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    May

    Westlaw Classic is Going Away

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Westlaw Classic is Going Away

    Some important news for those of you who still use Westlaw Classic:  As of July 1, 2014, Westlaw Classic will no longer be available on academic contracts.  You will need to use WestlawNext for all of your Westlaw research. Your current One Pass credentials (Username and Password) give you access to both Westlaw Classic and […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research, Library Information, Web
    19
    Mar

    Our Online Catalog Has a New Look

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    The Mendik Library is pleased to announce  new enhancements to its Encore catalog interface – a state-of-the-art “discovery engine.” Encore has a trimmer and cleaner look with tags listed on the left instead of displaying in a cloud. In the facets column on the left you can now access course reserves and other drill-downs to […]

    Category : Library Information, Web
    13
    Oct

    Mendik Mobile: See the App in action!

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on Mendik Mobile: See the App in action!

    What’s Mendik Mobile?  It’s an App that will let you access some of the Mendik Library’s key services on your smartphone. It’s a free download and is now available for Apple, Android, Blackberry and a wide variety of other smartphone platforms. Want to see the App in action?  Visit the Library Reference Desk on Tuesday, […]

    Category : Library Information, Mobile App, Web, Web/Tech
    19
    Sep

    Free Federal Rules Ebooks

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    Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute (LII), in partnership with the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), now offers free electronic versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence.  These electronic files become ebooks when viewed on a Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPhone, or any other device that supports .epub or .mobi […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research, Research, Web
    24
    Sep

    Westlaw.com: Problems with printing PDF documents

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    Internet Explorer uses: Are you having problems on Westlaw.com with printing and downloading PDF documents? There are several changes you can make in your Internet Options to fix this problem. Please open Internet Explorer and under Internet Options: – Add to Trusted site list – Tools >> Internet Options >> Security Tab >> Trusted Sites […]

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    17
    Jun

    Technical Problems with Electronic Resources

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    Please be advised that we are currently experiencing technical problems with access to many of the Web subscription services that the Library offers. You may notice the problem when you are trying to navigate to the Web pages for resources such as Hein Online, JSTOR, Making of Modern Law, and the BNA services. You will […]

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    21
    Feb

    RSS Feeds from the Law Library of Congress

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    The Library of Congress’s Law Library of Congress now offers RSS Feeds on the following topics: News & Events, Research Reports, Webcasts, and Global Legal Monitor. The "Research Reports" feed, for example, includes such topics as "How to Do Russian Legal Research" and "Children’s Rights: International Laws." These new feeds are just a small portion […]

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    18
    Apr

    Launch of Ms. JD blog

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    "Concerned by the rates at which women opt out of the legal profession, the lack of representation of women in the highest courts and echelons of the legal community, and the role of gender in the progression of many women’s legal careers, a group of female law students from Boalt Hall (UC Berkeley), Cornell, Georgetown, […]

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    3
    Apr

    Tax Research Resources

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    Are you taking any tax classes this semester?  Do you ever need to quickly find a tax “reg” or private letter ruling, or even a section of the Internal Revenue Code which is not in your class supplement?  If so, take a look at the new edition of Tax Research Resources on the Library’s site. […]

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    21
    Apr

    Taxonomy of Legal Blogs

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    For a listing of more than 600 law blogs grouped by content, check out this Taxonomy of Legal Blogs.

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