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Cut the Cord!: UR Implements Wireless Technology by James Wirrell, Alison Merner, and Kim Wiseman
Did you Have a Happy National Library Week? by Joyce Manna Janto
10 Tips for Summer Associate Research Survival: A View from a Former Law Firm Librarian (Repeated by request, previously published in April 2000 Museletter) by Gail F. Zwirner
Carrel Information by Deborah Barlett
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ID Please: New Policy Restricts Access to the Law Library During Exam Period Evenings for Certain Users
Lexis and Westlaw Provide Summer Access for Students Involved in Law School Activities
Alcoa-Reynolds Building - Law School Will Not Move by Timothy L. Coggins
Spring Exam Schedule
10 Tips for Summer Associate Research Survival: A View from a Former Law Firm Librarian (Repeated by request, previously published in April 2001 Museletter) by Gail F. Zwirner
Carrel Information by Deborah Barlett
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University of RichmondUR Scholarship RepositoryMuseletter Muse Law Library4-2002Museletter: April/May 2002Gail F. ZwirnerUniversity of Richmond, gzwirner@richmond.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/museletterPart of the Other Law CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Muse Law Library at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion inMuseletter by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact scholarshiprepository@richmond.edu.Recommended CitationZwirner, Gail F., "Museletter: April/May 2002" (2002). Museletter. Book 62.http://scholarship.richmond.edu/museletter/62THIS ISSUE: Exam Policy Alcoa Building 2 Summer Associate Ttps 3 Carrel Infmmation 3 Spring/Summer Hours 4 ( Best Wishes and Congratulations to the 2002 Graduates! ( Volume 16, Issue 7 April/May 2002 ID PLEASE: NEW POLICY RESTRICTS ACCESS TO THE LAW LIBRARY DURING EXAM PERIOD EVENINGS FOR CERTAIN USERS During past years, law students have com-plained about the noise in the Law Library caused by non-law school users, especially during the examina-tion period. The library staff has discussed solutions to this issue with the Law School administration, the SBA, the faculty Library and Technology Committee, and the student Library Committee. The staff re-cently proposed restricting access to the Law Library during the examination period to law students and selected other groups of users only. The SBA lead-ers and other students felt that this was a good idea. As a test this semester, the Law Library will be closed to outside users from 5:00 p.m. until closing during the exam period from Sunday, April 21 through Thursday, May 2. The library will set up a check station near the Circulation desk of the Law Li-brary and will hire students to check an ID of every person who enters the Law Library. Only the following users upon presentation of a valid ID will be allowed into the Law Library: law students, faculty, staff, and their family members; University of Richmond students, faculty, and staff; alumni of the Law School; and lawyers with a valid bar card. The library does not anticipate that this policy will cause any inconvenience for students. However, students' patience and cooperation are requested when this new policy begins. Students should not be offended if asked for an ID. Although Richmond is a small law school, the law students at the check station will not recognize everyone and may have to ask for an ID. The primary goal of this change is to provide a quieter study place for law stu-dents. Student cooperation in making the implementation of this policy effective and easy is greatly appreciated. Page 2 Spring Exam Schedule 4122 8:30 am Flex Exam 4/22 1:00 pm Flex Exam 4/23 8:00 am Const. Law 4/23 . 8:30 am Flex Exam 4/23 1:00 pm Flex Exam 4/24 8:30 am Flex Exam 4/24 1:00 pm Flex Exam 4/25 8:30 am Flex Exam 4/25 1:00 pm Flex Exam 4/26 8:30 am Flex Exam 4/26 8:30 am Criminal Law 4/26 1:00 pm Flex Exam 4/27 8:30 am Flex Exam 4/29 8:30 am Flex Exam 4/29 1:00 pm Flex Exam 4/30 8:30 am Envtl. Law 4/30 1:00 pm Flex Exam 5/1 8:30 am Flex Exam 5/1 8:30 am Legislation 5/1 1:00 pm Flex Exam 5/1 1:00 pm Fed.Juris. 5/2 8:30 am Flex Exam 5/2 1:00 pm Flex Exam 5/3 8:00 am Contracts 5/3 1:00 pm Flex Exam Volume 16, Issue 7 Lexis and Westlaw Provide Summer Access for Students Involved in Law School Activities Rising second and third year students who are involved in law school activi-ties throughout the summer, such as Law Review or Research Assistants for faculty, are eligible for full access to Lexis and Westlaw. Remember, if you are employed this summer at a law firm or government position, such as the Attorney General's Office, you will obtain the appropriate passwords to the services from those institutions. If you are eligible for summer access to Lexis or Westlaw, you will need to complete an online form from each vendor. Access lawschool.lexis.com and click on the link under "Summer Access and l.D. Registration," or go to lawschool.westlaw. com and click on "Extend your password" for details. Alcoa-Reynolds Building -Law School Will Not Move In October, 2001 the Law School faculty, staff, and invited students toured the ,Alcoa-Reynolds Building, which the University had acquired. The Alcoa-Reynolds Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, sits on beautifully land-scaped thirty-five acre