tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90431146846799527792024-03-13T16:50:12.829-07:00GGU Law Library BlogJanet Fischerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710379105077710630noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-89336648835858194842014-04-15T10:34:00.000-07:002014-04-15T10:34:50.866-07:00Using Legislative History to Find Legislative Intent
Improve your legislative history research skills! This webinar is designed to help students and recent graduates (and anyone else) get a head start on the type of research they are likely to be assigned during their summer positions. The facilitator will cover the legislative process and focus on how to use ProQuest Congressional and Legislative Insight to do the research and find the Janet Fischerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710379105077710630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-41498516755399895972014-03-17T15:08:00.002-07:002014-03-17T15:08:36.380-07:00Survey Results
View a summary of the law library survey results:
Student survey
Faculty/Staff survey
Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-2671391072924510192014-02-24T15:45:00.001-08:002014-02-24T15:46:10.358-08:00Winners!
Thank you to all of the students who completed the law library survey! Congratulations to the winners of the prize drawing.
$25 Amazon Gift Cards
Lien
Tran
Walaiporn Mekkriengkrai
Ashley Dalton
Henghameh Poya
$12 Library Copy Cards
Cheri Hawkins
Marc Leiding
Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-42335941787821166152014-01-27T10:09:00.000-08:002014-01-27T10:09:15.913-08:00Law Library Survey
Please complete the short (5 minute) library student survey for a chance to
win four $25 Amazon gift cards and library copy cards. Access
the survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GGUlawlibrary
Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-50058267199865662732013-12-04T11:49:00.002-08:002013-12-04T11:51:18.604-08:00Food Allowed in the Law Library!
BIG BIG NEWS ALERT!! You can
now EAT IN THE LIBRARY. Yes, you read that correctly. Come study and eat. We
trust that y'all will do this in a respectful manner - put your trash where it
belongs, and don't eat loudly in quiet areas. If this new policy goes well, we
hope to continue it for years to come.
Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-63419628984622302702013-10-09T14:49:00.002-07:002013-10-09T14:49:39.254-07:00 Research? To find a Job? Yes!
Thursday, October 10, noon to 1 pm, room 3214
Reference
Librarian Jodi Collova will describe how to use online legal research tools to
do the following:
Gain information about a field of law
Prepare for interviews by researching employers
Find relevant blogs, journals, etc. to learn the latest
legal hot topics, so you are knowledgeable in a job interview
Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-41113305778412790182013-09-26T17:05:00.002-07:002013-09-26T17:06:48.947-07:00Upcoming Westlaw & Lexis TrainingsAll law students are invited to attend any of the following trainings:
Westlaw - Mon, Sept. 30, 12-1, Room 3203
Westlaw - Tues, Oct. 1, 12-1, Room 3216
Westlaw - Thurs, Oct. 3, 12-1, Room 3203
Lexis - Thurs, Oct. 10, 12-1, Room 3203Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-68896219243994615332013-09-23T11:54:00.000-07:002013-09-23T11:55:16.297-07:00Lexis and Westlaw TrainingsAll law students are invited to attend Lexis and Westlaw trainings this week as follows:
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Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-759575642765882322013-08-21T10:36:00.000-07:002013-08-21T10:36:06.609-07:00Some of the New Titles in the Law Library
Selected new titles in the law library collected over the summer months are
listed below. Full lists are available at: http://law.ggu.edu/law/law-library/about/new-acquisitions/.
Contested waters : an environmental history of the Colorado River /
April R. Summitt. Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013].
F788 .S89 2013. Click here to view the FULL CATALOG
RECORD.
Janet Fischerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710379105077710630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-19492149081872834732013-08-14T08:37:00.001-07:002013-08-14T08:37:09.403-07:00In Your First 5 Years of Practice?
If you have passed the California Bar and are in your first 5 years of practice, CEB offers FREE access to CEB OnLAW for one year!
Check out the details at CEB.
