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Our hours for Summer Reading/Exam period, Friday, July 4 through Thursday, July 10 are...

Friday, July 4th---Closed (Independence Day)

Saturday, July 5th---9am-10pm

Sunday, July 6th---Noon-Midnight

Monday, July 7th-Wednesday, July9th---8am-Midnight

Thursday, July 10th---8am-10pm

Friday, July 11th, we will be open 8am-6pm.

Have a safe holiday and good luck with exams.

If you have a Law Library item out for thirty days past its due date, you will be billed for replacing the item ($75.00), plus a non-waivable billing fee ($15.00). The mandatory $15.00 will be assessed on any item 30 days or more overdue, even if the item is returned. If you return an item that is 30 days or more overdue, the $75.00 replacement fee will be waived.

For more information on other fine policies (OhioLINK, special borrowing items, and University items) see our Circulation Services and Policies page.

Schuyler Cook, JD, MLS, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library Head of Technical Services/Government Information Librarian, has been elected to the position of President Elect/Program Chair of the Government Documents Round Table of Ohio (GODORT). Established in 1981, GODORT is a statewide association that promotes the use of federal and state government documents, as well as advocates for free public access to such information. Mr. Cook is a 1987 graduate of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and a life member of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association.

The Law Library hours for Summer Semester, Monday, May 19 - Thursday, July 3rd, are as follows...

Monday-Thursday---8am - 10pm

Friday---8am - 6pm

Saturday---9am - 5pm

Sunday---Noon - 8pm

We will be closed Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day.

Recent graduates who have added sheets to their network printing account and who have sheets remaining as of 8/01/08 are entitled to a refund of that amount if it is more than $1.00.* To obtain your refund, you’ll need to make an appointment, come to the Law Library and fill out a form to take to the Bursar’s Office for actual payment. The deadline for requesting a refund is 12/31/08. Contact David Genzen, Director of Technology Operations, phone 216-523-7372, or email david.genzen@law.csuohio.edu

*This refund applies only to your lab network printing account and only to value that you have added to that account. Refunds are not given for the pages that the school adds to your account at the beginning of the academic year. Also, we do not give refunds for value added to copy cards.

I hesitate to post this during exam period, but here goes.

Check out yesterday’s post by blogger Aaron Schmidt from Walking Paper on no babies in the library. It’s worth a click, if only for the über-cute baby pic.

But the point he makes is a good one, too: if we wouldn’t think of banning a crying baby from a library, then why are we so apt to ban cell phones? Both, he points out, are occasionally loud disrupters of library patrons.

This prompted me to pull out a copy of the C-M Law Library’s Patron Code of Conduct to look up any pertinent information. It states: “Please be respectful of those who are trying to study. We recommend you leave the library if you need to talk to anyone on a cellular phone.”

With our middle-of-the-road cell phone policy in mind, I hope the library is a pleasant place for studying during this exam period.

The Law Library will have extended hours during Reading/Exam period, beginning Wednesday, April 23 through Wednesday, May 7th. Hours are as follows...

Monday-Thursday-8am-Midnight

Friday-8am-10pm

Saturday-9am-10pm

Sunday-Noon-Midnight

Please note...Thursday, May 8th we will be open 8am-9pm and Friday May 9th from 8am-6pm.

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Study Rooms-The Law Library has 9 study rooms. Rooms are reserved at the Information Services Desk. Rooms may also be reserved in advance, 72 hrs in person and 24 hrs via phone. There must be 2 or more students in order to reserve a room. Only law students may reserve rooms. We strongly suggest you reserve the rooms in advance during exam season.

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Study Aids---If you are in need of some study aids, Nutshells, Hornbooks or Examples & Explanations, take a look in room A066 located on the Atrium level. All of the materials will circulate. We also keep the most recent editions, on reserve at the Information Services Desk, however reserve materials do not circulate. For additional resources, check out our Exam Prep Guide.

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Good Luck With Finals & Enjoy Your Summer!

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Graduation is a time for celebration and hopefully all of you will remember your time at Cleveland Marshall as a great experience. I'm sure the first question you are asking is, by golly jeez will I still be able to use the Law Library? Well of course you can! As an alumni you can fill out a form for, now get ready for it, an alumni card. Don’t like social interaction? Then here is the link for the online form. The alumni card functions pretty much the same way as your CSU ID. You can still check out books and use Ohio Link. Another benefit is the use of the alumni room which has a computer accessible to the internet and attached printer. You can access Lexis or Westlaw, but only if you have your own subscription. Alumni also have many other services available to them, but I'm still bummed about Borowski blowing another save against the Red Sox last night, so click here for everything else you need to know.

