Insights from Library Liaison & Reference Team
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Labor & Employment LJ Staff Primer Fall 2017
The Library Liaison Each Journal has a designated librarian. Labor Law Journal works with me, Isaac Samuels! BA SUNY Albany (Classics) JD Touro Law 2009 MLS St. John s 2013 Notes & Comments Editor Touro Law Review 2008-09 Worked as an associate in a Labor & Employment Law Practice (Mostly Employment Discrimination)
The Library Liaison What I Do Please contact me for: Training Requests Library policy questions Can we have extra access? Can you teach me database X? Just Saying Hi So, how about those Yankees? Purchase Requests General Suggestions It would be great if the library had Wouldn t it be awesome if
The Reference Team Question: Is your library liaison the only one that is available to help you? Answer: NO! The Reference Librarians work as a team to answer your day-to-day cite checking questions. When you need help locating a resource, please go to the Reference Desk and ask for assistance. All of the Reference Librarians are JDs with Masters Degrees in Library Science (we are really good at this!). Generally, Reference is open 9-5 M-F. Please check the library webpage for updated hours/holiday hours/etc.
How Reference Helps Inevitably, you will be assigned some hard to locate/understand citation that you will need to find for your editor. Frustration may make you consider drastic solutions: Please, see us first! We will also help you with Inter-Library Loans. What should you bring with you to the desk? Any information that you have to work with (cite, title, etc.) The part of the text that is being cited (context is key) Any paperwork mandated by your editors (ILL form, etc.) Bribe for the law librarian on duty.
What Reference Expects From YOU We want you to try. We want you to apply/practice the skills that you are coming to law school to learn. Being on a Journal is a learning experience, after all! We are always happy to help, but we will probably ask you what steps you have taken, etc. We want to remember: we aren t a document retrieval service. You can t just give us your whole cite checking assignment and ask us to do it for you (sorry, not sorry). We want you to remember that solutions aren t always instant. Tough questions do not always have easy answers be prepared to spend some time at the desk (don t come 5 min before class, etc.)
Tools of the Trade 1) The Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Easily search the Law Library and Axinn collection for materials in print AND e-books AND links to where content is stored online. 2) Journal Finder The Law Library and Axinn subscribe to a vast number of journals/services that post articles from journals. 3) Our Cite Checking Libguide Custom made by Reference for Hofstra Journals. Basic info on how to locate materials and general cite checking information. 4) Google Scholar A specialized Google for scholarly materials. Articles and caselaw, often freely available, or linked Hofstra s portal to access our subscriptions.
HeinOnline So, what s new on HeinOnline? Who cares?!?! The question is what s OLD on HeinOnline! HeinOnline has scanned copies of pretty much any law review/journal that you can think of going back to the first issue. HeinOnline offers pre-scanned pages from the current and historical United States Code (USC). HeinOnline offers historical regulations (CFR) and Agency Documents/Decisions. ALWAYS use the HeinOnline links on the Law Library pages.
Superpowers Each Journal has a borrowing card that may be used to check-out materials from Axinn. The card is available at the Law Library Circulation Desk. Use Journal card and coordinate with staff. Journal have longer borrowing period. If you use your own account YOU are responsible. Remember to return the Axinn card. Remember Axinn access is a privilege, not a right The Law Library grants journals special permission to check-out non-circulating materials for 3 hours. Return the materials to the Circulation Desk. Journals can use the photocopiers near their offices.
Inter-Library Loan (ILL) If you can t find a source in our collection, come to the Reference desk for assistance. Bring all info you have about the source, as well as any paperwork/forms required by your editor. The Reference Librarian on duty will run a search to make sure that they cannot locate the source. If we do not have access/ownership of the material, the Reference Librarian will sign off on an ILL and provide the OCLC number for the source. Take the information to the editor in charge of ILL requests.
Things We Will NOT ILL 1) Tables of Contents/Cover Pages from Periodicals The Law Library will not process an ILL just for them. 2) State Statutes We have updated statutes from NY, NJ, FL, TX, CA. For other states, please use Westlaw/Lexis. Some states have passed versions of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA). 3) Ethics Opinions that are Available Online Please cite the web source where the opinion is located. 4) BNA\Other Reputable Publishers with Materials Only Available in HTML If the main format for the publication is HTML, go with the HTML 5) Titles available as E-Books If we have the E-Book, please use the digital version.
What Do Authors Cite? Books/Book Chapters Check the OPAC to see if it is in the collection. Remember: Even if they are citing just one chapter, you are checking the OPAC for the whole book! If it is not in our collection, see Reference for ILL. Statutes Fed Statutes are available in print (USC). Digital copies on HeinOnline. We keep updated state statutes for NY, NJ, FL, TX, CA in print. Other states, check West/Lexis/Bloomberg or state s official webpage if UELMA state (reminder, we do not ILL state statutes). We have historical state statutes on microfilm for many states. Law Reviews/Journals HeinOnline has a very comprehensive scanned collection of Law Reviews/Journals. We also keep some in print be sure to check the OPAC. West and Lexis have newer editions (usually start coverage in 1980s), but they are not scanned copies.
What Do Authors Cite II? Scholarly Articles Not all disciplines publish in law reviews check Journal Finder to see if the source is available. Google Scholar is another good resource to check for scholarly articles. ILL if you do not have access. Newspapers West/Lexis/Bloomberg have many newspapers, but they are not generally scanned copies of the original. The library keeps recent copies of newspapers, and we do have a large collection on microfilm (check the OPAC), and some other databases have newspaper coverage (check Journal finder). If you cannot access an article in the original format, see Reference for ILL. Case Law We have many reporters in print, although we canceled a lot of them in 2013. If we do not have the case in print, and a PDF is not available on Westlaw, we will ILL the case.
Bloomberg Laws L&E Practice Center Bloomberg Law s dedicated area for Labor & Employment law practitioners! www.bloomberglaw.com
Lexis Advance Practice Center Lexis Advance s dedicated area for Labor & Employment law practitioners! https://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool
Lexis Advance Practice Advisor A Lexis tool to help you find very specific issues of L&E law! https://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool
Westlaw Practice Areas West s dedicated area for Labor & Employment law practitioners! www.lawschool.westlaw.com
Isaac Samuels, JD, MLS Reference Librarian Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Law Library 122 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 516-463-7808 isaac.e.samuels@hofstra.edu
