Law Library Webcasts
The Library offers in-person training sessions covering various topics. These are recordings of those training sessions, as well as some training sessions recorded specifically for online viewing. All of these videos include audio, but for some you will have to increase the volume to hear the presenter.Spring 2012
Library Sessions and Handouts
- Research Strategy 101: smart ways to tackle tough questions. Part I and Part II [Handouts: Word Doc]
- Statutes [Handouts: PowerPoint Doc]
- Court Dockets, Records and Briefs [Handouts: Court Dockets, Records and Briefs Libguide, and PDF]
- Cost effective use of Westlaw and Lexis: Getting the most bang for your research buck [Handouts: Word Doc, PowerPoint Doc, and PDF]
- Ask the Experts: practitioners discuss essential research skills for interns and new associates.
- Finding and Updating Federal Regulations [Handouts: PowerPoint Doc]
- Legal Ethics Research [Handouts: Word Doc]
- Climate Change and US Law Research (Prof. Kuh) [Handouts: Word Doc, PowerPoint Doc]
- International Environmental Law Research (Prof. Kuh) [Handouts: Word Doc], PowerPoint Doc]
- Legal History: Research & Resources (Professor Silber) [Handouts: Word Doc, PDF Doc]
- Employment Law Research (Professor Joffe) [Handouts: Word Doc]
- Advanced Immigration & Citizenship Seminar Research (Prof. Villazor) [Handouts: PowerPoint Doc]
- Authority, Primary and Secondary Resources
- Legal Analysis Writing and Research II (Professor Bruce Ching)
Library Sessions and Handouts
- Bioethics: Research and Resources [Handouts: Word Doc]
- Child Family and the State [Handouts: pdf]
- Introduction to Lexis and Westlaw [Handouts: pdf, Word doc, Word doc]
- Tax Policy [Handouts: Tax Policy]
- Family Court Review Orientation [Handouts: pdf]
- Law Review Source Gathering Orientation, Session 1 and Session 2 [Handouts: Word doc]
- Labor and Employment Law Orientation [Handouts: PowerPoint]
- Securities Arbitration Clinic Orientation [Handouts: Word doc]
- Business Drafting Class Orientation-Part II: Using Business Forms Online - [Handouts: Forms (pdf), New York Forms (pdf), and Business Drafting Online Finding Forms (docx)].
This is a guided webcast tour - video and audio - ; of the Library's web site.
Library Audio Tour
To take a self-guided tour of the Law Library, download these audio files. There are 7 files intended to be listened to in order. Listen to them in iTunesU or download them here as mp3 files. [Updated July 2011]
- mp3 Files
- Library audio tour; all 7 parts
- library audio tour part 1 - Introduction; Public Safety; Circulation; Reserve
- library audio tour part 2 - Reference; Reading Room
- library audio tour part 3 - Periodicals; Microforms; Gov Docs
- library audio tour part 4 - Upper level hallway to Side Room
- library audio tour part 5 - Classified collection, upper level
- library audio tour part 6 - Classified collection, upper and lower levels
- library audio tour part 7 - State Room; Conclusion
Library Sessions and Handouts
- Fact Finding (32m).
- Employment Law Research (1h) (iTunes file) (PDF handout). Originally presented on February 16, 2011.
- Advanced Lexis/Westlaw Quick Tours:
All of these videos, other than "Finding a Database on Westlaw," can be accessed here.
To subscribe to these files as video podcasts in iTunes, click here. (does not include "Finding a Database on Westlaw")
To subscribe to these files as video podcasts through an RSS feed, click here. (does not include "Finding a Database on Westlaw")- Finding a Database on Lexis (10m)
- Finding a Database on Westlaw (21m) (iTunes file)
- Finding Statutes and Regulations on Lexis (12m)
- Finding Statutes and Regulations on Westlaw (14m)
- Shepard's (13m)
- KeyCite(15m)
- Searching by Topic/Headnote in Lexis (15m)
- Using the Key Number system in Westlaw (12m)
- Lexis: Using FOCUS to Narrow Your Results (12m)
- Westlaw/WestlawNext: Using LOCATE to Narrow Your Results (19m)
- The Top Ten Research Skills: What Employers Really Want New Attorneys to Know:
- Getting Background: How to Use Secondary Sources (1h) (iTunes file) [Handouts from this session: slides (.pdf), JUST ASK Rule (.pdf), summary (.pdf), Recommended Treatises (.pdf)]
- Find the Basics: Where to Find Statutes and Regulations (1h) (iTunes file)
- Putting it All Together: How to Develop a Research Strategy (55m) (iTunes file)