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    The Mendik Library will be open on Monday September 25, 2023

    The Library will be open on Monday September 25, 2023  from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.


    September 21st, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink

    Announcing the Legally Clueless Info Hunt Winners

    Thanks to everyone who participated in the Legally Clueless Info Hunt during your Finding the Law class last month.  We have randomly selected 15 lucky prize winners, each of whom can choose a prize from our selection of study aids, law dictionaries, NYLS commuter mugs, Starbucks gift cards, Westlaw fleece blankets, Lexis points, maybe a Bluebook or two and who knows what else.

    The lucky students are:

    1. Stevye   Rose
    2. Cassidy DiPaola
    3. Madeline Dill
    4. Hailey    Kennedy
    5. Kyle Dressel
    6. Mary McCafferty
    7. Heather Creamer
    8. Nicole Dos Santos
    9. Michael Ribeiro
    10. Tony Gradante
    11. Sebastian Guccione
    12. Joycelyn Berbec
    13. Israel Vargas
    14. Jessica Anastasia
    15. Race Johnson

     

    Prize winners will receive a separate email from Michael Roffer with instructions for claiming their prize.

    If you didn’t win this time, fear not. Next month you’ll have the opportunity to enter the Haunted Halloween Info Hunt for a chance to win more great prizes and maybe learn a little more about legal research.

    Congratulations to all the winners.

    –Mendik Library Staff


    September 19th, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink

    Celebrate Constitution Day

    September 17 marks Constitution Day, commemorating the 1787 date on which thirty-nine of the Philadelphia Convention’s delegates signed the new Constitution.

     

    Stop at the Reference Desk in the Mendik Library to pick up a free pocket-size constitution (while supplies last!).


    September 13th, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink

    Remembering 9/11

    September 11, 2023 marks the twenty-second anniversary of “9/11,” the horrific terrorist attacks on America that took nearly 3,000 lives.

    New York Law School sits just blocks away from what became known as ground zero, the site of the former World Trade Center’s “twin towers,” which collapsed after being struck by two hijacked jetliners.

    In the weeks immediately following the attack, NYLS students, staff, and faculty—eyewitnesses all—were asked to put their thoughts about what they had experienced that day on paper. These essays and reflections were compiled and published as Eight Blocks Away: Memoirs of September 11, 2001.

    A PDF of Eight Blocks Away is available on the NYLS Digital Commons.  You may access it for free here.

    If you would like to pick up a free copy of the book, please stop by the Mendik Library Reference Desk. Only a limited number of copies are available.


    September 7th, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink

    Reminder—the Mendik Library closed on Labor Day

    The Mendik Library will be closed on Labor Day, Monday September 4, 2023. It will be reopened for its regular hours on Tuesday September 5, 2023. Check the Library’s home page for all hours information:

    https://www.nyls.edu/academics/library/


    September 1st, 2023 in Library Information, Schedule | Permalink

    Mendik Library Hours for the 2023 Fall Semester


    August 17th, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink

    Easy access to New York State and New York City Public Records

    How can you find unclaimed money owed in New York State?  Need to get a birth certificate for someone born in New York City?   Find all sorts of vital statistics about persons, companies, government, building codes, attorneys and other licensed professions, police and fire department data, incarcerated persons and more in New York State and New York City by checking the Public Records Research LibGuide.  Get there by accessing the Library home page/Academics/Resources and Services/Research Tools.  In the left column, choose Research Guides.  Scroll down to Public Records and you are ready to find all that elusive information.  And most of it is free.


    August 3rd, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink

    Mendik Library Bar Study Hours beginning Wednesday July 5, 2023.


    July 5th, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink

    Summer Access to Legal Research Databases, Summer 2023

    During the summer, continuing students retain access to all of NYLS databases (HeinOnline, ProQuest, TaxNotes, etc.) including Lexis and Bloomberg Law.  Westlaw access for current students includes some restrictions.

    LEXIS

    You will automatically have free unlimited use of your law school Lexis ID this summer. This includes workplace related research (but check with your employer first; many firms prefer summer associates use a firm-issued Lexis ID for client work). If you have any questions, please contact our account manager, Nejat Bumin.

    WESTLAW

    You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw, Practical Law, and the Practice Ready solutions, over the summer for non-commercial research. You can turn to these resources to gain understanding and build confidence in your research skills, but you cannot use them in situations where you are billing a client. Examples of permissible uses for your academic password include the following:

    • Summer coursework
    • Research assistant assignments
    • Law Review or Journal research
    • Moot Court research
    • Non-Profit work (either required for graduation or as part of a class)
    • Clinical work
    • Externship sponsored by the school

    If you have any questions, please contact our Westlaw Account Manager Shawn Lopez.

    BLOOMBERG LAW

    You may continue to use your Bloomberg Law account for any purpose. If you haven’t already signed up for a Bloomberg Law account, go to www.bloomberglaw.com and click on “Academic Registration” (you must use your NYLS email).

    For assistance using Bloomberg Law, students and graduates continue to have free access to the 24/7 Help Desk at (888) 560-2529 or help@bloomberglaw.com. You can also contact our Bloomberg Law Relationship Manager, Stefanie Schuette.

    OTHER DATABASES

    Continuing students have full access over the summer to most other online library resources. You’ll need to login with your NYLS network password. If you need HeinOnline, Law360, Proquest Congressional or most other databases, you’re all set!

    QUESTIONS? Please contact the Reference Desk with any questions about summer access, or any other research related questions over the summer:

    T 212.431.2332

    E reference@nyls.edu

    Chat With the Reference Desk

    Log in to Microsoft Teams with your NYLS network ID, and use Microsoft Web App to connect.


    June 21st, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink

    Mendik Library will be open on Monday June 19.

    The first floor of the Library will be open for studying on Monday June 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.


    June 14th, 2023 in Library Information | Permalink
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