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This Week’s Research Sessions

Monday, Oct. 19, 2020

  • The Technology of Law Practice with Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian Shannon Kemen
    • 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020

  • The Technology of Law Practice with Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian Shannon Kemen
    • 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Friday, Oct. 23, 2020

  • Prof. Bock’s Legal Writing & Research for LLMs with Associate Director Susan Boland
    • Researching Cases & Citators
    • 8:30am – 9:55am
    • Zoom

 

Featured Law Library Resources

Featured Study Aids

  • CALI Lessons
    • Check out thousands of CALI Lessons on all kinds of legal subjects!
    • If you haven’t registered for CALI access yet, you’ll need to contact a reference librarian for the College of Law’s access code.

Featured Guide

Featured Video

 

Open Access Week

2020-Open-Access-Week
It’s Open Access Week! This year’s theme is ‘Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion.” 2020 marks the third consecutive year the theme for International Open Access Week will focus on the urgent need for action on equity and inclusion. Open Access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Open access makes scholarly work available to everyone, not just those who can afford to purchase subscriptions to the journals and monographs. The Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship, calls for all law schools to stop publishing their journals in print format and to rely instead on electronic publication coupled with a commitment to keep the electronic versions available in stable, open, digital formats. Visit the Open Access Week website for more information. Did you know that CALI’s eLangdell Press is a leading publisher of OER materials in legal education?

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Begun in 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, it is a Day of Unity to connect battered women’s advocates across the country. At UC Law, you can gain hands-on experience as you learn how to provide holistic legal services to survivors of domestic violence. At the Domestic Violence and Civil Protection Order Clinic, you’ll work alongside clinic staff to learn every aspect of civil practice, from initial interviews through advocacy. Become a Bearcat Bystander

Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2020

  • Women Helping Women Campus Advocates featuring Peers Helping Peers Virtual Open House
    • 4:30pm – 5:30pm
    • Instagram Live on @whwcampusadv
    • RSVP

Thursday, Oct. 21, 2020

  • Survivor Resource Panel
    • Join a Q&A with a panel of UC professionals who specialize in supporting survivors of gender-based violence. Panelist will include representatives from CAPS,WHW Campus Advocates, UCPD, UC Title IX, and UHS.
    • 1:00pm – 2:00pm
    • Teams
    • RSVP

Selected Resources

 

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance & the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in October 2004. The overarching theme for Cybersecurity Awareness Month is “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.” The focus theme this year is “If you connect it, protect it.” This week, we look at securing personal health information.

Tips for Securing Personal Health Information

  • App with care!
    • Only download from trusted sources and immediately configure privacy and security settings
  • Wearable tech is watching!
    • Configure privacy and security settings and don’t assume your information is private
  • Make health portal passphrases unique, long, and strong
  • Use 2-Factor authentication on insurance, health portals, and financial accounts
  • Shred paper documentation containing health information
  • Share with care
    • Public chat forums and boards on medical subjects are not private and secure!

Take the Week 3 #BeCyberSmart Trivia Challenge

Take this week’s #BeCyberSmart Trivia Challenge and provide your email address to enter the “Cybersecurity Champion Prize Drawing!” Students, faculty and staff members who take the weekly #BeCyberSmart Trivia Challenge and provide their email address will be automatically entered into the “Cybersecurity Champion Prize Drawing” each Thursday in October. One winner will be randomly selected on Thursday, October 8, 15, 22, and 29. All winners will receive an email from the IT@UC Office of Information Security Prize Patrol.

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