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G EORGETOWN L AW L IBRARY
L IBRARY B ASICS W ELCOME The entire staff of the Georgetown University Law Library welcomes you. As one of the premier legal research facilities in the United States, we have created a learning environment that will support all of your research and studying needs.
We have two library locations on opposite sides of the campus. The Williams Library collects U.S. law and interdisciplinary material as well as special collections. The Wolff Library focuses on foreign, comparative, and international law. Both locations have reference desks and provide comfortable seating and
L IBRARY S URVIVAL T IPS Tutorials Learn more about researching cases, statutes, regulations, legislative history, and secondary sources from our tutorials at: www.ll.georgetown.edu/ tutorials/ Live Chat Chat with a Georgetown Law librarian whenever the reference desks are open. Ask questions about research, the Library, Lexis & Westlaw. Past Exams Electronic access to your professors’ past exams and feedback are available at http:// gull.georgetown.edu. Reference Desks Ask any questions you have
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at the Reference Desk in the Williams Library Reading Room or the Wolff Library main level. Go Green Recycling bins are located throughout the Library. In an effort to use less paper, the default on the photocopiers is set to make double sided copies. Consider using the free scanners to save money, paper, and toner. Reading Room Reserve Many current casebooks, other class material, and study aids are available in the Reading Room Reserve section on the second (main) floor of Williams Library.
group study rooms for studying. Our collections, both print and online, will give you quick and easy access to a sophisticated and nuanced examinations of legal issues. In this newsletter we hope you will find tips that will enhance your Georgetown experience.
1L S Course Reserves Your professors may place materials on reserve in the Library. Items that are on course reserve are available at the Williams Library Circulation Desk. GULLiver GULLiver is the library catalog. It will connect you to our print collection as well as electronic materials in Lexis, Westlaw, and other databases. Treatise Finder Lost in your course? Consider using the Treatise Finder to locate treatises on over 50 practice areas. Each guide points researchers to the preeminent treatises on a topic as well as quick study aids. www.ll.georgetown.edu/ guides/treatisefinder.cfm
D ID YOU KNOW ?
The Law Library is the fourth largest academic law library in the U.S.
The Williams Reading Room is open 24 hours around exam time.
The Library’s research tutorials won a national award in 2008.
There are free scanners in the Libraries. (Wolff Circulation Desk, Williams Reading Room, and Williams Computer Lab).
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Expanded tips at: www.ll.georgetown.edu/students/techtips.cfm CALI Lessons As part of the Law Library’s membership in the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), all law students have access to hundreds of free interactive lessons. Topics cover Torts to Tax and Contracts to Constitutional Law. Each student can receive a copy of a DVD containing all lessons, and passwords will be distributed to download the lessons online here: http:// lessons.cali.org
The Library has over 200 Research Guides – all written specifically for Georgetown Law students by Georgetown Law Librarians
Study Room: Wireless Projectors Several study rooms in each law library location have wireless projectors intended for use as a collaborative study tool. This specialized projector allows students to wirelessly share notes,
I S W RITING
A
S EMINAR P APER
documents and presentations by displaying them on the wall. Download access software (for Mac and Windows) on the Tech Tips web page. Student Technology Assistance The Information Systems Technology (IST) Department has a Technology Reference Desk in room 304 of the Williams Library where students can get technology assistance. Hours are 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday. You may also contact the help desk by email at: [email protected]
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Wireless Computer Access The entire Law Center has a wireless network that should provide coverage in all buildings on campus. Wireless connection information is available on this password-protected page: www.law.georgetown.edu/ ist/wireless/ connectwireless.cfm. Georgetown Law Library Browser Toolbar The Law Library has a browser toolbar for use in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The toolbar includes links to numerous databases and web pages for our library services. Database links work on and off campus. Download the toolbar here: http:// georgetownlawlibrary.mylibr arytoolbar.com.
Y OUR F UTURE ?
