|
NEWS and VIEWS Ruth
Lilly Law Library Library website: http://www.iulaw.indy.indiana.edu/library Library message line: (317)274-4027 (hours) |
|
|||
Hours are posted
on the website and in the library. Reference service
hours http://www.indylaw.indiana.edu/library/libservices.htm#RefHours |
||||
|
Volume
2, Issue 3 IN
THIS ISSUE
Notices
– Reading Room CALR for 1Ls New Acquisitions/Displays United Nations ODS Beverly
Bryant – 20 Years of Service DART
Vendacard (Jag Tag)
Machine in Library Reminder! Remote Access to Databases Available New
Library Staff Member Faculty
Liaison Services Acquiring
Library Materials |
Library Hours – Spring 2005 Regular Schedule Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Saturday
9:00
a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Sunday
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Spring Break (March 11 – 20) Friday,
March 11
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Saturday,
March 12
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday,
March 13
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday,
March 14 - Friday, March 18
8:00 a.m. -
8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 19
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday,
March 20
RESUME REGULAR HOURS Exam Period
(April 14 – May 10) Monday
– Friday
7:00 am - Midnight Saturday
8:00 am - 11:00 pm Sunday
10:00 am - Midnight Exception: Saturday, May 7
1:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Semester Break (May 11 - 15) Wednesday,
May 11
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Thursday,
May 12
8:00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday, May
13
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday,
May 14
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 15
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday, May
16
BEGIN SUMMER HOURS |
|
Library Notices Reading Room Ceiling Tiles –
The Facilities Staff is working to resolve the problem with the laminate on
some of the ceiling tiles. Thank you for your patience. Computer-Assisted Legal Research –
Lexis and Westlaw training sessions for 1Ls begins in late February-early
March. New Acquisitions/Library Displays –
The Library continues to build its collection of books on important legal
issues. Please note the Library displays and the New Acquisitions List: http://149.166.220.15/library/acquisition.html United Nations Official Document System – The free Official Document System (ODS) of the United
Nations is now available online.
No password is required and anyone may access it via the Internet at http://documents.un.org If you are not
familiar with the ODS, a PowerPoint presentation, is available at http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/train.htm |
Library
Staff Member Beverly Bryant Reaches 20-Year Milestone Beverly Bryant, Senior Acquisitions Assistant, reached her 20 years of service
milestone in 2004. |
|
NOW…AT YOUR LAW LIBRARY! DART Vendacard Machine Have you noticed a new small vending machine close to the Circulation
Desk (in the Reserve Area)?
It’s a DART Vendacard, or cash-to-card, machine that will allow
you to add monetary value to your Jag Tag in any amount above one dollar. You
can also purchase a copy card. Once activated, your Jag Tag acts like a debit card,
allowing you to spend only up to the balance of your card. You can check your
balance and add value at any time. Use your Jag Tag to make photocopies at any IUPUI library,
or to purchase items from the IUPUI bookstores, vending machines, and the
most popular food outlets on campus. Purchases are deducted at the point of
sale. Need more information about this service? Go to www.onecard.iupui.edu |
REMINDER!
You
can access the Law Library’s databases from outside the When you select a database from the
Library’s Electronic Research
page, the Central Authentication Service (CAS) page
(below) pops up. Insert your ADS Domain User ID and password here and click
login for access to the database.