With finals just around the corner, a word to the wise...book study rooms EARLY! You can book rooms in person 72 hours in advance and 24 hours by phone. Booking early ensures a nice, comfortable, & relaxing place to study.

April 13 – 19 is National Library Week! The event has been sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) since 1958 and celebrates all types of libraries – school, public, academic and special. This year’s honorary chair is none other than Mary Poppins herself, Julie Andrews.

You might have noticed this bookmark icon -- -- at the bottom of our blog posts and on our research guides. This little widget is a convenient way to add any of our posts or research guides to your favorite social bookmarking app, like Del.icio.us, Facebook, Digg, MySpace, Twitter, StumbleUpon and others. To use it, just click the icon, then select the bookmarking service you want to save the page to -- say your Facebook page -- log into your account, and the library page will be bookmarked. Rumor has it that this icon will be showing up on Scholar records soon, so bookmarking books, journals, and databases will become even easier.

Google has introduced a new feature, a search box with in a Google search. For example, when entering a Google search on Cleveland State University, you will find within the search results another search box so you can search within the Cleveland State University site. The new feature is able to detect a high probability that the user will want a more refined search within a particular site. Thanks to Wisblawg.

The Law Library will be open limited hours on Sunday, March 16th
12pm -5pm. We will resume regular semester hours on Monday,
March 17th. Enjoy your Break.

The Law Library, in line with the University, has closed as of 3pm Friday, March 7th and will be closed Saturday, March 8th. We will reopen Monday, March 10th @ 8am.

***Update-Law Library closed Saturday, March 8th due to inclement weather.

Spring Break (March 8th-March 16th) is around the corner. The Law Library will have different hours.

Saturday, March 8th-CLOSED-due to inclement weather
Sunday, March 9th-Closed
Monday, March 10th-Thursday, March 13th-8am-8pm
Friday, March 14th-8am-6pm
Saturday, March 15th-Closed
Sunday, March 16th-12pm-5pm

We resume regular semester hours on Monday, March 17th. Enjoy Spring Break.

If you stop by the library this week, don't forget to congratulate Jessica on winning Staff Member of the Year!

The Law Library will be CLOSED, Monday, February 18th in observance of President's Day. We will be open regular semester hours on Saturday, February 16th, 9am-8pm and Sunday, February 17th, Noon-11pm.

***All prizes have been won, but you can try the contest for fun and research practice!********

Try out your research skills on this short Valentine's Day-themed research challenge. The first seven people to submit correct answers to the information services desk, in person or by email to sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu, will win a free bag of treats. Prizes must be picked up in person at the information services desk. I will indicate on this post when all the prizes have been won.

1. In Ohio, is a husband who gives an engagement ring to his wife-to-be entitled to the ring back if the marriage is annulled? Cite a case for your conclusion.

2. European Convention on Human Rights, Article 12 asserts a right to marriage. Find the European Court of Human Rights case which held that the United Kingdom’s denial of a marriage to a father-in-law and daughter-in-law was a violation of Article 12.

3. Find the Florida divorce case which held that the trial court erred in awarding custody of a dog and visitation rights to the dog, because a dog is personal property and must be awarded by property division.

4. In BNA’s Family Law Reporter, what two cases are cited in the most recent index, for the topic of premarital agreements?

5. Find the 2004 case where singer Mariah Carey was sued for copyright infringement based upon a love song she (and others) composed and performed.

Thanks to Jessica Mathewson, Amy Burchfield, Laura Ray and Kevin Garewal for their help with this quiz.

The library will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2008, in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

Did you know? The State of Ohio recognized Martin Luther King Day as a legal holiday, effective Aug. 1, 1975. See S.B. No. 18, 136 Laws of Ohio, Part II, 41; ORC 1.14. The federal government did not declare Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday until 1983. See Public Law 98-144; 5 USC 6103.

We start the new year with a new simpler and cleaner look for SCHOLAR, the online catalog of the CSU University and Law Libraries. We have also improved the functionality you need to find books and other library resources with an easy-to-use Advanced Search template. Check the search tips on the righthand side of the advanced search screen for additional information. You also can specify how your results are sorted. To check which titles you "have out", click on My Account at the top of the screen.

