Paul L. Boley
Law Library
Lewis & Clark Law School

Library Updates

Archive for November, 2007

Extended Exam Hours Begin Dec. 1

November 27th, 2007

The Law Library will begin extended exam hours for students December 1.

From Saturday, Dec. 1st to Wednesday, Dec. 20th the Boley Law Library will remain open until 1:00 am for law students only.

On Friday, Dec. 21st (the last day of exams) the Law Library will close at 10:00 pm. Holiday hours begin Dec. 22nd.

View our current, Holiday and Interim library hours.

Thanksgiving Holiday Library Hours

November 19th, 2007

The Boley Law Library will be open during the Thanksgiving holiday with altered opening and closing hours.

Lewis & Clark Law School and College students, faculty, staff and the legal community

Thursday, Nov. 22
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 23
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 24 – 25
9:00 a.m. – Midnight
There will be no reference assistance from Thursday – Sunday.


General public and Patent and Trademark Depository Library

The Law Library and the Patent & Trademark Depository Library will be closed to the general public Nov. 22 – 25. We will re-open on Monday, Nov. 26.

Check all of our Law Library Hours, or see when the Watzek Library will be open.

Research Securities, Communication and Energy Law with Knowledge Mosaic

November 5th, 2007

Knowledge Mosaic

Knowledge Mosaic is a collection of subscription databases which provide news, guidance, regulations and opinions in the areas of securities, telecommunications and energy law.

An online only, subscription service provided by the Law Library, the Knowledge Mosaic databases are available to Lewis & Clark Law School students, faculty and staff from on- or off-campus (L&C Law email username and password required), and to all via the public legal research stations located in the Boley Law Library.

Made up of five topical databases, Knowledge Mosaic provides primary and secondary source information for highly regulated federal industries. Each database provides regulatory information, interpretive guidance, news, regulations, opinions and administrative materials.

Knowledge Mosaic consists of:

  • Securities Mosaic
    Powerful online platform for securities information research with a complete collection of administrative decisions and regulatory materials, current awareness services, and sophisticated searching capabilities. Securities Mosaic features six modules:

    Guidance (SEC comment letters, Law firm memos, SEC staff guidance, SEC glossary), News (SEC daily news digest, SEC testimony, press releases and speeches, PCAOB news, searchable archive), Disclosure (all SEC filings, forms and registrations statements), Compliance Centers (Info on corporation, investment and accounting compliance), Regulation (U.S. Code, SEC Regulations, Public Laws, Legislative status, Federal Register, SEC Regulatory Releases, Regulatory history since 1937 and more), and Enforcement (SEC, NYSE and FINRE enforcement and disciplinary actions and decisions).

  • Securities Mosaic Litigator
    Comprehensive coverage of court cases and administrative proceedings in the securities, futures and financial services industries. Provides advanced search pages for SEC Enforcement Action Releases, court cases, law firm memos, Wells Notices and PCAOB Enforcement Releases.
  • Securities Mosaic Risk
    Search more than one million risk factor disclosure statements extracted from the SEC filings of nearly 10,000 public companies.
  • Energy Mosaic
    Quick and advanced search access to federal energy laws and regulations, FERC regulatory compliance documents, a rich and deep library of energy law firm memos, energy industry news, and searchable FERC federal court and administrative law proceedings.
  • Communications Mosaic
    Comprehensive access to federal law and regulation, FCC rulemaking and procedure, law firm memos, and news tracking major transactions, SEC filings and current headlines.

Questions about how the Knowledge Mosaic services can help your securities, energy or communications law research? Stop by, call or email a librarian at the reference desk.