New Circulation Desk and Bathrooms Coming Soon!

There will be construction in the Law Library to bring our circulation desk and some restrooms in compliance with ADA standards.

Please note that circulation desk construction will begin on May 30 and continue until just before 1L orientation begins. Construction in the circulation desk area during bar study will take place in the morning before the law library opens. There will be a temporary circulation desk during the construction.

In addition to the circulation desk, bathrooms will be upgraded for ADA compliance. This includes the bathrooms outside of the law library on the second floor in addition to the single bathrooms in the elevator lobby on the 3rd and 5th floors.

 LEXIS SUMMER ACCESS

 1)      SUMMER ACCESS TO LEXIS ADVANCE is automatic: This is the new “google-like” version of Lexis that was introduced to law schools this spring and is being introduced to commercial markets during the spring and summer. Unlike previous years, students do not need to register separately for summer access this year. Any student who already registered this semester to access Lexis Advance, will continue to have uninterrupted full access to Lexis Advance throughout the summer—no need to apply again. Summer Access is still to be for “academic purposes” only. 3Ls will have access to Lexis Advance till August 1^st, so they may use to study for bar if they want. For tutorials and literature on learning Lexis Advance visit http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/content.aspx?TopicID=6

Any student who never registered for Lexis Advance or has forgotten their ID/password can contact Lexis Rep  Celine Murphy at celine.murphy@lexisnexis.com for the info.

 2)      SUMMER ACCESS TO LEXIS.COM need to register for: Lexis.com will revert to the limited “career-only” menu for June and July. This limited access still allows students to search Martindale-Hubbell for career searching during summer. If the student has an academic need to access other resources on lexis.com, that are not available on Lexis Advance (this would be primarily International sources) then they do have the option of registering for summer access to Lexis.com as well. They will need to complete the summer access lexis.com form found at http://www.lexisnexis.com/idregistration/RegistrationStep2.aspx

 3)      LEXIS ASPIRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST WORK need to apply for: This is a program that provides free access to Lexis for all current law students, Dec 2011 graduates and May 2012 graduates who are engaged in verifiable 501(c)(3) public interest work. They need to complete the ASPIRE form http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/registrationdeferredfalls.aspx and upon approval will be provided with a Lexis ID for the APSIRE access. (fyi- any Dec 2011 graduates who wish to apply will need to sign on to Lexis to complete the form. The CDO Lexis Career ID for graduates will provide them with access to this form.)

  Lexis Rep Celine Murphy celine.murphy@lexisnexis.com can be contacted with any questions.

 WESTLAW SUMMER ACCESS

1) Current students (rising 1Ls and 2Ls) may extend the access on their student Westlaw passwords for the summer if they are:

* in a summer law school course
* current members of a law review or journal and working on projects for that publication
* working for a law school professor
* working on a project for a moot court, or
* working in an unpaid*, nonprofit public interest internship/externship AND are receiving credit towards graduation for this internship/externship

Law school student passwords may not be used for government offices or agencies, law firms, corporations or other purposes unrelated to law school academic work.

2) To extend your password for summer access, click on the “Need Your Westlaw Password This Summer?” link on the lawschool.westlaw.com home page.  If you have any questions on the summer access extension, please contact Tilman Larson at tilman.larson@thomsonreuters.com

* Paid= any reimbursements/tuition reimbursement/salary, wage, or payment of any kind to student.

Law Students!

Want to impress your boss this summer or during your first year of law practice? The Law Library reference librarians will help you improve your research skills in our Legal Research Makeover Clinics.

Dates: May 21 through May 24, 2012.

To view schedule for the Clinics and to register for a session, go to the Law Library’s homepage:

http://law.lib.buffalo.edu/legal/clinics-2012.asp

or to the Reference Desk.

Questions? Unable to attend the scheduled sessions? Do you need help with another topic? Contact Marcia Zubrow (645-2160 or llmarcia@buffalo.edu) to schedule an alternative date.

It is a tradition for the law library to provide snacks during the final exam period.  Stop by the 7^th floor reading room each afternoon to indulge. On behalf of the entire law library staff we wish you a successful exam period and a wonderful summer.

Joe Gerken, Reference Librarian, is one of the 2012 recipients of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship. The award honors “skill in librarianship; service to the campus, the university and to the field; scholarship and professional growth; and major professional achievements.” Joe is very deserving of this honor. He is an expert reference librarian, an insightful contributor to the legal literature, an engaging professor of legal research, and a committed law school, law library, and university citizen. Congratulations to Joe on being selected as one of  the 2012 recipients of this very prestigious award.