Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Warren E. Burger Library

Announcements

Constitution Day!

Posted: September 15, 2023
Sunday is Constitution Day! Constitution Day commemorates the September 17, 1787 signing of the United States Constitution by delegates to the Constitutional Convention. To celebrate, the Library has created a book display of relevant resources, printed out some fun Constitution-themed crossword puzzles and word searches, and has pocket Constitutions for the taking! If you are …

Constitution Day!

CALI Lessons

Posted: September 13, 2023
What the !#%$ are CALI Lessons? The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) creates interactive tutorials (aka CALI Lessons) for law students, written by law professors. There are currently over 1,200 of these tutorials which cover legal concepts covered in all first year classes and a wide variety of second and third year classes. So, why would …

CALI Lessons

Welcome (Back)!

Posted: August 15, 2023
Welcome (back) everyone! Returning students – we’ve missed you! Stop by the library and let us know how your summer went! 1Ls – we’re excited to meet you! Stop by the library and introduce yourself! Play some Back to School BINGO and win a prize! The Library has lots of services to offer including study …

Welcome (Back)!

Study Aid Sunday: Concise Hornbooks

Posted: April 30, 2023
It’s the last #StudyAidSunday of the semester! Finals are here and the Library is here to be supportive (with coffee, snacks, and study aids!). Study aids are used to help you enhance your understanding of concepts taught in the classroom. While your notes and professor’s explanations should always be your primary source of information, study …

Study Aid Sunday: Concise Hornbooks

Online Study Aids

Posted: April 26, 2023
Online Study Aids? Please tell me more! November break is coming up, and we all know what that means: Finals are nearly here. With crunch time setting in, we wanted to remind you that the Library provides access to two online study aids collections: West Academic Study Aids Collection and Aspen Learning Library. Here is …

Online Study Aids

Study Aid Sunday: Emanuel Law Outlines

Posted: April 16, 2023
Finals are nearly here. That means it’s time to talk about study aids! Study aids are used to help you enhance your understanding of concepts taught in the classroom. While your notes and professor’s explanations should always be your primary source of information, study aids can help supplement your understanding and help you test your …

Study Aid Sunday: Emanuel Law Outlines

ProQuest U.S. Newsstream

Posted: April 12, 2023
What the !#%$ is ProQuest U.S. Newsstream? ProQuest U.S. Newsstream is a database filled with current U.S. news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s. You can access articles from national and regional news sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, …

ProQuest U.S. Newsstream

Research Guides: Legal Citation

Posted: April 5, 2023
Let’s talk about Legal Citation! Our Legal Citation Research Guide contains A collection of resources to aid students in learning how to accurately cite sources in written work, with an emphasis on the Bluebook. The various tabs in the Guide are on the following topics: Citation Fundamentals; Books, Articles, and Guides; and Workbooks and Citation …

Research Guides: Legal Citation

Study Aid Sunday: Nutshells

Posted: April 2, 2023
Need a study aid that can help you in a pinch? Look no further. We’ve got one in mind… This week we are highlighting the Nutshell series. What is the “Nutshell” series? The Nutshell series are compact study aids that provide a succinct, yet thorough overview of a particular area of the law with an emphasis …

Study Aid Sunday: Nutshells

Academic OneFile

Posted: March 29, 2023
What the !#%$ is Academic OneFile? Academic OneFile is a multidisciplinary database of scholarly journals, business and technology publications, law journals, and newspapers. This resource has access to “millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC …

Academic OneFile