Due a planned power outage at 40 Worth Street, all phones in the Library, and the Banner administrative system are down. OIT has informed us that electricity (and the phone service) should be restored around 8 PM tonight.
If you need to renew a book, please go to https://lawlib.nyls.edu/patroninfo
If you need research assistance, you can instant message a librarian until 6 PM Saturday via AOL instant messenger: nylslib or Google Talk: nylslib.
Access has now been restored to the online catalog and to materials from the Electronic Resources page. Thank you for your patience.
On Tuesday January 5, 2010, the Mendik Library’s online catalog will be unavailable from 9:30 a.m. until sometime in the mid-afternoon, to allow for a server upgrade. You will not be able to search the catalog or use any of the Library’s online materials from the Electronic Resources page. If you are on campus, however, you will be able to access those online materials through an alternate page we have created. All users will continue to have access to Lexis and Westlaw through direct links to their respective web sites.
We apologize for any inconvenience this disruption may cause. We will post an announcement as soon as services have been restored.
If you’re interested in “authoritative guidance to reasonable questions on subjects covered by the Bluebook,” visit Blue Tips at the Bluebook’s web site. There, Bluebook editors answer common questions and provide helpful advice on a wide range of citation issues. You can submit your own questions as well. If the editors find the answer to your question “useful to Bluebookers generally, it may be formulated into a new tip,” which would appear on the Blue Tips page. Thanks to Amy Burchfield at the CM Law Library Blog (Cleveland-Marshall College of Law) for the tip.
On the lighter side . . . just in time for Halloween come these Extreme Pumpkins. Quite a collection; make sure to check out the Photo Gallery and previous Contest Winners.
Don’t forget to stop by the Reference Desk for some Halloween chocolate (not to mention answers to all your questions!). No costume required.
Sorry, end of study break.
We have received many complaints from students who feel that their fellow students are being too noisy. Please remember that even if you are the type of student who can study well around noise and commotion, not everyone else feels the same way. Please take note that all reading rooms and stack areas in the Library are Quiet Study Zones. The only exception is the reading area immediately next to the Reference Desk on the 1st floor.
Within Quiet Study Zones:
· Never engage in conversation. A few words at a whisper should always suffice. If you must engage in conversation, take it to the Library stairwells or outside.
· Make sure the sounds on your laptop are off and your iPod isn’t loud enough for others to hear.
· When you enter or leave a group study room, remember to close the door behind you.
· If you become aware of a noisy facilities condition—such as a squeaky door, a thumping photocopier, or a rumbling equipment — report it immediately to the Library staff at ext. 2332 or reference@nyls.edu.
September 17 is Constitution Day, established in 2004 by 36 U.S.C. § 106. As a day of education about and celebration of our constitutional rights and freedoms, it commemorates the date on which thirty-nine of the Philadelphia Convention’s delegates signed the new Constitution. The Convention was convened in May, 1787 as a result of dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation, the first post-independence form of national government in the United States. The signing was preceded by months of debate and compromise over representation in the legislative branch (“The Great Compromise”), Presidential selection, property ownership as a qualification for public office, the federal government’s power to pay the national debt, and slavery. After ratification by the states, the Constitution took effect in 1789.
The U.S. Constitution remains the oldest national constitution in continuous existence. The original document is held at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. You can read the Constitution online, or pick up your own pocket-copy at the library’s reference desk!
The Mendik Library is pleased to announce its new online catalog interface – Encore – a state-of-the-art “discovery engine.” With Encore, keyword searches work the same as before, but the new interface offers tag clouds and drill-downs to move the researcher from broad search results to a more specific and focused list of resources. You can add descriptive tags to records in your personal Encore account and save your own research.
The addition of Encore to our research services and collections places New York Law School among the leaders in law school library technology. We hope you will enjoy using Encore to help navigate all of our resources. So give it a try and let us know what you think! We look forward to your comments and suggestions.
Welcome Back! And, welcome to our new permanent home at 185 W. Broadway!
The Library staff has been anxiously awaiting the Fall semester so that you can join us in our beautiful new building. Your new Library is a magnificent space with great lighting, spacious carrels and tables, comfortable lounge areas, and plenty of group study rooms. Our Electronic Research rooms are fabulous! All we need is you!
We look forward to showing you around and have scheduled a few brief (15 minutes) tours to help you get your bearings. You do not need to sign up for a tour. Just meet us at the entrance to the library at any of the following times:
Monday (8/24) 10:00 a.m.
Monday (8/24) 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday (8/25) 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday (8/25) 1:30 p.m.
Thursday (8/27) 5:00 p.m.
Thursday (8/27) 5:30 p.m.
For those one-Ls who did not attend their scheduled Library tours last week (and did not receive their Lexis and Westlaw passwords), we will be holding make-up tours this week. These tours (lasting approximately twenty minutes each) are scheduled for the following times:
Monday (8/24) 10:00 a.m.
Monday (8/24) 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday (8/25) 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday (8/25) 1:30 p.m.
Thursday (8/27) 5:00 p.m.
Thursday (8/27) 5:30 p.m.
There is no need to sign up for these tours in advance. All tours will begin from the Reference Desk near the entrance to the Library. We look forward to seeing all of you.