If you’ve taken a legal research class, you have probably heard a professor discuss the importance of state legal encyclopedias as a research tool. Why? They include jurisdiction-specific coverage of a wide range of legal topics. The information contained in an encyclopedia may be brief, but it will point you to the primary law on …
Accessing Bluebook Practice Problems and Guides
With classes beginning this week at the law school, there is one thing on everyone’s mind: the Bluebook! Especially for first year students, the Bluebook can feel labyrinthian and intimidating. Luckily, members of the UNC law community have access to many helpful resources for brushing up on citation writing. First, here are some helpful training …
ProView is Getting an Upgrade!
Coming April 1, 2022, Thomson Reuters ProView is getting a new face and some substantial changes. Let’s go through a few of the major ones: 1. A cleaner and brighter interface. Old ProView New ProView 2. ProView Simplified Accessing ProView is getting simpler. There’s going to be a single way to …
Women’s History Month Resources at the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library
March is Women’s History Month, and UNC Libraries, including the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library, have many resources to help students and faculty research women’s history at UNC and in North Carolina, women and the law, gender studies, gender and the law, and many other related topics. Information about events related to women’s history at …
Black History Month Resources at the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library
February is Black History Month, and UNC Libraries, including the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library, have many resources to help students and faculty research Black history at UNC and in North Carolina, race and the law, and other related topics. One excellent place to start is with library research guides. UNC Libraries has guides on …
Browser Tips & Tricks to Make Reading – and Printing – Articles Easier
Trying to read an article or blawg post and having trouble focusing on the text? Or want a clean copy of what you’re reading without intrusive ads or banners? Or want to translate a page to English or see who else is talking about an image you found? Here are a few browser features that …
New Additions to Digital Study Aids at the UNC Law Library
The Law Library has recently added two new packages of digital study aids to our extensive digital study aid collection. Some particularly popular highlights include One L of a Year: How to Maximize Your Success in Law School by Leah M. Christensen; Constitutional Law, Principles and Policies by Erwin Chemerinsky; and Civil Procedure by Richard …
UNC at the Supreme Court: Resources about the Upcoming Admissions Case
Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases about the role of race in college admissions, including one case involving UNC. These cases—due to the new makeup of the Supreme Court—could signal a significant change in the law surrounding race conscious college admissions programs. So, if you want to know more about the …
New LibGuide: Changing Your Legal Name and/or Gender in North Carolina
The University of North Carolina School of Law’s Kathrine R. Everett Library has just published a new libguide on Changing Your Legal Name and/or Gender in North Carolina. The guide covers considerations for anyone wishing to change their name or gender in the state, including how to navigate changing information through the courts, for a …
Kanban Boards and Your Next Law School Project!
Guest Post by Julie Wooldridge When you have a large paper with multiple parts or a collaborative project with people working on a multitude of tasks, tracking the progress of the project and identifying issues or roadblocks can be difficult and time consuming. Kanban boards can be a useful tool to help keep your next …