25 March 2014
New York Times Access
BYU Law students and faculty can wave goodbye to the 10 article monthly limit on the New York Times website. The Law Library has recently entered into an agreement to provide unlimited access …
05 March 2014
Lexis Advance Enhancements
A couple of weeks ago, Lexis released some changes to Lexis Advance. I wanted to run through a couple of them that I thought might be useful to you. The first is the …
19 February 2014
Life in the Law
Life in the Law, a BYU Law School publication, has recently been digitized and made available electronically by the BYU Law Library. The three volumes of Life in the Law "contain prized collections …
13 February 2014
Westlaw or Lexis?
One of the questions students frequently ask me is whether they should use Westlaw or Lexis. My answer is the always frustrating "both." Why? The fact is that you simply don't have much …
29 January 2014
National Law Journal
The Law Library has recently subscribed to the electronic version of the National Law Journal, a legal news source. The National Law Journal is a great place to stay current on what's going …
23 January 2014
Journal of Public Law Archive
The Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law and the Howard W. Hunter Law Library have recently partnered to provide full-text access to all issues of the Journal back to its inception in …
14 January 2014
vLex for Foreign Law
Each year a number of our students do research on the laws of foreign countries. Finding these laws can be challenging, especially if you don't speak the language. To help, we're always looking …
07 January 2014
Paper Topics
Welcome back! It's a new year and a fresh start. I had a question at the reference desk yesterday about where to look for topics for research papers. This is a great question …
24 October 2013
Judge Elrod’s Visit
The Law School was fortunate to hear today from the Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Her lecture was titled "State Courts: The Immediate …
17 October 2013
Legal Research From The Bar
We talk a lot about Westlaw and Lexis in our legal research classes, but there are a number of other low-cost/free legal research resources that law students and attorneys should be aware of. …
25 September 2013
Encyclopedia of Public International Law
If you're interested in learning more about public international law, the library's subscription to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law is a great place to start. With over 1600 peer-reviewed articles …
24 September 2013
BYU Law Review Archive
The Brigham Young University Law Review and the Howard W. Hunter Law Library have recently partnered to provide full-text access to all issues of the Law Review back to its inception in 1975. …
05 September 2013
Immigration Law & Policy
Immigration law and policy is always a hot topic in the U.S. In order to provide additional resources for research in the area of immigration law and policy, the law library has recently …
30 August 2013
Hosanna-Tabor Oral Argument
Yesterday the Law School was pleased to host Hannah Clayson Smith as she delivered the Honored Alumni Lecture. Her lecture focused on religious freedom and her work with the Becket Fund for Religious …
29 August 2013
Audio Cases
Law students and lawyers read a lot. First years are experiencing that fact for the first time this week. We hope it's going well. While reading in law school isn't going to go …
14 August 2013
Foreign & Comparative Law Collection
The Law Library has recently subscribed to the Parker School of Foreign & Comparative Law Collection on HeinOnline. This collection features a number of works on foreign and comparative law, including American-German Private …
08 August 2013
Opposition to Working Late
A few weeks ago I was doing some legislative history research in the 1868 Congressional Globe - the precursor to today's Congressional Record - and ran across this little exchange, which I found …
17 June 2013
Westlaw China
The Law Library has recently subscribed to Westlaw China, Westlaw's online legal database of Chinese law. Westlaw China contains comprehensive laws, regulations, and cases, as well as selected model contracts and legal journals. …
