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How to Update Your Westlaw Password

Posted on November 04, 2009
Westlaw is instituting new password security requiring more-secure usernames and password for all. This will disable the use of any old Westlaw Passwords (e.g. 1384536VMJB), and folks already with OnePass usernames and passwords will need to update them to meet the new requirements...

Thanksgiving Library Hours

Posted on November 04, 2009
The Boley Law Library will be open during the Thanksgiving holiday with altered opening and closing hours. Lewis & Clark Law School and College students, faculty, staff and the legal community Thursday, Nov. 26 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Friday, Nov...

Mediasite Podcast/Videocast Maintenance Upgrade on Friday

Posted on October 16, 2009
Due to serious problems we are having with launching and controlling our Mediasite (podcast/videocast) server, we are upgrading the server on Friday, October 16th. Users will not be able to access videos from noon until at least 7:30pm. This includes links sent by email for recorded classes and to “open” videos on the library website...

Library Co-Sponsors Carl Malamud Talk

Posted on October 15, 2009
We are very pleased to join the Intellectual Property Student Organization (IPSO) in co-sponsoring a talk and campus visit by Carl Malamud on October 22, 2009. Should America’s Operating System Be Open Source? Carl Malamud, President and Founder of Public...

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Westlaw & LexisNexis 1L Training Times

Posted on September 24, 2009
Training for first year law students on Westlaw and LexisNexis begins October 5, 2009. Westlaw training will be the week of October 5, with LexisNexis the following week of October 12. All sessions are being led by the companies’ account managers...

Student Circulation Position

Posted on September 16, 2009
Interested in part-time work but don’t like commitments? The law library is currently looking for someone to act as a floater in the Circulation department. Hours will vary depending on the needs of the department. For more information, stop by the Circulation desk and ask for Alana Carson...

New China Law Resources Page

Posted on September 10, 2009
We are pleased to introduce our latest resources page, the China (People’s Republic of China) Law Resources. Created by the Boley Law Library’s Foreign & International Law Librarian Wendy Hitchcock, China Law Resources provides quick access to a number of invaluable sources for your research: Overviews of Chinese Law Research Guides Subscription Databases Included are rich explanations of the content [...

Library Closed for Labor Day

Posted on September 04, 2009
The Boley Law Library, very much like the rest of Lewis & Clark Law School, will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on September 7, 2008. Any reserve items may be checked out before the library closes on Sunday, August 6 and returned the morning of Tuesday, September 8...

Westlaw Opening Multitude of Pages? Here Is the Fix

Posted on August 26, 2009
We’ve run into a bug with Westlaw that starts opening a seemingly endless (until your computer crashes, that is) number of windows as soon as you login to your Westlaw (or TWEN) account. This problem is only affecting folks using Internet Explorer in Windows Vista...

Find Your Online Courses, and How to Use TWEN

Posted on August 20, 2009
Course Links We have posted an updated page of links pointing to the latest online course materials provided by your professors. These online course sites may be on TWEN, a Law School web page, or a professor’s own site. Course Pages is always located in the Students section of our web site...

Student Reference Position

Posted on August 20, 2009
The Law Library has a job opening for a student to work about 10 hours a week at the Reference Desk. Applicants must be available to work Saturdays during the day, and Monday afternoons. There may be the possibility of extra hours from time to time...

Westlaw/TWEN and LexisNexis Passwords

Posted on August 18, 2009
Tis the time of year that we get lots of early questions about where and when students can pick up passwords for Westlaw/TWEN and LexisNexis. Here are the answers: 1Ls, new transfer and visiting students will all receive both Westlaw/TWEN and LexisNexis passwords in their orientation packets...

Code of Federal Regulations Now Complete on HeinOnline

Posted on July 02, 2009
HeinOnline today has announced that the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is now complete and fully available to subscribers such as your Boley Law Library. Students, faculty, staff and visitors to the Law Library now have access to the full backfile of the CFR on Heinonline — every title of every year from 1938 through [...

Library Closed July 4

Posted on July 02, 2009
The Law Library will be closed Saturday July 4, 2009. You can view all library hours here. Have a great Independence Day holiday!

