Newsletter Spring/Summer 2007

Dear Students,

Summertime�the word brings to mind images of sun, sand, surf, cookouts, and late, starry nights. The academic year is over and now on to jobs as summer associates, research assistants, internships, or just earning some $$$. Please try to fit some well-deserved R&R into the mix.

This summer issue of the Law Library Newsletter has information on a plethora of subjects that we hope will interest you and that you will find useful such as summer access to LEXIS and WESTLAW; legal research on a shoestring; keeping your computer virus free; and podcasting. Please take a look at it and contact the Law Library staff with questions about anything you see�we would love to hear from you over the summer.

Oh yes, one more thing, remember to wear sunscreen.      

Peace, Filippa

Filippa Marullo Anzalone

Professor and Associate Dean for Library and Computing Services, Law School

       A Great Way to Spend the Summer!

Top Five Reasons to be a Summer R.A. at BC Law ---Sean Glasheen, Summer 2006 R.A. for Prof. Kent Greenfield

Drumroll, please�

1. This time you get paid to talk to professors
2. See a new side of the BC Law campus when the mechanical penthouse is unlocked.
3. No shirt, no shoes, no problem. Just work from home.
4. No line for dinner in the cafeteria.
5. Finding the hundred dollar bills hidden in the Southwestern Reporter.

Summer Access to LexisNexis, Loislaw and Westlaw

Students� access to LexisNexis and Westlaw is provided by the Law School to support academic year activities. Passwords are deactivated after exams at the end of the academic year. Students who are employed as Research Assistants for BC Law faculty members and students who are employed in certain unpaid internships may apply to have their passwords extended for summer use. In addition, the Law School offers students year-round access to Loislaw, an alternative online research service. For details on password extension and Loislaw subscription procedures, check this document: http://www.bc.edu/schools/law/library/meta-elements/pdf/home_page_items/pdf/student_summer_access_20071.pdf

Soon-to-be new graduates, please note that Westlaw allows 5 hours total of free access for June and July 2007 to support your bar studies.

Enjoy your summer!

Legal Research on a Shoestring: Online Alternatives

When you need current legal information and your budget is limited, you have some excellent options. You can obtain free legal information via a number of web sites and legal web portals. In addition, there are several inexpensive providers that let you research on a pay-as-you-go basis. To learn more, click here!

Fill your iPod with knowledge from Open Culture!

Find podcasts that will make you smarter at Open Culture�s University Podcast Collection.

Gain legal knowledge at Open Culture�s Podcasts from Top American Law Schools.

Check out Open Culture�s Podcast Portal for its entire collection of media links (feeds, audio, video), organized as follows:

• Arts & Culture Podcast
• Audio Book Podcasts
• Foreign Language Lesson Podcasts
• News/Information Podcasts
• Technology Podcasts
• University Podcasts

From the Library�s Email Reference Box (lawref@bc.edu)

Dear Student,

With a law review index database, a human being has looked at the article in question and provided a pointer to the main topic of the article, in addition to information on the author, title, where the article was published. A full-text database contains the complete actual article. Both are useful in locating relevant articles, and which one works better depends on your research situation. Learn more here.

Laptop Preparation for Exams on Computers:

As exam time approaches the ATR staff would like to remind you to make sure that your virus and spyware software is up-to-date and to run virus and spyware checks before exams.

The primary cause of problems with ExamSoft during exams is the presence of spyware. Running spyware and anti-virus scans will dramatically reduce the chance of encountering problems during your exams.

Below are links to the BC sites with links to download Spybot, Ad-Aware and MacAfee anti-virus.

Best of luck to all of you during exams.

The ATR Staff


Ad-Aware and Spybot:

http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/meta-elements/doc/articles/html/SEC-spyware001.shtml


MacAfee Anti-Virus:

Note: BEFORE installing MacAfee you must check to see if any other anti-virus program (Norton, Symantec etc) has been installed on your computer. The presence of more than one anti-virus program on your computer will create serious problems. If you have any questions about checking for other anti-virus programs or uninstalling them, please drop-by the Help Center (Law Library 205) and we will be happy to assist you.

Help for your computer

Computer Repair Service Center
The Service Center located on the Chestnut Hill campus has temporarily moved to a Carney Hall, Room 131.
Information about Hardware Repair

Student Computing Help Center May 1 - May 18: "On-Call Service" will be available during the hours listed below. Boston College Law Students needing computing help should ask the staff member on duty at the Information Desk to contact a member of the ATR Department.

Student Computing Help Center After Hours and Emergency Help
ATR, the Law School�s Technology Department, also supports the faculty and staff at BC Law. Consequently, outside of the hours set forth above, we can only respond to emergency situations (potential loss of data). ATR staff work Monday � Friday from 8:00 a.m. � 5:00 p.m. Students requiring assistance during evening or weekend hours should call 617-552-HELP or seek help at the Campus Technology Resource Center (CTRC) located in the O�Neill Library building on the Chestnut Hill Campus.

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