grounds, and includes approximately 250,000 square feet. Af-ter the tour of the building and a discussipn of the possibilities available .to the Law School if it relocated to the Alcoa-Reynolds Building, the Law Faculty voted to form a committee to investigate further a possible relocation of the Law School to the Alcoa-Reynolds Building. Timothy Coggins, Director of the Law Library, chaired the commit-tee, which consisted of faculty, staff (including several library and technology staff members), students, and alumni. After a five month analysis and review, including meetings with alumni and students, the Committee concluded that it was not in the best interests of the Law School to relocate. The Committee presented its findings to the faculty, and the faculty unanimously accepted the Committee's recommendation. Students expressed support for the Committee's recommendation as well. The Committee based its recommendations on several issues. First, the Law School benefits significantly from its affiliation with the University of Richmond and its location on the UR campus. Committee members felt that the physical separation of the Law School from the campus might impact negatively the relationship. Second, admissions staff, faculty and students believe that prospective students value tremen-dously the appeal of the UR campus. Students comment regularly about the beauty of the campus, the facilities located on the campus to meet their needs, and the im-portance to them of the University setting. Third, Law School alumni responded nega-tively to the possibility of a relocation. They described their affection for the current facility and campus and questioned whether alumni would feel the same if the Law School located off campus. Fourth, some Committee members felt that this was the wrong time to pursue further any consideration of a relocation. They referred to two items: the dean search and the recent report of the Trustees Law School Task Force. Finally, law school students and fq_culty were uncomfortable with the idea of sharing the Alcoa-Reynolds Building with non-University tenants. It was anticipated that the Law School would occupy a substantial portion of the building, but not all. The Committee presented its findings to the University Provost in mid-March and met with her and another University official on March 26, 2002 to answer ques-tions. At the end of the meeting the Provost indicated that the University accepted the conclusions of the Committee and would pursue other plans for the building. -T.L.C. ( Museletter Page 3 10 Tips for Summer Associate Research Survival: A View from a Former Law Firm Librarian (Repeated by request, previously published in April 2001 Museletter) 1. Ask questions. Don't leave the supervising attorney's office until your information is clear. Ask about client charges. Don't be embarrassed to ask if the attorney has recommendations about where to start the research. There may be a very useful "pet" practitioner's tool that an academic library does not own that could be beneficial to the research. Obtain the deadline, format, and length of the assignment results. Secretaries can save time with for-mat instruction. Librarians are terrific resources, but can't always read minds. 2. Anticipate assignments you did not cover (or you avoided) in research classes in school. Com-mon summer assignments include legislative histories, regulatory research, business research, and use of ethics opinions. Bring Sloan with you as a ready reference resource. 3. Plan your strategy. Decide whether you have enough information to go directly to primary authority sources. You may benefit from consulting secondary sources first. (Many students have come back in the Fall and said "Michie's Jurisprudence was my friend.") Keep a log of the sources you have consulted. 4. Assess your resources. A firm's collection will not duplicate the sources you have had access to in law school. Consult the librarian about authority to use online sources or other options, such as CD-ROM or web-based products. 5-. Don't reinvent the wheel. One resource consideration is a document file or memo bank. · Many attor-neys or firms invest a lot of time in organizing such files. There is no point in creating something that has already been started. Look at the client file. Perhaps all you'll need to do is update another memo. Your time is valuable. 6. Use legal resource editing to your full advantage. Legal publishers invest tremendous amounts of money in editorial enhancements. Look at the annotations and take advantage of those reference. 7. Know when to stop. Could be your toughest decision. When you start seeing repeatpatterns in your research, stop. 8. Understand the authority and coverage of your research tools. Make sure any website you use is authoritative and current. If you are looking for historical information, an on line database or website may not provide adequate coverage. 