Extended Library Hours
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.
Library & Legal Resources News
Law School Awards
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 …
Congrats Curt!
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 …
Zotero
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." …
CasemakerX and 2.1
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 …
Truth and Consequences
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.
Flat Screens
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 …
Rex Lee Run
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 …
Don’t Forget CALI
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 …
Oral Arguments
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 …
Scanner with Document Feeder
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 …
MP3 Casebook Opinions
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 …
Free and Low-Cost Legal Research Systems
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 …
Human Rights Documents Online
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 …
A Class Apart
I received an email today announcing a special advance screening for the BYU community of "A Class Apart," a new film in PBS's American Experience series. The screening will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 11am in the Harold B. Lee …
Lincoln Bicentennial
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. There are many celebrations set for today including one here in Provo. The keynote speaker at the Provo event will be Professor Matthew Holland, a political science professor at BYU. The …
Got Research?
Need a reminder about the importance of legal research? Look no further than this article from the ABA Journal: "Lack of Legal Research in FMLA Case Costs Company an Extra $80K." Hat tip to Law Librarian Blog. (Self-promotion warning) For more articles …
Nominations
Each year the Law School celebrates the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff at the Annual Awards Banquet and Barristers' Ball. This year's banquet will be held on March 25, 2009 and we hope the whole law school community will attend. (details …