Library Updates

Sunday’s program was a fitting and successful end to our year long 500,000 Volume Celebration. Ron and Jewel Lansing gave a wonderful talk about famous early Oregon trials. Their discussion was followed by a champagne reception where Ron Lansing presented the Library with his new work, Nimrod: Courts, Claims and Killing on the Oregon Frontier as the Library’s “symbolic” 500,000 volume to reside in the Peter Nycum Rare Book Room.

The success of all of our events over these past months is the result of a collaborative effort among a number of people. It could not have been achieved without the wholehearted support and efforts of the entire Boley Library staff and friends of the Library.

As exams loom, here is a gentle reminder about group study room etiquette. The key to this reminder is the word “group.” The ten study rooms get a real workout during finals. During the school year, when the rooms are in less demand, many people use the rooms for individual quiet study areas. However, now that we are closer to the exam period, the rooms are truly required for their intended use: a place for groups to study and converse.

Please be sure to abide by both the spirit and letter of the law as it applies to group study rooms. The rules are posted on all study rooms; please note these in particular:

• you may sign-up to reserve the room for your group for one three hour period per day.
• if you are studying alone and a group needs the room, you will need to leave and find a carrel or table instead.
• if you show up for a study group, and your group does not appear after 15 minutes, you may be asked to leave by another group.

To help reduce any exam-induced stress, the Law Library will again be providing free coffee and our stress-reducing toy and puzzle collection, as well as sponsoring snack-filled study breaks. Look for postings about scheduled study break events in the library and on the web site, http://lawlib.lclark.edu/

Best of luck with finals,

Prof. Peter Nycum
Associate Dean, Library

The Law Registrar has created a Final Exams page, collecting in one place all you need to know about taking your Lewis & Clark Law School exams (with the notable exception of all those legal details in your outlines…).

Info provided includes:

• Updated Spring 2005 Exam Schedule
• General Instructions for Paperless Exams
• Technical Instructions for Paperless Exams – Diskette Users
• Technical Instructions for Paperless Exams – CD Users

Printable exam grids and the Summer 2005 exam schedule are also provided at the site.

From Saturday, April 30th to Thursday, May 12th the library will remain open until 1:00 am for Law School students only.

On Friday, May 13th, the Law Library will close at 10:00 pm.

View current library hours.

The Paul L. Boley Law Library Half Million Volume Celebration culminates this Sunday, April 24 with a gala champagne reception featuring Ron and Jewel Lansing discussing early Oregon trials and the 500,000 volume presentation.

Please join us Sunday in the Student Lounge from 4 – 6 p.m. as we continue to celebrate the achievement of a significant milestone in the life of the Law School.

From 2pm to 2:30pm the fire alarms in Wood Hall will be tested. We are hopeful that you won’t notice a thing. Other than the “brief, loud alarms during this time.”

We apologize (really!) for the interruption to your day.

New Law Titles for the month of March, 2005 are now available.

April 1 Subject | Tables of Contents

CILP Index

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