Exam help
April 30, 2008 at 8:37 am | In The Dreaded "E" Word: Exams! | Leave a CommentTags: exam resources, exam tips, first year exams
Uh oh — exam time is upon us! Check out the following links for some study and relaxation tips, as well as other information about getting through the rest of the semester:
Law School Outlines, Exams, Tools & Tips – 1L, 2L, 3L & Pre-Law is a great blog for general information about getting through law classes, readings and exams at any level.
Suffolk University Law School offers some relaxation techniques for those stressful times.
Study Guides and Strategies online helps one through test taking anxiety, from preparation for the test to reviewing your performance after the test.
Also, don’t forget the library! Here are a couple books that may help you as well:
The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance in Law school : an Easy-To-Use, Step-By-Step Program for Achieving Great Grades! (Charles H. Whitebread.): On reserve at KF283 .W48 2003.
Write the “A” Law Exam Answer (Betty Brody)
KF285 .Z9 B76 1988
Introduction to Law Study and Law Examinations in a Nutshell, with illustrative problems and answers (Stanley V. Kinyon).
KF273 .K626
Good luck everyone!
Gas Prices
April 29, 2008 at 3:00 pm | In Just for Fun | Leave a CommentTags: fuel prices, online resources
Concerned about gas prices? Check out http://fueleconomy.gov/ a website from the US Department of Energy. On it, you can determine your car’s fuel efficiency and check to see where the lowest gas prices are.
New Books
April 29, 2008 at 2:55 pm | In New Books | Leave a CommentTags: New Books
Here is a list of new items added to our collection this week:
Town and Village Justice Courts, Task Force Report: February 2008
(The Fund for Modern Courts)
KFN5970 .T69 2008 (printout from internet)
Facts about the Supreme Court of the United States (Lisa Paddock)
KF8742 .P32 1996
Reframing Scopes: Journalists, Scientists and Lost Photographs from the Trial of the Century
(Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette)
KF224 .S3 L34 2008
More Equine Law and Horse Sense: The Ultimate Legal Guide for Horse Owners and Businesses
(Julie I. Fershtman)
KF390.5 .H6 F47 2000
YouTube Launches YouChoose 08
April 28, 2008 at 11:11 am | In Law in the News | Leave a CommentTags: 2008 election, YouTube
From the Google Blog: You Choose ‘08 platform now features content from candidates, news organizations, and voters, and we’ve made it easier than ever to see where the candidates stand on each of the major issues in this election.
LLMC-Digital Access in the Online Catalog
April 28, 2008 at 10:03 am | In Tech Side of Things | Leave a CommentTags: library resources, LLMC, microform, online resources
Schaffer Library subscribes to LLMC-Digital, an online service of the Law Library Microform Consortium. LLMC is “a non-profit consortium of libraries devoted to providing economical access to a wide range of legal and law-related materials.” LLMC-Digital is a program in which LLMC is converting its microfiche back file into digital format. Access to these digital titles is now available in our online catalog. LLMC continues to digitize more microfiche titles, so new records will be added to the online catalog periodically. Search the catalog from anywhere, but you must be on campus to access the LLMC-Digital collection.
New Videos
April 24, 2008 at 10:34 am | In New Books | Leave a CommentTags: new videos
The library recently received a donation of videotape sets to be added to our collection. We are currently trying to locate an area to house these items, so if you need help finding these items, please ask any librarian for assistance.
Trying Cases to Win: Evidence at Trial I: Laying Foundation for Exhibits, Photographs, Charts, Diagrams and Conversations.
VIDEO KF8935 .T79 1987 (Tapes 1-2)
Trying Cases to Win: Evidence at Trial II: Motions in Limine and Voir Dire of Witness.
VIDEO KF8950 .T79 1987
Trying Cases to Win: The Basic Building Blocks
VIDEO KF8915 .T78 1985 (Tapes 1-6)
New Books
April 21, 2008 at 2:39 pm | In New Books | Leave a CommentTags: New Books
These new titles were just added to our collection, many of which are gift items:
Fluency with Information Technology: Skills, Concepts & Capabilities, 2d
(Lawrence Snyder)
T58.5 .S645 2006 (gift)
Electoral Reform with the Massachusetts Ballot Reform Act and New York (Saxton) Bill
JK1853 .E38 1889 (Photocopy, gift)
Direct and Cross Examinations: An Impressive Series of Lectures and Demonstrations which Focus on the Problems of Direct and Cross Examination (audiotapes)
(The National Institute for Trial Advocacy
KF8920 .D571 1980 (gift)
How to Find Cases Anywhere: Investigator’s Guide to Finding Cases Today and Developing Clients for Assignments Tomorrow (Ralph D. Thomas)
HV8093 .T56 1988 (gift)
JSTOR Legal Journals in Online Catalog
April 18, 2008 at 11:30 am | In Tech Side of Things | Leave a CommentTags: JSTOR, library resources, online resources
You can now find legal journals from the JSTOR Archive in Schaffer Library’s online catalog! Search the catalog from anywhere, but you will need to be on campus to access the JSTOR articles.
Examination Resources for 1L’s
April 17, 2008 at 12:01 pm | In The Dreaded "E" Word: Exams! | Leave a CommentTags: 1L exam resources, first year exams
Having trouble understanding constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, or property?? Check out the Important Examination Resources Guide.
Professors Going Paperless
April 17, 2008 at 10:58 am | In Law in the News | 1 CommentTags: free textbooks, open source textbooks
The Affordable Textbook Campaign is attempting to reduce the cost of higher education by encouraging faculty members to place a free copy of their textbooks online. According to the Law School Innovation Blog, approximately 1,000 professors (only 2 law professors) have signed the Open Textbooks Statement to Make Textbooks Affordable.
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