Louis L. Biro Library at The John Marshall Law School

JMLS Institutional Repository Growing

By Whitney Ward | Published: June 12, 2013

Read law review articles published nationwide by our faculty from the John Marshall Institutional Repository. Launched two months ago, the IR has been quite a success!

To date, we’ve uploaded nearly 350 article PDFs, and most are available for full-text download. For those that aren’t, we provide citation information. The JMLS Institutional Repository promises to bring greater recognition to the work published by JMLS. So far, faculty articles have been downloaded more than 2,350 times! And we’ll soon add pages for the JMLS student-edited journals.

Visit repository.jmls.edu regularly to see the Top 10 Downloads, the 20 Most Recent Additions, and the Featured Paper of the Day!

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Virtual Reference Appointments Now Available

By Whitney Ward | Published: June 10, 2013

Do you need advice on how to search the library’s databases? Are you seeking tips for researching for your paper course? Need help getting started on your LS assignment?

The reference department has launched a pilot program that allows you to make both virtual and in-person appointments. This means you can get reference help by appointment either by “meeting” online or in person, and you can still get drop-in assistance at the 6th floor reference desk during scheduled times, starting at 11 a.m.

To learn more and to make an appointment, go to the library’s website library.jmls.edu, and click on Research Appointment to get step-by-step instructions.

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Intersession Hours: May 16-26

By Ramsey Donnell | Published: May 15, 2013

The Library’s Spring Intersession will run from May 16 through May 26 with reduced hours:

Mon. – Fri.: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sat. – Sun.: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Coffee & Snacks During Finals: May 6-10

By Whitney Ward | Published: April 30, 2013

To assist with students’ finals prep, the library will provide free coffee and snacks the week of May 6-10. The days and starting times are below. Items are served until they run out. Stop by the library’s 6th floor to get some brain food for your study sessions. Good luck with exams!

Monday, May 6 3 pm

Tuesday, May 7 8 am

Wednesday, May 8 4 pm

Thursday, May 9 4 pm

Friday, May 10 8 am

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Extended Hours for Spring Finals

By Whitney Ward | Published: April 24, 2013

To help you prepare for exams, the library has extended its hours. Beginning this week and continuing through Wednesday, May 15, the library hours are as follows:

Monday–Friday 7 a.m.– 11 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday 8 a.m.– 11 p.m.

Don’t forget the library also has resources to help you study for exams. The Academic Success Collection on the 6th floor contains exam prep guides and study guides including the popular Examples & Explanations series and the Questions & Answers series. All materials in the Academic Success Collection can be checked out for 3 days.

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Scholars & Students with Prof. Mundy: Tuesday, April 23

By ifasora | Published: April 18, 2013

Are you interested in learning how to apply your education to the real world? In the library’s next installment of the Scholars & Students series, Professor Hugh Mundy presents “Classrooms, Clinics & Courtrooms: A Primer on Putting Your Legal Education to Work.”

Please join us for lunch and a conversation with Prof. Mundy on Tuesday, April 23, at 12:15 pm in Room 1202. This series provides opportunities for students to get to know professors in an informal setting and to learn what they are working on outside the classroom.

Prof. Mundy, who teaches Evidence and Lawyering Skills, came to JMLS last year from the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, where he supervised the Criminal Justice Clinic as an assistant professor. Before that, Mundy was an assistant federal public defender for eight years. He also argued multiple appellate cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Lunch will be served. Space is limited. RSVP to ifasora@jmls.edu.

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Peeps Diorama Contest Winners

By ifasora | Published: April 17, 2013

Congratulations to Caryn Suder, writing advisor in the Writing Resource Center, on placing 1st in the library’s 3rd Annual Peeps Diorama Contest. The contest was part of JMLS Library Week activities. Suder is pictured below with her winning diorama, The Newly Elected Peep Greeting the Peeple in St. Peepster’s Square, and her prizes.

Law student Anne French took 2nd place with her diorama, The Trial of Drew Peeperson, with 3rd place going to law student Colleen Redden with her 100% edible diorama, Peepsen v. Post. Law student Pooja Dosi received an honorable mention for her diorama, Argumentum Ad Populum.

The Just Born Candy Company, maker of the tasty Peeps candies, donated Peeps Prize Packs as prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. To see all 6 dioramas created for this year’s contest, stop by the library, where they are displayed on the 6th floor. Thanks to everyone participated and voted.

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Library catalog outage – Mar. 14

By Ramsey Donnell | Published: March 12, 2013

On Thursday, March 14, the John Marshall library catalog will be down for a server upgrade. Library users should expect the catalog to be down the full day, though we hope the disruption will be of shorter duration. Users will not be able to search the catalog, renew books online or place holds on books. Most other library services and resources, including library-provided subscription databases, will not be affected. We’ve scheduled the upgrade during Spring Break to minimize the impact on our students and faculty.

Thank you in advance for your patience.

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Spring Break Hours, Mar. 10-16

By Ramsey Donnell | Published: March 8, 2013

The Library will have shortened hours during Spring Break, which begins this Sunday, March 10, and runs through the following Saturday, March 16. Hours are:

Sun., Mar. 10 — 9 am – 6 pm
Mon. – Fri., Mar. 11-15 — 8 am – 6 pm
Sat., Mar. 16 – 9 am — 6 pm

Regular hours resume Sunday, March 17.

Have a great Spring Break!

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Spring Break Hours

By Jamie Sommer | Published: March 8, 2013

It may be spring break, but we’re still open! The library will be open the following hours over break:

Sunday, March 10	9 a.m.– 6 p.m.
Monday, March 11- Friday, March 15	8 a.m.– 6 p.m
Saturday, March 16	9 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Normal hours will resume on Sunday, March 17.