Recent Blog Posts

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 8:00am

Author: 

Andres-Jimenez Franck , Law Student, UConn Law

From September 15 to October 15, our nation observes National Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate the histories and the contributions made by of our ancestors who came from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The 30-day period intentionally starts around the anniversaries of independence for many Latin American countries. September 15 marks the independence days of: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Mexico’s independence day is the 16th while Chile’s falls on the 18th, and Belize on the 21st. This observance initially only spanned a week, until President Ronald Reagan in 1988 extended the observance to its current 30-day period, through Public Law 100-402.

Welcome and Welcome Back!

Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 9:15am

Author: 

Anne Rajotte , Reference Librarian, UConn Law

The library welcomes all of our new students, and welcomes back our returning students. We are excited to see the campus and library full of students once again!

The library is here to answer your questions (about anything), provide a comfortable study space, provide collaborative spaces and technology, and assist you with legal research and using legal materials. Last year, we answered 1,200 reference questions, checked out 3,000 reserve items, circulated our laptops and other equipment over 4,000 times, and taught 20 classes on legal research and library resources. Whatever your needs are as a law student, we probably have some way to help.

Summer Access to Library Databases

Monday, May 14, 2018 - 8:30am

Author: 

Anne Rajotte , Reference Librarian, UConn Law

Westlaw

Returning Students

You may use your Westlaw account through the summer for noncommercial research, such as law school activities, research assistant assignments, work for a nonprofit, or in an unpaid internship.

Graduates

Graduates may use their Westlaw accounts for up to 60 hours per month for six months after graduation through the Grad Elite program. You will be prompted to sign up for this program when you sign on to Westlaw.

Lexis

Returning Students

National Library Week and Staff Picks

Friday, April 13, 2018 - 3:00pm

Author: 

Justin Rogowski , Access Services Assistant, UConn Law

Poster for Library week that says, "National Library Week: April 8-14, 2018."This week libraries are celebrating National Library Week, a week of national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) as well as libraries across the country.  The week celebrates the contributions made by our libraries and library workers, as well as promoting library use and support. This year’s National Library Week marks the 60th anniversary of the event, first sponsored in 1958.

Check Out Our Catalog's New Look

Monday, April 9, 2018 - 9:00am

Author: 

Adam Mackie , Reference Librarian, UConn Law

As I’m sure you all have noticed, the law library catalog has recently gotten a facelift.  On display is the new, sleeker Primo.  Now with less tabs!

All the content you’ve come to expect from our catalog is still there, just repacked to make sure you get the most out of our library’s resources, including from your mobile devices!

Click on the links above the search bar to: obtain results by subject (Browse), be directed to all of our research guides arranged by subject (Research Guides), or search an A-Z list of the databases in our catalog (A-Z List).  New Search will bring you back to the catalog homepage.  Don’t forget to click on the Ask a librarian link below the search bar to contact us!

UConn Law Library webpage with empty search field.