The Week May Be Short, But Learning Opportunities Abound

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Civil Liberties Since 9/11/2001

Associate Director Susan Boland has prepared a slide presentation on civil liberties in the U.S. since the attacks of September 11>sup>th, 2011. Including statistics on border searches of electronic devices and attitudes toward whether policies are too restrictive, you’ll find the presentation on the library’s digital display.To honor Labor Day, you’ll also find a selection of books on labor and employment law on the display table.

Research Training Sessions

  • Wednesday, September 5th
    • Professor Bradley’s Sections 2 & 4
      • Secondary Sources with Shannon Kemen
      • 10:40 AM – 12:05 PM in Room 114
  • Thursday, September 6th
    • LLM Students
      • Secondary Sources with Shannon Kemen
      • 1:45 – 3:30 P.M. in Room 302

 

Featured Resources

 

Research Training is in Full Swing

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Law Librarians Know Legal Research

Our skilled librarians know the ins and outs of legal research, from codes and cases to rules and regulations. For 1L students, they partner with your legal writing instructors to set you on the path to a successful law school and practice career. Here is a list of upcoming sessions.

  • Tuesday, August 28th
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 6
      • Print resources with Ronald Jones
      • 9:00 – 10:25 AM in the Ohio Alcove
    • Law Review Lexis training with Susan Boland and Ashley Russell
      • Noon – 1:30 PM in Room 302
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 1
      • Print resources with Ronald Jones
      • 1:20 – 2:55 PM in the Ohio Alcove
  • Wednesday, August 29th
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 6
      • Print resources with Ronald Jones
      • 10:40 AM – 12:05 PM in the Ohio Alcove
    • Professor Bradley’s Sections 2 & 4
      • Secondary Sources with Shannon Kemen
      • 10:40 AM – 12:05 PM in Room 114.
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 1
      • Print resources with Ronald Jones
      • 3:00 – 4:30 PM in the Ohio Alcove
  • Friday, August 31st
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 6
      • Cases & Citators with Ronald Jones
      • 9:00 – 10:25 AM in the Ohio Alcove.
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 1
      • Cases & Citators with Ronald Jones
      • 11:10 AM – 12:35 PM in the Ohio Alcove.

 

Featured Resources at Labor Day Focus on Labor and Employment Law


Welcome back, we’ve changed!

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A Few Changes to Note

As you head off to your first day of fall semester classes, please note these changes in library operations. First, the library will be open and staffed Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM. We no longer have evening or weekend hours. Of course, you have 24×7 access to the library space with your Bearcat card and continuous access to our thousands of online resources. We are no longer staffing the reference desk. To submit a question to our reference librarians, or to schedule a consultation, use the “Ask a Research Question” form or send an email message to marxlawlib@ucmail.uc.edu.

Check Out These Research Guides Customized For Your Needs!

 

Upcoming Research Training Sessions

      • Thursday, August 23rd
        • LLM Students
          • Case Law with Shannon Kemen
          • 3:00 – 4:25 PM in Room 208
      • Tuesday, August 28th
        • Professor Oliver’s Section 6
          • Print Sources with Ronald Jones
          • 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM in the Ohio Alcove
        • Law Review Training with Susan Boland
          • 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM in Room 302
        • Professor Oliver’s Section 1
          • Print Sources with Ronald Jones
          • 1:30 – 2:55 PM in the Ohio Alcove
      • Wednesday, August 29th
        • Professor Oliver’s Section 6
          • Print Sources with Ronald Jones
          • 10:40 AM – 12:05 PM in the Ohio Alcove
        • Professor Bradley’s Sections 2 & 4
          • Secondary Sources with Shannon Kemen
          • 10:40 AM &ndash 12:05 PM in Room 114
        • Professor Oliver’s Section 1
          • Print Sources with Ronald Jones
          • 3:00 &ndash 4:30 PM in the Ohio Alcove
      • Friday, August 31st
        • Professor Oliver’s Section 6
          • Ronald Jones
          • 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM in Room 100B
        • Professor Oliver’s Section 1
          • Ronald Jones
          • 9:00 AM – 10:25 AM in Room 100B

