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Boley Ranked as 36th Top Law Library

Posted on March 29, 2010
The National Jurist magazine unveiled it’s third annual rankings of the best law libraries, and we are pleased to report that the Boley Law Library has come in at number 36. Read What Makes a Great Library (The National Jurist (March 2010)) or check TaxProf for a quick look at the top 50...

Spring Break Hours

Posted on March 18, 2010
The Law Library will be open during Spring Break ‘10 for all of your research and study needs, Mar. 20 – 28, 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...

New CALI Lessons on Climate Change, Accomplice Liability

Posted on March 09, 2010
Two new CALI Lessons of note: Climate Change 1: Introduction to Climate Change (by L&C Law Alum Robin Craig) Accomplice Liability – Actus Reus Requirement All New CALI Lessons New to the CALI galaxy of lessons? Lewis & Clark Law students can find out more and how to register for free at our CALI Lessons site.

iPhone Support and Other Spring Updates to TWEN

Posted on March 05, 2010
Westlaw has made a few minor updates to TWEN (“The West Educational Network” course management system). Highlights: Post discussions and document pages via iPhone Expanded Wiki Seamless OnePass Authentication Improved Email Options Read the full list (pdf) and/or enjoy this video tour of the Spring 2010 Enhancements.

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Lisa LeSage Blogs About Chilean Earthquake From Santiago

Posted on February 27, 2010
Lisa Lesage, our Associate Dean currently on a Fulbright in Chile, is writing at Lesagelaw’s Blog about her experiences during and following the devastating earthquake that struck Saturday morning. Dean LeSage was featured on the website of KGW today, and was scheduled to appear on the evening newscast...

Follow Lisa Lesage During Her Fulbright in Chile

Posted on February 25, 2010
Lesagelaw’s Blog Lisa LeSage is now in Chile on a Fulbright Fellowship and she is blogging her experience at Lesagelaw’s Blog. Dean LeSage is lecturing at one of Latin America’s top law schools, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, in Santiago, Chile, during the 2009-2010 academic year: LeSage will work with the global business law program, teach [...

Lewis & Clark’s IT Strategic Plan

Posted on February 25, 2010
Lewis & Clark College has published its Strategic Plan for Information Technology (pdf) The Plan introduces, defines and provides objectives for each of the following IT strategic goals: Enhance Teaching and Learning Strengthen the Lewis & Clark Community Create and Sustain an Interactive Data/Information Management Strategy Envision and Build a New IT Infrastructure Develop IT Support, Understanding, Collaboration and Communication Establish an [...

Find Your Online Courses

Posted on January 13, 2010
Course Links Spring 2010 Course Pages 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, L&C Moodle, or a professor’s own site...

Library closed for MLK Day

Posted on January 11, 2010
The Boley Law Library will be closed on Monday the 18th for Martin Luther King day. Spring Semester 2010 hours are now available on our library hours page.

Emergency Drill Set for Feb. 10

Posted on January 11, 2010
The college campus wide emergency drill will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 2:40 p.m. The drill will consist of both Earthquake and Evacuation Drills, in succession. See The Source for more information.

Winter Break Library Hours and Closures

Posted on December 21, 2009
Though final exams are complete and the school is on break, the Law Library will be open during much of the holiday and winter break with abbreviated hours and some closures. Check out our Holiday and Winter Break Hours Dec. 18 – Jan. 9) before making the trek to Boley’s front door...

Attorney Services Closed Dec. 21 – Jan. 3

Posted on December 14, 2009
Attorney Services, our document delivery service to attorneys, judges and law-related professionals, will be closed from December 21, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Find out more about Boley Law Library’s Attorney Services.

CALI Lessons: Great for Finals

Posted on November 30, 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...

Update: Water Declared Safe to Drink

Posted on November 28, 2009
11/30 Update The boil water notice has been removed, with the Portland Water Bureau declaring that tap water has been tested safe to drink. See the Drinking Water Advisory and the Portland Water Bureau site for more information. - – - – - – - - 11/28 Campus Safety and the Portland Water Bureau are warning that there is possible [...

Watch Your Belongings

Posted on November 24, 2009
Sorry folks, but we have had reports of jackets taken from both the Boley and Watzek libraries. 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 as a whole [...

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...

Library Co-Sponsors Carl Malamud Talk

Posted on October 19, 2009
Update View Carl Malamud’s presentation, Should America?s Operating System Be Open Source? - – - – - 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...

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...

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