9. Update your research. The supervising attorney should not have to ask if you've used a citator to up-date your research. "Bluebook" the memo as well. 10. Understand the team approach. All members of a legal team are important in accomplishing the cli-ent's goals. Be respectful of non-attorney responsibilities, and how those skills can make your experience more ef-fective. -G.F.Z. Gail Zwirner worked for thirteen years in the library at Hunton & Williams in the Richmond office. Carrel Information By Deborah Barlett Graduating 3Ls who are not staying for bar review, those students going into the clinics in the Fall, and students transferring or visiting out, must empty their carrels and return their keys to Mrs. Barlett in the Library Administrative Office (L 17) prior to leaving town. Any student who has made arrangements through Mrs. Barlett to change car-rels in the Fall must empty his or her present carrel and return the key prior to leaving for the summer break. All other students should clean up their carrels prior to leaving for the summer. You may leave personal belongings in the locked compartment of your carrel only. Nothing should be left on the work surface, side walls, the top of the carrel, or on the floor. Housekeeping will clean the carrels during the summer. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. If you are not planning to use your carrel next year, please consider turning your carrel key in to Mrs. Barlett. There are other law students who may be able to use the carrel. You can still sign up for a carrel during the year for exams. Thank you. April 14-20 Is National Library Gail Zwimer, Editor Museletter Week T•lc• 1 Ubrarl1n to Lunch! Law Library, School of Law University of Richmond Richmond, VA 23173 The Museletter is the official newsletter of the William Taylor Muse Law Library at the School of Law of the University or Richmond, Richmond, VA23173. Editor. Gail Zwimer Contributors: Timothy Coggins, Deborah Barlett Spring Intersession & Summer Library Hours Spring Exam Period (Fri., Apr. 19 to Thurs., May2) Sunday: Monday-Thursday: 10:00 am to Midnight 7:30 am to 1:00 am 7:30 am to Midnight 9:00 am to Midnight Friday: Saturday: Spring Inter-Session (Fri., May 3 to Sat., May 11) Fri., May 3: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Sat., May 4: 9:30 am to Noon Sun., May 5: CLOSED Mon, May 6-Fri., May 10 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Sat., May 11: CLOSED Summer Session & Exam Week (Sun., May 12 to Fri., July 5) Sunday: Monday to Thursday: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm 7:30amto10:00 pm 7:30 am to 8:00 pm Friday: Saturday: CLOSED: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday, May 27 (Memorial Day) Wednesday, July 4 (Independence Day) ( ( ( 

Museletter: April/May 2002

University of RichmondUR Scholarship RepositoryMuseletter Muse Law Library4-2001Museletter: April/May 2001Gail F. ZwirnerUniversity of Richmond, gzwirner@richmond.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/museletterPart of the Other Law CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Muse Law Library at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion inMuseletter by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact scholarshiprepository@richmond.edu.Recommended CitationZwirner, Gail F., "Museletter: April/May 2001" (2001). Museletter. Book 48.http://scholarship.richmond.edu/museletter/48THIS ISSU.E: Wireless Technology l Ubrary Week 2 S unimer Associate Tips 3 Carrel I nfarmation 3 Spring/ Summer Hours 4 · Best Wishes · and Congratulations to the 2001 Graduates! Volume 1~, Issue 8 CUT THE CORD!: UR IMPLEMENTS WIRELESS T 'ECHNOLOGY '· -In the summer of 2000, University of Richmond's In-formation Services,- in. collaboration with the Law School, se-. lected the Moot Court room as one of two areas on campus to receive a trial Cisco wireless system for testing. With these trials, Information Services is determining whether the functionality and speed of wireless technology will meet-the needs of the University community . . If wireless technology successfully meets this challenge, then students, staff and faculty would be free to move around the law building while still being connec:;ted to the network. In fhe future, if the Uni-' , _ versity-wide network is upgraded to allow it, people would be free to move across cam-pus while staying connected. Students would be able to gather together in information study groups in the library, thE'. dining hall, or even outside. · · _ The rationale behind- installiQg the wireless network in the Moot Court room is · to provide network support to faculty and students there, while maintaining the aesthet- . ics of the room. Previously, network access had not been possible in the Moot Court .· room, because the necessary wiring would have unacceptably impacted the room's appearance. Wireless technology in the Moot Court room will also allow for more ex-. tensive use of technology in studentmock trials and will allow faculty to gain access to legal web sites and other resources while teaching or presenting. This technology will mak~ the Moot Court room more versatile and allow the Law School to schedule -more classes in that space. The wireless system used consists of two Cisco Access Points hung on the wall and fifty network wireless-cards that can be inserted in student laptops. These all transmit/receive the IEEE standard of 802.11 B (for non--techies, this is wireless net-work standard). Data is transmitted at the speed of 11 mbps from the law school net~ work to a lapt9p. This is slower than the 100 mt:ips speed in .the carrel network con-nections, but is dramatically faster than a 56k modem conneCtion from home. The speed of wireless data transmission will depend ·on the number of people usillg each Access Point. Currently the signal originating in the Moot Court