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Research Guides: Foreign Law

Posted: February 2, 2022
Nothing starts off a semester like a little Foreign Law research! Our Foreign Law Research Guide contains resources and starting points for conducting foreign legal research including secondary sources, primary law, certain countries or topics, and current awareness. The Guides tab is filled with various secondary sources including links to other print and electronic research …

Research Guides: Foreign Law

Bloomberg Law

Posted: October 13, 2021
What the !#%$ is Bloomberg Law? Bloomberg Law is a comprehensive legal research database containing many primary law materials, including federal and state laws, regulations, court decisions, and dockets; extensive legal news and analysis; and topic-based legal practice centers. Bloomberg Law particularly excels in legal news and current awareness coverage, access to dockets, and their various …

Bloomberg Law

How to: Get Reference Help!

Posted: August 23, 2021
So, you wanna know how to get help from the research librarians? Here is what you need to know: What: Starting your long paper and don’t know where to begin? Running into research roadblocks? Your friendly research librarians are available to help! How: The research librarians are available via: E-mail ([email protected]) Chat (/library/Chat-with-a-librarian/) Phone (651-290-6424) …

How to: Get Reference Help!

Wellness Guide

Posted: April 7, 2021
Wellness Week may be over, but the Library has curated a bunch of wellness resources for the Mitchell Hamline community to access year-round! Need some tips on time management? Or how to lessen procrastination? The Wellness Guide provides information on both of these topics and links to resources available to Mitchell Hamline students, faculty, and …

Wellness Guide

Research Guides: Advocacy

Posted: March 24, 2021
Taking an Advocacy course this semester or planning on taking one soon? Then this research guide is for you! Our Advocacy Research Guide provides resources that may be helpful for students researching trial and appellate advocacy and practice. The beginning of the guide discusses where to find different types of materials, such as cases, statutes, …

Research Guides: Advocacy

Celebrating Black History Month

Posted: February 6, 2020
February is Black History Month! This annual celebration shines a light on achievements by African Americans and is a time where we recognize the central role of blacks in U.S. history. If you are interested in doing some research, HeinOnline has compiled a list of black history research resources. And be sure to check out …

Celebrating Black History Month

Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw online training resources

Posted: February 7, 2019
Are you looking to improve your skills on one or more of the “big three” legal research services of Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw? This is a reminder that each one offers online video trainings you can take advantage of to help you learn to use them more efficiently and effectively. To access these follow these …

Bloomberg, Lexis, and Westlaw online training resources

Did you know? Talking to a Librarian Leads to Better Research Results

Posted: April 18, 2018
A recent study of students at five universities looked at 21st Century student research habits.  The findings show, among other things, that undergraduate students are often not learning the information literacy skills they will need for their future education and careers.  Dr. Andrew D. Asher, one of the study authors states, “This isn’t just about …

Did you know? Talking to a Librarian Leads to Better Research Results