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Category: Law Library
Law Library Reading Period and Finals Announcements
OASP and Sum & Substance- Circulation Changes
The circulation period and overdue fines for OASP and Sum and Substance materials will change for Reading Period and Finals. Starting on April 21, these materials will circulate for only 1 day (instead of 72 hours) and no renewals will be allowed. Overdue fines for these materials will increase from $1.00 per day to $5.00 per day.
These changes provide access to the materials for a greater number of students. If you have questions regarding these changes please stop by the Circulation Desk and ask to speak with Ms. Nevins or a librarian.
Don’t forget…you have access to West Study Aids on Westlaw! See this posting for more information.
School of Law Sample Exams
The University of Akron School of Law sample exams are available online through Springboard. Log on to Springboard using your UANet ID and Password and follow the link for Law School Sample Exams – Ongoing.
Shhh! Law Students are Studying
It is the time of the semester when students are writing papers and preparing for exams. Please be courteous of your fellow students and help control the noise level throughout the Law Library. Please put your cell phones and pagers on vibrate and conduct quiet phone conversations either outside of the Law Library or near the Law Library restrooms. If you listen to any form of audio, use headphones and keep the volume low. Please limit conversations in open study areas and if you want to work in a group, please use a study room. When using group study rooms please be respectful of your neighbors and keep discussions under control, the walls are not soundproof.
Free Coffee During Finals!
The Law Library staff invites law students to stop by the Circulation Desk weekday mornings during finals for a cup of coffee. You supply the spill-proof cup and we will supply the coffee.
Weekdays, Monday – Friday, starting April 23rd and ending May 4th.
Good luck on finals!
Protect Your Belongings
We would like to remind law students to never leave your valuables alone anywhere in the School of Law. Your textbooks, book bags, purses, laptops and other belongings can be easily taken in just “30 seconds.”
We welcome visitors to the School of Law and to the Law Library, both those associated with the University and those who are not. Having open doors, however, also means anyone can come into the building. It would be wise to always be careful and make it a habit to never leave your belongings unattended.
If you see suspicious behavior, please notify law school employees right away. You can call the University police yourself by dialing 330-972-2911 (if using a cell phone) or 911 if using a campus phone.
More information about campus safety here.
Thank you.
West Online Study Aids Will be Down for Maintenance
The West Study Aids site is scheduled for maintenance and will be temporarily unavailable from 6:00 pm CST Friday, March 30, 2012 through Sunday April, 1, 2012 at 6:00 pm CST. Access to the site will be made available as soon as the maintenance is completed.
If you would like to print select materials beforehand, the Study Aid Subscription allows you to print 150 pages per month.
Thank you for your patience as we make improvements to the site. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Customer Technical Support at 1-800-486-4876.
New Library Guides
Two new library guides are now available on the Law Library website.
The Legal Citation library guide covers The Bluebook, ALWD Citation Manual, the Ohio Citation manual and international citation. The Bluebook and ALWD pages list guides, manuals, videos and presentations that can help you understand legal citation. There are also links to CALI exercises, Lexis Interactive Citation Workstation and Westlaw CiteStation, where you can practice citing using either ALWD or The Bluebook. The general information tab has charts and PowerPoints that help students transition from ALWD to The Bluebook.
The second library guide, recently launched, covers legal research databases available to law students here at the University of Akron. The guide has links to tutorials, training, support phone numbers, password use policy, and a hint about a new legal database we will see next fall.
To get to all of the Law Library’s guides go to the Law Library web page and click on Library Guides, or click here.
For questions please contact Lynn Lenart, llenart@uakron.edu, 330-972-6357.