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Drexel University
Earle Mack School of Law Library
3320 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
lawlibrary@drexel.edu
215-571-4772
Fax: 215-571-4768

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News and Events from the Law Library

 

Legal Research Boot Camp - Tuesday, May 20

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
9:30 am to 2:00 pm
Room 420
Light Lunch Provided
RSVP to lawref@drexel.edu to Reserve Your Seat

Who should attend?
All law students with summer research or practice positions.

• Refresh you skills in developing efficient and effective research strategies,
• Locating and effectively using secondary sources, primary sources, state sources,
• Using law library resources, and research checklists,
• Lexis and Westlaw “Prepare to Practice” training, and
• Hands-on training exercises.

 

New Chairs - take our online survey!

The law library is reviewing possible replacements for the ever-popular aluminum chairs. We currently have five sample chairs next to reference desk by the front windows. Give them a try and give us your opinion on our online survey form!

 

Law Library reading and exam hours for Spring term:*

• Mon May 5 – Fri May 16:                   7:30 a.m. to midnight
• Sat May 17:                                      7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m

*The law library will be closed to all non-law students during the Law Reading and
Examination period, May 3 to May 17, 2008.

From Sunday, May 18 through Sunday, June 1, the Law Library is on break hours as follows:

• Monday through Friday                     8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m
• Saturday and Sunday                       Noon to 5:00 p.m

The Law Library will begin summer hours on Monday, June 2.

 

New Lessons on CALI for April

CALI has recently been updated with several new lessons:

• Administrative Inspections (Administrative Law)
• Agency Decisions and Orders (Legal Research)
• Arizona Legal Research - Secondary Resources (Legal Research)
• Cohabitation (Family Law)
• Constitutional Standing in Environmental Citizen Suits (Environmental Law)
• Deliberative Process Privilege (Administrative Law)
• The Doctrine of Equivalents (Patent Law)
• Hybrid Rules (Administrative Law)
• Nebraska Primary Resources: Legislative & Judicial (Legal Research)
• Nevada Legal Research (Legal Research)
• New York Primary Legal Research (Legal Research)
• Standing (Specialized Issues) (Administrative Law)
• Washington (State) Legal Research -- Primary Sources (Legal Research)

CALI offers interactive, computer-based lessons as a supplemental aid to your studies, designed by top law professors and librarians. Browse their complete list of lessons to find out more. If you need a registration code for CALI, please e-mail kab66@drexel.edu or visit the Law Library Circulation Desk.

 

Search HeinOnline and more using Google Scholar

Google Scholar has begun indexing law journals from HeinOnline, which means you can more easily search for articles in Hein and many other resources, in a familiar and easy-to-use interface. To link to Hein and other Drexel journals from Google Scholar, first add Drexel in the Library Links within Scholar Preferences;Open Access. After updating your preferences, you will see a "Find it @Drexel" link in each of your results. Just click on this link to see if the journal is available through Drexel Libraries. It's quick, easy, and works on or off-campus!

For more information on Google Scholar's addition of HeinOnline, along with searching tips, see the HeinOnline blog.

 

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