Category: Law Library

We have two new recycle bins in the library!  They are combination bins for cans and bottles.  One is located by the library entrance and the other is located at the top of the steps on the third floor near the group study rooms.

Plagiarism, as defined on the University of Akron Office of General Counsel web page, “is the intentional or unintentional use of the words or ideas of another without acknowledging their source.” Deliberate and accidental plagiarism are treated the same by the University and the School of Law.  The University places the responsibility on the students to know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.

Law students caught plagiarizing will be violating the Law School’s Student Disciplinary Code and will be subject to proceedings under the Code.  Consequences can be severe and may include dismissal from the University.

More information about plagiarism:

1. Law Library Plagiarism Guide – find out what does not need citing, the purpose of citations and the many different categories of plagiarism.
2. CALI Lesson:  Plagiarism – Keeping Out of Trouble – This lesson will explain what constitutes plagiarism, how to avoid plagiarizing, and offers opportunities for students to test their understanding of plagiarism.

Thank you,

Lynn Lenart

Assistant Law Librarian for Reference Services, Office- room 269, llenart@uakron.edu

 

Black’s Law Dictionary is now available on WestlawNext for law students.  Make it easy to use Black’s Law Dictionary by adding it to your Westlaw favorites.

Here is how:

1. Open WestlawNext and click on Secondary Sources.
2. Black’s Law Dictionary is the first resource on the right under Tools & Resources. 
3. Click to open and then click on the gold star next to the title at the top of the page.
4. You may have to create a group for your favorites and give the group a name.  You can even name the group “Favorites” or whatever you want.
5. Don’t forget to click SAVE.

I created a group called Reference and added American Jurisprudence and Ohio Jurisprudence to the same group!  Now all three resources are the first titles I see when log into WestlawNext.

Stop by my office if you want to see how this is done or contact one of the Westlaw Student Associates Aaron Conrardy (aaron.conrardy5@gmail.com) or Alex Ripich (amr157@zips.uakron.edu).

Lynn Lenart
Office 269, Law Library
llenart@uakron.edu

Last year the Law Library added a public photocopier which does photocopying in black and white or color.  It also does scanning which can be downloaded to a thumb drive.  Copying is 7 cents for black and white and 20 cents for color.

In using this photocopier one is required to follow the U.S. laws regarding copyright.  Generally scanning a law school casebook to a thumb drive and then distributing copies of the digital image would violate the law.  Such scanning and distribution by a law student could be grounds for a honor code violation.  If you have any questions about what is permissible to do using the Law Library’s photocopier please contact one of the librarians.

For more information about copyright policies of the University see the following link.  This web site goes into some detail about what is permissible to copy.

  http://www.uakron.edu/ogc/guidelines/copyright.dot