Independence Day Hours

The Library will have more limited access during the Independence Day holiday weekend. On Friday, July 3, the Library will be closed completely; there will not be any student access. Saturday and Sunday access hours will remain the same for students with a valid ID card (Saturday, noon to 6 pm; Sunday, 5 pm to 10 pm). There will be no public access during this three-day period.

PASO Reading Materials

The ASL Library does not purchase textbooks as part of its collection. Therefore, all Pre-Admission Summer Opportunity (PASO) students must make their own arrangements to purchase the required text: Edward Chemerinsky, Constitutional Law, 2nd Edition (Aspen). ISBN: 073554946X. You do NOT need to purchase the supplements to the text. Please note that this is an older version of the textbook, so you should be able to find it cheaply.

For your convenience, here are some places you might find a new or used copy of this book. (ASL does not endorse any particular vendor. Other buying options may be available.)
* Amazon.com
* Books-A-Million
* CampusI.com
* Direct Textbook
* Half.com
* Powell's

Summer Hours begin May 4

Summer hours will begin on Monday, May 4. As a reminder, the Library will be closing at 5 pm on Friday, May 1, and will be closed during Commencement weekend (May 2 and 3). There will be no student access during this time.

Our public hours during the summer are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. We will not be open to the public on the weekends.

For students, we will have staffed hours Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Students will also have card access to the building Monday through Friday, 8 am to 10 pm; Saturday, noon to 6 pm; and Sunday, 5 pm to 10 pm. Students who need a replacement card can stop by Chris' office during the week (there's a $5 charge).

The Library will be closed to the public and students on Memorial Day, May 25 (Monday), and Independence Day, July 3 (Friday).

Click here for a printable chart of our hours.

Summer Westlaw and Lexis Access

Westlaw and Lexis student accounts tend to go into hibernation during the summer months, usually allowing very limited access. However, they do have some special allowances for 1L interns and recent graduates. Be sure to extend your password before mid-May!

* Lexis

1L Interns/Law Review/Faculty Assistants - Extend your Lexis password here

Graduates - Get your Lexis ID extension

* Westlaw

1L Interns/Law Review/Faculty Assistants - Extend your Westlaw password here

Graduates - Get your Westlaw password extension

Exam Access Hours

The ASL Library will again be offering extra-hours access to the Library during the two exam weeks. This access will start Monday morning (technically -- hey, we're a school of lawyers!), so all students with a valid ID in the Library at midnight on Sunday, April 19, can remain in the building until 2 am Monday. The overnight extra-hours access will continue through Friday, May 1, when we will close the Library at 5 pm.

If you need a new ID card, stop by the Circulation Desk and ask for Glenna or Chris; there is a $5 charge.

Best wishes to all on your exams!

National Library Week Day 4

We've been trying to keep a theme going this week with our National Library Week puzzles: core legal skills. Tuesday's puzzle incorporated legal research terms, and Wednesday's puzzle had some phrases commonly found in legal writing. Today's puzzle -- the final one for 2009 -- has elements from professional responsibility. As always, all of our puzzles can be found on our National Library Week page.

Thanks to all who participated this year. We'll have the prize drawings on Friday morning (check at the Circulation Desk for the time). If you won, we'll put a note in your mailbox. Thanks again to Lexis and Westlaw for their generous prizes.

(Also, due to technical issues, we likely won't be able to post the list of winners to our web site until the middle of next week.)

National Library Week Day 3

Today's National Library Week puzzle deals with legal writing. Find all the slightly redundant phrases that creep into legal documents inside our grid. When finished, the unused letters can be used to read a quotation about writing from a famous legal author. All of our National Library Week puzzles can be found on our National Library Week page.