Welcome Back!
It’s a new year and a new semester! UC Law classes are all virtual this semester but the Law Library is still here for you.
New Year, New Hours
Law Library Circulation Desk Hours
- Monday — Friday 9am – 5pm
College of Law Building Hours & Law Library Access
- Monday — Friday 9am – 9pm
- Saturday 9am – 5pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Closure
The Law Library will be closed Monday, Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day but never fear, all of our virtual resources will be available!
Service Note
- The Library Catalog will be unavailable Wednesday, Jan. 20 as the two physical servers that house Sierra (UCLID/Catalog/ILS) will be replaced with new virtual servers. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
This Week’s Research Sessions
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
- Prof. Lenhart’s Advocacy, section 2 with Associate Director Susan Boland
- Research Review Using Federal Law
- 1:15pm – 2:40pm
- Zoom
Resources to Help You “Spring into Action”
- Library Research Guides provide you expert guidance on dozens of subjects
- Study Aids give you 24/7 online access to help with all of your subjects
- Introduction to Study Aids & Research Guides Video
- CALI
- If using CALI, you will need to create an account (if you have not already done so) using a Cincinnati Law authorization code. You can obtain this code from a reference librarian.
- West Academic Study Aids
- To create an account, click the Create an Account link at the top right corner of the Study Aids Subscription page. Use your UC email as the email address. Once you have filled in the required information to set up an account, you will need to verify your email address (they will send you a confirmation email that you will need answer to verify the email address — be sure and check your junk mail). Once you have created an account and logged in, you can use the links below to access individual study aids or you can access all study aids through https://subscription.westacademic.com.
- Lexis Overdrive Study Aids
- Login using your UC credentials
- Wolters Kluwer Study Aids
- Login using your UC credentials
- Video tutorials demonstrate research techniques on many subjects
- Revisit our blog post on study tips and resources for studying smarter
- Need Canvas or Zoom help?
January Arguments at the United States Supreme Court
From SCOTUS Blog:
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021
- Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project & National Association of Broadcasters v. Prometheus Radio Project — whether the Federal Communications Commission acted lawfully when it rolled back rules preventing a single company from owning both a newspaper and a TV or radio station in the same local market.
- BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore — whether 28 U.S.C. 1447(d) permits a court of appeals to review any issue encompassed in a district court’s order remanding a removed case to state court when the removing defendant premised removal in part on the federal-officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. 1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. 1443.