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)
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)
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):
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
Deadline for the MPRE is Tuesday, October 5th. The latest set of sample questions is in the Reserve collection.
First year training in the Westlaw database begins Friday, October 1st. You will need to sign up for a class at the Library’s Circulation Desk. To view the school calendar and the list of classes, click here.
Remember to turn off your cell phones or set them to silent/vibrate while in the library. Cell phone use is distracting and disturbs your colleagues. If you need to use your cell phone, please be courteous and use it in the lobby outside the library. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.