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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWULaw Library Newsletters/Blog Law Library9-2011Legal Beagle Blog (September 2011)Roger Williams University School of Law LibraryFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/law_lib_newsblogPart of the Law CommonsThis Document is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Library at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Law LibraryNewsletters/Blog by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationRoger Williams University School of Law Library, "Legal Beagle Blog (September 2011)" (2011). Law Library Newsletters/Blog. 92.https://docs.rwu.edu/law_lib_newsblog/92Legal Beagle's Blog Spotlight on ProQuest Congressional  Posted by Library Blog on 10/07/2011 at 01:23 PM  A great resource for research involving materials generated by Congress and the President is ProQuest Congressional (formerly LexisNexis Congressional).  House and Senate materials include bills, hearings, reports, and floor debates.  You can locate presidential statements that frequently accompany the signing of important bills into law.  The database also provides access to full-text reports from the Congressional Research Service, a division of the Library of Congress.  CRS reports offer in-depth, non-partisan policy and legal analysis of the hundreds of topics considered by Congress.  To round out the above materials, one can even search the newspapers that specialize in coverage of “the business of Congress,” such as The Hill, Roll Call, and section A of the Washington Post. ProQuest Congressional is user-friendly with several options for searching materials.  For fun, conduct a basic search of Congressional Publications using “Roger Williams University” and select “All available dates.”   You will find some transcripts of hearings in which you can read the testimony of RWU School of Law professors who have testified before a Congressional committee!  Among them are Professors Louise Teitz, John Chung, Carl Bogus, and David Zlotnick. For tips on using the database, use the ProQuest Congressional Quick Start Guide: Congressional Basic.  For help using ProQuest Congressional, do not hesitate to ask the Librarian staffing the Reference Desk, call 401-254-4547 or email LawLibraryHelp@rwu.edu. Off-campus Access to Law Library Databases! Posted by Library Blog on 10/13/2011 at 11:54 AM Using the Law Library databases from home is easy!  The key is to use the database list on the law library’s website, where the links have been proxied for off-campus use.  Bookmark the URL /library/research-resources/databases for the database list so that you will have it handy on your home computer.  Select the database of your choice (excluding LexisNexis and Westlaw, which require individual passwords).  At the prompt, type your name (e.g. Jane Smith) and the barcode number from the back of your law school ID.  Note that the database links begin with http://0- and contain a string of characters that link to the law library’s proxy server.   That is why you must use the database list as a starting point from off-campus.  If you Google the database, you will not get the appropriate link for the Law Library’s databases and you will be denied access. If the database requires a login and password, or if you receive an error message, email LawLibraryHelp@rwu.edu or call the Reference Desk at 401-254-4547 for assistance. Writing with Style! Posted by Library Blog on 10/21/2011 at 03:49 PM As you work on your legal and non-legal writing pieces while here at the law school, the law library has excellent manuals you can consult to get a more polished result.  Some of the manuals are: • Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed. 2010 and online).  Reference, Z253 .U69 2010 • Guide to Legal Writing Style (5th ed. 2011).  KF250 .L435 2011 • A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting (2d ed. 2008).  Reserve, KF807 .A33 2008 • MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3d ed. 2008).  Reference, PN147 .G53 2008 • The Modern Rules of Style (2007).  Reference, KF250 .M37 2007 • The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style (2d ed. 2006).   Reserve, KF250 .G3 2006 In addition to the above publications, do not hesitate to call on the expertise of the law school’s Writing Specialist, Professor Kim Baker! Like HeinOnline? “There’s an App for That!” Posted by Library Blog on 10/28/2011 at 11:15 AM Like HeinOnline?  “There’s an App for That!” iPhone and iPad users can now access the Law School’s HeinOnline subscription anywhere via a dedicated application.  Download the free HeinOnline app from the AppStore and then complete this setup while on campus: Add the RWU proxy server information to your device wireless settings: 1. Go to your iPhone or iPad general "Settings" • Tap "Wi-Fi” • Log into the applicable Wi-Fi  network (Students1 or Academics) • Next tap the blue arrow that appears next to the applicable Wi-Fi  network • Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Under HTTP Proxy, click on “Auto”. 2. Go to the HeinOnline App: • Click on the button that says IP Authentication • You will receive a message once your IP Authentication is confirmed. You are now set to use the HeinOnline app on and off campus.  Please Note: Once you have set up your device, you will need to re-authenticate as an RWU user once every 30 days by following step 2 while on campus.  To see the app in action, visit http://home.heinonline.org/heinonline-app/   

Legal Beagle Blog (September 2011)

Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWULaw Library Newsletters/Blog Law Library9-2012Legal Beagle Blog (September 2012)Roger Williams University School of Law LibraryFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/law_lib_newsblogPart of the Law CommonsThis Document is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Library at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Law LibraryNewsletters/Blog by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationRoger Williams University School of Law Library, "Legal Beagle Blog (September 2012)" (2012). Law Library Newsletters/Blog. 100.https://docs.rwu.edu/law_lib_newsblog/100Legal Beagle's Blog Creating and Managing Your Passwords Posted by Library Blog on 09/14/2012 at 02:17 PM The following rules for creating strong passwords are abridged from the April 2012 YourABA e-news article Security Fundamentals: Passwords --    Use a minimum of eight characters  Use a variety of characters  Do not use a single dictionary word or common phrase  Use phrases that combine multiple common but unrelated words  Use different passwords for different services/devices  Choose security questions that are less ordinary or answer the security question with false but memorable information  Be sure that the URL for the website you are logging into looks legitimate and that the browser shows a secure connection  Never write down your password in an unsecure location. If you need help keeping track of your passwords, use a password management tool designed for that purpose. There are several free and fee-based password management tools.  If you are looking for recommendations on a password manager, listen to this recent Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast on the Legal Talk Network.  Hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell discuss:  LastPass  1Password  Roboform  IronKey Staff in the Law Library use Passpack which allows one to have up to100 entries for free!  With Passpack, you only need to remember three things:  User ID  Password  Packing Key    SUBSCRIBE Your U.S. Law Week Email Posted by Library Blog on 09/20/2012 at 10:16 AM   Ever noticed among the numerous law school emails that you get is a weekly one from Lucinda Harrison-Cox, Associate Law Librarian?  This weekly email contains the highlights of newly-added content to the Bloomberg BNA U.S. Law Week.  U.S. Law Week is the premier digital resource offering up-to-date coverage of recently decided state and federal appellate cases, the latest federal agency administrative decisions and regulations, and legal news about the President and the U.S. Congress. One key feature of U.S. Law Week includes actions by the U.S. Supreme Court during their current term.  You can find out if a case has been granted or denied certiorari and read summaries of oral arguments and opinions as soon as they are released.  Another notable feature is “Circuit Splits”: subject area listings of recently decided cases in which two or more Circuit Courts of Appeals have reached different conclusions on the same legal issue.  This feature can be helpful when researching a topic for a paper or law review article!  Lastly, U.S. Law Week’s BNA Insights provides original analysis from leading practitioners on the latest legal, legislative, regulatory, and business developments. Newspapers in the Law Library Posted by Library Blog on 09/27/2012 at 04:35 PM For those who enjoy reading newspapers, the Law Library offers a wide variety of them for your reading pleasure.  The newspapers are shelved in the stands located to your left as you enter the glass doors to the library.  For state news and local news, there is the Providence Journal and the Bristol Phoenix, respectively.  Other newspapers include the Boston Globe and the New York Times.  If you are interested in business news, you can read the Providence Business News, Financial Times or Wall Street Journal. For coverage of national legal news, Lawyers USA and National Law Journal are standard fare. The Law Library also subscribes to a few state legal newspapers. Among them are Connecticut Law Tribune, Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly, New York Law Journal, and Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly.  In addition to recently decided cases, these publications report on controversial legal issues and noteworthy activities of local attorneys and judges.  Occasionally a law school professor or a Dean provides analysis and commentary of a high-profile case!  Summaries of important court decisions for the past six months are a standard feature of these legal newspapers and can be a source of inspiration for a bar examiner’s essay question!   

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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWULaw Library Newsletters/Blog Law Library9-2008Legal Beagle Blog (September 2008)Roger Williams University School of Law LibraryFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/law_lib_newsblogPart of the Law CommonsThis Document is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Library at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Law LibraryNewsletters/Blog by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationRoger Williams University School of Law Library, "Legal Beagle Blog (September 2008)" (2008). Law Library Newsletters/Blog. 57.https://docs.rwu.edu/law_lib_newsblog/57Legal Beagle's Blog  Study Aids in the Law Library! Posted by Library Blog on 09/03/2008 at 12:00 AM In addition to the CALI tutorials, the Law Library’s collection has various study aids on numerous legal subject areas.  These study aids include the nutshells and hornbooks published by Thomson/West.  Other study aids are published by LexisNexis and Aspen Publishers.  LexisNexis publishes the “Understanding...” series and Aspen Publishers publishes the Examples and Explanations series.  Foundation Press, an independent affiliate of Thomson/West, also publishes the Concepts and Insights series on various areas of the law. To view available titles in these series, search the Law Library’s WebCatalog by typing the titles: Examples and Explanations Series, Hornbook Series, Understanding Series, or Nutshell Series. Current editions of these study aids are available on Reserve.  Copy 1 and Copy 2 of a study aid circulate for two hours and are restricted to use within the Law Library.  Copy 3 and higher can be checked out of the Law Library for forty-eight (48) hours.  Note, a fine of 50 cents is accrued for each hour that a book checked out from Reserve is overdue!  Older editions of the study aids are shelved in the stacks by their call number and can be checked out from the Law Library for twenty-one days.  LexisNexis and Westlaw Training for First-Year Students! Posted by Library Blog on 09/10/2008 at 12:00 AM The Main Computer Lab and Training Lab 1 will be used closed for first-year LexisNexis and Westlaw training sessions on the following  dates and times:  Wednesdays - September 10, 17, and 24 and October 1  9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.  2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Thursdays - September 11, 18, and 25 and October 2  10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.  