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    Feb

    Black History Month

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Black History Month

    February is Black History Month, and a recent HeinOnline blog post offers “5 Easy Ways to Research Black History in HeinOnline.”  The post highlights five of its research databases, including Slavery in America and the World.  You can access the blog post here, and you can access all the HeinOnline databases here.

    Category : Library Information
    2
    Feb

    Find Love in the Library!!

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Find Love in the Library!!

    Can you find love in the Library? Yes, you can! Click here to access our Valentine’s Day Info Hunt. WIN study aids, Lexis points, NYLS swag, and other useful items, while having fun doing some easy legal research about some offbeat cases. Each question comes with step-by-step instructions to get you to the answer. Print […]

    Category : Library Information
    17
    Jan

    Martin Luther King Day

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Martin Luther King Day

    Legislation signed in 1983 marked the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a federal holiday. It is 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 and Community Service. […]

    Category : Library Information
    13
    Jan

    Presidential Impeachment Library

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Presidential Impeachment Library

    Through our subscription to HeinOnline, you can now access Hein’s Presidential Impeachment Library, an online collection bringing “together a variety of documents both contemporaneous and asynchronous to each president’s impeachment, presenting both a snapshot of the political climate as each impeachment played out and the long view history has taken of each proceeding.” The collection […]

    Category : Current Affairs, Law
    5
    Jan

    Pizza Survey Results Delivered

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Pizza Survey Results Delivered

    For the twelfth consecutive year, the Mendik Library surveyed 1Ls during First Week about some of their digital inclinations. For the complete survey and how they compare to results over the past five years, click here. For results back to 2007, click here. Spoiler alert—pepperoni once again repeated as the most popular pizza topping, this […]

    Category : Library Information
    12
    Dec

    See Something, Say Something

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on See Something, Say Something

    Exam period is here and your easygoing nature probably is diminishing quickly. 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 or the outlet that doesn’t work. Or the person with […]

    Category : Exams
    25
    Nov

    Tracking the Impeachment Inquiry

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Tracking the Impeachment Inquiry

    GovTrack.us offers the impeachment.guide, an online guide tracking the impeachment inquiry of President Trump.  It contains a complete chronology, beginning in 2018 and ending with last week’s public hearings.  It also provides links to key documents, identifies possible charges the President may face and offers background on how the impeachment and removal process works. The […]

    Category : Current Affairs, Legal History, Legal News, News
    21
    Nov

    Group Study Reminder

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Group Study Reminder

    As exams approach the demand for study rooms increases. Please remember that these rooms are for group, not individual, study. If you are by yourself in a group study room, you should be prepared to be asked by a fellow student or a librarian to yield the room to a group wanting to use it. […]

    Category : Exams, Library Information
    11
    Nov

    Memo 2 Made You Blue?

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Memo 2 Made You Blue?

    Let us help polish off your research!  The Mendik Library has scheduled 30-minute research “open houses” at 1:00-1:30 p.m. on November 11-14 and November 18-21, all in room L203. If those times don’t work you can always get research help from the librarians at the reference desk, either in person, by email (reference@nyls.edu) or by phone […]

    Category : Library Information
    29
    Oct

    Reminder—Halloween Info Hunt Drawing Thursday at 5:45

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Reminder—Halloween Info Hunt Drawing Thursday at 5:45

    You don’t want to miss the Halloween Info Hunt drawing on Thursday 10/31.  Great prizes and sweets too!  No costume required (but welcome).  Pick up an entry form at the library reference desk or download it here and view the online slides.    Just some of our great prizes . . .

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