Author: saltmeyer

Use Akron Law Digital to review titles from your library’s collection to study for exams, write papers, research for internships/externships, and more… anytime, anywhere, on your preferred mobile device!

Borrow any book by November 30, 2016 and earn 300 LexisNexis Rewards points!  To get your points:

Just add http://akron.law.overdrive.com as a bookmark and enter your University of Akron Email Address to log in.

You can link directly into popular Carolina Academic Press study aid titles below or search for other topics with a quick keyword search.  Click Borrow, then the blue Read (in your browser) button to open the book. Continue reading “Earn Lexis Points by Using a Book or Study Aid via Akron Law Digital”

Law Library Position for Law Students – apply today! Deadline is Monday, November 21, 2016.

The Law Library seeks to hire one law student as a Reference/Circulation Associate starting Spring Semester 2017.

The Law Library Reference/Circulation Associate must be able to work an average of 7.5-10 hours per week and must be available to work one weekday evening (specifically Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday) between 5 pm and 7 pm.  A permanent weekly schedule will be set up at the beginning of each semester.  Once the semester schedule is established, the Law Library Associate is responsible for the hours assigned to them.

The Law Library Associate will be compensated $10/hour. The Law Library Associate is supervised by a dual-degreed librarian (JD, MLS) who will provide reference training. The Circulation Supervisor will provide training on Circulation functions.

Duties include providing informational, directional, reference and research assistance to Law Library patrons. The Associate will staff the Reference Desk from 5 pm to 7 pm on Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday, as well as other weekday hours.  The Associate will assist users with all aspects of reference service, including use of the library online catalog, general reference questions, use of Law Library and campus resources, research strategies, and database searches.  The Associate will direct patrons to library and campus resources as appropriate.  The Associate will also have circulation duties include answering the phone, answering directional questions, and checking out library materials.

The Law Library Associate will also assist the reference librarians with faculty research projects, creation and maintenance of online library guides, and other projects.

Qualifications: Applicants must be upper level University of Akron law students.

Those interested in applying should email a current resume, your GPA, and your LARW grades to Sue Altmeyer (saltmeyer@uakron.edu) by November 21. Interviews will be conducted Monday November 28, 2016 through Wednesday November 30, 2016, both day and evening times will be available.

If you are writing a paper that touches on slavery and the law, you should take a look at this newly acquired databases from HeinOnline:

Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law – Every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.  Numerous books and pamphlets.

As a reminder, HeinOnline also has databases on the following topics:

Animal Studies: Law, Welfare and Rights – Titles from the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Animal Welfare Institute, legislative history materials, regulations, law review articles & more.

Religion and the Law – Includes titles on Canon Law, Islamic Law, Jewish Law, Church & State, Religion & Freedom.

Hein Online Intellectual Property Law Collection – Includes legislative histories, federal agency decisions, scholarly articles, classic treatises, historic copies of codes and regulations, historic copies of Official Gazettes, Index of Patents Issued and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.

 

Besides all the great print study aids in ASP, students can also access ebook study aids.  If you go to the Library Homepage, click on  Law Databases.  From there, you will see links to:

1. Akron Law Digital – contains titles published by Lexis, including the Questions and Answers and Understanding Series
2. West Academic Study Aids – includes Gilbert Law Summaries, Sum and Substance titles, Black Letter Outlines and High Court Case Summaries.

Don’t worry about a particular title being checked out – there are plenty of copies for everyone! Contact the library if you need help accessing these titles.

You may also want to take a look at the following library guides:

Study Aids for First Year Courses

Study Aids for Upper Division Bar Courses & the Bar Exam

 

1-Ls working on memos for LARW may want to consult the following sources for help:

• The library guide on Legal Citation links to CALI lessons and other internet resources.  It also lists helpful books on the Bluebook and ALWD, which you can obtain via the library or OASP.
• The library guide LARW: Legal Analysis Research and Writing has links to CALI Lessons on Legal Writing, writing apps and software, and lists helpful library and OASP materials.

Of course, the reference librarians can help with any research questions.  Call (330)972-7330, Email the Library or one of the librarians or stop by Central Hower Room 322.