Delaware Campus Library Blogs

Welcome back from spring break. I hope everyone had an enjoyable spring break. The law library is back on our normal hours.

The Widener Law library Delaware campus is now on Facebook. Visit our Facebook page and “Like” us to keep up with news and events at the library.

The Harrisburg campus library has a Facebook page too so why not Like them too.

The Delaware campus library will be closed for winter break. Here are our hours for the holidays and break. For our regular hours see the library webpage.

• December 22:                          8 AM to 6 PM
• Dec. 23 to January 2:           CLOSED
• January 3 to 5:                       8 AM to 8 PM
• January 6:                                8 AM to 6 PM
• January 7:                                9 AM to 5 PM
• January 8:                                Noon to 10 PM

Exams are starting today. Remember, everybody is studying so let’s keep the library extra quiet. Even if you are in a study room please keep the noise level low. For your convenience, we have free ear plugs at the reference desk. Stop by and pick some up. The library is now open to 2 AM every night until December 20th.

Exam time is almost here! For your studying convenience the law library has extended hours during exams. We will be open from 8 AM to 2 AM every day starting December 5th through December 20th.

For a complete list of hours see our library web page.

See what goes on day to day in a Massachusetts court room. The OpenCourt project is an experimental program offering live access to the Quincy District Court, one of the busiest District Courts in Massachusetts. A live stream of the court proceedings is available when court is in session. Or you can view archives of previous sessions on their website. You will have to register using your email address in order to view the archives. Follow along with updates on the project on the OpenCourt blog and Twitter feed.

The law library will be closed on Thanksgiving. Here are our hours for the weekend this Thanksgiving.

• November 23:               8 AM to 10 PM
• November 24:               CLOSED
• November 25 & 26:    9 AM to 5 PM
• November 27:              Noon to 11 PM

More information on our hours is on the library website.

Need to research a foreign law subject? The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals is now available on HeinOnline. The IFLP indexes law journals published outside of the United States. HeinOnline’s IFLP includes records from 1985 to date. Any articles in IFLP that are available in HeinOnline are hot linked directly from the index. If you need a copy of an article that is not available on HeinOnline please contact a reference librarian for help.

Don’t miss the Fall Faculty Technology Forum tomorrow at 3:15 in the Marshall Dennehey Room.

The Educational Technology Team at Widener Law School invites you to attend the 2011 Delaware Fall Faculty Technology Forum. Please join us on Tuesday, September 27, at 3:15pm in the Marshall Dennehey Room for some short presentations and demonstrations of technology available to you at the law school.

Barbara Mindell will provide an overview of the technology available at the law school. Justin Holbrook will show us how he uses video clips and clickers to engage his students.

There will be some short poster sessions and demonstrations of:

• Adobe Connect
• Zotero
• Clickers
• and more!

Hope to see you there!

The Educational Technology Team at Widener Law School invites you to attend the 2011 Delaware Fall Faculty Technology Forum. Please join us on Tuesday, September 27, at 3:15pm in the Marshall Dennehey Room for some short presentations and demonstrations of technology available to you at the law school.

Barbara Mindell will provide an overview of the technology available at the law school. Justin Holbrook will show us how he uses video clips and clickers to engage his students.

There will be some short poster sessions and demonstrations of:

• Adobe Connect
• Zotero
• Clickers
• and more!

Hope to see you there!

The Widener law librarians have been busy creating research guides, called LibGuides on a number of subject areas. Each guide tells you how to get started and provides links to online resources or tells you where to find books and treatises on your subject.

New students might enjoy Law School 101: Resources for Succeeding in Law School by Widener law librarian Ed Sonnenberg. We also have Criminal Law by Maggie Adams and Voting Rights and Election Law by Susan Giusti. I’ve created a LibGuide on Food and Drug Law.

You can access the complete list of LibGuides from our LibGuide site or click on “Research Guides” on the Widener Law Library webpage.

Be sure to stop by the library table at table day on Wednesday. Find out what the library can do for you and meet the librarians. We’ll be handing out info on CALI too.

If you are looking for an online, interactive study aid, the CALI lessons have what you are looking for. CALI has lessons on all law school topics and can be used on PCs, Macs and even iPads and smartphones. Check their website for a list of lessons by topic, by subject outline, or even by casebook. CALI also produces Lawdibles, a series of short podcasts on legal topics.

The first time you use CALI you’ll need to register for an account. You’ll need the Widener authorization code. To get the code just contact the law library reference desk. If you have any trouble registering contact the reference desk. Or you can watch this hand how to register video on YouTube.

Now that classes have started up again the library is back on our regular hours

• Monday to Thursday:      8:00 AM to Midnight
• Friday:                              8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• Saturday:                         8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
• Sunday:                           10:00 AM to Midnight

For a complete list of our hours for the fall semester check our webpage.

Delaware campus library hours for the fall semester are available on our website. Our regular hours will be:

• Monday to Thursday:               8:00 AM to Midnight
• Friday:                                   8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
• Saturday:                              8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
• Sunday:                                 10:00 AM to Midnight

For holiday and exam hours see our website.