Fall 2014 Library Research Certificate Seminars

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This Fall 2014 semester, the Law Library has a great line-up of nine Research Certificate Seminars for C|M|LAW students, a couple new ways for you to take a Seminar, and a special prize opportunity.
  • You no longer need to register in order to take a Seminar –  simply come to the Seminar(s) you want to attend.  We will take attendance at each Seminar, to be sure you are credited points as you earn them.
  • We are offering several 20-minute, very focused Seminars, in addition to 60-minute, in-depth Seminars.  Hands-on exercises will continue to be important features of our Seminars, so bring your laptop or iPad to get the most out of our discussion.
  • You earn 10 points for attending a 20-minute Seminar, and 25 points for attending a 60-minute Seminar.  Your Seminar points are good for the entire time you are here at C|M|Law.  When you earn 100 points, you will be awarded a Law Library Research Certificate.
  • If you earn a Certificate within the 2014-2015 academic year, you will be entered into a drawing for a $150 Amazon gift card!
Each of the Research Certificate Seminars will take place on Wednesdays, in Room A059 in the Law Library.
Here is the complete listing of Fall 2014 semester Seminar dates, times, and topics:
  • September 3rd –  5pm-5:20pm –  Finding Sources in Bloomberg, Lexis Advance & WestlawNext
  • September 17th –  5pm-5:20pm –  Finding Cases & Statutes in Bloomberg, Lexis Advance & WestlawNext
  • September 24th –  4:50pm-5:50pm –  Scholarly Writing & Research Management with Zotero –  Writing a research paper this semester?  We’ll examine resources and strategies for topic selection, preemption checks, in-depth research, interdisciplinary research, and footnote formats, as well as demonstrate research management with the free Zotero system.  Download Zotero to your laptap (via https://www.zotero.org/) before the Seminar.
  • October 8th –  5pm-5:20pm –  Starting Ohio Legal Research with Ohio Jurisprudence & Practice Materials
  • October 15th –  4:50pm-5:50pm –  Administrative Law Research –  We’ll show you how to find regulations, administrative decisions, and agency guidance, as well as how to track pending regulations.  In addition to your laptop or iPad, bring your Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw passwords to get the most out of the discussion.
  • October 22nd –  5pm-5:20pm –  Apps for Legal Research
  • October 29th –  5pm-5:20pm –  Researching Ohio Statutes
  • November 5th –  4:50pm-5:50pm –  Bluebooking –  This Seminar will help take the mystery out of Bluebooking as we work through numerous citation examples and questions.  Case, statute, and secondary source citations will be covered.
  • November 12th –  5pm-5:20pm –  Citation Research in Bloomberg, Lexis Advance & WestlawNext
Questions?  Contact Laura Ray, Instruction & Outreach Librarian, 216-687-6880, l.ray@csuohio.edu.
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