Weigh in with your own thoughts or read others' musings on the topic of late library books taking a toll on credit scores in today's New York Times Readers' Comments section.

The finals season that seemed to have no end is finally done: time for a break and some self indulgence. It’s still not too late to pass your holiday wish list along to your significant others. Here, according to the Frugal Law Student web site is a selection of must haves: 27 Holiday Gifts for Law Students that are Under $25

And, if nobody comes through for you, many of the books and videos on the list are in our collection, so come back and borrow them from us during the break : we’ll be here Wednesday through Friday from 8am until 6pm, December 26-28 and January 2-4.

Happy New Year!

Whether your stress this month comes from exams or holiday shopping, it might help to take a break and exercise your brain with an easy crossword challenge. Yes, there is a legal connection: First read or review the legal community’s answer to “It’s a Wonderful Life”: Allegheny County v. Greater Pittsburgh ACLU, 492 U.S. 573 (1989)

Then click here for an interactive puzzle based on the case – all the answers are contained in the case. And have yourself a merry little secular holiday!

Need a warm place to study for finals? The Law Library will be open additional hours during Reading & Exam period, beginning Sunday, December 2nd through Wednesday, December 19th. Our hours will be...

Monday-Thursday-8am-Midnight
Friday-8am-10pm
Saturday-9am-10pm
Sunday-Noon-Midnight

On Thursday, December 20th we will be open 8am-9pm and Friday, December 21st 8am-6pm.

Good Luck with Finals and have a Safe and Happy Holiday.

Did you borrow any OhioLINK books this semester? Maybe for seminar papers or cite checking? Now's the time to check your patron record, and see if those books are due! You can renew OhioLINK books up to four times, but eventually you'll have to return them.

Why remind you? Because OhioLINK fines are steep - $0.50 per day for overdue materials and then if you are billed for a book you still don't return, you're facing a $125.00 replacement fine. Not pretty, I know.

So bring us back our [OhioLINK] books, or we'll call you up and sing you this until you do!

As we prepare for this most joyous exam season...some study room advice...

BOOK 'EM EARLY. Study rooms may be reserved 72 hrs in advance in person and 24 hrs in advance via phone. You must have 2 or more people in order to reserve a study room and we will hold the room up to 30 mins before it will be canceled and opened up for another study group. Study rooms may be reserved up to 3 continuous hours.

We do ask if you aren't able to make your reservation to give us a call so we can free it up for another study group.

The Law Library will be CLOSED Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be open Saturday 9am-6pm and Sunday Noon-9pm. Regular semester hours will resume on Monday. Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

Try out your research skills on this short Halloween-themed research challenge. The first seven people to submit correct answers to the information services desk, in person, will win a free bag of treats.

1. Find the California Supreme Court case where an actor's son sued to recover profits made by a movie studio for the licensing of the Count Dracula character, which the actor had portrayed. What is the citation? How many ALR articles cited this case?

2. Find the California case which held that a seller of a home could be liable for fraudulent concealment, when seller failed to disclose to the buyer that the house was the site of multiple murders.

3. In Ohio, what is the maximum fine and prison sentence for the offense of abuse of a corpse? If you need a hint, look at Criminal Sentences in Ohio by the Cleveland Law Library.

4. "Words and Phrases" lists two bankruptcy cases defining "ghost-writing". What are the citations for these cases? (You can also find the answer on Westlaw by using the words-phrases field, but you will get three cases.)

5. What is the citation for the Florida case where parents sued to bar certain symbols and costumes from Halloween celebrations in public schools, on the basis that these symbols and costumes violated the establishment clause because they promoted the wiccan religion.

You probably noticed that the law school and law library web page have a new look. Not only is the web site more visually appealing, navigation features have been added to make information easier to find. Note the links to main categories on the left, and subcategory links on the right.

You may be trying to find where some of your favorite sources have been relocated. For a brief list of where certain items have been relocated on the library's page, click the <More> link, below. If you have trouble finding other items, please do not hesitate to ask the library staff.

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The Law Library will be closed Monday, October 8th in observance of Columbus Day. Don't forget to follow Monday's class schedule on Tuesday.

The Law Library is pleased to announce the debut of its Research Certificate Seminars for Cleveland-Marshall College of Law students. Attendees of each Seminar will earn 25 points toward a Law Library Research Certificate. Certificates will be awarded to students with 100 Seminar points.

