Category: Law Library

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.

Laptops are available for checkout in Central Hower Room 322.   You can check out a laptop for eight hours at a time.  They can not be used for ExamSoft purposes.  More information on checking out a laptop is on the library homepage.

The Lexis printer is currently in transit to Central Hower, and is no longer available at the Law Center.  We will post a notice on this blog when the Lexis printer is up and running.  In the meantime, the library staff at Central Hower Room 322 will print out documents from Lexis for law students at no charge.  The library staff may, in its discretion, deny enormously excessive requests for printouts.

If you are writing a paper this semester, the library can help.  You can:

1. Look at Library Research Guides – These online guides link directly to sources within Lexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg Law that can help you narrow your paper topic and conduct research.  There are also links to CCH, BNA, HeinOnline and other databases you might be unfamiliar with.  Our guides also point out free Internet sources that you might not necessarily come across by Googling.  There are guides for specific topic areas, like Family Law, First Amendment and Current Issues in Intellectual Property, as well as a general guide for Law Review & Upper Level Papers.
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2. Meet with a reference librarian.  Reference librarians are available in Central Hower Room 322 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday.  Librarians are also available via phone or email.   You can also make an appointment with Ms. Passmore, Ms. Souare or Ms. Altmeyer and let them know what you are working on, so they may pull sources for you ahead of time.  Contact information for the library staff.