Category: Law Library

Mark your calendars!  The law student rollout of Bloomberg Law will take place on Thursday, April 11^th.  Learn how to activate your account and receive training on Bloomberg Law.  Training sessions will be offered throughout the day.

When and where are the training sessions?
All training sessions take place in room 167 in the Law School.

• 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• 12:30-1:30 – includes pizza
• 1:30-2:30 – includes pizza
• 4:00-5:00
• 5:30-6:30 – includes pizza

How do we get a password if we cannot attend the training session?
Lynn Lenart will post registration instructions closer to the April 11^th date.

What is Bloomberg Law anyway?
Bloomberg Law offers a growing body of legal information such as court opinions, statutes, regulation, secondary sources, and news, as well as the range of corporate and financial information.  Users can access an exceptional dockets database that includes Federal docket materials which up until now was only available on PACER.  More about Bloomberg Law->  http://about.bloomberglaw.com/ .

Are there any academic restrictions on using the Bloomberg Law password?
No!  Bloomberg Law does not have an academic restriction for law students.  This means you can use it to conduct research for class or your employer.  Access continues throughout the summer.

Questions? Contact Lynn Lenart at 330-972-6357 or llenart@uakron.edu

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.