____________________________________ Contributors to
News and Views Dragomir Cosanici Debra Denslaw Wendell Johnting Mahnaz Moshfegh Kiyoshi Otsu Harold Shaffer Marilyn Wright |
|
NEW LAW LIBRARY STAFF MEMBER We welcome
Wanda Lipscomb-Vasquez as Senior Serial Assistant. In this capacity, she will be
responsible for receiving and completing online records to maintain accurate
control of the currently received serials collection. Wanda was
previously employed at the Health Sciences Library at She enjoys
international travel, especially Central and Wanda, best wishes from the entire Library staff! |
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS The United States Government Printing Office (USGPO) publishes
a plethora of information valuable to legal teaching and research, as well as
informative for personal interests. In addition to well-known titles such as Congressional Record, Federal The USGPO is aggressively transforming to an electronic,
web-based format. Currently 60% of government publications are published
digitally. In approximately five years, 95% of publications will be in
electronic format only, eliminating the 19th century model of
ink-on-paper. You can access USGPO publications through the GPO
web-site: www.access.gpo.gov. In addition to
increasing the number of born digital publications, the USGPO is improving
search engines to get to this enormous database. The homepage is easy to read
and directs the user to the appropriate branch of government and the various
subdivisions. A variety of usable search strategies, for example, topical,
agency, and resource lists, is available. There are brief heading notes to
explain the agency history, responsibility, products and services. The Library will continue to maintain some of the well-used
titles in print format as long as they are available; other titles will
eventually be available only electronically. The Reference Librarians are
available to assist you as you begin to incorporate this powerful resource
into your teaching and research. Stop by the Library for a demo! |
|
Law Faculty Liaison and
Research Support Reference
librarians at Reference
Services Faculty members receive the
highest priority by the reference staff. We strive to respond to faculty
requests immediately. If lengthy research is required, faculty will be
contacted promptly with an estimate on the amount of time this research will
take. Results will be delivered directly to your office either electronically
or in hard copy, as you prefer. Document Delivery
Services Law
faculty members can request copies of cases, journal articles, or monographs
from the law library; requested items will be delivered to the faculty
member’s office. Faculty using LEXIS or WESTLAW for legal research also
may send a print job to the printer(s) in the law library. All document
delivery requests are same-day service. Research
Guides/Web Pages RA Assistance and Training The reference librarians are available to offer custom
database training and research advice to any and all faculty research
assistants. Consulting with a reference librarian usually saves the RAs time
and ensures that faculty members receive quality research results. To utilize
this service, please refer RA(s) to your library faculty liaison or any other
member of the reference staff to arrange a consultation. We can provide
customized programs for faculty RA(s) in any specific area of the law during
which we introduce library services and important research tools. Tutorials on Resources Presentations/Tours/Guides At your request, reference librarians can provide
classroom presentations or research techniques, tours of the library, or
customized guides for your students. Current Awareness Services The Law Library can arrange for current awareness services
tailored to your interests. To
request these services, or to discuss ideas for enhancing your
students’ research skills, please contact your library liaison. |
|
ACQUIRING LIBRARY MATERIALS The
Acquisitions Department is a unit in the Library’s Technical Services
Department. It has primary responsibility for acquiring materials in any
format from a variety of vendors worldwide. There are several steps in the
process of acquiring the proper requested material to ensure its receipt and
delivery in a timely manner. This is accomplished by following established
library policies and procedures and relying on experienced, knowledgeable
library staff. The process involves the following actions: Selection: Requests for new or
replacement titles are sent to the Library from a variety of sources such as faculty,
students and librarians. Requests are reviewed by the Law Library Selection
Committee and approved by the library administration.
Approval Plan: As part of its
ongoing collection development plan, the law library utilizes the Yankee Book
Peddler approval plan to acquire most of its monograph items. A detailed profile has been prepared
indicating the types of books appropriate to the library’s collection
policies, and books tailored to our needs are then sent directly by the vendor. The public services librarians and
director peruse these incoming books as a final stage of approval before they
are added to the monographs collection. Verification: This step involves looking
in the IU online-catalog to find out if the title is already in the
collection (duplicate) or one replacing a missing volume. Then the request is
checked in a variety of online databases (vendor and library catalogs) to
verify its existence and obtain all necessary ordering information. Ordering: The request is then sent to
a reliable publisher or vendor determined by certain factors such as price,
discounts, service charges, turn-around time. RUSH orders are given high
priority and usually placed by phone; almost all other orders are sent online
to businesses like Amazon.com or specialty book firms. Receipt: Unless the order is for an
electronic format, this step involves verifying that the material received
fulfills the original order request. Order records are then cleared and
accounting information is forwarded to the appropriate financial office for
payment. |