Several alert law students have noticed we moved the furniture on the second floor of the Annex, and, being law students, they wanted to know why. Fair enough: the reason for the big move was to take advantage of the power outlets that had been unusable because they were in the aisle ways. Carrels and tables are now positioned over the outlets so you can use them without fearing that your colleagues will trip over your power cord and sue you (we are not suggesting that is even a remote possibility, of course, but you do learn about the prudent - ahem - person standard in law school).
When you come to admire the new furniture arrangement, please note the brand new study carrel that is first in the row of carrels. What makes it different is that it's a foot wider than the other carrels and it has an under-shelf light that should make reading more pleasant. The carrel was purchased with money donated by the parents of Krannert Riddle, a 1978 graduate of the School of Law. The Riddles have a custom of donating money to the library of any institution in which one of their children is educated. We in the library think that is a truly wonderful custom. Go home and tell your parents how much you want to see your name on a library carrel! ;-)
Last week when I distributed limited Westlaw and Lexis passwords to first year law students, I conducted a first year computer survey. I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to complete the survey. Of 215 first year students, 173 students completed the survey. Some of the results were quite surprising and I thought you might like to see them for yourselves. The numbers don't always add up to 173. For example, some students own more than one computer. Some students who don't own computers expressed their preferences for word-processing software.
Thanks to the Law Practice and Technology Association fund-raiser, Microsoft Word will be added to three PCs in the Law Library Annex Computer Lab. Also many thanks to those of you who purchased Gold-C coupon books to help with the LPTA fund-raiser. Microsoft Word has been ordered and should arrive within the next week or so. The LPTA has another fundraiser as well. They are selling t-shirts and sweatshirts. The shirt design has been on display in the window in the lobby of the Law Library. Support the LPTA!!!
In response to complaints about the noise level in the Law Library, the first floor of the Library Annex has been designated as an ultra-quiet area. Signs are posted saying "ULTRA-QUIET AREA. DON'T EVEN WHISPER." We hope this will provide an area where persons can study without interruptions. However, we also hope that library users will become more conscious of being quiet in the entire library. Sound carries over all three floors in both buildings quite well, so we encourage you to be careful to whisper in all parts of the library in order to keep it as quiet as possible. With exams coming up we all need to be more conscious of the need for quiet space for studying.
As exams approach, everyone's anxiety seems to increase. If you'd like to test your knowledge and reassure yourself, try the CALI exercises. The CALI exercises are interactive computer exercises. They are available on the PCs in the Computer Lab in the Law Library Annex. Choose CALI from the menu of any PC. If you don't want to run the CALI exercises in the lab, you can bring a floppy disk and copy the exercises. To copy an exercise, choose the exercise you wish to copy. You will see the following prompt: RUN, COPY, DESCRIPTION. Choose the option that you prefer. It's that simple! CALI exercises are available in many subject areas. The following is a description of some of the exercises that might be relevant for courses offered this semester:
As exams and the holidays approach, we thought you might like to plan ahead. Below is a schedule of our holiday hours. We'll publish it again in the December newsletter.