Certificate Seminars will discuss research materials and resources critical to successful legal practice and scholarly writing, as well as focus on research skills law firms and courts are seeking when hiring associates and clerks. Presented by our team of research librarians, the Seminars will offer a unique forum for students to learn more about specific research topics.

Certificate Seminars will be held 5pm-6pm on Thursdays, in the Law Library Conference Room (Room LL212, on the 2nd floor of the Law Library), and light refreshments will be provided. Seminar attendance will be limited to 18 students, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

Fall Semester 2007 Seminar Dates and Topics are:

• October 11th - Ohio Law Research (register by Oct 9th)
• October 18th - Search Strategies, Avoiding Plagiarism, and Scholarly Writing (register by Oct 16th)
• November 1st - Administrative Law Research (register by Oct 30th)
• November 8th - Foreign and International Law Research (register by Nov 6th)

Additional Certificate Seminars will be offered during Spring Semester 2008, and the Seminars will be one of our continuous educational services to the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

To register for a Law Library Research Certificate Seminar, please contact Laura Ray, Educational Programming Librarian, at 216-687-6880 or laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu.

Attention Faculty & Staff...SmartCILP allows you to customize your CILP selections to fit your research and teaching needs. To create a profile, connect to SmartCILP and fill in user information. Each week you will receive an email, listing newly published articles in the subjects you've selected. Be on the lookout for a brochure detailing this new service. If you have any questions, please contact Faculty Services at 687-2250 or faculty.services@law.csuohio.edu.

Back to School stress bogging you down...Check out the CSU Rec Center.

Weeks of Welcome are from August 27th through September 9th-This is your opportunity to check out what the Rec Center has to offer. Classes are FREE during this period also. You must present your valid CSU ID to enter. The Rec Center presents various programs and activities throughout the semeter, be sure to check their site and see what's happening on your campus.

Trial Ad classes will be held in the Law Library, Monday, July 16th-Friday, July 20th and Monday, July 23rd-Thursday, July 26th. The classes will be taking place on the Base Level and part of the Atruim Level (including A066) from 4pm to 9pm each evening. There will be some study rooms available on the Atrium and 2nd Levels. Please stop by the Public Services desk for quiet areas to study. We apologize for any inconvenience.

So Many Books, So Little Time...Well that's the case made at the Public Services Desk. So to help manage all your due dates, the University Library will be emailing courtesy notices to your CSU email account 3 days prior to your book coming due. This does not apply to our video collection, being it's only a 7 day loan. You may ask yourself...self why is this important?

As some of you may or may not know, you have 2 email addresses. Once you are enrolled in CSU, a CSU email address is created...Looks something like this...j.mathewson@csuohio.edu...(fill in your name where mine appears). Fear not, you can still receive emails from CSU by forwarding your CSU email to your CSU LAW email.

Allow me to walk you through the process...
Log into your CampusNet

https://campusnet.csuohio.edu/index.jsp

Under your Personal tab, click on Email...you should see your CSU email with an option to forward....Click on forward...enter your Law Email address in the box and then save.

By doing this, not only will you receive your courtesy notices (including Ohiolink notices) but any other emails sent from the University keeping you informed as to what's happening on your campus.

If you should have any questions, please stop by the Public Services Desk. We'd be happy to help!

The Law Library is now able to get Interlibrary Loan articles electronically delivered via Odyssey, the OhioLINK Electronic Document Delivery service. As you may know, OhioLINK has a vast collection of electronic journals available through its Electronic Journal Center (EJC). However, many journals are not available via the EJC, and articles often need to be ordered through an Interlibrary Loan service. This is where Odyssey comes in. Interlibrary Loan articles ordered from OhioLINK institutions used to take an average of 3 days to arrive at the Law Library. With Odyssey, articles are received the moment they are transmitted by the OhioLINK lending library.

To make an Interlibrary Loan article request, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law faculty and students simply fill out the Interlibrary Loan Copy Request Form available through the Law Library's Interlibrary Loan Web site. You can also stop by the Law Library's public services desk to complete a form. As usual, Law Library staff will notify you when we receive your article. Whenever possible, we will get your article delivered electronically via Odyssey. If requested, we can even attach a "pdf" version of the document to an E-mail. Just indicate in the comments section of the Interlibrary Loan Copy Request Form that you would like an electronic version sent via E-mail.