A Loss to the Boley Family

Posted on June 24, 2009
We are sad to report that our longtime co-worker and dear friend Barbara Glaze has passed away. Barbara served as the Law Library’s Account Manager for 26 years from 1977 until her retirement in 2003. Upon her retirement the 3rd Floor north hall of Wood Hall was dedicated to Barbara in honor of her service...

L&C College Swine Flu Info and Response Plan

Posted on April 30, 2009
Lewis & Clark College Health Services Swine Flu Information L&C College Student Health Services has posted a Swine Flu Information page complete with the latest campus updates along with links to CDC, HHS, Oregon, Multnomah County and other other flu resources...

Oregon Laws Remixed by L&C Law Student Robb Shecter

Posted on April 28, 2009
OregonLaws.org We’ve been remiss in not posting about the great work done by one of our own. Robb Shecter, a second year law student here at Lewis & Clark Law School and also Communications Officer for the school’s New Media department, has crafted a new, very-much improved Oregon Revised Statutes OregonLaws...

Prepare for Finals With Free CALI Lessons

Posted on April 21, 2009
With finals approaching, don’t forget that CALI lessons provide a free way to help you prepare for exams! If you’re unfamiliar, CALI lessons are interactive, computer-based tutorials distributed by the non-profit Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI, www...

Campus Lock Down Drill Set for Wed, April 15

Posted on April 14, 2009
A drill to simulate a campus lock down scenario will take place on Wednesday, April 15 at 2:15 p.m. This post from The Source briefly describes how the drill will work and the reasons behind it. It also includes a link for registering for emergency notification text and/or voice messages, a video on using our [...

Campus Safety Bulletin About Sex Offender Known to Visit College Campuses

Posted on April 14, 2009
The Campus Safety office has posted this notice about a sexual predator known to visit college campuses and pose as a professor. He may be in Oregon, but Campus Safety has no reason to believe that he has ever been on the Lewis & Clark campus. Read the bulletin for more information, picture and physical description.

Food for Fines, April 13 - May 15

Posted on April 13, 2009
Time again to clear out your record and your conscience with our annual Food for Fines program. Between April 13 and May 15 we will waive your fines if you bring in an equivalent amount of non-perishable nutritious food. If your fine is $50.00 or more, you can purchase a gift card from Fred Meyer for [...

United Nations Law Collection Now Available

Posted on April 06, 2009
The Lewis & Clark Law School community now has access to HeinOnline’s latest digital library, the United Nations Law Collection. The United Nations Law Collection presents searchable, exact reproductions of major United Nations legal publications, including: United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) All texts of treaties and international agreements registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations and published [...

Lawlib Twitter Hits 100 Followers

Posted on April 06, 2009
Lawlib Twitter, our new online update service, now has over 100 followers. We feel pretty good about that, especially as Lawlib Twitter is not yet one month old. In the few weeks that Boley has been in the Twitter business we have posted over 240 ‘tweets,’ providing links to the full gamut of legal research tips, [...

Webcast Server Down for Upgrades and Repairs

Posted on March 30, 2009
The Lewis & Clark Law School Webcast service is down due to repairs to our server. We have recently upgraded our service that will bring added player options, faster streams, and a catalog interface for searching our archive of webcasts. We will also be offering an MP3 podcast service that will be available through iTunes [...

Spring Break Hours

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Law Library will be open during Spring Break ‘09 for all of your research and study needs, Mar. 21 - 29, albeit with altered opening, closing and reference hours. Check our Spring Break Law Library Hours. You can also see when the Watzek Library will be open...

Introducing Lawlib Twitter

Posted on March 10, 2009
We are please to introduced our newest online service, the Boley Law Library Twitter feed, bringing you the freshest legal resources available. It is available to enjoy in two flavors: On our homepage in the Lawlib Twitter column (comfortably between our Library Updates and Law in the News blogs); and Directly at twitter...

Westlaw & TWEN Troubles

Posted on March 02, 2009

New Natural Resources Legal Database

Posted on February 12, 2009
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Digital Library The law school community now has access to the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Digital Library, providing full-text access to every natural resources law article published by the Foundation since 1955...

