Library Updates

We have noted a marked increase in demand of Reserve materials – current course casebooks, hornbooks, nutshells, outlines, law summaries and other study aids, Oregon State Bar CLEs, etc. Unfortunately, we also are seeing a concomitant increase in the late return of those materials.

Thus, the Law Library is increasing the fines for overdue Reserve materials to one dollar per hour after the material is one hour overdue. This increase takes effect February 1, 2007.

Here is the full language of our Reserve materials circulation policy:

Reserve materials may by checked out from the Circulation Desk for a period of three hours. Reserve materials may be checked out overnight beginning 3 hours before closing time. These materials are due at 8:00 a.m. the following day (Monday-Friday), 9:00 a.m. (Saturday & Sunday). Failure to return Reserve materials promptly will result in the user’s loss of Library privileges. A fine of $1.00 per hour will be assessed after the material is one hour overdue. The borrower may be billed the replacement cost of the material, a $30.00 non-refundable fine, and the overdue charges if the material is not returned within 24 hours.

Read all of our circulation and overdue policies. Thanks for your assistance in ensuring that all have access to these valuable materials.

Suzie Easter, our LexisNexis Account Representative, will be on campus February 5 and 6 providing further training on LexisNexis for 1Ls. The sessions will cover federal & state statutes, legislative history, federal regulations, prior versions of statutes, and pending legislation. The training will be “efficient but not overwhelming.”

Students may register at:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/myschoollogin/myschool_login.asp

Monday, February 5

• 12:00-12:45 Wood Hall Training Computer Lab
• 12:45-1:30 Wood Hall Training Computer Lab
• 3:00-3:45 Wood Hall Training Computer Lab
• 4:00-4:45 Wood Hall Training Computer Lab
• 5:00-5:45 Classroom 3

Tuesday, February 6

• 12:30-1:15 Wood Hall Training Computer Lab
• 1:15-2:00 Wood Hall Training Computer Lab
• 5:00-5:45 Classroom 3

For more information contact Suzie Easter, suzanne.easter@lexisnexis.com

With the Law School and College closed for a two-day ’snow event’ January 16-17, we took a few snapshots to mark the rare occasion.

Since we posted our photographs of LC in the snow, Julia Smith of NCVLI and Brienne Carpenter of the Office of the Associate Dean for Faculty have kindly sent us their collections. Also, the SBA’s Snow Days! Photo Competition is underway. Check it out – we’ve added that link below as well.

If you didn’t choose to brave the icy roads yourself, please get a taste of Lewis & Clark under snow via these sets of photos:

• Boley’s Winter Storm 2007 photo set
• Julia Smith’s photo set
• Brienne Carpenter’s photo set
• SBA Snow Days! Photo Competition – Snow Angels, Snow Pets & Snow People

Thanks to Julia and Brienne for sharing their photos. If you have photos of same that you would like to share, let us know at lawlib@lclark.edu. We’d love to be all ‘Web 2.0′ and post your photos (or links to your photos) of our school in the snow!

Find your online courses here.

We have posted an updated page of course links pointing to the latest online course materials provided by your L&C Law School professors. These course pages may be on TWEN, a Law School web page, or a professor’s own site.

Our aptly-named course pages page is always located in the Students section of our web site.

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TWEN Instructions
Need to register for a course on Westlaw’s TWEN system? Here’s how:

1. Click on your course at the L&C Law Course Pages site, http://lawlib.lclark.edu/students/course_pages.php
2. Login to TWEN using your Westlaw password
   - If the first time you are using TWEN or Westlaw, you will have to Register your Westlaw password
3. Once in TWEN click on the Drop/Add Course link in the top navigation bar
   - If required, ask your professor for the course password
4. Once added, your course will always appear when logged into TWEN

For more info, see this Student’s Guide to TWEN (pdf), http://west.thomson.com/documentation/westlaw/wlawdoc/lawstu/twqrst06.pdf

Lewis & Clark Law School and the Boley Law Library are CLOSED today due to snow weather. Weather permitting we will reopen on Thursday, January 18.

Read the school’s official snow advisory.

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Come tomorrow, wondering if the Law School and the Law Library are closed? Here’s how to find out:

1. Call the Snow Line: 503-768-SNOW (7669) or 503-768-7965 (SWOK?)
[L&C Trivia: the Snow Line's official title is the Inclement Weather Line]

2. Go to the College’s web site, www.lclark.edu

3. Listen to these radio stations:

• KPAM – 860 (am)
• KEX – 1190 (am)
• KXL – 750 (am)
• KOPB – 91.5 (fm)

4. Watch these television stations:

• KATU 2
• KOIN 6
• KGW 8
• KPTV 12

Any media announcement will say “Lewis & Clark College” and will apply uniformly to the law school, the graduate school and the College of Arts and Sciences. In the event of delayed opening, the College as appropriate will announce “opening delayed until 9:30 a.m.” or “morning classes canceled until 11:30 a.m.” or “evening classes will be held/canceled beginning at 5 p.m.” Regularly scheduled classes that begin at or after these times will meet.

Finally, you can always check the Palatine Hill Weather Station for the precise conditions on our fair hill. The weather station is a service of the College’s Department of Physics.

Wondering if the Law School and the Law Library are closed? Here’s how to find out:

1. Call the Snow Line: 503-768-SNOW (7669) or 503-768-7965 (SWOK?)
[L&C Trivia: the Snow Line's official title is the Inclement Weather Line]

2. Go to the College’s web site, www.lclark.edu

3. Listen to these radio stations:

• KPAM – 860 (am)
• KEX – 1190 (am)
• KXL – 750 (am)
• KOPB – 91.5 (fm)

4. Watch these television stations/Check their web sites:

• KATU 2
• KOIN 6
• KGW 8
• KPTV 12

Any media announcement will say “Lewis & Clark College” and will apply uniformly to the law school, the graduate school and the College of Arts and Sciences. In the event of delayed opening, the College as appropriate will announce “opening delayed until 9:30 a.m.” or “morning classes canceled until 11:30 a.m.” or “evening classes will be held/canceled beginning at 5 p.m.” Regularly scheduled classes that begin at or after these times will meet.

Finally, you can always check the Palatine Hill Weather Station for the precise conditions on our fair hill. The weather station is a service of the College’s Department of Physics.

Lewis & Clark Law School and the Boley Law Library are CLOSED today due to snow weather. Weather permitting we will reopen on Wednesday, January 17.

Read the school’s official snow advisory.

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Come tomorrow, wondering if the Law School and the Law Library are closed? Here’s how to find out:

1. Call the Snow Line: 503-768-SNOW (7669) or 503-768-7965 (SWOK?)
[L&C Trivia: the Snow Line's official title is the Inclement Weather Line]

2. Go to the College’s web site, www.lclark.edu

3. Listen to these radio stations:

• KPAM – 860 (am)
• KEX – 1190 (am)
• KXL – 750 (am)
• KOPB – 91.5 (fm)

4. Watch these television stations:

• KATU 2
• KOIN 6
• KGW 8
• KPTV 12

Any media announcement will say “Lewis & Clark College” and will apply uniformly to the law school, the graduate school and the College of Arts and Sciences. In the event of delayed opening, the College as appropriate will announce “opening delayed until 9:30 a.m.” or “morning classes canceled until 11:30 a.m.” or “evening classes will be held/canceled beginning at 5 p.m.” Regularly scheduled classes that begin at or after these times will meet.

Finally, you can always check the Palatine Hill Weather Station for the precise conditions on our fair hill. The weather station is a service of the College’s Department of Physics.