Most students will write a seminar paper or journal note during their time at Georgetown Law. The Library has many resources available to help you find a topic and conduct your research.
can meet with a Georgetown Law librarian who specializes in your research area about your specific research needs. Request a consultation at www.ll.georgetown.edu/ services/ref_appoint.cfm.
Most importantly, be aware that there’s more to scholarly research than Westlaw and Lexis. Through the library, you have access to hundreds of databases to help with your research.
The seminar paper research guide provides guidance on doing scholarly research. It’s available at www.ll.georgetown.edu/ guides/seminar_papers.cfm.
There also may be an in-depth research guide on your topic. These guides will give you tips on which sources to consult and how to conduct your research. Access the research guides at www.ll.georgetown.edu/ research.
Once you’ve finished your paper, why not publish it? Consult our Guide to Publishing Articles in Law Reviews & Journals at www.ll.georgetown.edu/ guides/Publishing.cfm.
We also provide research consultations, where you
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W OLFF I NTERNATIONAL AND C OMPARATIVE L AW L IBRARY The John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library is a collection of resources for international and comparative law and a comfortable place to study. There are two desks in the Wolff Library where you can obtain information. The reference desk is your first stop for stress free help with legal research. The circulation desk is staffed by people who are available to answer directional questions and troubleshoot technical challenges at all
hours that the Library is open. Students can reserve one of the study rooms on the upper level of the Wolff library. Walk-up computers provide quick access to email, the library catalog, courseware, and more. The third floor covers international law materials, such as major treaty collections, the classic works of public international law, and treatises on sub-topics of international law such as human rights, international trade, and international environmental law.
The staircase leads to the library’s collections of the major foreign legal systems such as: France, Germany, Mexico, China and Japan with accompanying English translation, Great Britain, and former Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and some east African jurisdictions. There are also bound international law journals and materials for the European Union and some other regional organizations.
S PECIAL C OLLECTIONS The Special Collections Department houses the Library’s rare book, manuscript and art collections, as well as the Law Center Archives and the National Equal Justice Library (NEJL). These collections mark some of the Library’s rarest and most historically significant materials. Highlights of the collection include a fifteenth century copy of Justinian’s Pandectorum – one of the first generation of texts produced by the printing press – and late nineteenth century American state reports and codes. It’s also home to the trial notes and books from the library of John Scott, Lord
Eldon and the personal papers of Judge Oliver Gasch. The Archives serves as the institutional memory of Georgetown Law and traces its activities, decisions, policies and programs since its founding in 1870. The collection includes such items as photographs of historic Georgetown Law buildings, video recordings of Georgetown Law Gilbert and Sullivan productions and copies of the Law Weekly dating to the mid 1960s. The NEJL documents the legal profession’s history of providing representation to those unable to afford counsel. Created in the late 1980s, the collection is
comprised of books, personal papers, oral histories and other materials related to the history of the legal services movement. The collection maintains the records of the Legal Aid Society of New York – the first legal aid organization in the United States – an oral history of the pro bono Gideon v. Wainwright defense team, and over 2,000 books and publications about legal aid. The department is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, although appointments outside of standard business hours are available upon request.
The Newe Greate Abredgement (1551) is one of the first publications that organized statutes by subject matter.
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O RGANIZING YOUR R ESEARCH It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the wealth of resources available at the Library. To help keep your research organized, we offer several tools. RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool. Our guide for getting started in RefWorks is available at gull.georgetown.edu/screens/ refworks_guide_gull.pdf. Your RefWorks account will work on any computer. Zotero is a free Firefox extension that is designed to help you collect, manage, and cite research sources on a single computer. Learn more at www.zotero.org.
CaseMap is a tool litigators use to keep track of key facts, issues, and people. LexisNexis offers a free trial of this software to law students for 36 months. Get more information at: www.lexisnexis.com/ lawschool/content.aspx? articleid=125&topicid=32. You’ll need to sign into Lexis.com to view the article. You can also save pages on the Library website and from the Library Catalog, GULLiver to your account in places such as delicious, Facebook or Digg by using our bookmark tool. You can also save catalog search results in MyGULLiver.
