05 October 2011
Lexis Advance Beta Info
All BYU law students and faculty should now have access to Lexis Advance Beta. I blogged about Lexis Advance near the start of school, but now that you have your hands on it …
22 September 2011
CaseMap
One of the most important things about legal research is taking notes and staying organized. It really doesn't matter how you do it, the important thing is that you get it done. Legal …
06 September 2011
1L Westlaw and Lexis Trainings
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 …
19 August 2011
Lexis Advance
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 …
04 May 2011
50 State Surveys
One of the most daunting and painful research projects asked of research assistants is the 50 state survey. In short, this requires you to find the law on a particular topic in all …
28 April 2011
14 April 2011
Westlaw, Lexis Summer 2011 Access
Contrary to popular belief, Westlaw and LexisNexis are not free in law school. The Law Library pays annual subscription fees so that students can access these services. Because Westlaw and Lexis want your business, …
23 February 2011
Congressional Hearings Access
In September, Stephen Colbert made news when he testified at a Congressional Hearing about farm laborers. While that hearing may not be something you'll need to find for a legal research project some day, there …
02 February 2011
Google Scholar Legal Opinions by Court
It's been over a year now since Google Scholar's addition of free, searchable legal opinions. This is a great option for law students and attorneys looking to do some cheap searching to find …
19 January 2011
Fastcase
The Law Library has recently acquired access to Fastcase, a low-cost alternative to Westlaw and LexisNexis. As attorneys look to cut costs, legal research systems like Fastcase are becoming more popular. Currently 18 …
10 January 2011
New Look for Lexis
If you've logged on to LexisNexis today, you've noticed it looks a bit different. A white background has been added to give it a cleaner look and a few things have been rearranged …
21 October 2010
Free and Low-Cost Legal Research
In law school we focus a lot on Westlaw and LexisNexis, and with good reason. They are the leading legal research systems available. However, they also cost a lot of money-- something law …
17 August 2010
Loislaw
Loislaw is a low-cost alternative to Westlaw and Lexis. While it doesn't have all the bells and whistles as those two, it does provide primary legal materials in a searchable format for a …
20 April 2010
Westlaw/Lexis Summer Access
As everyone gets set to head out to jobs and externships a question I've heard a lot is whether your Westlaw or Lexis student accounts can be used over the summer. The answer …
04 March 2010
HeinOnline Faceted Searching
We've talked here in the past about searching HeinOnline (see here and here). It takes some getting used to if you're coming from Google, Westlaw or Lexis, but can be very valuable to …
19 February 2010
LegalTrac
Have you ever been frustrated by too much information when searching legal journals on Westlaw and Lexis? Full-text searching is wonderful, but at times it can be a bit overwhelming. Especially when you …
05 February 2010
Academic Research Class
Do you have to write a research paper or two this semester? Do you want some help? Come discover some of the resources that can help you with your research on Wed., Feb. …
30 November 2009
Bar Journals
The Law Library's HeinOnline subscription now contains a collection of 55 Bar Journals that may be useful to you in your research. Like other HeinOnline content, the Bar Journal content contains scanned .pdf …