Law Library Closed for MLK, Jr. Day

Posted on January 13, 2009
The Boley Law Library will be closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 19, as will Lewis & Clark College, Law School and Graduate School. We will reopen for business and learning on Tuesday at our regularly scheduled time. Not sure what to do without your local law library? Nothing wrong with volunteering at [...

Spring Semester Library Hours Begin Jan. 11

Posted on January 09, 2009
Welcome back! The law library greets the spring semester with the return of our regular schedule. Spring hours begin Sunday, January 11. Check all of our library and reference desk hours at our thoughtfully titled library hours page.

Library Hours During School Closures

Posted on December 23, 2008
Here is a quick reminder that when the College and Law School are closed because of weather and road conditions, the Boley Law Library is likewise closed. This is the case even during those times when the school is closed but the Registrar’s office is providing final exams...

Library CLOSED Friday, Dec. 19

Posted on December 19, 2008
The Law School and the Boley Law Library are closed today, Friday, Dec. 19, due to weather and road conditions. The official notice, posted on the Law School homepage: Dec. 19: Campus closed The campus will be closed on Friday, December 19 due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions...

Extended Exam Hours on Saturday, Dec. 20

Posted on December 18, 2008
Due to the weather-caused extra day of exams, the Boley Law Library will be open for extended hours on Saturday, December 20. Boley will now be open 8am - 6pm for Lewis & Clark Law School and College students, faculty, staff and the legal community...

Boley Library Is Open Thursday, Dec. 18

Posted on December 18, 2008
The Boley Law Library is open today on its regular schedule. Here is the official notice, posted on the Law School homepage: Inclement weather update: Campus to reopen The campus will reopen on Thursday, December 18 and operate under its regular business hours...

Tuesday, 12/16 Update: We’re OPEN

Posted on December 16, 2008
The Law School and Law Library are open today. But be sure to dress warm and use caution - the streets, parking lots and driveways are slippery. Probably not a bad idea to put off coming to campus until later, and public transportation is recommended...

Library CLOSING at Noon Due to Weather (Sun. 12/14)

Posted on December 14, 2008
The Boley Law Library is closing at noon on Sunday, Dec. 14 due to road conditions. In fact, the whole campus is closed for the day. Here is the official notice: Dec. 14: Campus closure information Lewis & Clark is closed for the day due to snowfall and hazardous road conditions...

Law School and Library CLOSED Monday, 1/15

Posted on December 14, 2008
The law school, and thus the Boley Law Library, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, due to weather and road conditions. The official notice, sent Sunday night via e-mail: The law school will be closed on Monday 12/15. All exams that were scheduled for Monday 12/15 will be rescheduled to Tuesday 12/16 at the same time and [...

Winter Break Library Hours and Closures

Posted on December 09, 2008
Yes, exam season will come to an end. And though school will be out the Law Library will be open during much of the holiday and winter break - but with abbreviated hours and some closures. Check out our Holiday and Winter Break Hours (Dec. 20 - Jan. 11) before making the trek to Boley’s front [...

Prepare for Finals With Free CALI Lessons

Posted on December 03, 2008
With finals approaching, don’t forget that CALI lessons provide a free way to help you prepare for exams! If you’re unfamiliar, CALI lessons are interactive, computer-based tutorials distributed by the non-profit Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI, www...

Special Thanksgiving Library Hours

Posted on November 20, 2008
The Boley Law Library will be open during the Thanksgiving holiday with altered opening and closing hours. Lewis & Clark Law School and College students, faculty, staff and the legal community Thursday, Nov. 27 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday, Nov...

New Summit System for Borrowing Books and Media

Posted on November 12, 2008
Summit, the system you use to borrow books and media from 36 academic libraries in the Northwest, is upgrading to a new system and a new look on December 1st. Summit is an extremely popular service because books and media requested through Summit are delivered to the Law Library within a few days...

LexisNexis & Westlaw 1L Training Schedules

Posted on October 01, 2008
Training for first year law students on LexisNexis and Westlaw begins October 6. LexisNexis training will be the week of October 6, with Westlaw the week of October 13. All sessions are being led by the companies’ account managers. Dates, Times, Rooms and Registration Instructions: LexisNexis Account Manager: Aaron Myers E-Mail: aaron...