P REPARING
FOR
E XAMS
The Library has many resources to help you prepare for exams. Past Exams Past exams can give you a sense of what law school exams are like and how your professor has written exams. Our online exam collection starts in 1998. Older exams are kept in the copy room at the end of the tall Reference Collection shelves in the Oakley Reading Room. Study Aids Current editions of some study aids are available in Reading Room Reserve. Use the online treatise finder to locate study guides available for your courses and many other topics. Study Space
S TUDYING I N Our libraries are a popular place to study. Here are a few tips to help you best use our space. When you’d like to have a group study session, please use one of the many group study rooms (sign up at the circulation desk). Some of these rooms have a wireless projector to facilitate collaboration. The library is a tobacco free zone, so there is no smoking or other use of tobacco products. Only drinks in containers with a lid are allowed, mugs and soda cans should not be brought into the library.
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Please turn off your cell phone ringers when entering the libraries. Hold all cell phone conversations outside of the Wolff Library. In the Williams Library, we allow cell phone conversation only in the Atrium (on any floor). No food is allowed in the libraries; however, Williams Library has a canteen on the ground floor with vending machines, tables, chairs, and a microwave oven. It’s a great place to have lunch or take a study break! You can get there by turning left at the guard desk and going down the stairs -- it’s on your left.
The library has a variety of settings for the serious studying exams require. Group study rooms are available for study sessions. Wireless projectors (available in select study rooms) can help you collaborate on outlines and other projects. During the weeks leading up to exams and during exams, the Reading Room stays open 24 hours a day. Coffee Each evening during exams, the Friends of the Library group provides free coffee in the Williams Library.
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C HANGE Over the summer, we’ve made many changes to the libraries. We recently relocated the Wolff Reference Desk to a more central location across from the Wolff Circulation Desk. Past library surveys indicated that some students were distracted from their studies by reference desk interactions at the previous location. Now that area will be quieter and the reference desk will be more convenient to our patrons! You’ll also notice that we have new Reading Room chairs.
IN THE
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We’ve also added several more free scanners. The scanners are available in the third-floor computer lab and in the Reading Room Reserve area in Williams and at the circulation desk in Wolff. Georgetown students can use the scanners free of charge. The files will be sent to your Georgetown Law email. Many of the improvements to the library are based upon feedback from our students. If you have a comment or suggestion, please use the online suggestion form at
www.ll.georgetown.edu/ forms/suggestion.cfm. We’re also making room for some new offices on the third floor of the Williams Library. Over the summer, we’ve marked books that will be recycled with a green X . We’ll soon remove these books from the library and start shifting the remaining books to create room for them in our remaining stacks. Keep up with the state of the move on our Library Feedback Blog.
L EGAL R ESEARCH W ORD S EARCH
EC I N I S TATUE WS RRD I G E S T Z EUKE YC I T E R I S S L B S I PUE ED TNEME TAT S E R LNXUT J RAECA AU I N S OC T J OP WL S Y P C Y S T D E S T R E TONDA E H T C R K R L L AWP S S CA S E I B TAEN
Find these words related to Legal Research USC Reporter Shepardize KeyCite Code Westlaw Lexis ALR CJS Digest Case Statute Restatement Headnote KeyNumber
L ISTEN U P : A UDIO /V ISUAL S TUDY -A IDS Sum & Substance Sum & Substance is a series of lectures on fundamental legal topics, such as contracts or property, recorded in CD format. The lectures offer a condensed summary of each topic, and are delivered by prominent law professors. The law library has purchased lectures covering most firstyear courses. Sum & Substance CDs are on reserve at the circulation desk. AudioCaseFiles Many of the cases you will be reading for class have been recorded as MP3 files. These
F OLLOW
cases are in the AudioCaseFiles collection and are available for use by all Georgetown Law students. Once the files are downloaded, they can be played on a PC, burned to a CD, or transferred to your iPod or other portable audio player. AudioCaseFiles also provides videos of actual courtroom proceedings, designed to help teach litigation and evidentiary skills. There are hundreds of videos in over 25 practice areas, and users can browse by practice area, case name, or jurisdiction. After installing a
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free program (Microsoft Silverlight), users can stream videos to their desktop. To use AudioCaseFiles: Go to www.audiocasefiles.com. Be sure to register with your Georgetown Law email address. Your account will be set to unlimited status, which means you will be able to use any audio or video file that AudioCaseFiles offers. (For more detailed instructions, visit the Library’s student portal www.ll.georgetown.edu/ students).
