Library News

 

New Displays - Check Them Out!

Please stop by our new second floor displays, located inside the reading room on the second floor and the second floor lounge. The second floor lounge display features an autographed, first edition copy of Anthony Lewis’s award-winning book Gideon’s Trumpet. This book was presented by Mr. Lewis to Dean Gaudio at the Symposium: Keeping Gideon's Promise: The Evolution of the Right to Counsel. The second display located inside the reading room is about the Fall 2009 Term of the United States Supreme Court. Selected cases are highlighted. Let us know what you think!

Westlaw OnePass

Attention Westlaw Users:  Westlaw Changing Sign-On Procedures Starting November 1, 2009

Just a heads up to let you know that beginning November 1, 2009, upon logging into Westlaw, you will see a message advising you to create a OnePass account, or update your existing OnePass account, to meet new security requirements.  There is a grace period to make this change up to and including January 30, 2009, after which you will not have access to Westlaw using the old method.

A OnePass account is a user name and password, created by you, that can be used across various Westlaw applications, such as lawschool.westlaw.com (including access to TWEN), westacademic.com, and westlaw.com.  With OnePass, West-issued passwords will become a thing of the past as you create your own user name and password to protect your identity and the information you access.  When you log on after November 1, the system will walk you through the process of creating your OnePass user name and password. 

To provide you a heads-up about what the system will require, the new username and password will have to meet the following requirements. 

Your new username will need to be from 8 to 70 characters, and at least 2 of those characters must have at least 2 of the following attributes:

uppercase letter(s)
lowercase letter(s)
number(s)
the following special characters:  a period, hyphen, @, or underscore 

There will also be the typical choosing of a security question, in case you lose your user name and password information.

In a universe already cluttered with passwords, having to create yet another one will be annoying.  If you need any help, please contact the Reference Desk, ext. 1458. 

Jump Start Your Legal Research Class - Using Secondary Sources in Federal Copyright Research

Come get introduced to the top secondary resources in copyright law - a good way to jump start your research. We will be covering both print and electronic sources. Sign up at the Reference Desk. This class is scheduled for:

   Thursday, October 8 - 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
   Monday, October 12  -  5:15 p.m.
   Tuesday, October 13 -  4:00 p.m.

Come for as much or as little of a session as your time permits.

Welcome and Welcome Back!

Welcome 1Ls and welcome back upper level students! It’s nice to see familiar faces and to welcome new ones.  Some changes that happened in the Law Library since last semester:  

  •   We have new computers with 20” monitors in the Law Library Lobby area. 

  •   We have CALI DVDs left over from 1L orientation, so if anyone would like the 2009 version that has approximately 800 interactive tutorials, including tutorials for most upper-level classes please ask at the Reference Desk.

  •   You may have already noticed that we have two new photocopy machines.  We are no longer using copy cards.  All copies done at the photocopy machine are .15 and if you use the new double-sided copying feature (which you are  strongly encouraged to do if feasible – see next entry), each side costs .15.  The machines takes $1.00 and $5.00 bills and the Circulation Desk can make some change.

  •   You can now request double-sided printing from all Law Library computer terminals.  Instructions on how to do this have been taped to the base of the computers in the Law Library Lobby.

  •   We’ve also had some personnel changes:  Michelle Dill LaRose left the Law School after 25 years of service, and Patrick Tracy has come on board as a permanent full-time Research Librarian.

 Enough about us.  We join with all members of the Law School community to wish you a successful new academic year!  As always, let us know how we can help.

Lexis Web - New Legal Search Engine

Lexis has introduced a Beta version of a new, free search engine: Lexis Web. A link to this search engine appears on the Law Library’s Law Links webpage, under “Specialized Search Engines.” Lexis Web searches legal-oriented web content that has been selected by the LexisNexis editorial staff. Results are categorized automatically, allowing you to filter by Practice Area, Jurisdiction, or Content Type. Some results may require you to enter your Lexis username and password. Give it a try and let us know what you think!


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