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Electronic Resources

The Law Library now has access to new HeinOnline collections: State Statutes: A Historical Archive, Revised Statutes of Canada, and Early American Case Law.

State Statutes: A Historical Archive (HeinOnline)

This collection includes historical superseded state statutes for all fifty states. Coverage varies depending on jurisdiction, but dates as far back as 1717. This collection does not include current state statutes.

Revised Statutes of Canada (HeinOnline)

The Revised Statutes of Canada provide complete coverage of the six revisions (1886, 1906, 1927, 1952, 1970, and 1985) of the federal laws of Canada passed by the Canadian Parliament, from the first revision in 1886 to the last in 1985. This set is the consolidation of the Statutes of Canada incorporating amendments and Acts that have been added since the last revision. Canadian laws passed since the last revision through 2011 are available in the Session Laws Library on HeinOnline.

Early American Case Law (HeinOnline)

This historical collection provides full-text searching of federal and state case law from the 1800s. The 30 volume set Federal Cases Comprising Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit and District Courts of the United States from the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Federal Reporter, Arranged Alphabetically by the Titles of the Cases, and Numbered Consecutively is fully searchable and indexed, as well as Abbott’s National Digest: A Digest of the Reports of the United States Courts. Historical state case reporters include: American Decisions, American Reports, and American State Reports providing coverage from 1760 through 1911, and several more.

Extending Westlaw Passwords for Summer Use

Your Westlaw password may be used for academic purposes only this summer. You will have 40 hours available on Westlaw and WestlawNext in the months of June and July. You may use the 40 hours to improve your research skills and complete online trainings. Additional access will be granted if you qualify for an extension. The following programs qualify for an extension for the summer:

Summer law school classes
Law review work
Project for professor
Moot Court
Unpaid non-profit public interest internship/externship or pro bono work required for graduation.

Here is the link to extend your Westlaw password for the summer. You will need to sign-in to Westlaw and then may register for a summer extension.

Using your student Westlaw or WestlawNext account for commercial purposes is not permitted. Commercial use includes research while employed at a law firm, governmental entity, corporation, or for an internship/externship that is paid and/or does not provide credit toward graduation.

For questions, please contact Jackie McCloud at 319-335-9007 or jackie-mccloud@uiowa.edu.

Unlimited Access to Your Lexis Advance ID this Summer

For the first time, LexisNexis has removed its academic use restriction. Whether you are working at a law firm, government agency, corporation, or want to improve your research skills, you will have unlimited access to Lexis Advance.

Registering for Summer Access

If you're already a registered Lexis Advance user, you don't need to do anything else to get summer access. Your current ID is all you need.
If you aren't a registered Lexis Advance user yet (or aren't sure), please contact Jackie McCloud at 319-335-9007 or jackie-mccloud@uiowa.edu. You may also contact the school’s LexisNexis Account Executive Kendra Campbell at 515-707-3741 or kendra.campbell@lexisnexis.com.

All Access to Bloomberg Law

Bloomberg Law offers unlimited and unrestricted summer access for all law students. You may use your Bloomberg Law student account to brush up on your research skills this summer or for research while employed at a law firm, government agency, corporation, or internship/externship.

Registering for Summer Access

If you're already a registered Bloomberg Law user, you don't need to do anything else to get Summer Access. Your current ID is all you need.
If you aren't a registered Bloomberg Law user, visit https://www.bloomberglaw.com/activate to register for a student account. You do not need to enter an activation code to register your student account.

For questions, please contact Jackie McCloud at 319-335-9007 or jackie-mccloud@uiowa.edu.

Access Library Resources from Your Home or Office This Summer

You may be away from campus this summer, but you can still access the Law Library’s online resources from any location. This includes access to Fastcase, CCH Intelliconnect, all BNA publications, and many more databases. For a complete list, check out the Electronic Resources A to Z list. You will need to verify your status by entering your HawkID and password when prompted. If you have trouble with remote access, please contact Jackie McCloud at 319-335-9007 or jackie-mccloud@uiowa.edu.

Farewell Free Westlaw Printing

The end of the semester will mark the end of free Westlaw printing for students. Westlaw has made a decision to no longer offer free printing. The Westlaw printers will be removed from the Print Lab effective June 30th, 2013. This is an opportunity to go green with legal research. Add notes, highlights, and organize your research into folders on WestlawNext. Unfamiliar with these features? Contact the school’s Westlaw Academic Account Manager AJ Krause, aj.krause@thomsonreuters.com for information about upcoming training opportunities.

