Delaware Campus Library Blogs

CALI has rolled out a new look for the popular CALI lessons. Besides the new look they’ve also added support for mobile devices so you can now run CALI lessons on your iPad or smart phone. They’ve also added an auto save feature so you don’t have to remember to save your lesson progress.

Form more information on the new lessons see CALI’s blog.

There’s still a little bit of summer left so you have time for some summer reading. The ABA Journal cover story for this month is 30 Lawyers 30 Books. Here’s a direct link to the list of books. The Journal asked 30 top lawyers to recommend a book that other lawyers should read. You’ll find a lot of good selections in the last.

The University of Washington law library has created a handy list of all the books on WorldCat so you can find them quickly in your library.

The bar exam is over so we are now on summer hours until August 15th.

Hours July 29 through August 14

• Monday through Thursday:    8 AM to 10 PM
• Friday:                                             8 AM to 6 PM
• Saturday:                                        9 AM to 5 PM
• Sunday:                                            Noon to 5 PM

Check our website for a full listing of library hours.

HeinOnline is back up. Please contact the reference desk if you have any problems.

The Delaware campus library will be closed for Memorial Day weekend May 28th through 30th. Enjoy the holiday weekend!

Tomorrow, May 20th is graduation on the Delaware campus. Congratulations to all of our graduating students! The Delaware campus library will be closed tomorrow. We will be open Sunday from Noon to 5 PM.

See the library website for a complete list of library hours.

Taking classes this summer? Studying for the bar? Check out our summer hours.

Don’t forget we have extended our library hours for the exam period. From April 29 through May 16 we are open until 2 AM every day. A full list of hours is on our library web page.

CALI is back up and working normally.

What did law exams look like in the 1870s? We can all find out thanks to Harvard University. Their archives has recently posted all of their old exams back to 1871 online.  Here we have 1871. And 1900.

For your modern exam needs Widener Law Library  has a collection of Widener exams available on our webpage.

Widener Law Library joins libraries of all types throughout the country this week to celebrate the services that we provide to our users. We encourage you to stop by the Circulation Desk or the Reference Desk to enjoy some candy and to say hello to the Library staff members and student workers who keep the Library open and help you with your research needs.

John Grisham, attorney and author of legal thrillers is this year’s honorary National Library Week Chair. We do have some of his books available in the Law Library.

This great engraving from Yale Law Library seems to be suggesting that back in the old days, you did legal research by standing around a law library waiting for a goddess to stick the magical hat of wisdom on your head. But that won’t cut it in the modern workplace. Be sure to attend the Widener Law Library’s Prepare to Practice workshop for legal research tips for the new attorney, summer associate, or law clerk.

Prepare to Practice: Free Online Legal Resources and Research Tips for New Associates, Summer Associates, Interns, Clerks, Law and Paralegal Students

Thursday, April 14th at 12:15pm and again at 5:15pm in the Library’s Special Collections Room.

The cost of subscription based legal information continues to rise as courts, firms and non-profits are looking for ways to cut costs. All legal professionals should be aware of the resources that are available for free online.

As part of the Legal Information Center’s National Library Week Celebration (April 10th – 16th), come learn about all of the free primary legal materials available online. We’ll cover Federal, State and Local legal resources available for free on the Internet as well as advanced searching techniques that will help you in “the real world.”

Note: This is an abridged version of the library’s popular CLE , Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Research. Presenters will be librarians Maggie Stewart Adams and Mary Alice Peeling. For more information contact Maggie Stewart Adams – mmstewart@widener.edu

Need an article or book that isn’t available at the Widener Law Library? The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department can get it for you. Just fill out the ILL form and the ILL department will do their best to find a copy of the book or article for you. Articles are sometimes sent as a PDF file to your ILL account or they can be photocopied and sent to you in paper. Books will be held for you at the circulation desk.

Please remember that interlibrary loans can take time, so don’t wait for the last minute to put in your request.

Photo by Ben Oh

Prepare to Practice: Free Online Legal Resources and Research Tips for New Associates, Summer Associates, Interns, Clerks, Law and Paralegal Students

Thursday, April 14^th at 12:15pm and again at 5:15pm in the Library’s Special Collections Room

The cost of subscription based legal information continues to rise as courts, firms and non-profits are looking for ways to cut costs. All legal professionals should be aware of the resources that are available for free online.

As part of the Legal Information Center’s National Library Week Celebration (April 10^th – 16^th), come learn about all of the free primary legal materials available online. We’ll cover Federal, State and Local legal resources available for free on the Internet as well as advanced searching techniques that will help you in “the real world.”

Note: This is an abridged version of the library’s popular CLE , Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Research. Presenters will be librarians Maggie Stewart Adams and Mary Alice Peeling. For more information contact Maggie Stewart Adams – mmstewart@widener.edu

If you’ve lost something in the library be sure to stop by the circulation desk to check out the library lost and found. We have many lost items, from jackets and gloves to eyeglasses. What is the current “most lost” item in the library? Yes it’s travel mugs. If you can’t find your favorite mug take a look at our lost and found.

photo:  aaronparecki at flickr