Orientation 2015

book iconLaw Library tours and related Library orientation activities are this week! Here’s some useful information for 1Ls, transfers, and visiting students.

1L Survival Guide – Law Library basics, plus books and resources for law school success, legal research & writing, and exam prep.

Hours for the Law Library are updated on our website. Some popular library resources include:

  • Printing, scanning, and copying. See UCI Law Library > About > Computing
  • Study rooms. See UCI Law LIbrary > Students > Study Rooms
  • Phone & laptop chargers, blankets, and other amenities. See UCI Law Library > About > Using the Law Library

Course & study materials – a few places to start:

  • Course Reserves Search – for textbooks and other readings that professors put on reserve.
  • Study Aids – how to find them in ANTPAC.
  • CALI online lessons – ask me for the code.

Books in print or online – three places to start:

  1. ANTPAC – for books and journals at UCI campus libraries, including the Law Library.
  2. Melvyl – for books, journals, and other resources at libraries all over the world — resources that you can borrow via ILL (Inter-library loan.)
  3. Encore – for books at UCI, plus journal articles from 5 databases.

Off-campus access to Law Library resources usually needs the VPN (Virtual Private Network.) Check VPN Instructions from UCI Law IT.

Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg questions can go to representatives.

  • Lexis: Michelle C. Yacoob, michelle.yacoob@lexisnexis.com
  • Westlaw: Kristen Knepper, kristen.knepper@thomsonreuters.com
  • BloombergBNA: Tania Wilson, twilson@bna.com

Orientation 2014

book iconLaw Library tours and related Library orientation activities are this week! Here’s some useful information for 1Ls, transfers, and visiting students.

Course & study materials – a few places to start:

  • Course Reserves Search – for textbooks and other readings that professors put on reserve.
  • Study Aids – how to find them in ANTPAC.
  • CALI online lessons – ask me for the code.

Books in print or online – three places to start:

  1. ANTPAC – for books and journals at UCI campus libraries, including the Law Library.
  2. Melvyl – for books, journals, and other resources at libraries all over the world — resources that you can borrow via ILL (Inter-library loan.)
  3. Encore – for books at UCI, as well as journal articles from 5 databases.

Off-campus access to Law Library resources usually needs the VPN (Virtual Private Network.) Check VPN Instructions from UCI Law IT.

Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg questions can go to representatives.

  • Lexis: Michelle C. Yacoob, michelle.yacoob@lexisnexis.com
  • Westlaw: Kristen Knepper, kristen.knepper@thomsonreuters.com
  • BloombergBNA: Sharon Pate, spate@bna.com

Hours for the Law Library are updated on our website.

Orientation – Class of 2016

book iconLaw Library tours and related Library orientation activities are this week! Here’s some useful information for 1Ls, transfers, and visiting students.

Course & study materials – a few places to start:

Books in print or online – three places to start:

  1. ANTPAC – for books and journals at UCI campus libraries, including the Law Library.
  2. Melvyl – for books, journals, and other resources at libraries all over the world — resources that you can borrow via ILL (Inter-library loan.)
  3. Encore – for books at UCI, as well as journal articles from 5 databases.

Off-campus access to Law Library resources usually needs the VPN (Virtual Private Network.) Check VPN Instructions from UCI Law IT.

Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law questions can go to representatives.

  • Lexis: Michelle C. Yacoob,michelle.yacoob@lexisnexis.com
  • Westlaw: Kelly Z. Stein, kelly.stein@thomsonreuters.com
  • Bloomberg Law: Will Thompson, wthompson19@bloomberg.net

Hours for the Law Library are updated on our website.

Study Aids in the Law Library

sutdyAidsWe have several popular series here behind the counter. There are also other options available, and we encourage students to contact professors for suggestions on supplementary reading.