CCH Intelliconnect IP Library

CCH Intelliconnect’s Intellectual Property Library was recently added to the Law Library’s online research resources. The IP Library provides access to primary law and analytical secondary resources for patent law, copyright law, trademark law, cyber and computer law. Researchers can stay current by subscribing to IP Law Daily, an electronic newsletter delivered via email containing recent develops in IP law with embedded links to provide easy access to full-text cases and statutes without needing to sign in to the database. Sign up instructions for IP Law Daily.

Handbook of WTO/GATT Dispute Settlement Online

The Law Library now has online access to the Handbook of WTO/GATT Dispute Settlement Online. Access key resources for international trade law research, including updated summaries for more than 300 WTO/GATT panel, Appellate Body, and arbitrator reports. Comprehensive indexes provide access points by keyword, article, country, subject, panelist, and more.

New Free Website Added to Electronic Resources A to Z Webpage

Index to the Iowa Appellate Court Briefs is a searchable index of Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals abstracts and arguments (briefs and appendices) from the October term 1870 to the Spring term of 2008. Search by case name, docket number, legal citation, date, or volume number.

International Law & World Order: Weston & Carlson's Basic Documents

International Law & World Order is a searchable database of international legal documents such as treaties, agreements, conventions, declarations, and draft international legal documents. Faculty and students researching international law (law between states or law of nations), humanitarian law (law of war), human rights, and international cooperative efforts (trade, finance, and arbitration) will find this database invaluable. Searching can be done by text, titles, and fields. The document collection is categorized according to Constitutive/Organic; War/Peace; Human Rights/Social Justice; Trade/Finance/Development; and Earth/Space/Environment. Editorial enhancements include continuously updated status and party information and extensive cross-referencing to other documents. The editors are internationally renowned veteran law professors Burns Weston and Jonathan Carlson of the University of Iowa College of Law.

Fastcase

Fastcase provides comprehensive access to United States federal and state primary law, which includes cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, and constitutions. Also access a newspaper archive, legal forms, and federal court filings.

History of Supreme Court Nominations (HeinOnline)

This collection includes the Supreme Court of the U.S. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee providing coverage from Louis Brandeis’s nomination in 1916 up to the present. It also includes scholarly articles and works about past and present Supreme Court Justices beginning with the first Supreme Court Justice John Jay.

No Longer Subscribing To ...

The following databases were recently removed from the Electronic Resources A-Z webpage.

Accounting Research Network (SSRN)
Entrepreneurship Research & Policy Network (SSRN)
LexisNexis China
Bepress
VersusLaw
World Law Reform Index

Library Personnel

Job Opening

Collection Development Manager (PLA3). Position available as of July 1, 2013. Click for job description.

New Executive Law Librarian

The Law Library is pleased to announce that Katherine Hall will be the Executive Law Librarian effective July 1, 2012. Currently, Ms. Hall is the Assistant Director for Public Services at the Michael E. Moritz Law Library at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in Columbus, Ohio. Ms. Hall joined the Moritz Law Library in 2001, assumed administrative responsibilities as the Head of Reference in 2002, and has continued to serve there in an administrative capacity for the past ten years. The Law Library will greatly benefit from her previous twelve years of public service experience. Ms. Hall has a B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, a J.D. and M.S. in Environmental Science from Indiana University, Bloomington, and an M.S. in Library Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Please join us in welcoming Katherine Hall upon her arrival to the Law Library on July 2, 2012.

Reference & Research

Research Tips for Summer Associates

Working at a law firm this summer? Check out the Law Library’s Prepare to Practice Guide. Included on this guide are helpful tips about steps to take before starting at the firm, during your first week, and tackling summer research projects. This guide also features useful resources for foreign, comparative, and international research. Don’t forget about the other research guides available to you. Interested in a particular jurisdiction or legal topic? Chances are we have a research guide available. Remember, if you have any questions, contact the Reference Desk at 319-335-9005 or send us an email.

Law Library News Briefs

January 2013

New Acquisitions

Learn more about the new titles available at the Law Library by subscribing to the weekly New Acquisition List RSS.

New Research Guides Published

The Law Library is pleased to announce the publication of new research guides on over 50 legal topics. These guides provide short introductions to doing research in the Law Library, identifying relevant electronic and print materials and providing guidance on finding pertinent laws or cases. The guides cover a wide range of subjects, from Agricultural Law to Federal Civil Procedure to Public International Law. You can also get advice on Choosing a Student Note Topic or investigate the Judicial Nomination Process.Check out the full list of topics at the Research Guides homepage. The Guides can also be found from the Law Library’s Information Resources, Starting Legal Research, and Library Publications web pages.

Computer Support

New Computer?

The law library computer staff can help setup your wireless, install antivirus software, and get you all ready for the new semester. Stop by Student Computing in Room 130 of the Law Library between 9 and 5 Monday through Friday.