New Computer login for visitors

If you are a guest of visitor at NYLS, you can login to any computer using the ‘Visitor’ login. The Visitor login now has a password. Please login as follows:

Login: visitor (all lowercase)
Password: visitor (all lowercase)


CALR 2005 summer access (LexisNexis & Westlaw)

Students have the option of extending full access to LexisNexis and/or Westlaw over the summer if they meet one or more of the following criteria (see web sites 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 unpaid internship or externship or Non-Profit externship (LexisNexis only)

You must update your registration at each site for this take take effect.
Westlaw: http://lawschool.westlaw.com/registration/summerextension.asp

LexisNexis: http://web.lexis.com/lawschoolreg/default.asp

For those continuing students not enrolled in summer law school (or qualifying under the categories above for full LexisNexis or Westlaw access) full access passwords expire May 31, 2005, and will resume August 15, 2005.


Library Users Asked to Honor Quiet Study Rules

A message from the administration and staff of the Mendik Library:

As final exams approach, all students must keep in mind the importance of abiding by the Quiet Study Rules in the Mendik Library. Even if you are the type of student who can study well in noise and commotion, remember that not everyone else feels the same way. At this time of year, the number of student noise complaints to library staff always rises dramatically. Making noise, even a little noise for a short time, can be extremely disruptive to your fellow students who are trying to study.

The library administration and staff, in concert with the Office of Facilities Management, does what it can to cultivate a quiet environment at finals time. Construction and maintenance work are avoided in the library, and we make sure that the group study rooms are kept free for student use. We also walk around and “shush,” as good librarians must. But we can’t be everywhere, and we can do only so much enforcement. We count on the cooperation and collegiality of students to keep the peace.

In particular, we ask that students take note that all reading areas, stack areas and public corridors in the library are Quiet Study Zones, with the exception of the first 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.
  • Do not use your cell phone, and don’t put it on vibrate—mute it completely or turn it off. Even a humming cell phone can disrupt your neighbor’s study. If you’re waiting for an important call, please find a place to study outside the Quiet Study Zones until you receive it.
  • Cell phones aren’t the only electronics that make noise. If your laptop has a sound card, mute it so that its noises are not audible to your neighbors. If you’ve got an IPod or a Walkman, make sure to keep the volume at a level that others can’t hear.
    When you enter or leave a group study room or computer lab, remember to close the door behind you.
  • If you become aware of a noisy facilities condition—a squeaky door, a thumping photocopier, a rumbling equipment room—report it immediately to the library staff (extension 2332, or you can push the “Library Help” button on any of our interoffice phones). We’ll do what we can to get the problem resolved as quickly as possible.

During the finals period the library gets very crowded, and tensions can sometimes mount. The only way to maintain an appropriate study atmosphere is through student cooperation under these simple rules. We ask that you keep them in mind always, and especially at this time of year.

If you have any questions, please contact Bill Mills, associate librarian for information services, at extension 2380 (212.431.2380) or wmills@nyls.edu.


New CALI CD lesson CDs have arrived

The Library has just received the 2004-2005 CALI® CD-ROM, which contains CALI’s entire catalog of exercises, written by law professors, in 30 areas of the law (400 lessons). The CD-ROM is issued every year with updated lessons and new materials to insure that all materials contain current law. Pick up your copy at the Library Reference Desk.


Law Student Scholarships for Continuing Legal Education Seminars Sponsored by PLI

Do you want to develop additional expertise in certain areas of the law in which you intend to practice? Do you want to explore or learn more about certain areas of the law in which you may be interested in practicing? Do you want additional opportunities to meet and network with practicing attorneys and in-house counsel? An excellent way to accomplish any or all of the above is through attending continuing legal education seminars. The non-profit Practicing Law Institute (PLI) is a preeminent CLE provider that offers a wide range of seminars, conducted by panels of distinguished practitioners, judges and law professors, in virtually all areas of the law. While practicing attorneys pay hundreds and even thousands of dollars to attend these seminars PLI generally awards full tuition scholarships to law students wishing to attend most programs (a $15 non-refundable application fee is required). You can obtain a copy of the application outside the Career Services offices, from the display racks in the library’s popular reading section or from the PLI website itself. You can also obtain detailed descriptions of upcoming programs as well as more information about PLI, including its offerings to law students, at its website.