Welcome to Law School, First-Year Law Students 2007-2008

Library Tours
Law Library Web Site
Checking Out Books
Reference Desk
Basic Research in International Law
LexisNexis & Westlaw: Training & Passwords
IMPORTANT: Password Registration

Library Tours for First-Year J.D. Students (1Ls)

One-hour tours are designed to acquaint incoming 1Ls with our collections, services, and our physical and electronic environments. Tours will be led by those who know the library best, the Reference Librarians.

Knowing what is available to you in the library will be a distinct advantage as you work through your Lawyering Exercises, and in the rest of your career at N.Y.U. Law School.

Your tours will begin on September 10th, and you will sign up for them in advance in your Lawyering sections. Two tours are scheduled for each Lawyering section, as no more than 15 students may attend a tour. The tours will not conflict with your classes.

If you cannot attend either scheduled tour, you may contact Deborah Paulus-Jagric, by email at deborah.paulus-jagric@nyu.edu, or by calling (212) 998-6316, to arrange a make-up tour.

Law Library Web Site

The Law Library Web site, http://www.law.nyu.edu/library/, contains valuable information, research tools and links to databases. For example, the Calendar, on the left under Library Services, includes schedules of tours and training sessions; on the right under Research you will find the Julius Online Catalog, links to Indexes & Databases, helpful Research Guides, information on how to access our databases off site, and much more. 

Checking Out Books

New students must be registered in the library's patron database in order to check out books. Simply go to the Circulation Desk in the Main Reading Room with your N.Y.U. ID card, have your barcode scanned, and collect your gift from the library.

Reference Desk

When classes are in session, librarians are available seven days a week to answer your questions about library services and collections, and to advise you on strategies and materials to assist you in your research.

The Reference Desk in the Main Reading Room is regularly open:

Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.                                   Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.                                                               Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.                                                            Sunday, 12:00-6:00 p.m.

During intersession, Spring Recess, and over the summer the Reference Desk is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Phone: (212) 998-6600.

Basic Research in International Law

For an introduction to finding treaties and other sources of public international law, please make an appointment with either Mirela Roznovschi, by email at roznovschi@juris.law.nyu.edu or call (212) 998-6290; or Jeanne Rehberg, at jeanne.rehberg@nyu.edu or (212) 998-6601.

The link to Foreign & Int'l. Databases and several of the Research Guides on the Law Library Web page will provide you with valuable research assistance.

The schedule of training sessions will be posted on each company's Web site, http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/ and http://lawschool.westlaw.com/ as well as on the Calendar on the library's Web page. Please sign up for classes online.

Student LexisNexis and Westlaw representatives will keep scheduled office hours throughout the year outside Lenley Computer Lab, to answer questions and provide refresher training sessions.

Passwords

Each system requires a password. The library provides passwords for N.Y.U. School of Law faculty, staff and students, for educational purposes only.  J.D. 1Ls will receive their passwords in their first Lawyering class.

Your passwords must be registered with LexisNexis and Westlaw.

Westlaw Password Registration
To register your personal password, go directly to http://lawschool.westlaw.com/ or use the link on the library home page, under Research.

Under New York University, you will see the link to Update your account here.

LexisNexis Password Registration
To register your activation code or manage your Custom ID, go directly to http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/ or use the link on the library home page, under Research. These choices are listed under Student and Faculty Sign On. You will be asked to create a Custom ID and password that you will use when signing on.

Click Register your Activation Code.