Tag Archives: databases
Current Events: Find News and Research Background
Are you interested in tracking news stories covering current events or finding background sources on issues such as social justice, the executive branch, and COVID-19 and the law? The Law Library can help. We subscribe to several major newspapers and … Continue reading
Three Secret Weapons
You can ask a research librarian a seemingly impossible question and get an answer in minutes. How? Well, practice and the ability to remember questions I’ve answered before. But there’s something else. Librarians have secret weapons, and today I’m lifting … Continue reading
A Brand New Lexis
Have you logged in to Lexis today? Don’t worry, you’re not going crazy–this is not your Daddy’s Lexis (even if he just graduated from law school in May). This morning marks the unveiling of a completely redesigned Lexis Advance interface. … Continue reading
Citing to Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance, and WestlawNext Using ALWD & Bluebook
A recurring issue we’ve seen at the reference desk is a student who wants to use ALWD or the Bluebook to cite to a resource located in Bloomberg Law (BLaw), Lexis Advance (LA) or WestlawNext (WLN). The reason this has become a … Continue reading
New Databases from the Library
The Library has added two new databases that students will want to acquaint themselves with as they prepare to look for jobs and get ready to practice: Law360 and Fastcase. Law360 is a collection of subject-specific legal news databases that covers a … Continue reading