T WITTER G EORGETOWN L AW L IBRARY
The library created several new ways for us to learn more about the library and send us your feedback. Keep up with Library news through our Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/GtownLawLib
Supporting Scholarship Leading in Technology Excelling in Service
We’re also monitoring for tweets about the Georgetown Law Library. So if you want to send us comments just tweet about the library. Learn more about legal research and information trends through the Library’s Due Process blog. Feel free to submit comments to the blog http://tinyurl.com/oudu9p Submit through the “Suggestion” link on the bottom of the library’s homepage. The library responds to all comments on our Feedback Blog. http://tinyurl.com/ozspme Become a fan of the Library on Facebook to get news about services or changes to hours. Comment on our postings http:// tinyurl.com/pwguj9 Plan the semester with our online calendar with hours for circ. and ref. desk and reading room access for the full semester. http://tinyurl.com/qdpexl
111 G Street NW Washington, DC 20001 www.ll.georgetown.edu 202-662-9131
L IBRARY B ASICS W ELCOME The entire staff of the Georgetown University Law Library welcomes you. As one of the premier legal research facilities in the United States, we have created a learning environment that will support all of your research and studying needs.
We have two library locations on opposite sides of the campus. The Williams Library collects U.S. law and interdisciplinary material as well as special collections. The Wolff Library focuses on foreign, comparative, and international law. Both locations have reference desks and provide comfortable seating and
L IBRARY S URVIVAL T IPS Tutorials Learn more about researching cases, statutes, regulations, legislative history, and secondary sources from our tutorials at: www.ll.georgetown.edu/ tutorials/ Live Chat Chat with a Georgetown Law librarian whenever the reference desks are open. Ask questions about research, the Library, Lexis & Westlaw. Past Exams Electronic access to your professors’ past exams and feedback are available at http:// gull.georgetown.edu. Reference Desks Ask any questions you have
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at the Reference Desk in the Williams Library Reading Room or the Wolff Library main level. Go Green Recycling bins are located throughout the Library. In an effort to use less paper, the default on the photocopiers is set to make double sided copies. Consider using the free scanners to save money, paper, and toner. Reading Room Reserve Many current casebooks, other class material, and study aids are available in the Reading Room Reserve section on the second (main) floor of Williams Library.
group study rooms for studying. Our collections, both print and online, will give you quick and easy access to a sophisticated and nuanced examinations of legal issues. In this newsletter we hope you will find tips that will enhance your Georgetown experience.
1L S Course Reserves Your professors may place materials on reserve in the Library. Items that are on course reserve are available at the Williams Library Circulation Desk. GULLiver GULLiver is the library catalog. It will connect you to our print collection as well as electronic materials in Lexis, Westlaw, and other databases. Treatise Finder Lost in your course? Consider using the Treatise Finder to locate treatises on over 50 practice areas. Each guide points researchers to the preeminent treatises on a topic as well as quick study aids. www.ll.georgetown.edu/ guides/treatisefinder.cfm
D ID YOU KNOW ?
The Law Library is the fourth largest academic law library in the U.S.
The Williams Reading Room is open 24 hours around exam time.
The Library’s research tutorials won a national award in 2008.
