Author: Lynn Lenart, Law Librarian

Did you return a book a little late? Forgot what time your laptop was due? Your chance to pay off those charges and help a good cause is here. Starting Monday, March 18, and continuing through April 7, University Libraries and the Law Library will sponsor their annual Food for Fines drive for the Akron-Canton Food Bank.

You can bring in nonperishable food items to pay your fines. One food item equals one dollar toward your fines and there is no limit on the number of items you may donate. This offer cannot be used to pay for billed or lost items.

March 11, 12, and 13, 2012  Lexis will be offering multiple Lexis Certification Training at the University of Akron. 

Everyone who completes certification will receive enough points for a $15.00 Amazon Gift Card.  You also will be entered to win prizes in numerous other raffles.

There will be training available for day and evening students. The trainings offered at 12:20 will include a pizza lunch.  We will also offer pizza at the 5pm training on Wednesday, March 13th.

You must complete two short tutorials PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE TRAINING.  To complete the short tutorials/videos and to pick the class day and time, follow these instructions.

Contact our Lexis Account Manager Jennifer Durkin with any questions!
Jennifer.Durkin@lexisnexis.com

For the first time ever, law students are permitted to use their Lexis Advance law school access for their employer this summer. Note: This is just for the summer.

Here is the notice from Lexis:

We are happy to announce that your law school Lexis Advance ID will remain active during the summer and that you will have unlimited access to the content available to you in law school to be used for your academic, as well as any summer associate or internship/clerkship purposes. Whether working in a firm, government agency, any of the courts, or brushing up on your cost effective research skills, you will have unlimited access to Lexis Advance.

We understand that as a law student, your legal education does not stop during the summer. In fact, some of your most valuable and practical legal education occurs during your participation in summer associate and internship or clerkship programs. In recognition of this, for the months of June, July and August of this year, we are expanding the permissible uses of your law school Lexis Advance ID to include use by you in these programs, including all research or other work you perform for the firm, agency, or court. You simply need to be registered for Lexis Advance.

For more information.

The student photocopier in the Law Library scans to a USB drive or to your email address!  This is a wonderful improvement!  For instructions see the new posters above the copier.

The e-Flash Cards have launched within the West Study Aids Subscription.

• The two content sets that are available are: Torts and Contracts.  More topics will be added later.
• You can access the e-Flash Cards by clicking on the “Latest West Study Aids” tab after logging into the West Study Aids Subscription area.
• West suggests that you use either Firefox, Safari or Chrome.
• Screen shots.

Law student access to the West Study Aids and the new e-flash cards is provided by the Law Library.

For questions please contact Lynn Lenart, llenart@uakron.edu