I hate to say it, but November means that finals are just around the corner. But don't worry - the Library is here to help! A few weeks back I blogged about CALI, which is an excellent finals prep tool. Today I …

On Thursday, Nov. 8th the library will be providing a training on CALI. Come to rooms 275/76 in the library at 11am to find out how CALI can help you prepare for finals.

The Rex E. Lee Advocacy Program is nationally recognized as one of the top programs of its kind. In 2007 it was ranked 32nd in the country. In addition, the Advocacy Program has now been independently funded by generous donations in the …

Here's a quick tip I learned since becoming a librarian that I wish I would have known as a law student. Since Westlaw and Lexis both contain annotated versions of the U.S. Code, when pulling up a code section you may have …

In Chief Justice Roberts' Forum speech today he spent a few minutes praising the public service of our founding Dean, Rex E. Lee. He praised Dean Lee's optimism and work ethic. In doing so, he mentioned a case that he argued before …

 Chief Justice John G. Roberts will be here tomorrow for a BYU Forum and then at the Law School for a Question and Answer session with the law school community. In preparation for his visit, you may want to take a look …

Six years ago today, the Law School hosted a conference on Latter-day Saint Perspectives on Law. The BYU Law Review published modified versions of the presentations given at the conference, along with several responses. You may be interested in some of the …

Over the past few days I have received several questions regarding CALI (The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction). For those who have wondered, CALI is a resource that can be used to supplement your course study. The best way I have found …

Sister Inis Egan Hunter, wife of President Howard W. Hunter passed away on Sunday at age 93. Read the Deseret Morning News article here. The Hunter family holds a special place with us as the law library is named after President Hunter, …

October means the Major League Baseball playoffs have finally arrived. As one of a dying breed of baseball fans, I eagerly await this time of year. To me there's nothing quite like the World Series, even when my beloved San Francisco Giants …

The International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University is hosting the Fourteenth Annual International Law and Relgion Symposium here at the Law School today and tomorrow. This year's Symposium is entitled "Religion, Indentity and Stability: Legal Challenges of …

On Sunday, Oct. 7 at 12:30 pm BYU cable television will show The Legacy of J. Reuben Clark. This documentary details the life of our law school's namesake and was produced by the law school with Dean Kevin Worthen as executive producer, …

Today kicks off the 2007-08 term of the United States Supreme Court. Here are some blog entries to get you ready: "The First Monday in October" - Wall Street Journal Law Blog "2007-2008 Supreme Court Term Roundup" - Law Librarian Blog "Online …

The Fall 2007 issue of the Clark Memorandum has an article by Dean Worthen on religiously affiliated law schools that may be of interest to you. It also contains Judge Deanell Reece Tacha's 2007 convocation address among other thought provoking articles and …

A few weeks back I wrote about using subject searching as an electronic research technique. I return to the subject to explore some of the subject searching possibilities in LexisNexis. In looking at a case in LexisNexis you will have noticed LexisNexis …

Professor David Dominguez received UVSC's Excellence in Ethics Award yesterday for his work in the community. Read about it in this article from the Deseret Morning News. (Thanks to Professor Wardle for the link.)

Everyone knows about the Library of Congress, but did you know there is a Law Library of Congress? There is, and they have just redisigned their website. Here is some information from an email I received detailing the new website: "The web …