Please remember, if the article you need is only available outside the state of Ohio, it will take an average of 5 to 8 days to be received, unless the institution supports Odyssey or another electronic delivery method (such as E-mail).

For questions regarding Odyssey or Interlibrary Loan, please contact Tom Hurray at (216) 523-7396, or e-mail: ill@law.csuohio.edu

Law Library Extended Hours
Law Library extended hours for exams will begin on Wednesday, April 25^th.

Wednesday, April 25th – Friday, May 11th	Reading & Exam Period
Monday - Thursday	8:00am - Midnight
Friday	8:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday	9:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday	12noon - Midnight
Friday, May 11th	8:00am - 8:00pm

Exam Help
Need help preparing for exams? Visit the Law Library's Exam and Bar Exam Preparation Study Tools web page.

Study Rooms
There are nine group study rooms located throughout the Law Library. Group study rooms are designated for the use of two or more persons, and may be reserved for three continuous hours per day. You may continue to use the room unless another group has a reservation for the room. A study group may only reserve one room per day. Reservations may be made in person up to 72 hours in advance and 24 hours in advance by phone. Please call the Public Services Desk at 216-687-2250 to make a reservation. Your reservation for a group study room will be canceled if you are late 30 minutes or more for your scheduled time. The room will then be made available for use by others and can be reserved by someone else. A member of the Public Services staff must sign-off on your reservation. To reserve a study room, please stop by the Public Services desk and bring your Viking card.

Good luck on your exams.

On Thursday, April 19th, 2007, at 12noon, in the Law Library Faculty Presentation Room, Law Librarians from Cleveland area law firms and court libraries will join our Law Librarians to present a "Succeed At Your Job" seminar. [The Law Library Faculty Presentation Room is on the base level of the Law Library.] Law students participating in this 60-minute seminar will discuss practical advice and guidance for succeeding in their legal jobs, as well as receive information packets on our Law Library services and resources. Speakers will include Christine Stouffer, Director of Library Services at Thompson Hine, and Irene Milan, Librarian at the U.S. Courts Library, and there will be plenty of time for students to ask questions about their own particular needs and issues. Lunch will also be provided! To help ensure we will have sufficient seminar materials and refreshments for you, be sure to register for the "Succeed At Your Job" seminar on April 19th by contacting Laura E. Ray, Educational Programming Librarian at X6880 or laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu.

Former Circulation & Faculty Services Librarian Leslie Pardo (now at Arizona State University) and I discussed some of the issues involved in setting up the C-M Faculty Publications database, in an article soon to be published in volume 26 of Legal Reference Services Quarterly. The Evolving Nature of Faculty Publications (Cleveland-Marshall Legal Studies Paper No. 07-134; available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=961879), addresses ways libraries face the challenges involved in managing, preserving and disseminating new and divergent forms of faculty scholarship.

Earlier this semester Associate Dean Michael Slinger advised that the University and Law Libraries were adopting a PIN (Personal Identification Number) requirement for access to Scholar records and OhioLINK databases. The PIN feature has now been enabled. You will be prompted for a PIN when you view your own record or request a locally available item through Scholar. To set up your PIN:

• Go to View Your Own Record in Scholar. (A new browser window will open.)
• Leave the PIN field blank on the first screen and click the Submit button.
• You will receive a message on the next screen that says Please enter a new PIN.
• Use that form to create your PIN by entering your chosen PIN twice to confirm the number. PINs may consist of any combination of letters and numbers. Please use at least 4-8 characters for your PIN. Remember your PIN.
• If you are creating a PIN for the first time and are authenticating for off-campus use of library resources, you must log out of your library account before authentication will work.

For more information about PINs, see: http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/pin.html

The message Associate Dean Slinger sent you earlier is reprinted below. Please do not hesitate to ask any of us at the Public Services Desk for assistance if necessary. Jan

Dear Students,

Below you will find an important announcement about the adoption of a Personal Identification Number (PIN) requirement for access to certain Scholar and OhioLINK services. This PIN requirement is being instituted campus wide not just at the Law School. This step is being undertaken to protect your personal library records as well as the integrity of our database contract agreements. At the same time, we want you to know that the impact of the PIN requirement on your research habits will be minimal: you will not need to use the PIN to request books or access your Lexis or Westlaw accounts, for example. It will come into play only when you are accessing your library record on Scholar or when using Scholar or OhioLINK databases. Please take the time to read the message below, and when the PIN requirement is activated early in February, make sure to establish your PIN at the earliest possible time.

