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Best Wishes for our New Grads!

To our graduating students, we wish you the best of luck with all of your future endeavors!

 

 

- The Law Library Staff  

Got Books?

If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one has to be worth a few million! Finding AJM up to his neck in returned books is one of our favorite heralds of summer. We congratulate our soon-to-be-graduates and all of our law students on a job well done this year and we thank you for returning these many, many books. If you're preparing to graduate or just to clear out for the summer, the Circulation Desk staff is happy to help you lighten the load. (Not to worry about burying AJM -- we're confident that he'll emerge from the pile well before fall.)

The Law Library staff wishes all of our students a fabulous summer!

- The Law Library Staff
(photo by Katherine Jenkins) 

Where in the World Is…Your Summer Vacation?

With finals winding down, summer travel plans may be refilling the nooks and crannies of your mind so recently occupied by the rule against perpetuities. While the law library is a wonderful resource for your study and legal research needs, we also maintain a collection of travel books in the Klaus Reading Room to help you plan an amazing summer vacation. If you're considering a trip to Kuala Lumpur or just want some information on the best museums in Philadelphia, the library’s collection of Eyewitness Travel books are available to check out. If you are more interested in reviews of trips or inspirational stories of travel, the library also subcribes to National Geographic Traveler. This magazine reviews guided trips, suggests restaurants to visit when traveling in certain locales, evaluates hotels, and provides essays by travelers to inspire your next adventure. Like the guide books, this magazine is located in the Klaus Reading Room. These resources may be exactly what you need to plan your own trip, from Kiev to Carolina.  Happy travels.

- Leslie Ashbrook 

And Now We Tweet!

Today the UVA Law Library is pleased to join the Twitter community! Follow @uvalawlibrary to get the latest bite-sized news on what’s happening in the Law Library. We’ll tweet changes in library hours for exams and holidays, what’s new and hot in our collections – books, databases, and of course, DVDs – plus news about mobile apps that are useful for legal research, interesting things you’ll find in our Special Collections, and more. We’ll strive to make it both informative and fun!

- The Law Library Staff 

 

Exam Stress Relief is Here!

Exams are upon us and AJM looks like he's feeling the pressure. Fortunately, he's in the right place. The Law Library is in full stress relief mode with pettables and fun things to do during study breaks in MyLab. On the first floor, our relaxation chairs in the Reserve Room are ready to serve. Stop by between tests and take a few minutes to unwind.

 - The Law Library Staff 

Exam Hours Have Begun

From now until May 11, the Law Library will be open from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. on weekends. During this time, only law students and people using legal materials may access the library.

Beginning this Saturday, some extra study space will also be available. Classrooms WB152 and WB154 will be open overnight from April 28 to May 11 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m..

The Law Library Staff wishes you the very best of luck with exams!

- The Law Library Staff 

"Myths Still Matter": Artist Cynthia Kukla Visits Tomorrow, April 19

An artist from this year's Law Library Art Exhibition, Cynthia M. Kukla, visits to discuss her recent work and the development of ideas, symbols and iconography. Her slides will also show her watercolors which were done while she was in Greece. Download the "Myths Still Matter" poster for details.

- Taylor Fitchett 

Mr. Jefferson's "Special Collection" Featured in the Local News

The efforts of our Special Collections Department to recreate and preserve all of the books in Thomas Jefferson's 1828 catalog for "Law" was featured yesterday on Charlottesville's NBC29. Taylor Fitchett and Cecilia Brown were interviewed for the piece. The video includes an inside look at some of the Law Library's rare books.

Since the airing, we've received a number of requests for the lists of what books we have and what books remain outstanding. We're pleased to provide those here:

Download UVA Law Jefferson Book List - Missing

Download UVA Law Jefferson Book List

- UVA Law Library Special Collections  

Bloomberg Law: Prepare to Practice Sessions Offered

Just in time for those summer research assignments, rep Beth Goldfinger (egoldfinger@bloomberg.net) returns next week to help students get up-to-speed on Bloomberg Law. If you missed Beth's first visit, this another chance to sign up, get training and ask questions. Beth will be located in the former Lexis lab (close to the Caplin Reading Room) on April 16 and 17 (drop by any time). She'll also hold several training sessions:

Apr. 16:   10 a.m. & 1 p.m. (WB103)

Apr. 17:   10 a.m. & 1 p.m. (WB114 – Fox Seminar Room – located across from the Circulation Desk in the library).

Each session will last an hour. If you plan to attend, you can send Beth an e-mail in advance or simply show up.

- Jon Ashley 

 

“Shine Bright This Summer” Sessions Next Week

For many law students, summer job assignments involve healthy doses of legal research. If this is your summer, you’ll want to know how to stay cool when research heats up. Next week, the Law Library will host “Shine Bright This Summer,” a short session of useful information about legal research resources and techniques. You’ll gain insight into where to start a research project, how to research thoroughly so that you can be confident in your end product, and how to minimize costs along the way with free online research resources. 

Start your successful summer with one of three convenient one-hour sessions offered by the research librarians:

   4 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, WB104

   4 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, WB105

   4 p.m., Thursday, April 12, WB104

Choose the session that’s most convenient for you and get ready to shine!

- Leslie Ashbrook, Ben Doherty, Kristin Glover, Kent Olson, John Roper, and Amy Wharton