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. […]

It turns out that the CALI authorization code that was distributed during First Week’s Finding the Law class in the Library was the code for SUNY Buffalo instead of NYLS. CALI inadvertently sent us the incorrect code. If you have already registered with CALI, your registration has been reassigned to NYLS and you need not […]

Students have the option of extending full access to Westlaw over the summer if they meet one or more of the following criteria (see Westlaw’s web site for specific restrictions): – Enrolled in summer law school– On law journal or moot court– Working as a research assistant for a faculty member – Working at an […]

Information about using and downloading the CALI lessons, as well as the law school access code, are available here. You can also stop by the Library Reference Desk and pick up the 2005-2006 CALI CD-ROM (with 600 interactive lessons and tutorials).

A large number of new CALI lessons and podcasts (including Federal Income Taxation, Constitutional Law, Torts, etc.) have been released since issuance of the 2005-2006 CD. Click here to view and download new lessons. When downloading lessons from the CALI site, you will need our subscriber access code to register. View this Library page for […]

When doing a search in LexisNexis (either natural language or terms and connector), you now have the option to run a spell checker before running a search. In the search dialog box, click on the Check Spelling link to spellcheck your search terms.

As part of a customer security program, LexisNexis has implemented several ID policy changes specifically for law school users that went into effect on June 29th. The changes are set forth below. Also effective on June 29, each current law school customer (students, librarians, faculty, and staff) will be required to register his/her 7-digit lexis.com […]