How to Open PDFs in Westlaw

Posted on August 29, 2008
Westlaw is a wonderful resource, but printing and opening PDFs on it are a real pain. Now it turns out that opening PDFs on Westlaw using Internet Explorer 7 (we’ll go with IE7 from here on) is often defeated by a default setting in the browser...

Curing the LexisNexis Login and Registration Blues

Posted on August 29, 2008
LexisNexis is having a few start-of-the-term difficulties. Here are cures for the two bugs affecting some users: 1. Logging In to LexisNexis Folks have been having difficulties logging into LexisNexis via their new law school portal. Here is an alternative entry to LexisNexis that should be free of those problems: www...

Library Closed for Labor Day

Posted on August 28, 2008
The Boley Law Library, very much like the rest of Lewis & Clark Law School, will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on September 1, 2008. Any reserve items may be checked out before the library closes on Sunday, August 31 and returned the morning of Tuesday, September 2...

Reference Desk Closing at 5pm on 8/28

Posted on August 28, 2008
The reference desk will be closing one hour early today, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at 5pm. We’ll reopen tomorrow at our normal time. View the law library hours.

Wireless Glitch

Posted on August 26, 2008
[ed. note: The library has network cords you can borrow. Just ask at the main circulation desk] Message from Computing Services, 8/26/2008 There’s been an unexpected temporary glitch in the wireless network, which is regrettably causing some students not to be able to access our wireless network this week...

1L IDs Now Available

Posted on August 25, 2008
Law School IDs for first-year students are now available for pickup at the law library circulation desk. Just stop by during library hours and, well, look like the picture on the card.

CALI DVDs Arriving Soon to a Mailbox Near You

Posted on August 21, 2008
Good news - for the first time in living memory every student at our law school will be receiving their very own DVD full of CALI lessons. First year students will be getting their DVDs full of interactive lessons at their Legal Research classes. 2L - 4Ls, LL...

Login Troubles Fixed

Posted on August 18, 2008
Update: We have the site running again. You should have no more troubles logging into the various L&C Law students, faculty & staff sections of our site. We are having a bit of technical difficulty with our pages requiring logging in. So, if you are having trouble logging in to parts of our site, whether it [...

Law Librarians Abound

Posted on July 11, 2008
Don’t be surprised to run into a few (hundred) extra law librarians at the Law School and in Portland this week. The 101st Annual Meeting of the American Associations of Law Librarians is being held in Portland this year. Over 2,300 people from around the world will be attending...

Reference Desk Closed July 14-15

Posted on July 11, 2008
The Law Library Reference Desk will be closed on Monday, July 14 and Tuesday, July 15 due to the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Librarians. Please feel free to leave your questions on the Reference Desk voice mail, 503-768-6688, or send us an e-mail at lawlib@lclark...

Boley Celebrates Gay Pride Month

Posted on June 06, 2008
Once again the Boley Law Library celebrates Gay Pride Month by showcasing our collection of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) book collection. June commemorates the GLBT struggle for freedom, and is also the month in which most gay pride events are held...

Library Closed May 25 & 26

Posted on May 22, 2008
The Law Library will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Sunday, May 25 and on Monday, May 26. We reopen on Tuesday at 8:00 am. View all of our Summer Semester hours.

Summer Access to Westlaw, LexisNexis and More

Posted on May 05, 2008
We have all the details on how to register for summer access to Westlaw, LexisNexis, Loislaw and Casemaker, as well as links to our databases - where registration is rarely required. Find all the info at our Summer Access to Westlaw, LexisNexis and More spotlight.

Extended Exam Hours Begin April 26

Posted on April 25, 2008
The Law Library begins extended exam hours for students this semester on Saturday, April 26. From the 26th through May the 9th the Boley Law Library will be open 7am until Midnight every day. On Saturday, May 10th the library will be open 9am to Midnight...

Food for Fines, April 21 - May 15

Posted on April 18, 2008
Got fines? Then clear out your fines and your conscience with our annual Food for Fines program. Between April 21 and May 15 we will waive your fines if you bring in an equivalent amount of non-perishable nutritious food. If your fine is $50.00 or more, you can purchase a gift card from Fred Meyer for [...

