Cocky Law Blawg
The Cocky Law Blawg offers legal research tips and musings from the Coleman Karesh Law Library. Contributors to this blog are the editor David Lehmann, and Terrye Conroy, Stacy Ehteredge, Rebekah Maxwell, Pamela Melton, and Karen Taylor.
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Three Useful Intro Tools
If you’re new to the terminology and citation format for legal materials, check out the following online resources: 1. Law.com’s Legal Dictionary 2. Georgetown’s Legal Research Definitions 3. Cornell’s Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Post-Conroy)If you’re new to the terminology...
Return of Late Reference
Beginning on August 25, the Reference Department will be open until 7:00 pm Monday through Thursday (holidays excluded).Beginning on August 25, the Reference Department will be open until 7:00 pm Monday through Thursday (holidays excluded).
Coleman Karesh Legal Research Institute
The Coleman Karesh Library is offering its annual summer Legal Research Institute on Monday, May 12th and Tuesday, May 13th in Room 333. If you are a research assistant, journal editor, or a student who is interested in additional legal research information, you should plan on attending....
Summer Reference Hours
Beginning on Tuesday, April 15, the reference desk will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., M-F. Late reference (unti 7:00 p.m., M-Th) will resume with the beginning of the fall semester. Good luck on exams, everybody. Don’t forget that, whatever you’re doing...
Coleman Karesh Library - Final Exams Hours
The law library will be open the following hours during Spring exams: Thursday, April 17: 7:00 am - 1:00 am Friday, April 18: 7:00 am - 10:00 pm Saturday, April 19: 9:00 am - Midnight Sunday, April 20: 10:00 am - 1:00 am Monday - Thurs: 7:00 am - 1:00 am Friday,...
Final Lexis Class for Semester
This is your last chance for Lexis class on Cost-effective research Wednesday, at 10:30 in room 138. Don”t miss out. These techniques wil serve you well in the summer. (Post-del) Debt settlement companies Card credit debt grant help pay Credit card debt counseling...
GPO and the Authentication of Online Legal Resources
Law librarians have long been concerned that legal resources appearing on the web are not being “authenticated” (certified as official and authentic), as brought home by the state-by-state report issued by the American Association of Law Libraries is in March, 2007. But, perhaps the...
Library Easter Hours
The Law Library will observe the following schedule this weekend: Friday, March 21 - 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday, March 22 - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday, March 23 - 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm Regular library hours will resume on Monday, March 24. Rebekah Maxwell, Associate Director for Library Operations...
PREPARE to PRACTICE with Lexis!!
Earn 800 Lexis points and 3 DAYS of FREE LEXIS TIME to use this summer *Many firms require this class! Attend this 30 minute session to learn tips to save you time and your client money. ** 800 points for attending! (800 point offer good for one cost effective class this semester) ** 3 days of...
WESTLAW Classes March 24th – March 27th
WESTLAW CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: Prepare to Practice - Learn the cost-effective research skills that employers expect you to know. The first 100 students who attend Prepare to Practice will receive a leather padfolio. All students who attend will receive 500 WestlawRewards Points! Top 10 Things I...