There are free scanners in the Libraries. (Wolff Circulation Desk, Williams Reading Room, and Williams Computer Lab).
I NSIDE T ECH
THIS ISSUE :
2
TIPS
S EMINAR R E-
2
SOURCES
3
S PECIAL COLLECTIONS
W OLFF L IBRARY 3 FOR
4
L ISTEN U P !: A UDIO S TUDY A IDS
4
P REPARING E XAMS
L IBRARY B ASICS
P AGE 2
T ECHNOLOGY T IPS
Expanded tips at: www.ll.georgetown.edu/students/techtips.cfm CALI Lessons As part of the Law Library’s membership in the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), all law students have access to hundreds of free interactive lessons. Topics cover Torts to Tax and Contracts to Constitutional Law. Each student can receive a copy of a DVD containing all lessons, and passwords will be distributed to download the lessons online here: http:// lessons.cali.org
The Library has over 200 Research Guides – all written specifically for Georgetown Law students by Georgetown Law Librarians
Study Room: Wireless Projectors Several study rooms in each law library location have wireless projectors intended for use as a collaborative study tool. This specialized projector allows students to wirelessly share notes,
I S W RITING
A
S EMINAR P APER
documents and presentations by displaying them on the wall. Download access software (for Mac and Windows) on the Tech Tips web page. Student Technology Assistance The Information Systems Technology (IST) Department has a Technology Reference Desk in room 304 of the Williams Library where students can get technology assistance. Hours are 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday. You may also contact the help desk by email at: [email protected]
IN
Wireless Computer Access The entire Law Center has a wireless network that should provide coverage in all buildings on campus. Wireless connection information is available on this password-protected page: www.law.georgetown.edu/ ist/wireless/ connectwireless.cfm. Georgetown Law Library Browser Toolbar The Law Library has a browser toolbar for use in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The toolbar includes links to numerous databases and web pages for our library services. Database links work on and off campus. Download the toolbar here: http:// georgetownlawlibrary.mylibr arytoolbar.com.
Y OUR F UTURE ?
Most students will write a seminar paper or journal note during their time at Georgetown Law. The Library has many resources available to help you find a topic and conduct your research.
can meet with a Georgetown Law librarian who specializes in your research area about your specific research needs. Request a consultation at www.ll.georgetown.edu/ services/ref_appoint.cfm.
Most importantly, be aware that there’s more to scholarly research than Westlaw and Lexis. Through the library, you have access to hundreds of databases to help with your research.
The seminar paper research guide provides guidance on doing scholarly research. It’s available at www.ll.georgetown.edu/ guides/seminar_papers.cfm.
There also may be an in-depth research guide on your topic. These guides will give you tips on which sources to consult and how to conduct your research. Access the research guides at www.ll.georgetown.edu/ research.
Once you’ve finished your paper, why not publish it? Consult our Guide to Publishing Articles in Law Reviews & Journals at www.ll.georgetown.edu/ guides/Publishing.cfm.
We also provide research consultations, where you
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W OLFF I NTERNATIONAL AND C OMPARATIVE L AW L IBRARY The John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library is a collection of resources for international and comparative law and a comfortable place to study. There are two desks in the Wolff Library where you can obtain information. The reference desk is your first stop for stress free help with legal research. The circulation desk is staffed by people who are available to answer directional questions and troubleshoot technical challenges at all
hours that the Library is open. Students can reserve one of the study rooms on the upper level of the Wolff library. Walk-up computers provide quick access to email, the library catalog, courseware, and more. The third floor covers international law materials, such as major treaty collections, the classic works of public international law, and treatises on sub-topics of international law such as human rights, international trade, and international environmental law.
The staircase leads to the library’s collections of the major foreign legal systems such as: France, Germany, Mexico, China and Japan with accompanying English translation, Great Britain, and former Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and some east African jurisdictions. There are also bound international law journals and materials for the European Union and some other regional organizations.
