Fall Friday Workshops at the Law Library

This semester, the Law Library will host a targeted workshop each Friday at noon.  The workshops will be recorded and will run from 12 to 12:45 including Q & A.  We intend to keep them quick and to follow up with individuals for more focused sessions on request.

Fall Fridays – Session 1:  Using Your Law Library in COVID Times

September 4, 2020 at 12 Noon

WHO:  
• Research/Teaching Assistants conducting extensive research for faculty members
• Those researching a final paper assignment, dissertation, article, or book
• Students who need library resources to begin work on their upper-class writing requirement

WHAT:  
• Using and requesting items through the Law Library discovery platform
• Proxy borrowing services for RAs and TAs
• Borrowing from us and other system libraries
• How to request more research assistance

WHERE:

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://hawaii.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqf-uvqzgpEtaDpty0k6j-o8wMnOSRQjHB

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Future Fall Friday Workshops include:

  • Selecting the right study guide
  • Perfecting (well, OK, learning more about) LEXIS+, Westlaw, Shepards and KeyCite
  • Preparing for Court (or an interview):  Litigation analytics
  • Practitioner Tools to Start Using Now
  • Legal Research on the Cheap
Using Your Library in COVID Times details

Popular Workshops at the Law Library

It turns out that our community is THIRSTY FOR KNOWLEDGE!!!

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Knowledge about making books and repairing them! Ellen-Rae Cachola Evening Supervisor and Archives Manager and Storm Stoker Tech. Services Support Specialist, stepped in to fill the void. 

We were surprised when both workshops filled to capacity within 24 hours, we even had to turn a few eager book lovers away! I want to reassure those filled with deep remorse about missing our workshops that we will be offering more in the future so watch this space.

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Happy book makers!

The book repair workshop on October 2, 2019, taught librarians, archivists and students how to repair the pesky tears that mar the perfection of their treasured tomes. Repairs can range from quick, cheap and functional to high end and nearly invisible.

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Excitement was in the air!

The bookmaking workshop on November 4, 2019, taught everyone from librarians to lawyers how to make a bespoke, one-of-a-kind, cherished notebook to hoard for themselves or give away this holiday season. What could someone write in one of these stunning, inspiring notebooks? The next great novel? Their darkest secrets? A love letter to that dark, brooding librarian who fixes books and inspires undying love among the masses? The location of buried treasure? If you are lucky enough to received one of these notebooks as a gift…you’re welcome.

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Book making in the process