Watch That Jacket (and Keys. And Wallet…)

Posted on April 08, 2008
Sorry folks, but there has been a run of jackets taken from both the Boley and Watzek libraries of late. Campus security is well aware of the problem and doing what they can, but unattended coats are easy to grab without drawing much suspicion. Remember, the library, the Law School campus, and Lewis & Clark College [...

Today: Legal Research for Summer Clerks

Posted on April 03, 2008
Be sure to stop by Classroom 1 at Noon, today (Thursday, April 3) for the Career Services program, Legal Research Strategies: What You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Summer Clerking Job. Guest speakers Laurie Daley, Law Librarian at Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC, Dorene Smith, Law Librarian at Ater Wynne, and Tami Gierloff, Associate Librarian [...

Library Offline, Briefly, at 5pm 3/28

Posted on March 28, 2008
The Library server will be offline for a brief while today, March 28, at 5pm. A bit of maintenance; no need to be concerned, nor to send flowers or cards. All will be restored shortly.

Cold Library March 24-26

Posted on March 20, 2008
Sorry to put a chill on your study plans, but there are some necessary repairs to the heating system serving the Law Library and Wood Hall that just can’t wait. We will be without heat in both buildings from Monday, March 24 through Wednesday, March 26...

Watch Your Jacket and Laptop

Posted on March 17, 2008
A law student’s jacket and wallet appear to have been stolen from the Law Library today. Sadly, this was not the first theft from a campus library this year. Please keep in mind that the library, the law campus, and Lewis & Clark College as a whole are open to the public most hours of the [...

Spring Break Hours

Posted on March 13, 2008
The Law Library will be open during Spring Break ‘08 for all of your research and study needs, Mar. 22 - 30, albeit with the following altered opening and closing hours: Lewis & Clark Law School and College students, faculty, staff and the legal community Monday - Thursday 8am - 8pm Reference Desk: 10am - Noon, 1pm - 4pm Friday 8am [...

Ordering an Article or Book Made Easy

Posted on March 07, 2008
Interlibrary Loan Services at the Boley :: Online Order Form Need a book or article (or DVD, or CD, or video, etc…) that we don’t own? Not on campus to chat with a librarian? No problem. We’ve created an online form for borrowing whatever your research or interests require...

Thursday Fire Drill at 11:45am

Posted on March 05, 2008
On Thursday, March 6th at approximately 11:45am Lewis & Clark Law School will be conducting a fire drill. Instructions from the Assistant Dean for Administrative Services David Kelley: Please evacuate the building you are in and go to the parking lot nearest you...

HeinOnline Law Journals Return to 360 Search

Posted on February 20, 2008

LexisNexis Training for 1Ls, Feb 13 & 14

Posted on February 06, 2008

Feeling the Love at the Law Library

Posted on January 30, 2008

School Closed Until 10am Due to Weather (Mon. 1/28)

Posted on January 28, 2008

LexisNexis Access Returns

Posted on January 24, 2008

Martha Minow Resources

Posted on January 22, 2008

New Statutes, Regs and Government Document Pages

Posted on January 18, 2008

Law Library Closed Monday January 21 for MLK Day

Posted on January 16, 2008

Find Your Online Courses, and How to Use TWEN

Posted on January 14, 2008

Waking to a Winter Wonderland? Call the Snow Line

Posted on December 11, 2007

Use Exams to Get Ready for Exams

Posted on December 11, 2007

Prepare for Finals With CALI Lessons

Posted on December 07, 2007

Extended Exam Hours Begin Dec. 1

Posted on November 27, 2007

Thanksgiving Holiday Library Hours

Posted on November 19, 2007

Research Securities, Communication and Energy Law with Knowledge Mosaic

Posted on November 05, 2007

Scary Books

Posted on October 26, 2007

Congressional Record, Foreign & Int’l Law Materials, and World Trials Added to HeinOnline

Posted on October 10, 2007

LexisNexis Training for 1Ls, Oct. 8 - 9

Posted on September 26, 2007