S PECIAL C OLLECTIONS The Special Collections Department houses the Library’s rare book, manuscript and art collections, as well as the Law Center Archives and the National Equal Justice Library (NEJL). These collections mark some of the Library’s rarest and most historically significant materials. Highlights of the collection include a fifteenth century copy of Justinian’s Pandectorum – one of the first generation of texts produced by the printing press – and late nineteenth century American state reports and codes. It’s also home to the trial notes and books from the library of John Scott, Lord
Eldon and the personal papers of Judge Oliver Gasch. The Archives serves as the institutional memory of Georgetown Law and traces its activities, decisions, policies and programs since its founding in 1870. The collection includes such items as photographs of historic Georgetown Law buildings, video recordings of Georgetown Law Gilbert and Sullivan productions and copies of the Law Weekly dating to the mid 1960s. The NEJL documents the legal profession’s history of providing representation to those unable to afford counsel. Created in the late 1980s, the collection is
comprised of books, personal papers, oral histories and other materials related to the history of the legal services movement. The collection maintains the records of the Legal Aid Society of New York – the first legal aid organization in the United States – an oral history of the pro bono Gideon v. Wainwright defense team, and over 2,000 books and publications about legal aid. The department is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, although appointments outside of standard business hours are available upon request.
The Newe Greate Abredgement (1551) is one of the first publications that organized statutes by subject matter.
L IBRARY B ASICS
P AGE 4
O RGANIZING YOUR R ESEARCH It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the wealth of resources available at the Library. To help keep your research organized, we offer several tools. RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool. Our guide for getting started in RefWorks is available at gull.georgetown.edu/screens/ refworks_guide_gull.pdf. Your RefWorks account will work on any computer. Zotero is a free Firefox extension that is designed to help you collect, manage, and cite research sources on a single computer. Learn more at www.zotero.org.
CaseMap is a tool litigators use to keep track of key facts, issues, and people. LexisNexis offers a free trial of this software to law students for 36 months. Get more information at: www.lexisnexis.com/ lawschool/content.aspx? articleid=125&topicid=32. You’ll need to sign into Lexis.com to view the article. You can also save pages on the Library website and from the Library Catalog, GULLiver to your account in places such as delicious, Facebook or Digg by using our bookmark tool. You can also save catalog search results in MyGULLiver.
P REPARING
FOR
E XAMS
The Library has many resources to help you prepare for exams. Past Exams Past exams can give you a sense of what law school exams are like and how your professor has written exams. Our online exam collection starts in 1998. Older exams are kept in the copy room at the end of the tall Reference Collection shelves in the Oakley Reading Room. Study Aids Current editions of some study aids are available in Reading Room Reserve. Use the online treatise finder to locate study guides available for your courses and many other topics. Study Space
S TUDYING I N Our libraries are a popular place to study. Here are a few tips to help you best use our space. When you’d like to have a group study session, please use one of the many group study rooms (sign up at the circulation desk). Some of these rooms have a wireless projector to facilitate collaboration. The library is a tobacco free zone, so there is no smoking or other use of tobacco products. Only drinks in containers with a lid are allowed, mugs and soda cans should not be brought into the library.
THE
L IBRARY
Please turn off your cell phone ringers when entering the libraries. Hold all cell phone conversations outside of the Wolff Library. In the Williams Library, we allow cell phone conversation only in the Atrium (on any floor). No food is allowed in the libraries; however, Williams Library has a canteen on the ground floor with vending machines, tables, chairs, and a microwave oven. It’s a great place to have lunch or take a study break! You can get there by turning left at the guard desk and going down the stairs -- it’s on your left.
The library has a variety of settings for the serious studying exams require. Group study rooms are available for study sessions. Wireless projectors (available in select study rooms) can help you collaborate on outlines and other projects. During the weeks leading up to exams and during exams, the Reading Room stays open 24 hours a day. Coffee Each evening during exams, the Friends of the Library group provides free coffee in the Williams Library.