Personal Identification Number (PIN) to be Required For Scholar and the OhioLink Databases Access

The attempt by many unscrupulous persons from throughout the world to steal personal information has become an unfortunate part of everyday life. This invasion of privacy has required those entrusted with data protection to meet these threats by increasing the security necessary to safeguard personal information. Unfortunately, libraries, and the online information access they provide, have not been immune from the attempts of thieves to find ways to take personal information for their own purposes as well as gain illegal access to information resources. This has been an increasing problem for libraries throughout the United States, including those located in Ohio. Therefore, after consultation with the University’s Legal Counsel and IS&T, we have determined that it is prudent for the CSU libraries to add another layer of protection in order to safeguard personal information and library resources. Therefore, very soon all members of the CSU family will be required to create a PIN in order to access Scholar and OhioLINK databases.

This will be an easy process to accomplish and will ensure a higher level of protection for personal library records as well as for the information licensed for the exclusive use of the CSU community.

We expect to initiate the implementation of PIN in the next few weeks. At that time we will announce it via email. However, if you miss the announcements, it will be clear to you that implementation has begun when you attempt to view your own record, or access the OhioLINK databases. When that happens, you will be prompted for your PIN, you will then need to go into “View Your Own Record” in Scholar and enter a PIN (any combination of 4 to 8 letters and/or numbers). You will be prompted to enter your PIN a second time, to confirm your choice. Then you can logout to continue your database searching or other activities.

Once you have established your PIN, the most important thing for you to keep in mind will be to REMEMBER YOUR PIN. Your PIN is secure because no one but you will know your PIN. Your PIN will not be available to staff, it will be known only to you. However, in the event you do forget your PIN, you will have to contact the Law Library Circulation Desk X2250 to cancel your old PIN and set up a new one.

If you have any questions please let me or Associate Director of the Law Library Jan Novak (X6913) know.

Thank You.
Michael Slinger, Law Library Director
Glenda Thornton, Director of the University Library

The 2006-2008 edition of How to Pay for Your Law Degree has just arrived at your Cleveland-Marshall Law Library – a copy located in Reference, and a copy for Room A066, under the call number KF 287 .H69. This useful guide is specifically designed for the student working on his/her law degree, and lists by category Fellowships, Loans, Forgivable Loans, and Loan Repayment Programs, Grants, Bar Exam Support, Competitions, and Internships. In addition to a Program Title Index at the back, consider checking the Sponsoring Organization Index, Residency Index, Tenability Index (programs restricted to specific locations or not), Specialty Index, and/or Calendar Index. This guide can supplement the information you have available at your Cleveland-Marshall Financial Aid website.

Paper writing season is upon us, as a C-M student you are blessed with a number of very useful tools to help you accomplish your research. One of the best sources for obtaining print material not found in our own Library is via the OhioLINK service. OhioLINK is a wonderful tool; however when utilizing your OhioLINK borrowing privileges it is very important that you remain aware of OhioLINK’s policies regarding overdue and non returned materials, as well as the steps you can take to avoid incurring fines. Please remember OhioLINK fines are expensive, and you remain liable for replacement fines until the material is returned to our Law Library Circulation Desk as well as accrued overdue fines:

OhioLINK fine policy explained

An individual who checks out OhioLINK materials is personally responsible for all fines that accrue. It is up to you to know when your materials are due and take steps to renew them when necessary.

When you check an OhioLINK book out from the Law Library, we clearly stamp the due date on the front banner and place a slip outlining OhioLINK policy in the book, re-iterating the fact that all OhioLINK fines are Non-Waiverable. The loan period for OhioLINK books is 21 days. You may renew books up to four times, assuming no one else has placed a hold on the item. Please note: you must review your materials each time they come due, OhioLINK does not automatically renew your materials even when they are eligible for renewal. Non-book, or special items, may not be renewed.

Please remember OhioLINK fines are quite substantial. OhioLINK charges all patrons an overdue fee of $.50 a day per book for overdue materials. Books returned more than 30 days overdue are assessed a Non-Waiverable fine of $50.00. OhioLINK replacement charges for lost or destroyed books are $125.00 per item. Special Items, such as videotapes and CD’s, are due in 7 days from the day of checkout, and cannot be renewed. Those items accrue an overdue charge of $1.00 a day after that. To avoid these fines, all books and materials will need to be either renewed if allowable or returned by the due date.