Janet Fischerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710379105077710630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-84171369735727466932013-05-21T10:45:00.001-07:002013-05-21T10:45:13.786-07:00Bar Prep Westlaw & Lexis AccessGraduating 3Ls can register to extend their Westlaw and Lexis Advance access through the summer!
Graduates can extend their Westlaw account (for bar preparation and educational purposes) through November 2013 here: http://lawschool.westlaw.com/shared/marketinfodisplay.asp?code=MI&id=322.
Graduates can register for a new Lexis Advance account, which will run from early July through December Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-49043001919525731272013-05-21T09:17:00.003-07:002013-05-21T09:18:54.247-07:00The New Lawyer
The Daily Journal's New Lawyer is out today with the full State Bar Exam pass list, results by school type, law school passing rates, this year's Bar Exam questions and sample answers from our legal experts.
www.dailyjournal.com/NewLawyer
Janet Fischerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710379105077710630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-45205588200432081702013-05-06T11:50:00.002-07:002013-05-06T11:50:26.530-07:00First Annual Report on the Digital Commons
We've published our first Annual Report on our institutional repository, Digital Commons. Read it here: http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/reports/1/.
Janet Fischerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12710379105077710630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-48593378280599324962013-03-26T14:38:00.002-07:002013-03-26T14:42:32.166-07:00Unlimited Access to Lexis Advance This Summer!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 Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-45726589113953632462013-03-20T09:44:00.002-07:002013-03-20T09:44:31.874-07:00Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-37361969682976693992013-03-12T17:10:00.003-07:002013-03-12T17:11:56.885-07:00How much does Lexis cost?<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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the skills that employers desire? Attend a Lexis Advance
Professional Certification Training. To become certified, you only need to attend one training
and take a short online quiz proving your research skills. Once certified, your
name will be added to a National Registry. You will receive 1300
POINTS when you attend training
(800 points) and complete the Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-46275362938375910372013-02-05T11:28:00.001-08:002013-02-05T11:28:23.215-08:00WestlawNext Trainings<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Come to a
training to learn how Lexis Advance can help you with your client letter
assignment! You will learn how to use secondary sources to gain a deeper
understanding of unfamiliar legal issues and how to ensure that you have found
the most relevant authority.
DINNER will
be provided, and you also will earn 400 LexisNexis
Rewards points. In addition, you will be entered into a Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-88930247573478002922013-01-16T14:21:00.000-08:002013-01-22T10:24:35.892-08:00Lexis Advance Training for 1Ls
Come to an optional
training to learn how Lexis Advance can help you with your client letter
assignment! You will learn how to use secondary sources to gain a deeper
understanding of unfamiliar legal issues and how to ensure that you have found
the most relevant authority.
LUNCH will
be provided, and you also will earn 400 points. In addition, you will be entered
into a Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-9873346826988863802013-01-09T11:00:00.000-08:002013-01-09T11:00:07.047-08:00Librarians teaching upcoming 1L Legal Writing and Research classes
Hey 1Ls!! Your librarians are back to teach more about electronic research. Join us for one of the sessions listed below. Thursday, January 17th, 2013 *1:15pm – 2:30pm* Room 2203 Jennifer Pesetsky *3pm – 4:15pm* Room 2201 Jodi Collova *6:30pm – 7:45pm* Room 3214 Michael Daw As always, let us know if you have any questions.
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02897807213543396829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043114684679952779.post-87633324074307333952012-11-19T15:58:00.001-08:002012-11-19T15:58:09.955-08:00Lexis Nexis Exam Preparation Gamehttp://www.caselawgame.com/
Be fully prepared for exams with the new case law game (it's free!) designed to help you spot and analyze issues _ a crucial part of every law exam. 1Ls: prepare for exams by testing your knowledge of case law content based on areas of law you're learning about right now. 2Ls and 3Ls: prepare for exams _ or even the bar _ with 5 levels of questions that increase in Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247288736159604051noreply@blogger.com