big basketball fan I enjoyed a Salt Lake Tribune article published a few days ago. "Playing Ball An Experience at the Highest Court" discusses the Supreme Court gym, which is located above the hall where arguments are heard, and some …
31 March 2009
Yesterday the Law Library began its Final Exam study schedule. The Library will be open until 1am Monday through Friday. We hope this semesterly (word?) service helps you in your finals preparation.
30 March 2009
Last Wednesday the Law School hosted its Annual Awards Banquet and Barristers' Ball. While I was unable to attend, I was told that it was a great evening. I have scanned the program which contains the awards and their recipients. On behalf …
27 March 2009
The Law Library's very own Curt Conklin is the recipient of the 2009 Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Services Law Librarianship. This award is given by the Technical Services Special Interest Section of the American Association of …
26 March 2009
Organizing your research can often be a complicated process - but a very important one. One tool I particularly like for organizing my research is Zotero. Zotero is a free Firefox extension that helps you "collect, manage, and cite your research sources." …
18 March 2009
CasemakerX is a social networking tool meant to connect law students and legal professionals. (Read more about it here.) In addition, students who register for CasemakerX get access to Casemaker 2.1. Casemaker 2.1 is a low-cost legal research system that members of …
16 March 2009
Professor Frederick Mark Gedicks has recently posted his newest working paper, Truth and Consequences: Mitt Romney, Proposition 8, and Public Reason, to SSRN. Read the abstract and download the paper here. More of Professor Gedicks' papers on SSRN are available here.
13 March 2009
As you may have noticed, the Law Library has recently installed flat screen monitors in 7 library study rooms - 361, 362, 363, 364, 398, 274H, and 274B. These monitors can be used in the family support rooms to watch class lectures …
09 March 2009
The Law School fondly remembers its founding dean Rex E. Lee. (Here's just one article by Richard Wilkins.) I am always amazed at the stories I hear about Rex Lee when anyone speaks of the history of this school. I always wish …
05 March 2009
Feeling like you're a little behind in some of your classes? (Winter semester can do that to you.) Make sure you take advantage of one of the more popular resources the Law Library provides for you - CALI. Through CALI you have …
03 March 2009
The 1L briefs are in and now it's time to turn our attention to oral argument. Some of the best preparation for oral argument is listening to excellent advocates perform arguments. A great resource for that is Oyez, which contains audio files …
26 February 2009
Allow me to introduce you to our new scanner with document feeder in the 3rd floor copy room. Here's an email that went out from our Director, Kory Staheli: "As many of you are aware, University Print Services recently removed the photocopy …
24 February 2009
In August 2008 I blogged about Audio CaseFiles, an exciting new product that the library had just purchased. Audio CaseFiles offers MP3 files of more than 1,000 cases commonly read in law school. Since Aug. 2008 BYU law students have downloaded more …
20 February 2009
Above the Law has recently reported that mega-firm Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell is now requiring the use of Loislaw before the use of Westlaw or Lexis in many instances. What does this mean for law students? It means you should get …
17 February 2009
The Law Library has recently acquired access to Human Rights Documents Online, a database containing documents from 483 non-governmental human rights organizations. These documents detail a range of human rights issues and span all regions of the world. The documents are available in PDF format and …
