the name of a new search tool available through the UB Libraries. It could have been named Violet or Victor or Vamos or Voogle.  But it is called “Everything” because it searches the UB Online Catalog (often called BISON) AND over 100 other databases all at once— from ONE SEARCH BOX.  It’s a little like searching Google, but the results are from many UB databases you might not otherwise think to search. 

The search results are displayed in 2 side-by-side frames: BOOKS on the left, ARTICLES on the right.  Click on “more options” and you can filter your results.

It’s a good place to begin some research projects.  It will help you discover some valuable materials you otherwise may not have come across.  From there, you can go on to explore more carefully specific databases you may have newly “discovered” by first searching “Everything.”

 Q: How do I get to Everything from the Law Library Homepage?
A: Just click on “Library Catalog,” then click on the “Everything” tab.”

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established by The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act). Read a short description of the Bureau here and here.

For the next 2 weeks ONLY, Feb. 6-19, 2012, the University at Buffalo has free trial access to a NEW DATABASE, the CCH Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reporter.  If this is a subject area you are interested in, please try out the database. Send us some feedback, positive or negative.  Should we consider subscribing to this database (funds allowing)?

 Please stop by the Law Library Reference Desk (645-2047; asklaw@buffalo.edu) if you’d like to have a demonstration of the database, or if you have any questions.  You can access the CCH Intelliconnect database here.  There are many resources included in the CCH database; to arrive at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reporter, click on the Consumer Financial Services Library in the left frame after you enter the database.

  Here is a more detailed description of the contents of the new database:

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reporter
appears in the Consumer Financial Services Library (see screen shot), and contains– 

CFPB Watch – monthly newsletter written by Dewey LeBoeuf attorneys

CFPB Update- weekly highlights of legislative, regulatory, judicial and industry developments affecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

CFPB Advance Release Documents- Daily, brief descriptions of important industry items are posted with links to full text of source documents.

CFPB Reporter- A comprehensive resource covering the federal laws and regulations governing consumer financial protection and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with extensive practice commentary and analysis by Ralph C. Ferrara of Dewey & LeBoeuf.  Organized by Act.

CFPB Quick Charts- A quick reference tool that allows users to quickly find and track recent activity involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Welcome back for the Spring 2012 Semester!

While you were gone, the Law Library: