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Jan. 3, 2006.
Kristy Moon, editor.
Email Reference Service
We’re glad that you’re back and hope you had a restful holiday break.
By now, most of you know that reference librarians are here for you 7 days a
week in the Reference Office to help you with research. But did you know that
you can ask us questions by email? In addition to stopping by in person or
calling 543-6794, you can send an email to the Reference Office at any time
that you need research assistance. The online email form is at
http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/askform.html (or from the library’s home
page, click on the red link at the lower left corner of the screen). This is a
convenient option if you’re not on campus, have a question after hours, or
simply prefer to communicate in writing.
Mylawlibrary: Manage Library Account
Want to manage your Law Library’s account with a click of a mouse? Then get
to know mylawlibrary, a one-stop-shopping feature of the Law Library catalog.
You’ll find the link to mylawlibrary on the left side of the MARIAN page (http://marian.law.washington.edu).
The mylawlibrary lets you view your patron record and
- Modify your address, phone number, and email address
- See items that are checked out and their due dates
- Renew items or view/cancel holds you've placed on books
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 feature of mylawlibrary is called Preferred Searches. If there’s a
topic you’re interested in, you can save your search terms and parameters so
that you can search the catalog again and again without having to reconstruct
your search. This feature also gives you the ability to mark your favorite
searches for email -- when the Law Library receives a new book that matches
your saved search, you’ll receive an email alert.
To use mylawlibrary, simply enter your name and the barcode number located
on the back of your Husky card. We hope you take advantage of this feature of
the Law Library catalog as well as the Library’s many other resources and
services.
The Yale Law Journal Pocket Part
-- Cheryl Nyberg
Beginning with the first issue of volume 115 of the Yale Law Journal, the
editors launched an online companion called The Pocket Part,
http://www.thepocketpart.org/. It
features “op-ed length versions of Journal articles and responses from leading
practitioners, policymakers, and scholars” and provides a forum for the
exchange of ideas and opinions about legal scholarship.
The Pocket Part currently features an article, “The Constitutional Status of
Tort Law,” and comments and responses relating to it. The archive, located on
the lower right corner of the screen, contains previously featured articles and
related comments and responses. Also appearing is the text of a 1974 student
article, written by Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr., on the Supreme
Court’s decision-making.
Readers are invited to join the discussion and may sign up for an email list
announcing new material in both The Pocket Part and the Yale Law Journal.
Like our own Shidler Journal of Law, Commerce + Technology,
http://www.lctjournal.washington.edu/, The Pocket Part promotes online
legal scholarship and the dissemination of legal thought via the Internet. | 