room is only good for approximately f55 feet in all directions (except in the djrection of Rooms 101 and 102 wbere electrical equipment diminishes the signal). Are you ready for Wireless? Now that your interest has piqued, how exactly do you prepare your computer for a wireless card? The computer .services staff has pushed the drivers (ttiat' is, the software that makes the hardware work) onto your computers through the intra net. (continued, page 4) " ' Page 2 ·The University of Richmond Law School is "Supet-Connected." It rariked 16th in the National Jurists Most -Wired Law Scho.ol Survey-for 2001. UR is the highest ·ranked school of all Virginia -law schools! Volume 15, Issue 8 Did You Have a Happy National Library Week? By Joyce Manna Janto Know what the best kept secret in the world is? That librarians are party ani-mals! How else do you explain a profession -that sponsors week Jong celebrations two or three times a year. The most recent library related fete was the celebration of National Library Week from April 1st through April 7th. While we· did not join in the general jollity, many law libraries took the opportunity. to celebrate their place in their parent organization. What exactly is National Library Week you may be asking your-self. Basically, it is a week set aside by the American Library Association to cele-brate the value of libraries and librarians. The value of librarians??? Before yo_u scoff, think about the time Gail Zwirner was able to help you complete an assignment by finding that elusive book in a library thousands of miles away and having it deliv-ered to you. Or the time John Barden saved your paper by locating that 18th century English case. Or the time .· ... get my point? Librarians are in the job of finding (as we _like to say) the right piece of information for the right person at the right ·time. And the value of libraries? .Think about this sometime. Imagine what your life wou!d be like without access to the libraries you used {both school and public) while you were growing up. Or you could ask a realtor. They _will tell you the ttiree things that sell a house are good schools, convenient shopping and a good local libr;:iry. Aside from being party animals, librarians are also subversives. How else to explain Banned _Books Week? This week, usually held i.n the late fall, celebrates those books ttiat were banned by someone at some point in their history. Dangerous books like Snow White, Huck Finn, Harry Potter, and Catcher in the Rye. During this week librarians write editorials about the freedom of ewression. They encourage the reading of banned books and the watching of banned movies. Censorship is a subject that librarians take very seriously. They have been- at the forefront of mov~­ments challenging mandatory Internet filtering in public libraries. Librarians have fought and lost jobs over demands that "offensive" materials be removed from their libraries, Librarian's love of freedom is not limited to the first amendment. Librarians are also passionate believers in the freedom of information. We have made a holi-day of the birthday of James Madison, the author of the Bill of Rights. Evefy year on March 16th .Freedom of Information Day is observed with the award of the "James Madison Award." This award is given to those who have championed the .public's "right to know." Librarians have traditionally been active in the. area of copyright, in-suring that provisions of fair use are not endangered. The American Association of' Law Libraries (AALL), and many of its chapters, including the Virginia chapter, moni-tor federal and state legislation that deal with the provision of information to the pub-lic. On the national level, the AALL was effective in lobbying for changes to the Da-tabase Protection Act. Locally, librarians in Virginia fought unsuccessfully against the passage of UCIT A. It was felt by the library community that this legislation un-fairly pre-empted many protections allowed by the federal copyright laws. So the next time you think about libraries or librarians •. Update your image . .Libraries are not musty, dusty storehouses of old and useless books. They are storehouses of knowledge, treasure chests just waiting to be explored. And. librari-ans? Get rid of the idea that we wear buns and sensible shoes. In reality we are the guerilla warriors in the cause of bringing information to anyone who needs or wants it, no matter what. . ~-- ---....-~·----------------Muse letter - Page 3 10 Tips for Summer Associate Research Survival: A View from a Former Law Firm Librarian (Repeated by request, previously publishe~ in April 2000 Museletter) 1. Ask questions. Don't leave the supervising attorney's office until your information is clear. Ask about client charges. Don't be embarrassed to ask if the attorney has recommendations about where to start the research . . There may a very useful "pet" practitioner's tool that an academic library does not own that co1,1ld be beneficial to the research. Obtain the deadline, format, and length of the assignment results. Secretaries can save time with format instruction. Librarians are terrific resources, but can't always read minds. · 2. Anticipate assignments you did not cover (or you avoided) in research classes in school. Com-mon summer assignments include legislative histories, regulatory research, business research, and use of ethics opinions. Bring Kunz with you as a- ready reference resource. 