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C HANGE Over the summer, we’ve made many changes to the libraries. We recently relocated the Wolff Reference Desk to a more central location across from the Wolff Circulation Desk. Past library surveys indicated that some students were distracted from their studies by reference desk interactions at the previous location. Now that area will be quieter and the reference desk will be more convenient to our patrons! You’ll also notice that we have new Reading Room chairs.
IN THE
L IBRARY
We’ve also added several more free scanners. The scanners are available in the third-floor computer lab and in the Reading Room Reserve area in Williams and at the circulation desk in Wolff. Georgetown students can use the scanners free of charge. The files will be sent to your Georgetown Law email. Many of the improvements to the library are based upon feedback from our students. If you have a comment or suggestion, please use the online suggestion form at
www.ll.georgetown.edu/ forms/suggestion.cfm. We’re also making room for some new offices on the third floor of the Williams Library. Over the summer, we’ve marked books that will be recycled with a green X . We’ll soon remove these books from the library and start shifting the remaining books to create room for them in our remaining stacks. Keep up with the state of the move on our Library Feedback Blog.
L EGAL R ESEARCH W ORD S EARCH
EC I N I S TATUE WS RRD I G E S T Z EUKE YC I T E R I S S L B S I PUE ED TNEME TAT S E R LNXUT J RAECA AU I N S OC T J OP WL S Y P C Y S T D E S T R E TONDA E H T C R K R L L AWP S S CA S E I B TAEN
Find these words related to Legal Research USC Reporter Shepardize KeyCite Code Westlaw Lexis ALR CJS Digest Case Statute Restatement Headnote KeyNumber
L ISTEN U P : A UDIO /V ISUAL S TUDY -A IDS Sum & Substance Sum & Substance is a series of lectures on fundamental legal topics, such as contracts or property, recorded in CD format. The lectures offer a condensed summary of each topic, and are delivered by prominent law professors. The law library has purchased lectures covering most firstyear courses. Sum & Substance CDs are on reserve at the circulation desk. AudioCaseFiles Many of the cases you will be reading for class have been recorded as MP3 files. These
F OLLOW
cases are in the AudioCaseFiles collection and are available for use by all Georgetown Law students. Once the files are downloaded, they can be played on a PC, burned to a CD, or transferred to your iPod or other portable audio player. AudioCaseFiles also provides videos of actual courtroom proceedings, designed to help teach litigation and evidentiary skills. There are hundreds of videos in over 25 practice areas, and users can browse by practice area, case name, or jurisdiction. After installing a
US ON
free program (Microsoft Silverlight), users can stream videos to their desktop. To use AudioCaseFiles: Go to www.audiocasefiles.com. Be sure to register with your Georgetown Law email address. Your account will be set to unlimited status, which means you will be able to use any audio or video file that AudioCaseFiles offers. (For more detailed instructions, visit the Library’s student portal www.ll.georgetown.edu/ students).
T WITTER G EORGETOWN L AW L IBRARY
The library created several new ways for us to learn more about the library and send us your feedback. Keep up with Library news through our Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/GtownLawLib
Supporting Scholarship Leading in Technology Excelling in Service
We’re also monitoring for tweets about the Georgetown Law Library. So if you want to send us comments just tweet about the library. Learn more about legal research and information trends through the Library’s Due Process blog. Feel free to submit comments to the blog http://tinyurl.com/oudu9p Submit through the “Suggestion” link on the bottom of the library’s homepage. The library responds to all comments on our Feedback Blog. http://tinyurl.com/ozspme Become a fan of the Library on Facebook to get news about services or changes to hours. Comment on our postings http:// tinyurl.com/pwguj9 Plan the semester with our online calendar with hours for circ. and ref. desk and reading room access for the full semester. http://tinyurl.com/qdpexl
111 G Street NW Washington, DC 20001 www.ll.georgetown.edu 202-662-9131
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