If you are a SCOL recent graduate or continuing law student, your Westlaw password through the Westminster Law Library was turned off at the end of May. There may still be some options available if you need Westlaw access over the summer.
Continuing Students – Go online to the Westlaw law
school site at http://lawschool.westlaw.com. There is a button over on the side for
continuing students needing summer access because they are taking classes,
interning, doing law review, etc. You will need to click on the link and
fill out the form. Please remember that students are not supposed to use their school's Westlaw access for
paid summer employment.
May Graduates – Go to the Westlaw law school site at http://lawschool.westlaw.com and click on the link for recent graduates called "Graduate Extension". Westlaw has a transitional plan in place for recent graduates that allows you to use your DU Westlaw ID for up to 10 hours of usage per
month for June & July.
The Law Library also has two public access Westlaw terminals that you can use onsite if you need additional online research time. The public access Westlaw software is available on the two computers farthest from the door on Level 3. These contain limited Westlaw resources - statutes, regulations, cases, law reviews and some other secondary sources. You will need a printer/copier card in order to print using the DUNet printers since these machines are not tied to the free student Westlaw printers.
If you have problems extending your password, please contact DU's Westlaw Academic Rep, Jeff Brandimarte at Jeff.Brandimarte@thomsonreuters.comor (720) 839-1388. If you need assistance using the public access Westlaw in the Law Library, please stop by the Reference Desk on Level 2.
LEXIS
LexisAdvance passwords for current students will automatically be extended through the summer. For students
that are doing internships, taking classes, working for a professor, etc., there
is an option to sign up for summer access to lexis.com.
To sign up, go to www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool and
sign in, then look for the link to “2012 Summer Access” in the lower left
corner. Then you will need to click on the link to the summer access
registration form. Summer access runs from June 1 to July 31.
If you have problems extending your password, please contact DU's Lexis Academic Rep, Katy Sparks at katherine.sparks@lexisnexis.com. If you need assistance using Lexis in the Law Library, please stop by the Reference Desk on Level 2.
Written by Patty Wellinger, Reference Services Coordinator
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