Welcome Back!
The Law Library Faculty and Staff all are excited to welcome you all back to school!
Mini Golf is Coming: Calling Student Organizations to Sponsor Holes on Mel Shinn Day
Let your imaginations run wild and promote your student organizations mission, message and pride by sponsoring a mini-golf hole on Mel Shinn Day. Contact Richard Leiter or Emily Nimsakont as soon as possible if your group is interested in sponsoring a hole.
New Reference Hours
Our reference hours are now 9-noon and 1-4 Monday through Friday. We’ll be at the desk from 10-noon and 1-3.
Library Hours for Fall
Our regular hours this semester are:
Monday – Thursday, 7:30am – 12:30am
Friday, 7:30am – 10pm
Saturday, 9am – 10pm
Sunday, 11am – 12:30am
Labor Day weekend:
Friday, 7:30am – 5pm
Saturday, 9am – 5pm
Sunday, 12pm – 5pm
Monday (Labor Day), 9am – 12:30am
Schmid to be Designated a PTRC
Huh? Patent and Trademark Resource Center. This means that the law library will have deep access to patent and trademark databases. UNL’s PTRC has been located for several years at the Engineering library, but with the clinic’s new designation as a certification as a certified patent clinic.
eWellness: Check Your Devices!
•If you were a regular reader of the New York Times on your computer or smart phone remember to log in while on campus in order to continue access when you’re off campus. If you still have trouble, try using this link: http://nytimes.com/grouppass and follow the directions to create an account.
•If you want to keep current on legal news in the courts, subscribe to BNA’s US Law Week, follow this link, http://uslw.bna.com/lwrc while on campus and sign up for the email updates.
•For news about the legal profession, consider Law.com at http://law360.com This American Lawyer/National Law Journal service comes to us via LexisNexis and reports on all kinds of information about the law, law firms and the legal profession. Create an account and sign up for specialized newsletters to keep abreast of subjects that you’re interested in. A good source of information when you’re taking seminar classes.
•Above the Law, http://abovethelaw.com is another service that reports on the law, the legal profession and legal education.
Researching a Seminar Paper?
Prof Stefanie Pearlman has developed an excellent LibGuide to help you research a seminar paper. Check it out. Researching a Seminar Paper: http://schmidguides.unl.edu
NEW! Download Audio Versions of Important Legal Journals from ModioLegal
ModioLegal is a new company that offers audio versions of three specialized practice-oriented journals: The Tax Lawyer, ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute) and Litigation in Practice. Follow the link below to create an account sign up. This is a new service which is being offered on a trial basis to law schools on a free trial. YOU MUST USE YOUR UNL.EDU EMAIL ADDRESS to subscribe: http://www.modiolegal.com/user If you do subscribe, we’d love to hear your feedback as to whether(or not) you think it useful.