3. Plan your strategy. Decide whether you have enough-information to go directly to primary authority sources. You may benefit from consulting secondary sources first. (t\(1any students have· com-e back in the Fall and said "Michie's [Jurisprudence] was my friend.") . Keep a log of the sources you have consulted. · 4. Assess your resources. A firm's collection will not duplicate _the sources you have had access to in law school. Consult the librarian about authority to use on line sources or other options, such as CD-ROM or web-based products. 5. Don't reinvent the wheeL One resource consideration is a document file or memo bank. Many attor-neys or firms rnvest a lot of time in organizing such files. There is no ppint in creating something that'has already been started. Look at the client file. Perhaps all you'll need to do is update another mem·o. Your time is-valuable. 6. Use legal resource editing to your full advantage. Legal pwblishers invest tremendous amounts of money in editorial enhancements . . Look at the annotations and take advantage of those reference. 7. Know when to stop. Could be your toughest decision·. When you start seeing repeat patterns in your · research, stop. · · 8. Understand the authority and coverage of your research tools. Make sure any website you use is -authoritative and current. If you are looking for historical information, an online database.or website may not provide . adequate coverage. - _ - · 9~ Update your research: The supervising attorney should not have to ask if you've used a citator to up-date your research. "f?luebook" the memo also. · 10. Understand the team approach. All members of a legal tearh are impor;tant in accomplishing the cli-ent's goals. Be respectful of non-attorney ·responsibilities, and how those skills can make your experience more ef-fective. · -G.F.Z . .. Gail Zwirner worked for thirteen years in the library at Hunton & Williams in the Richmond office. Carrel Information By ·Deborah Barlett Graduating 3Ls who are not staying for bar review, those students going into the clinics in the Fall; and students transferring or visiting out, must empty their carrels and return their keys to Mrs. Barlett in the Library Administrative Office (L 17) prior to leaving town. Any student who has made arrangements through Mrs. Barlett to change car-rels in the: Fall must empty his or her present carrel and return the key prior to leaving for the summer break. ·All other students should clean up their carrels prior to leaving for the summer. You may leave personal belongings in' th'e locked compartment of your carrel only. -Nothing should be left on the work surface, side walls, th.e-.top of the carrel, or on the floor. Housekeeping will clean the carrels during the summer. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. -If you are not planning to use your, carrel next year, please consider turning your. carrel key in to Mrs. Barlett. There are other law students who may be able to use the carrel. You can still sign up for a carrel during the year for exams. Thank you. (Wireless, continued from page 1) To activate the software, the card is physically put into your computer, then it "plugs and plays." De-pending on -your comfort level, you can install the card yourself, or check out the card and bring it and your computer to the computer help desk for installation. Once the card makes friends with your computer, it is ready for use. This step is only done once. Thereaf-ter, the card can be checked out and used freely. Where do I get a Wireless Card? The Cisco wireless cards are now available at the Circulation Desk. They are located in the Re-serve Box Area. With _your school identification card, you may check them out for four hours. Be warned - overdue wireless cards will result in the higher reserve item overdue charges. This' article wa,s contributed by James . Wirrelf, Alison Mern,er, and Kim Wiseman .. It's exam time! Please take conversations outside the library. .. Gail Zwimer, Editor Museletter Law Library, School of Law University ofRiclui1ond Riclunond, VA 23173 The Museletter is the official newsletter of tl1e William Taylor Muse Law Library attl1e School of Law of the University or Richmond, Richmond, VA23173. Editor. Gail Z~mer Conlributors: Deborah Barlett, Joyce Janto, Alison Merner, Ja·mes Wirrell, ki rn Wiseman .,-Spring Intersession & Summer Library Hours Spring Exam Period (Fri., Apr. 27 to Thurs., · May 10) -Fri., Apr. 27: 7:30 am to Midnight Sat., Apr. 28: 9:00 am to Midnight Sun., Apr. 29: 10:00 am to Midnight Mon., Apr. 30-to Thurs., May 3: 7:30 am to 1:00 am Fri., May 4: ' 7:30 am to Midnight Sat., May 5: 9:00 am to Midnight Sun., May _6: 10:00 am to Midnight Mon., May 7 to Thurs., May 10: - 7:30 am to 1:00 am Spring Inter-Session (Fri., May 11 to Sun., May 13) Fri., May 11: 7:~0 am to 6:00 pm Sat., May 12: 9:30 am to Noon Sun., May 13: CLOSED Mon., May 14-Fri., May 18: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Sat., May 19: - CLOSED Summer Session & Exam Week (Sunday, May 20 to - Friday, July 13) -Sunday: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday to Thursday: 7:30 am to 10:00 p.m Friday: 7:30 am to 8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CLOSED: Monday, May 28 {Memorial Day) Wednesday; July 4 (Independence Dar) 

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