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Spring Break Hours

By Thomas Keefe | Published: March 9, 2012

The Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 11th-Saturday, March 17th.  Normal hours will resume again on Sunday, March 18th.

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Take CALI Survey and Win $50 Amazon Gift Card

By Thomas Keefe | Published: February 24, 2012

CALI seeks feedback on its new interface. If you have used CALI lessons via the new interface, take this quick survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P8YBGGZ and there’s a chance you could win a $50 Amazon gift card.

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JMLS Digitizes Unpublished Illinois Appellate Court Opinions

By Thomas Keefe | Published: June 30, 2011

JMLS Digitizes Illinois Appellate Court Unpublished Opinions The John Marshall Law School Library has completed its initiative to digitize its collection of unpublished Illinois Appellate Court opinions.  The Library inherited the former Chicago Bar Association collection of unpublished opinions.  The collection includes nearly 350 volumes of unpublished opinions from 1900-1975.  The opinions, most of which…
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Lexis/Westlaw Printing Outside Library During Break

By Thomas Keefe | Published: January 3, 2011

From Jan. 3rd-Jan 18th, students can retrieve Lexis and Westlaw print jobs from the 6th fl Library printers temporarily located outside the entrance to the Library.

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LexisNexis Upgrades Research Interface

By Thomas Keefe | Published: November 6, 2010

The next time you sign into LexisNexis, you will notice a cleaner, more user-friendly appearance.  To my liking, Lexis has eliminated one row of tabs along the top.  Also, quick-access tools like “Get a Document,” “Shepard’s,” and “Quick Search” are conveniently located along the right-hand side allowing plenty of room to display the menu of…
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JMLS Library Adds LoisLaw

By Thomas Keefe | Published: November 4, 2010

As of November 1st, JMLS students, staff, and faculty now have access to LoisLaw.  LoisLaw is a “tier-two” legal research service.  By “tier-two,” I mean that it has less content and fewer editorial enhancements than commercial services like Lexis, Westlaw, BNA or CCH.  But it has far more coverage and is far better for legal…
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