The study and practice of law has frequently been described as encompassing both the scholarly and popular aspects of cultural life. The Mendik Library’s Law School 411 LibGuide provides an online multimedia bibliography to students thinking about law school as well as to those currently enrolled. It features books, movies and websites dedicated to the all-pervasive discipline of law. Take a moment to explore the Guide’s many offerings, which run the gamut from inspiring stories about social justice, to ways in which students can maximize the many facets of the law school experience.
Library Information
Summer Extension of LexisNexis and Westlaw Passwords
Student access to LexisNexis and Westlaw are based on academic subscription plans maintained by New York Law School. To learn about the special rules and requirements for accessing these systems over the summer months, please visit our Summer Extension page.
Celebrate Law Day
In 1958, President Eisenhower designated May 1 “Law Day, USA.” Law Day celebrates the rule of law and its contributions to Americans’ many freedoms. Law Day 2016 is especially significant as it marks the 50th anniversary of perhaps the best-known U.S. Supreme Court case, Miranda v. Arizona.
The theme for this year’s observance is Miranda: More than Words. Additional information on Law Day and many downloadable resources relating to Miranda can be found on the ABA’s Law Day web page.
Michael H. Roffer wins The Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award!
At this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries, our very own Michael H. Roffer, Associate Librarian for Reader Services & Professor of Legal Research will be honored with The Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award, for his book The Law Book: From Hammurabi to the International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones in the History of Law.
Established in 1967 to honor Joseph L. Andrews, reference librarian at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Andrews Legal Literature Award recognizes significant textual contributions to legal literature. To find out more about Michael’s book, click here or stop by the Library and check it out.
Congratulations, Michael! Your Library family is proud of you!
Find Love in the Library
As an early Valentine’s Day treat the Mendik Library once again offers this easy opportunity to WIN great study aids, texts, Starbucks gift cards, NYLS t-shirts, Lexis points, and other prizes (including a personally inscribed copy of Professor Roffer’s newly published “The Law Book: From Hammurabi to the International Criminal Court, 250 Milestones in the History of Law”). And did we mention chocolate?
Click here to access the Valentine’s Day Info Hunt – Questions from Cupid. Each slide includes one question (there are only 7) and easy, step-by-step instructions. Click here to access an answer sheet or pick up a copy at the Reference Desk. Either submit your completed answer sheet at the Reference Desk or e-mail it to reference@nyls.edu by 5:00 PM on Thursday, February 11. The drawing will take place outside the library entrance on February 11 at 5:45 PM. You need not be present to win, but an additional entry form will be added for each student who does attend!
Group Study Room Policy
Please remember the policy governing the Mendik Library’s Group Study Rooms:
Group study rooms are for groups of students to work on academic tasks. A study group consists of two or more students, conversing in a normal tone of voice. Study groups are welcome to use these rooms on a first-come-first-served basis.
Individual use is allowed only when study groups are not using the room. Individual studiers must share the room, or yield it if the conversation bothers them. Be considerate of other library users who may require the room. Do not stay for more than four hours.
Also, remember to leave the room clean and in order. All trash should be placed in waste baskets and furniture returned to original locations. Do not store or leave your belongings unattended.
Contact a librarian at X-2332 if you have any questions or need assistance.
We appreciate everyone’s cooperation.
Welcoming Our New Online Catalog!
During the semester break the Library will be rolling out our new online catalog (which is part of a wider integrated library software system named Koha.) This will replace our existing catalog.
The new online catalog will provide all the features that you’ve come to expect from our current system. You’ll use it to search the Library’s collections of books and electronic resources. It will help you identify your course reserves, charge these out, and renew them. It will keep track of the materials you’ve borrowed, tell you when they’re due to be returned, and list any Library fines or fees you may have incurred.
Plus, the new online catalog will offer features not found in our current catalog, such as search history and filtering of search results. If you like Amazon’s website, you’re likely to be more comfortable with the new catalog.
All of your account information in our current catalog will migrate to the new online catalog. Your Library barcode and login credentials will remain the same. Our award-winning mobile app, Mendik Mobile, is still available, and none of its features will change.
The go-live date for our new online catalog will be Monday, December 21.
The Library staff thanks you for your patience and understanding as we migrate from one software platform to another. If you notice any glitches when using the new catalog, please bring them to our attention so that we can work to resolve them.
We believe you’ll be pleased with the final product.
Celebrate the International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace, established in 1981 by United Nations General Assembly resolution 36/67, is observed each year on September 21st. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All” and the United Nations invites “all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also issued a statement calling “on all warring parties to lay down their weapons and observe a global ceasefire.”
For more information on the International Day of Peace visit the UN website.
Win . . . and Learn!
Have you submitted your Legally Clueless Info Hunt entry? The drawing will be on Tuesday September 1 at 5:50 pm, just outside the Library. As always, we plan to award lots of prizes, including OneCards (with pre-loaded cash values), all kinds of study aids, law school swag, and who knows what else!
The yellow entry form is in the packet you received and worked on during your First Week library tour. If you need another copy, you can pick one up at the Reference Desk. Spend a few minutes learning more about research and the library’s resources. You don’t even need to get the right answers, and you should always feel free to ask one of the reference librarians for help.
Good luck to all!