In print

We have titles from the Hornbook, Nutshell, and Understanding series, as well as a few E&Es and Q&As. Current editions are behind the service counter, and you can check ANTPAC to see if they’re available. Sample searches:

Related link: UCI Law Library – study aids

Online

  • CALI.org (The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) has a wide selection of free online lessons that are available to all UCI Law students. Contact me (Ellen Augustiniak, eaugustiniak@law.uci.edu) for the authorization code – it takes just a few seconds to sign up for your personal account once you have the code.
  • Students can also purchase access to online study aids for personal use, sort of like an add-on to the regular law student Lexis and Westlaw accounts. Questions about these options should go to the account representatives listed on the law school home pages for each product.

Orientation – Class of 2015

book iconLaw Library tours and related Library orientation activities are the week of August 13 – 17. Here’s some useful information for 1Ls, transfers, and visiting students.

Course & study materials – a few places to start:

Books in print or online – two places to start:

  1. ANTPAC – for books and journals at UCI campus libraries, including the Law Library.
  2. Melvyl – for books, journals, and other resources at libraries all over the world — resources that you can borrow via ILL (Inter-library loan.)

Off-campus access to Law Library resources usually needs the VPN (Virtual Private Network.) Check VPN Instructions from UCI Law IT.

Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law questions can go to student representatives.

Hours for the Law Library are online.

Study Aids in the Law Library

The Library maintains a small collection of select study aids, including several popular series. However, there are many other options available, and we encourage students to contact their professors for suggestions on supplementary reading.

In print

We have titles from the Hornbook, Nutshell, and Understanding series, as well as a few E&Es and Q&As. Current editions are behind the service counter, and you can check ANTPAC to see if they’re available. Sample searches:

Related link: UCI Law Library – study aids

Online

  • CALI.org (The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) has a wide selection of free online lessons that are available to all UCI Law students. Contact Ellen Augustiniak (eaugustiniak@law.uci.edu) for the authorization code – it takes just a few seconds to sign up for an account once you have the code.
  • Students can also purchase access to online study aids for personal use, sort of like an add-on to the regular law student accounts. Questions about these options should go to the account representatives listed on the law school home pages for each product.
    • Lexis has an app on Android and iOS devices. See the app page on itunes.apple.com.
    • Westlaw’s online titles work in a browser and some mobile devices (but not e-readers like Kindle or Nook.) Log into lawschool.westlaw.com and go to MY ePRODUCTS on the top menu bar.

Orientation – Class of 2014

Law Library tours and related Library orientation activities are the afternoon of Thursday, August 18. Here’s some useful information for 1Ls.

  • Books in print or online are found in several ways. Two places to start:
    • ANTPAC – for books, journals, and other resources at UCI campus libraries, including the Law Library
    • Melvyl – for books, journals, and other resources at libraries all over the world
  • For off-campus access to anything on the web that the library pays for, you usually need to connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN.) During the school year, we encourage you to use the UCI Law VPN. Check the VPN Instructions from UCI Law IT.
  • Lexis and Westlaw account questions can be directed to student representatives.
  • Hours on the Law Library website are updated daily. There’s also a google calendar. UCI Law Library – Hours.
  • Course materials and related resources are available. Check out:
    1. Textbooks and study aids on reserve — how to find them, how to check them out. UCI Law Library Blog – Course Reserves
    2. Study aids in the Law Library – how to find them, how to check them out, and what kinds are available. UCI Law Library – Study aids
    3. Audio case files from CVN Law School
    4. Online lessons in a variety of doctrinal areas from CALI (Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction)

Textbooks and study aids on reserve

Course reserves for Law 511 (Fall 2011)

Professors can choose to put books “on reserve” in the Law Library. Course reserve books usually include the required texts, and sometimes a professor may also include study aids. Important notes about course reserves:

  • List of books. To see what’s on reserve for your class, search by Professor or by Course Name in ANTPAC.
  • Course Names in ANTPAC for law school classes follow this pattern: LAW ### – [Description].
  • 2-hour checkout. You can check out course reserve books for 2 hours at a time, and ANTPAC will tell you if a book’s available.
  • Library-use only. Course reserve books stay in the Law Library.
  • Come to the service counter with the call number of a reserve book to check it out.