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"Perhaps the two most valuable and satisfactory products of American civilization are the librarian on the one hand and the cocktail in the other."
Louis Stanley Jast
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Louis Stanley Jast
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Summer Access to Databases
Each service has different rules for continuing usage if you qualify for an extension. Loislaw has no blackout period over the summer. (Also see Academic Use Restrictions for Lexis and Westlaw below.)
School-Related Research Assignment;
Moot Court Research;
Law Review or Journal Research;
Working as a Professor's Research Assistant;
Non-Profit Externship;
Unpaid Internship/Externship
You can register for an extension, which allows you full access through August 13, 2008. For extended access, go to www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool, log on, and click on the summer access box. Select your reason for requesting an extension and click submit. If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1, 2008.
Students can extend access to full access over the summer if they have a valid educational need under one of the following provisions:
taking summer classes;
law review member;
moot court member;
faculty research assistant; and
unpaid non-profit public interest internship/externship or pro bono work required for graduation.
(Courts and government agencies are not non-profit or public interest entities, therefore students with unpaid internships or externships are not eligible for the extension. Students who are provided stipends, grants or funding by their schools or organizations for non-profit work over the summer are receiving compensation and are not eligible for a summer password extension.)
For full access, register at http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com. Log into Westlaw and look for the image that says "Does your summer forecast call for Westlaw?" and click on the button that says "Learn More." By the way, Live Help will be suspended for law school passwords on June 1 and will resume service on August 1.
Subscription Databases
Continuing law students have off-campus access to the law libraries' subscription databases. A comprehensive list is available on the Subscription Database page. Once a student clicks on a database listed on the page above, he/she will be prompted to log-in. The user name and password are the same as the ones used to log into the law school network.
Working as a Professor's Research Assistant;
Non-Profit Externship;
Unpaid Internship/Externship; and
Bar Review
For extended access, go to www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool, log on, and click on the summer access box. Select your reason for requesting an extension and click submit. You must register by May 31, 2008. If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1, 2008. Extended or not, all graduating students IDs will expire on August 1, 2008.
Usage is still restricted to educational purposes only as described below.
Loislaw:
Graduating students have access to Loislaw for six months after graduation. It does require registration using a Special Access Code. To find the access code from a non-Law School network computer, go to the Subscription Database page; click on "special access code" next to Loislaw, and use the same login that you would use on computers on the Law School network. Loislaw includes statutes, administrative code, court rules and cases for state and federal jurisdictions and more.
Westlaw:
Westlaw is offering graduating students an extra 10 hours of Westlaw access (5 hours in June and 5 hours in July) to help prepare for the bar. Graduate access will expire on July 31, 2008 or after using the alloted hours whichever comes first.
Graduating students should have received an email from Westlaw allowing them to sign-up for the extension (after completing a survey). If you did not receive this email and you are interested in the Westlaw summer access, log into Westlaw, and look for the image on the right side of the page that says "Taking the bar exam in July?" Click on the "Go" button, and follow the instructions from there.
Academic Use Restrictions
Lexis and Westlaw educational passwords may only be used by law students currently enrolled at the University of Miami and solely for educational purposes. This includes work for law classes, student bar journals, or other law student activities. In addition, usage is permitted when students work as research assistants for faculty members. Any other use, including research for outside employers or clients, is strictly prohibited.
Continuing Students Graduating Students
Summer Use Restrictions for Continuing Students
Each service has different rules for continuing usage if you qualify for an extension. Loislaw has no blackout period over the summer. (Also see Academic Use Restrictions for Lexis and Westlaw below.)
Lexis:
Lexis offers extended summer access to continuing students who register their IDs by May 31, 2008 for the following reasons:
Summer School;School-Related Research Assignment;
Moot Court Research;
Law Review or Journal Research;
Working as a Professor's Research Assistant;
Non-Profit Externship;
Unpaid Internship/Externship
You can register for an extension, which allows you full access through August 13, 2008. For extended access, go to www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool, log on, and click on the summer access box. Select your reason for requesting an extension and click submit. If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1, 2008.
Loislaw
This computer-assisted legal research system has no blackout period over the summer, but it does require registration using a Special Access Code. To find the access code from a non-Law School network computer, go to the Subscription Database page; click on "special access code" next to Loislaw, and use the same login that you would use on computers on the Law School network. Loislaw includes statutes, administrative code, court rules and cases for state and federal jurisdictions and more.Westlaw
Westlaw passwords will remain active over the summer for up to two hours of research each month.Students can extend access to full access over the summer if they have a valid educational need under one of the following provisions:
taking summer classes;
law review member;
moot court member;
faculty research assistant; and
unpaid non-profit public interest internship/externship or pro bono work required for graduation.
(Courts and government agencies are not non-profit or public interest entities, therefore students with unpaid internships or externships are not eligible for the extension. Students who are provided stipends, grants or funding by their schools or organizations for non-profit work over the summer are receiving compensation and are not eligible for a summer password extension.)
For full access, register at http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com. Log into Westlaw and look for the image that says "Does your summer forecast call for Westlaw?" and click on the button that says "Learn More." By the way, Live Help will be suspended for law school passwords on June 1 and will resume service on August 1.
Subscription Databases
Continuing law students have off-campus access to the law libraries' subscription databases. A comprehensive list is available on the Subscription Database page. Once a student clicks on a database listed on the page above, he/she will be prompted to log-in. The user name and password are the same as the ones used to log into the law school network.
For Graduating Students
Lexis:
Lexis offers extended summer usage for graduating students for the following reasons:Working as a Professor's Research Assistant;
Non-Profit Externship;
Unpaid Internship/Externship; and
Bar Review
For extended access, go to www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool, log on, and click on the summer access box. Select your reason for requesting an extension and click submit. You must register by May 31, 2008. If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1, 2008. Extended or not, all graduating students IDs will expire on August 1, 2008.
Usage is still restricted to educational purposes only as described below.
Loislaw:
Graduating students have access to Loislaw for six months after graduation. It does require registration using a Special Access Code. To find the access code from a non-Law School network computer, go to the Subscription Database page; click on "special access code" next to Loislaw, and use the same login that you would use on computers on the Law School network. Loislaw includes statutes, administrative code, court rules and cases for state and federal jurisdictions and more.
Westlaw:
Westlaw is offering graduating students an extra 10 hours of Westlaw access (5 hours in June and 5 hours in July) to help prepare for the bar. Graduate access will expire on July 31, 2008 or after using the alloted hours whichever comes first.
Graduating students should have received an email from Westlaw allowing them to sign-up for the extension (after completing a survey). If you did not receive this email and you are interested in the Westlaw summer access, log into Westlaw, and look for the image on the right side of the page that says "Taking the bar exam in July?" Click on the "Go" button, and follow the instructions from there.
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For any questions regarding these services over the summer, please stop by the reference desk or call (305) 284-3585, use Ask a Librarian, or e-mail Robin Schard (rschard@law.miami.edu).
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Academic Use Restrictions
Lexis and Westlaw educational passwords may only be used by law students currently enrolled at the University of Miami and solely for educational purposes. This includes work for law classes, student bar journals, or other law student activities. In addition, usage is permitted when students work as research assistants for faculty members. Any other use, including research for outside employers or clients, is strictly prohibited.
