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    7
    Oct

    Interruption of Access to Some Library Materials

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Interruption of Access to Some Library Materials

    Due to scheduled network maintenance by the Office of Information Technology, you may not be able to access any of the library’s online databases or ebooks this Friday, October 7 from 6:00—9:00 p.m. This will not affect your access to Lexis, Westlaw or Bloomberg Law. We apologize for any inconvenience.

    Category : Library Information
    19
    Sep

    Remember to set up your Bloomberg, LexisNexis and Westlaw accounts

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Remember to set up your Bloomberg, LexisNexis and Westlaw accounts

    All 1L students—If you haven’t already done so, please set up your Bloomberg, LexisNexis and Westlaw accounts. You’ll need them later in the semester for legal research and citation checking. The information necessary to retrieve your registration codes and create your accounts can be found at: https://nyls.libwizard.com/f/2022_BL_Lexis_Westlaw If you need any help, please contact the […]

    Category : Law School, One Ls
    8
    Jun

    Hone Your Research Skills This Summer

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Hone Your Research Skills This Summer

    The Library staff hopes that you and yours are staying safe and well in these challenging  times. This summer, the Library will be offering a series of 30 minute long Research Skills Workshops via Zoom: -The Bluebook -Is All Your Research Up To Date? -Power Googling -Researching NYC Law -Staying Current With The Law The […]

    Category : Library Information
    28
    May

    Remote Access to Casebooks and Texts, Summer 2020

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Remote Access to Casebooks and Texts, Summer 2020

    Arrangements giving students free remote access to casebooks and texts, offered by publishers during the Spring Semester, are expiring, or have expired. This includes texts accessed online through the LexisNexis Digital Library, VitalSource, and West Academic. Students enrolled in Summer Semester courses will not have free online access to required texts. Please keep in mind […]

    Category : Library Information
    26
    May

    2020 Summer Access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance and Westlaw

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on 2020 Summer Access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance and Westlaw

    Student access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance and Westlaw are based on academic subscription plans maintained by New York Law School. Bloomberg Law: Bloomberg Law provides unlimited and unrestricted access over the summer. Your student account will remain active and available all summer, without any additional registration required. Lexis Advance: From May 1 to August […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research
    25
    Jul

    Remembering Justice John Paul Stevens

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Remembering Justice John Paul Stevens

    Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died at the age of 99 on July 16, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  With over three decades on the Supreme Court bench, wearing his trademark bowtie, Stevens was the third-longest serving Justice of the high court before his June 2010 retirement. Born and raised in Chicago, Stevens […]

    Category : Library Information
    10
    Jul

    Supreme Court Watch

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Supreme Court Watch

    On Monday, July 9, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Brett M. Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on the United States Supreme Court. This nomination has given President Trump his second nomination in his first two years in office. Many legal observers opine that this […]

    Category : Library Information
    29
    Nov

    Exam Prep Help!

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Exam Prep Help!

    The Library wants to help!! Here are three important tips as you prepare for upcoming exams: • Visit the Library’s Exam Preparation Resources page for lots of sources containing practical advice and strategies. • Visit our archive of previous years’ exams, organized by course name and professor, found under Student Resources on the NYLS Portal. […]

    Category : Exams
    8
    Feb

    NYLS To Close Thursday, February 9, Due To Winter Storm – Law School building and Library will be open

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on NYLS To Close Thursday, February 9, Due To Winter Storm – Law School building and Library will be open

    This evening, it was announced that the New York City public schools will be closed tomorrow due to expected significant snowfall. As a result, New York Law School is closing its administrative offices tomorrow and all of tomorrow’s classes, meetings, and events are cancelled. Despite these cancellations, the Law School building will be open for […]

    Category : Law School
    15
    Dec

    Welcoming Our New Online Catalog!

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on Welcoming Our New Online Catalog!

    During the semester break the Library will be rolling out our new online catalog (which is part of a wider integrated library software system named Koha.) This will replace our existing catalog. The new online catalog will provide all the features that you’ve come to expect from our current system. You’ll use it to search […]

    Category : Library Information
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