 

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Welcome to New Students

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The staff of the Robert S. Marx Law Library is excited to welcome the College of Law’s new students today. We look forward to meeting you at the orientation session this morning and on library tours this afternoon. Additionally, please stop by the library’s table at today’s new student activities fair. We’ll be handing out access codes to research services such as Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law. Please remember that we are here to help you find the legal information that you need for success. Best wishes for a successful 1L year!

-Ken Hirsh
Director of the Law Library

Register Now for the Legal Research Boot Camp!

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Registration is now open for the 2018 Legal Research Boot Camp. Legal Research Boot Camp is hosted by the University of Cincinnati College of Law and NKU Chase College of Law each May in order to refresh students’ legal research skills for any internships, externships or other legal work over the summer. At Boot Camp you will see the familiar UC law library faces plus librarians from a county law library, a firm law library, and NKU. We’ll talk about transitioning to a law firm, legal forms and practice material, low cost and free resources, administrative law, Ohio law, and Kentucky law. The same program is offered twice in order to better accommodate law students in the Cincinnati area. You can attend either session no matter where you live or go to school. Legal Research Boot Camp will take place at University of Cincinnati on May 14 8:30am – 12:30pm and at Northern Kentucky University on May 15 12:30pm – 4:30pm. Breakfast will be provided on Monday and lunch will be provided on Tuesday. Register at https://guides.libraries.uc.edu/bootcamp.

National Library Week Is Over But We’re Still Leading You To the Resources You Need!

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Although National Library Week is over, the Robert S. Marx Law Library continues to lead the way to the resources you need to succeed!

Upcoming Research Sessions

  • Tuesday, April 17
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 1
      • Cost Effective Legal Research with Ron Jones
      • 10:40 A.M. – 12:05 P.M. in Room 100A
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 3
      • Cost Effective Legal Research with Ron Jones
      • 1:30 – 2:55 P.M. in Room 100A
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 4
      • Administrative Law with Shannon Kemen
      • 10:40 A.M. – 12:05 P.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 2
      • Administrative Law with Shannon Kemen
      • 1:30 – 2:55 P.M. in Room 302
  • Thursday, April 19
    • Professor Smith’s Section 2
      • Cost Effective Legal Research with Susan Boland
      • 9:00 – 10:40 A.M. in Room 100A
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 4
      • Cost Effective Legal Research with Shannon Kemen
      • 10:40 A.M. – 12:05 P.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 2
      • Cost Effective Legal Research with Shannon Kemen
      • 1:30 – 2:55 P.M. in Room 302

 

Worried About Final Exams & Seminar Papers?

The library is ready to help you with our expert library faculty and terrific resources such as these:

 

Save the Date: Legal Research Boot Camp

One of the events we sponsor every year to help you prepare for your summer positions is the Legal Research Boot Camp that we hold jointly with the Chase Law School of NKU. Virtually circle the dates now on your smartphone calendar: Monday, May 14th and Tuesday, May 15th. Online registration will be available soon.

Research Sessions This Week

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Upcoming Research Sessions

Tuesday, April 10

  • Professor Oliver’s sections 1 & 3
    • Low Cost & Free Resources with Ron Jones
    • 10:40am – 12:05pm (sec. 1) and 1:30pm – 2:55pm (sec. 3) in room 100A

Thursday, April 12

  • Professor Smith’s section 5
    • Low Cost & Free Resources with Susan Boland
    • 9:00am – 10:25am in room 100A
  • Professor Bradley’s sections 4 & 2
    • Low Cost & Free Resources with Shannon Kemen
    • 10:40am – 12:05pm (sec. 4) and 1:30pm – 2:55pm (sec. 2) in room 302