Responding
to requests by students and patrons for increased access to the
library, the Law Library will be open until 2 a.m. five days a week,
Sunday-Thursday beginning January 8. The Library will retain its
traditional 9 p.m. closing on Friday and Saturday. While appealing
especially to the night owls among us, all students are encouraged to
take advantage of these expanded hours to get in some extra studying!
All patrons should be aware that on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
(Jan. 15) the Library will not open until 6 p.m. The listing of the
Library's current hours are always available at http://www.law.uga.edu/library/hours.html.
Attention 1Ls: Lexis and Westlaw Training
Both Lexis and Westlaw will provide training for 1Ls early this semester. As part of your
Research & Writing class you are required to attend two training
sessions for each system. The first session covers case materials, and the
second session covers statutory materials.
The training schedules and instructions for registering online to attend these required sessions are available at http://www.law.uga.edu/library/calr/calr_training07.htm. Please sign up early to avail yourself of the times most convenient for your schedule.
Also, make certain that your accounts with both systems are activated and working before
you arrive for your first training session! If you need assistance with
your Lexis and Westlaw accounts, stop by the Reference Desk (our hours
are posted here).
New Resource: Database of International Law in Domestic Courts
The Law Library is pleased to provide access to a new
electronic resource for international legal researchers: Oxford
University Press' International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC).
This online database provides access to court decisions involving
international law issues from over 65 countries. For each case, the
database provides the full text of the judgment in both the original
language and translated into English, along with scholarly commentary
highlighting the most salient points of international law.
The database, which includes cases back to 2000, is updated bi-monthly
and anticipates adding over 150 new cases each year. Researchers can
search by:
full text
keyword
country
category
party name
date of decision
ILDC citation.
In addition, users can sign up to receive case alerts via email.
The librarians and staff at the Law Library hope that we offer
facilities, materials and services that ease your law school travails.
However, we know that we can do even better and we'd like your help in
deciding on the most important additions and improvements.
Later in January we will send out a survey asking how you use the
library, how well you are served by our collections and assistance, and
what you'd like to see us add or change or improve. Please keep an eye
on your email for notice of the survey, and fill it out. Your insights
and opinions will help us make the Law Library even better.
January's Interactive Puzzle
by James Donovan
Faculty Fun Facts (Fill in the spaces with first initial+last name)
Faculty Fun Facts (Fill in the spaces with first initial+last name)
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