Exams

New online study aids: Aspen Learning Library

We’re pleased to announce this new subscription, which replaces the LexisNexis Digital Library. The Aspen Learning Library offers 200 titles plus video and audio lectures, covering 30 topics, that can help supplement your study materials as you prepare for classes and exams. Popular study aid series from this publisher include:

  • Examples & Explanations
  • Emanuel Law Outlines
  • Emanuel Crunch Time
  • Glannon Guides
  • Inside Series
  • Friedman’s Series
  • Jumpstart Series

Institutional access to the Aspen Learning Library is available to the NYLS community with your NYLS username and password. This will provide you with access to all the content.

Creating a personal account will allow you to save notes, bookmarks, highlights, favorites, create shelves and print text.

Visit our Electronic Resources guide to learn more about the Aspen Learning Library:

https://libguides.nyls.edu/electronicresources/aspen

You can also browse available study aids on our Study Aids Guide:

https://libguides.nyls.edu/studyaids/about

 

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 the malodorous lunch or dinner. Or the guy in the stairwell talking on his cell phone at full volume.

If you see, hear, or smell something, say something. It’s your library and you are here to study without distractions. Let us help do that. Contact the Reference Desk at 212.431.2332, the Circulation Desk at 212.431.2333, or email us at reference@nyls.edu

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. Students are encouraged to seek assistance from a librarian by contacting reference@nyls.edu.

Remember also that attempting to “reserve” a group study room by leaving personal belongings in the room and then disappearing is inconsiderate and wrong.  Please cooperate.

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.

· Try some CALI lessons, interactive tutorials covering almost all law school subjects. CALI also offers a variety of lessons and podcasts with exam tips and advice from faculty, including Top 10 Tips for Successfully Writing a Law School Essay and Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School. If you haven’t registered for CALI, contact the Reference Desk (reference@nyls.edu) for the access code or pick up a CALI card at the Reference Desk.

CALI also wants to help you “tune out the noise,” with their complimentary earplugs. Grab a pair (a pair) at the Reference Desk.

 

 

See Something, Say Something

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. And the person who brings in those delectable garlic fries you love, that now seem too garlicky and too greasy for the library. And the guy in the stairwell talking on his cell phone at full volume.

If you see, hear, or smell something, say something. It’s your library and you are here to study without distractions. Let us help do that.

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.

• Try some CALI lessons, interactive tutorials covering almost all law school subjects. CALI also offers a variety of lessons and podcasts with exam tips and advice from faculty, including Top 10 Tips for Successfully Writing a Law School Essay and Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School. If you haven’t registered for CALI, contact the Reference Desk (reference@nyls.edu) for the access code or pick up a CALI card at the Reference Desk.

CALI also wants to help you “tune out the noise,” with their complimentary earplugs. Grab a pair (a pair) at the Reference Desk.

Study Aids

Did you know the Library has a selection of study aids that some students find helpful in preparing for final exams?  These materials are designed to supplement – not replace – your own outlines and class notes and readings.  To find general information on major study aids along with specific information on study aids for various subjects, check out the Library’s “Study Guides” Research Guide,  which can be found by selecting the Research Guides link on the left side of the Library homepage.

Also, shelved separately in the Reserve area, we have a collection of titles from Gilberts, Black Letter, Emanuel and more!

Remember, a supplement, not a substitute.

Study for Final Exams

Three important Library resources to keep in mind as you prepare for upcoming exams.

First:  The Library’s Exam Preparation Resources web page offers a host of materials containing practical advice and strategies designed to help you navigate the exam process.

Second:  The Library maintains an archive of previous years’ exams for most courses.  You can access these exams by course or professor name.  From the Library’s home page, click Find Sample and Practice Exams under How Do I . . . ?

Third:  CALI offers a variety of lessons and podcasts with helpful tips and advice from faculty on preparing for and taking exams. To access these materials, log in to CALI; under CALI Topics, click Legal Concepts and Skills and scroll down to one or more of these lessons:

Exam Taking Skills, Outlines, and Advice for Law Students (Panel 1 PodCast)

Exam Taking Skills, Outlines, and Advice for Law Students (Panel 2 PodCast)

Exam Taking Skills, Outlines, and Advice for Law Students (Panel 3 PodCast)

Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School (Podcast)

Top 10 Tips for Successfully Writing a Law School Essay

Writing Better Law School Exams: The Importance of Structure