Martin Luther King Day Legislation signed in 1983 marked the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a federal holiday, celebrated on the third Monday of each January. In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service, now led by the Corporation for National […]

Registration is open for this semester’s Research Skills Workshops (RSW): EELR II (1/15 – 2/7) Introduction to Administrative & Regulatory Research (2/11 – 2/24) Citators:  Is All your Research Up to Date? (2/25 – 3/7) Please Note: Legal Practice Students must attend all three RSW. Other members of the community are welcome to attend the […]

Important changes have been made to the Library lab PCs. Most students use these labs, and so should pay careful attention to the following: Network Login: All lab PCs have been reconfigured to login automatically to a generic account named “Lab User”. You will no longer login with your personal username and password. Rather, the […]

Welcome Back! We hope you all had a relaxing and rejuvenating winter break! All of us at the Mendik Library wish for you a rewarding and fulfilling semester. We’d love to be a part of your success and hope you will let us help you with all your research and information needs. Good luck and […]

Exam period is here and your easygoing nature probably is diminishing quickly. So much studying and outlining to do! Because of that, little things that you ignored last week are a big deal today. So, if it bugs you, say something. Tell us about the light bulb over your favorite study spot that is out. […]

With finals approaching, your thoughts may be turning to study aids. If you’re interested in digital versions, you’re in luck. Our LexisNexis Digital Library, a collection of eBooks that you can check out and read on your computer, includes dozens of study aids and treatises. You can access all of them from the Library’s home […]

All published U.S. court decisions from 1658 to June 2018 are now freely accessible online, thanks to the Caselaw Access Project (CAP), a partnership between Harvard Law School’s Library Innovation Lab and Ravel Law, acquired by LexisNexis.  CAP’s goal is to “make all published U.S. court decisions freely available to the public online, in a […]

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Halloween Info Hunt! We want to thank ALL of you for putting your research skills to work and joining us in what we hope you all found to be a great learning experience. Here are the 29 winners drawn from our renowned Raffle Drum:

Happy soon-to-be-Halloween from the Mendik Library! As an early Halloween treat, here’s your opportunity to WIN great study aids, law dictionaries, faculty books, pre-loaded OneCards, NYLS swag, and who knows what else!  Just answer the 6 Haunted Halloween Info Hunt questions. Your answers don’t need to be perfect—just close! Click here to access the questions.  Each slide includes just […]