How to forward your E-mail from the CSU Campus to get Overdue notices

E-Mail notification of overdue OhioLINK materials is a courtesy sent to your CSU email account, not your Law School email account, unless you take the affirmative step to forward CSU email to your Law School account. To forward your CSU email to your Law School or other account of your choice, log onto CampusNet , Click the E-Mail tab at the top which will take you to the screen that enables you to forward your E-Mail. Failure to check these messages or to adhere to the return deadlines does not excuse you from responsibility for any fines that may accrue. If you’ve never used CampusNet before, or forgot your password, simply dial the I.S. &T help line at ext. 5050 and they will issue you a password.

How to check your own record

You may access the View Your Own Record option of Scholar, the online catalog, at any time of day or night. This means you can renew your items 24 hours a day, assuming there are no holds on the item or the materials are not overdue. If someone has placed a hold on the item, your renewal will be blocked, and the material must be returned promptly by the due date, or you will be responsible for any library fines that may accrue. If you would like to renew by phone you may call (216) 687-2250. Or you may renew in person at the Law Library’s Circulation Desk. You do not need to have the book with you in order to renew.

If you have questions about the OhioLINK policies or about the status of your current charge outs please don't hesitate to contact the Library Circulation Desk at 687-2250.

On Thursday, February 8th, 2007, at 12noon and 5pm, in Room 242, Law Library staff will present a "Writing the Best Paper" seminar. Law students participating in this 60-minute seminar will be able to discuss how to identify paper topics that complement existing literature and have sufficient resources to research; examine search and document-delivery features on LexisNexis, Westlaw, and OhioLINK research databases, as well as efficient and effective Web searching methods; and review efficient methods for identifying and obtaining treatises and articles. Refreshments will also be provided! For additional information on, and to register for, the 12noon or 5pm "Writing the Best Paper" seminar on February 8th, contact Laura E. Ray, Educational Programming Librarian at X6880 or laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu.

Law Library Extended Hours
Law Library extended hours for exams will begin on Sunday, December 3rd.

Sunday, Dec. 3rd - Thursday, Dec. 21st	Reading & Exam Period
Monday - Thursday	8:00am - Midnight
Friday	8:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday	9:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday	12noon - Midnight
Thursday, December 21st	8:00am - 9:00pm

Exam Help
Need help preparing for exams? Visit the Law Library's Exam and Bar Exam Preparation Study Tools web page.

Study Rooms
There are nine group study rooms located throughout the Law Library. Group study rooms are designated for the use of two or more persons, and may be reserved for three continuous hours per day. You may continue to use the room unless another group has a reservation for the room. A study group may only reserve one room per day. Reservations may be made in person up to 72 hours in advance and 24 hours in advance by phone. Please call the Public Services Desk at 216-687-2250 to make a reservation. Your reservation for a group study room will be canceled if you are late 30 minutes or more for your scheduled time. The room will then be made available for use by others and can be reserved by someone else. A member of the Public Services staff must sign-off on your reservation. To reserve a study room, please stop by the Public Services desk and bring your Viking card.

Good luck on your exams.

Rome: the Power of Film to Teach Foundations of Roman and Civil Law has been accepted as a program for the July 2007 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Coordinated and moderated by Laura Ray, MA, MLS, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Educational Programing Librarian, this 90-minute program will assist participants to explain how audiovisual materials can facilitate the achievement of complex learning objectives as well as identify Roman and historical civil law elements. Legal and historical scholars have long recognized Roman law foundations in European and other civil law systems, as well as the importance of Roman Monarchy and Republic legal institutions and procedures in the development of classical Roman law. This program will demonstrate the educational opportunities afforded by audiovisual materials, as it draws upon the powerful images of the HBO series "Rome," to explain key elements of Roman Law. It will review the relationship between, and government powers of, Senators, Consuls, Praetors, Magistrates, Tribunes, and other officials, as well as law-making authority and procedures, election procedures, court system, trial proceedings, and emergency government procedures. Program speakers will include Ms. Ray and Bernard Keith Vetter, The Ted and Louana Frois Distinguished Professor of International Law Studies, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. This program is being sponsored by the AALL Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section, which Ms. Ray Chairs, the AALL Micrographics/Audiovisual Special Interest Section, and the AALL Foreign, Comparative & International Law Special Interest Section.