Oct. 4, 2004
Mary Whisner, editor
LexisNexis, Westlaw, and Microsoft Service Pack 2
-- Nancy McMurrer
If your computer has the Windows XP operating system,
you may have already installed or will be installing the Microsoft Service
Pack 2. It provides a significant upgrade for your computer, but you may
find that it affects some of your Internet-based programs.
Westlaw and LexisNexis are two programs that are
affected. Both have detailed (and easy) instructions about what to do so
that they will function as before. For links to those instructions, go to
http://www.law.washington.edu/Computing/. Westlaw’s link to its
instructions also appears on the screen after you sign on. The LexisNexis
link can also be found on the right side of its law school homepage,
http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/.
mylawlibrary
-- Larisa Bosma
Want to avoid library fines? Want to keep your library
karma in good standing? One simple solution: Get to know
mylawlibrary, a one-stop-shopping feature of the Law Library catalog
that lets you manage your library business. You’ll find the link to
mylawlibrary on the left side of the
MARIAN page (http://marian.law.washington.edu).
The
mylawlibrary page lets you renew items you’ve checked out or view and
cancel holds you've placed on books.
A
mylawlibrary feature called My Reading History allows you to retain a
history of library materials you’ve checked out. This feature is optional.
It is only turned on if you actively opt in to use it. You can opt
out of the service or delete items saved in your list at any time.
Another tool in the
mylawlibrary toolbox is a feature that lets you set up preferred
searches: If there’s a topic you’re interested in, save search terms and
parameters so that you can search the catalog again and again without having
to reconstruct your search. This feature also offers the ability to mark
your favorite searches for email -- when the Law Library receives a new book
that matches your search, you’ll receive an email alert.
We hope you take advantage of the UW’s Gallagher Law
Library during your law school career. The great news is that you can keep
on top of your library business by visiting us in the library between
classes or by visiting our
website from home during a 2 a.m. study break. Log on to
mylawlibrary by entering your name and barcode (the 14-digit number on
the back of your Husky card) in the blanks on this page. Stop by the
Circulation Desk any time with questions about any of these services.
Books of the Week:
Kathy Morris, Objection Overruled: Overcoming Obstacles in the Lawyer Job
Search
Kathy Morris & Jill Eckert, Ask the Career Counselors: Answers for
Lawyers on Their Lives and Life’s Work
--Mary Whisner
These two slender books from the American Bar
Association’s Career Resource Center are filled with good, practical
information and guidance on career planning and job hunting. The writing
style is straightforward and accessible. (Reading 10 or 20 pages in these is
not like reading 10 or 20 pages of your casebooks!)
Objection Overruled (KF297 .Z9 M67 2000 at
Classified Stacks) presents ten “objections” that impede some job searches –
from “I Don’t Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up” to “I’m Not Good at
Interviewing.” The author, of course, has constructive ideas for getting
beyond the objections and responds to many related questions that legal job
hunters have.
Ask the Career Counselors (KF297 .Z9 M674 2000
at Classified Stacks) takes you through the whole process, from
“Contemplating Your Career” through “Getting Your Job Search Started” to
“Mastering Your Interviews.” It has exercises and quizzes to help you focus
on your interests, strengths, goals, and job hunting.
For more career tips, check out ABA Career Counsel,
http://www.abanet.org/careercounsel/home.html. |
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