Check out the library’s Spring into Summer exhibit in the circulation area.  Upcoming events highlighted in the exhibit include:

• April 4 — Summer Success:  The Inside Scoop on Legal Research in Practice
• April 7 to 11 — Prepare for Summer Research Bootcamp
• April 13 to 19 — National Library Week
• May 12 to 16 — Prepare for Summer Research Bootcamp Encore
• May 28 to June 13 — Research Assistant Training and Orientation

If you have questions about any of these events, please ask a librarian.  Hope to see you!

Drop by Room 312 tomorrow at 2pm for this week’s Weekly Workshop on Litigation Resources.

Friday, April 4, 2008
1:00 p.m.
Room 532

Come to this talk to hear librarians from Boston’s law firms, state and federal courts, and U.S. government offices who will discuss what new summer associates, attorneys, and interns are expected to know about research. This program is not to be missed, whether you are going to a firm, internship, or even a small practice!

• When will you be able to use LexisNexis and Westlaw?
• What research techniques should you brush up on, in order to save your time and your employer’s money?
• How can you best prepare yourself for that important summer job or internship?

Be sure to check out the Future of Health Law Conference on Monday, March 24 from 8:30am to 5pm on the 2d floor of the GSU.

Also, don’t miss the excellent exhibit the library has set up in its circulation area in support of the conference.  It’s a must see!

Hello.  This Friday March 21 at 10 am and again at 1 pm, library staff will be conducting a brief 1/2 hour class on finding legal materials on the internet for free.  This will be a good place to learn how to use what the internet offers efficiently. The class will be in room 334.  Open to all JD students.

If you are using an older browser to access Westlaw, please be sure to upgrade to a version higher than those listed here before March 15, 2008.  After that date, access to Westlaw from those browsers will be blocked:

• Internet Explorer 5.5 and below
• Netscape 6.2 and below
• Firefox versions below 1.0
• Safari for PCs versions below 1.1
• Safari for Macs versions below 3.0

That’s at 2 p.m. in room 312. See you there.

According to a press release yesterday from the American Bar Association, “total enrollment by students seeking the [J.D.] increased only slightly during 2007-08, while enrollment of first-year students was nearly flat, compared to the previous year.” The release points to the statistics site maintained by the ABA’s Section for Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, detailing first year and total J.D. enrollment and degrees awarded, broken down by race, gender, and ethnic group, among other measures.

The new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (eff. Dec. 1, 2007) have — finally — been officially published by the House Judiciary Committee.  Take a look.

From Legal Technology Bulletin

Google’s Universal Search boosting law firm productivity

Leading law firms all over the world are adopting Google’s solutions to boost attorney productivity. With Google’s universal search for business, your attorneys can find all information within your firm instantly – including all content in Interwoven - through a single search box. Attend a special webinar, entitled “Google’s Universal Search for Law Firms”. For more information, visit google.com/enterprise.