12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.  2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.  for makeup training sessions as needed.  During those dates and times, please refrain from sending print requests to the LexisNexis and Westlaw printers in the Main Computer Lab and the LexisNexis printer in Training Lab 1.  Thanks in advance for your cooperation!  LexisNexis Student Reps! Posted by Library Blog on 09/17/2008 at 12:00 AM Second-year students Sara Mazzochi and Alexandra “Lexi” Nolin were recently hired as LexisNexis student reps.  Their job responsibilities include helping or training anyone who needs help at RWUSOL in LexisNexis products and research techniques, making sure the LexisNexis equipment, including the printers, run as they should, assisting our LexisNexis Representative Steve Albro with anything he might need and conducting marketing events throughout the course of the year. In order to better acquaint you with them, here is some interesting information about each one! Sarah graduated from Brown University with a B.A in History in 2006.  In the year between undergrad and law school she worked as a Reference Librarian down in south Florida, where she is from originally. She has a keen interest in public interest law, specifically issues dealing with the First Amendment. She spent the last summer studying abroad in London and Lisbon and worked as a fellow for the Discrimination and National Security Initiative with Harvard University. When she graduates, she hopes to work on constitutional legal issues. Lexi is from Boston and is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts in Boston.  She also studied Political Science and European Union Law for twenty months at Science-Po in Paris.  She is interested in International Trade law as well as ADR methods.  Sarah’s scheduled hours are Mondays from 3:30 p.m.- 5:45 p.m.; Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.; Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and, Fridays from noon to -1:45 p.m. and Lexi’s scheduled hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from noon - 3:30 p.m. and Thursdays from noon - 2:00 p.m.  Sarah and Lexi will be located in the reading area near study rooms 162 and 164 during their scheduled LexisNexis hours.  Westlaw Student Reps! Posted by Library Blog on 09/18/2008 at 12:00 AM Second-year student Casey Lee is the new Westlaw student rep with third-year student Katherine “Kathy” Sulentic continuing as a Westlaw student rep for the 2007-08 academic year. Their job involves making sure all the equipment runs correctly, checking the mailroom for any items delivered to Westlaw, helping our Westlaw Academic Account Manager Mark Jackson with any issues he may have, conducting one-on-one training with students, assisting both faculty and staff with any Westlaw products, holding marketing events, and answering student questions.  In order to better acquaint you with them, here is some interesting information about each one! Casey is from Santa Clarita, California, which is in the Los Angeles area.  He moved to Rhode Island last year to attend the School of Law.  Casey earned a B.A. in Political Science from California State University at Northridge.  What prompted Casey’s interest in attending law school was his experience with AmeriCorps.  During college, he completed a one-year AmeriCorps program facilitated by the California Superior Courts in which he volunteered at various legal aid clinics throughout Los Angeles.  Through this program, he realized that there was a need for lawyers who understand the struggles of minority and low-income individuals and families. Casey wants to put his law degree to good use by making a positive difference in the lives of those whom he serves. Prior to coming to the School of Law, he worked as a copywriter for a marketing firm in Burbank, California and part-time as an AmeriCorps program coordinator for the California Superior Courts.  He lives in Bristol with his partner and three small dogs, Chihuahua-Miniature Pinscher mixes named Miles and Kilo and a Basenji mix named Tila. Kathy has a B.A. in History from the University of Northern Iowa and her M.A. in History from the University of Nebraska.  Prior to coming to the law school, she held the position of Assistant Academic Counselor for University of Nebraska Athletics and Assistant Director of Academics for University of Colorado Athletics.  Last summer, Kathy was a Legal Intern at Sun Microsystems and most recently a Summer Associate with Greenberg Traurig in their Boston office.  She came to the law school in order to further her career in Athletics.  After graduation from the law school, she will take a position as an associate at Greenberg Traurig working in sports and entertainment law and possibly municipal bonds.  Casey’s scheduled hours are Mondays from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.; Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.; 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. and Kathy’s scheduled hours are Mondays from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.  - 3:00 p.m.; Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. and Fridays from noon - 2:00 p.m.  Both will be stationed in the Main Computer Lab during their scheduled hours.  30 Minutes to Understanding the Digest!  Posted by Library Blog on 09/24/2008 at 12:00 AM OMG!  Having a mini-meltdown because your Legal Methods professor has asked you to search a digest for cases?  Do not despair!  Help is only 30 minutes away!  Plan to attend a 30 minute session on digest research conducted by Associate Law Librarian Lucinda Harrison-Cox.   Three 30 minute sessions will be held in Training Lab 1 on the following dates and times:  Monday, September 29th at 11:30  Tuesday, September 30th at 11:30  Tuesday, September 30th at 1:00  If these times do not work for you, please contact Lucinda Harrison-Cox.  She is open to scheduling additional sessions if there is student interest. For those who come to these sessions, there is a chance at a PRIZE beyond the gift of knowledge offered!  Remember that additional help is available at the Reference Desk on most Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday, September 28th from 1:00-4:30 p.m., and at LawLibraryHelp@rwu.edu.  

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