The Law Library has joined CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction. CALI is a consortium of 155 law schools. It was formed in 1982 by the University of Minnesota Law School and Harvard Law School to coordinate the distribution and use of computerized instructional materials and to support the sharing of information on computer applications in legal education and law.
One of the benefits of CALI membership is the CALI Library of Exercises. The CALI Library of Exercises is a collection of more than ninety interactive, computer-based lessons covering twenty-two legal education subject areas: Accounting, Administrative Law, Arbitration, Civil Procedure, Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Employment Discrimination, Environmental Law, Evidence, Federal Courts, Insurance Law, Labor Law, Legal Research and Writing, Professional Responsibility, Property Law, Securities Regulation, Taxation, Torts, Trial Advocacy, Wills and Trusts.
All law students may access the CALI Exercises from any PC in the student lab. Choose the menu option for CALI Exercises. The CALI Menu has an option which provides a detailed description of each lesson. The description includes an estimate of the time required to complete a lesson. Students may also make copies of the exercises for home use. To make a copy of any CALI Exercise, bring a 3.5" diskette and choose the CALI Menu option COPY. Students may purchase a CD-ROM version of the exercises if they wish for $39.95. There are posters in the computer lab with information on how to order the CD-ROM CALI exercises. For more information contact Computer Services Librarian Carol A. Watson.
I'd like to thank the law students who responded to the laser printer survey. The Law School and Law Library plan to install new laser printers in the Career Resources Lab and the Law Library Computer lab. The laser printers are currently on order. The survey results were valuable for helping us decide how to configure the laser printers. Law students will be able to pay for laser prints with either the same card used by the photocopiers in the Law Library or by credit card. The cost per page for laser prints will be 10 cents if the photocopier card is used and 12 cents if a credit card is used. Below are the results of the survey.
1. Should we install new laser printers in the Career Resources Lab and Law Library Computer lab?
2. How much would you be willing to pay per page for laser prints?
3. Please indicate the method of payment you would prefer:
4. Would you be opposed if the only method of payment available is via credit card?
Curious about the World Wide Web? Need help using your CONTAC account? Sign up in the computer lab for basic internet classes. The classes will cover basic Contac usage, joining listservs (discussion groups), usenet, gopher and World Wide Web. Classes will be held in the computer lab.
Westlaw will be offering training sessions on Tuesday, Sept. 12 and Wednesday Sept. 13. The Refresher sessions will include a review of basic searching and the citators. Advanced sessions are for students who are familiar with basic searching. Advanced session topics include statute searching, field searching and new databases. Sign up sheets for Westlaw training are posted on the door of the Westlaw lab in the Law Library Annex.
The schedule is as follows:
If you are in a student organization and would like to publicize your organization on the World Wide Web, contact Computer Services Librarian Carol A. Watson. All you have to do is provide documents you want to place on the Web. Documents should be on a diskette in word-processed format or ASCII format. We'll do the rest! If you prefer, we'll teach you how to mark up and