Category: Law Library

As we approach reading week and finals, be aware that the third floor of the library is a quiet area.  The second floor of the library is a collaboration zone, where talking is permitted.  Please be respectful of others and choose your study area according to your needs.  Feel free to let the staff know if there is a problem.

Starting Thursday, November 30:

• All study rooms will need to be reserved and checked out at the Library Circulation desk. The panels outside the doors will show the schedule and whether the room is in use.
• Study rooms can be reserved for four hours.
• Study rooms can only be scheduled one day in advance due to high demand during finals.
• Only the person(s) listed on the reservation form will be allowed to check-out the key to the study room.
• Late fees will be enforced for study room keys, course books and study aids during reading days and the final exam period.
• When the building closes at 7:00pm the keys will need to be surrendered and study rooms will be available on a first come, first served basis. When the library opens again at 7:00am, the rooms will need to be reserved.

Please only reserve a study room if you plan to study in a group.

On Monday, October 16, 2017, Sam Berbano, our Westlaw Rep will be at the Law School to answer all your Westlaw questions! He will do two training sessions, one at 3:30 p.m. and one at 5:30 p.m. Both of these are in Room 281. RSVP at https://goo.gl/YqNZDx. Free pizza for the first 30 RSVPs.

This Wednesday, October 11th a special guest speaker, Anders Brooks will be visiting Akron.  He is a Digital Media Consultant for Lexis and will be giving a live demonstration of the LexisNexis Digital Library (Akron Law Digital) which is available to all students for free through the Akron Library website. Akron Law Digital contains many Lexis study aids, including the Questions and Answers and Understanding Series, plus many other resources. Everyone who attends can earn 400 Lexis Points plus the first 20 students who log in and borrow an eBook at the event or within a week, will earn an additional 100 Lexis Reward Points.

Plus, there will be pizza.

The presentation will take place at 12:20 pm in Room 281. It will end by 12:45pm.  YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND AND BRING YOUR LAPTOP.  To register, log onto www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool and click on the “trainings at your schools” to find the registration link.  Register soon, space is limited.

Come learn more about these great resources, have some lunch and earn some points too!  If you have questions or need anything Lexis-related, just email me or call/text Jennifer Durkin (our Lexis Rep.)  at 216-744-3690.

The library can help you with GWR papers in two ways:

1. Meet with a librarian: Stop by the reference desk, or make an appointment. If you make an appointment, you can tell us what you are working on, so we can pull sources ahead of time. Or, you can ask questions via email or phone. Contact Sue Altmeyer, saltmeyer@uakron.edu, (330) 972-7764, or Kyle Passmore, passmore@uakron.edu, 330-972-6352.

2. Use online library guides: Library guides link to resources on Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, other databases and various web sites.  There are guides specific to: Family Law, International Law . Prosecution Function, Real Estate Financing Law and Sports Law, as well as a general GWR Papers guide.