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The U.S. Congressional Serial Set

The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980 is a full database of key publications of the United States Congress. It documents the official activities of the committees of the House and Senate,...

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Finding Materials within the Rutgers University Libraries System

As members of the Rutgers University system, law students  have access to materials available from all of the Rutgers University system libraries, spread out among the three  campuses: Camden, Newark,...

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Finding Materials Outside the Rutgers University Libraries System

The last post on Finding Materials Within the Rutgers University Libraries System (RULS) explained how to use the Law Library catalog  as well as the Rutgers University Main Library catalog (IRIS) to...

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Format of Materials Found in Law Library Catalog

Now that you know how to access materials both in our Law Library and in other Rutgers University & participating libraries, we want to tell you what you can expect. As you are probably aware, more...

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New Jersey Legal (& Local) News

(Disclaimer: the content of this post is not meant as an endorsement for any commercial product mentioned.) As a legal professional, it’s a good idea to stay up-to-date with current events within your...

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The UN Treaty Collection

source: http://treaties.un.org           Researching international law, including the treaties between nations, can be intimidating.  Treaty research requires you to use specialized terminology and...

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Bloomberg BNA

Screenshot from http://www.bna.com/ Most law students are familiar with using Westlaw and LexisNexis for legal research projects.  Both of these competitors offer enormous amounts of legal information,...

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Administrative Law Research

This chart came from the GSU Law Library Introduction to Legal Research guide. It is no surprise that many second- and third- (and sometimes even fourth- and fifth-) year law students cannot explain...

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Legislative History

From the Tarlton Law Library, a Federal Legislative History Timeline As a new librarian, I am still settling into my role as the go-to person for answering all kinds of legal research questions from...

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Introducing Bloomberg Law

Rutgers-Camden faculty and students now have unlimited access to Bloomberg Law!  Like Westlaw and LexisNexis, Bloomberg Law is an easy-to-search source for case law and other primary legal sources....

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Google for Lawyers is on Reserve! [updated!]

Photo taken by Charlotte Schneider Most of us use Google or some other search engine nearly every day to look up anything and everything for our personal and professional needs and curiosities.  With...

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WestlawNext’s Advanced Search

All too often , you’ve probably heard your colleagues, professors, representatives, or librarians  talking about ‘natural language’ searching versus ‘terms and connectors’ searching in online...

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Really Short Survey!

Hey Followers! We’re curious about what kind of platform or software you prefer for taking notes, whatever that note-taking task may be! It’s only 2 questions!

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New Tech in the Law Library

Some of you may have noticed the new equipment that we have on the tables between the Circulation Desk and the Reference Desk. The first item, with which you might be familiar, is our repurposed 20″ TV...

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HONE YOUR SKILLS NOW! Panel: How Legal Research, Writing, and Oral...

Some 1Ls deprioritize LAWR in favor of other core classes, thinking “Hey, it’s fewer credit hours per semester.”  These students couldn’t be more wrong, however:  your LAWR class may be one of the most...

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Judicial Internships, Externships & Clerkships

It’s that time of year, again. Many first-year students (and probably some 2Ls and 3Ls) are applying, or have already applied for, internships, externships, or clerkships with local state and federal...

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FOIA Letter Generator

FOIA stands for Freedom of Information Act. But what is it, exactly? The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides that any person has a right, enforceable in court, to obtain access to federal agency...

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LexisAdvance Offers Resources for Teaching Transactional Law

Originally posted on Instructional Technology at Albany Law School: Lexis Practice Advisor® provides faculty and students with a one-stop online practical guidance tool for transactional legal matters...

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New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) Materials

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses are intended to maintain the professional development of practicing attorneys. Often, CLE courses yield publications or handouts, which are great resources for...

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News From Lexis!

This just in, from LexisNexis ® : I’m excited to let you know that we’re again offering students unlimited access to Lexis Advance this summer! Here’s an update on the LexisNexis® 2014 Summer Access...

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