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Chromebooks

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The Law Library has two Chromebooks available for law school community borrowing. Lightweight and effortless to use, Chromebooks are ideal for internet browsing, creating spontaneous notes, among other functions. They are checked out for 4 hours at a time.

It is simple to get started using a Chromebook. Power it on and click on “Let’s Go”.  Follow the instructions provided with the Chromebook. Select “More Options” if you do not have a Google account.

There is no need to install any software and no setup is required.  All the appropriate software accessed is located on Google’s cloud servers, which automatically updates when the Chromebook is opened, ensuring current updates and security.

In turn, nothing personal should remain on the Chromebook after your use. Your personal documents and settings will not be stored. As recommended, do not save any personal settings on the Chromebook you borrow.  All settings will be deleted when the Chromebook is returned to the library.

An ideal use for a Chromebook would be for collaborative study in one of the Law Library’s group study rooms. All of them are equipped with Solstice software, which enhances the ability to participate in sharing information to the screens in the study rooms. You can use the wi-fi connection from a Chromebook, laptop, or mobile device.

Forget your laptop? Need another laptop for your study session?  Please check out a Chromebook from the circulation desk!

End of Fall Semester

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The fall semester is drawing to a close but the Law Library continues to be buzzing. The atmosphere is bustling with students finishing papers and assignments. Exam preparations are underway! As the push to finish outlines and studying begins, we offer a few suggestions for the final weeks of the fall semester.

When preparing for exams, planning collaborative studying with classmates need not be challenging by using the three group study rooms available. They are reserved for 2 hour blocks of time. Please remember to reserve them ahead of the time before your group meets for your study session.

If you aren’t familiar with it, Mersive Solstice equipment is available for wireless content sharing in study rooms 202, 203, and 209. This display allows you to share content from laptops or other devices through the wireless connection or via the keyboard and mouse that are supplied in the study room. There are instructions for using Solstice affixed to the wall in each of the rooms.

We ask that you be mindful of others who may wish to use these rooms for collaborative studying and not monopolize them.

The Law Library offers other areas for individual quiet studying with rooms 207 and 208. These are smaller rooms suited for an individual or small group. On the lower level of the library there are carrels and soft seating for reading.

The close of the semester is a good time to consider returning those research materials borrowed through “I Want It” or Interlibrary Loan that you no longer need. Please return these items to the circulation desk and the library staff will check them in.

Course reserve materials will also be available through the end of the semester. Print reserves are shelved behind the circulation desk if you need to borrow a particular book before exams begin. Please note that print reserves circulate for 2 hours.

Online articles and chapters are accessible in electronic format through the University Libraries website.

If you have questions or need assistance, please ask the Law Library Faculty and Staff.

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