This week in the Law Library we’re wrapping up exams with a last look at our exam study aids; looking ahead to summer and graduate Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law access; watching Ohio Supreme Court oral arguments; and celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
Law Library Exam Study Resources
Selected Subject Specific Study Aid Resources for Spring 2021 Exams
Looking for a specific study aid for subjects being tested for this semester? You can find our study aids by type or by subject on the Exam Study Guide. Also, take a look at some of our other blog posts:
Selected Subject Specific Study Aids for the First Week of Spring 2021 Exams
Selected Subject Specific Study Aids for the Second Week of Spring 2021 Exams
Looking for tips on taking and preparing for exams? Check out our past blog posts:
Study Aids to Help You with Different Exam Formats & Study Aids for Exam Review
Study Tips & Law Library Resources for Outlining
Accessing Law Library Study Aids
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.
Lexis OverDrive
If accessing study aids from Lexis OverDrive, you will need to login using your UC credentials.
West Academic
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.
Wolters Kluwer
The Wolters Kluwer study aids are impacted by the change to access e-resources. If you access them from our website or one of our guides you don’t need to do anything. If you have linked to study aids from this particular collection, you will need to change the link by January. The old link will work through December.
Access to Lexis, Westlaw, & Bloomberg Law for Summer or After Graduation
Summer 2021 Access
Lexis
If you’re already registered for Lexis, you don’t need to do anything else to get Summer Access. Access is unlimited for any purpose.
Westlaw
You can use Westlaw over the summer for non-commercial research. You can turn to these resources to gain understanding and build confidence in your research skills, but you cannot use them in situations where you are billing a client. Examples of permissible uses for your academic password include the following:
- Summer coursework
- Research assistant assignments
- Law Review or Journal research
- Moot Court research
- Non-Profit work
- Clinical work
- Externship sponsored by the school
B-Law (Bloomberg Law)
If your workplace has a Bloomberg Law account, you are expected to use that, but there are no restrictions on your student Bloomberg accounts over the summer.
Post Graduation Access
Lexis
When you graduate, you’ll automatically have seamless Lexis+ access for 6 months, excluding public records. Continue to use your law school username and password while you prepare for the bar exam and employment. Plus, access exclusive resources and a Rewards program for graduates.
Lexis Aspire Program
Any graduating student who has verifiable employment with a non-profit organization can apply via Lexis ASPIRE program for 12 months of free Lexis access. Students can visit http://www.lexisnexis.com/grad-access for details on either of these offers.You’ll also have access to exclusive resources related to the transition from law school to employment and a Graduate Rewards Program.
Westlaw
May 2021 Graduates will see grad access info when they sign on to the Westlaw Law School Portal. Access is “normal” until May 31st. Starting June 1-Nov 30th graduates will have 60 hours of usage per month for 6 months. Direct link to extend for grad access is https://lawschool.westlaw.com/authentication/gradelite
All graduates will also automatically retain access to a number of job searching databases for 18-months following graduation for 1-hour a month. Please contact the Westlaw Representative for more information.
B-Law (Bloomberg Law)
2021 Graduating students will have unlimited and unrestricted Bloomberg access until Nov. 30, 2021.
May Is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
This month we’re celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month! After decades of celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week, Congress finally passed Public Law 102-450 which annually designated May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.
5 Resources to Learn More About Asian American and Pacific Islanders in/and the Law:
- ABA Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021 Webinar Series
- Pandemic Technology Surveillance: Privacy Rights, Health Security and the Undocumented
- May 11, 1:00 p.m.
- Surveillance is a tool for identifying emerging disease trends as well as mitigating the spread of COVID-19. The desire to link national surveillance systems to one single database has been sought for reporting accurate case information and data. Being able to access timely data is crucial for public health officials and researchers. Meanwhile, the pandemic has widened the inequities of privacy rights and health security in terms of managing the spread of the coronavirus as well as the rise in surveillance technology. In times of disaster, technology companies may leverage access to information and data. In this context, undocumented citizens may be vulnerable to breaches in their privacy rights. This panel of legal experts considers the concerns of privacy rights, health security, and concerns of the undocumented community.
- The Model Minority Myth: The Impact on AAPIs in the Legal Profession and Beyond
- May 13, 1:00 p.m
- The myth of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) as the model minority is based on racial stereotyping and misconceptions. It ignores diversity of culture, socioeconomic status, and educational attainment in AAPI communities, and weaponizes AAPIs as a wedge in discussions of racial justice. Presenting data from the groundbreaking study, A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law, and its successor Portrait Project 2.0, this program will explore the opportunities and challenges faced by AAPI legal professionals and situate them in the broader American legal profession. The panel will combine a broad data-based discussion with real-world examples and personal experiences.
- Building Asian American and Black Solidarity for Racial Justice in Today’s America
- May 14, 12:30pm
- Although there have been tensions, including those tied to colorism, between the Asian American and Pacific Islander and Black communities in America, there has been an equally long history of mutual support and collaboration between these two communities. How does anti-Blackness in the AAPI community impact the work of building solidarity with Black activists? In this conversation, we hope to highlight our common ground so that Asian American and Black social justice communities can push forward our collective needs to fight racial injustice and other forms of discrimination in this country.
- A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Law
- Asian American Law Librarians Caucus, Asian Pacific American Resources
- National Archives, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive (JARDA)
Access Change to Library E-Resources
User access to library electronic resources other than to Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, the West Academic Study Aids, and Lexis Overdrive is changing. URLs containing the library proxy will eventually need to be changed to the new server address. What does this mean to you?
- You don’t need to change anything in order to access Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, the West Academic Study Aids, or Lexis Overdrive Study Aids
- You don’t need to change anything if you access library electronic resources through the online catalog, guides, or our website (we are making these changes behind the scenes)
- If you have bookmarked links to electronic resources other than the exceptions above, you will need to change the URLs before December:
- From: http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=
- To: (May 3rd): http://uc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=
- The proxy tools page has been updated to assist with editing URLs
- January 2022: outdated URLs will no longer work for library resources
May Oral Arguments at the Ohio Supreme Court
You can view the live stream of oral arguments on the Court’s website or see them after the arguments take place in the Ohio Channel archives.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
- Ohio State Bar Association v. Harvey Bruce Bruner
- Cleveland Botanical Garden v. Staci K. Worthington Drewien, et al.
- State of Ohio v. Jeremy Crawford
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
- Pandemic Technology Surveillance: Privacy Rights, Health Security and the Undocumented