We in the law library understand this is a difficult time and hope to provide you with resources and information to successfully complete your coursework this semester. We will still provide reference assistance for you via email, lawref@yu.edu, 10am–5pm, Monday through Friday. Please note we will return your emails as quickly as possible, but our response time may not be immediate.
Zoom instructions and guidance can be found here.
If you need help accessing your Westlaw, Lexis, or Bloomberg accounts, please contact the reference desk (lawref@yu.edu).
West Academic Study Aids – The library subscribes to the West Academic Study Aids package, which includes their Nutshell, Legalines, Gilbert, and other study aid series. If you’re off-campus, you may have to create an account; use your YU email address.
Electronic Textbooks
West Academic is offering free access to electronic casebooks through June 1, 2020. Students who want to take advantage of this must call West Academic: (877) 888-1330.
Lexis is offering access to electronic casebooks on a title-by-title basis. Students must call Lexis to determine whether their casebook is eligible: (800) 833-9844.
CALI – CALI is a collection of study aids, interactive quizzes, and other resources to help you prepare for exams and succeed in your classes. Contact the reference desk for our CALI access code so you can create an account and access these resources remotely.
The Bluebook Online – Everyone’s favorite style guide may be accessible to you online via your print copy. Go to www.legalbluebook.com and enter the Bluebook Online Access Key found in the front pages of your print copy.
Online Resources
Research Guides – We’ve created focused, specialized guides on topics that might be of use to you.
Electronic Journals – You have access to many online journals through databases Cardozo and YU subscribe to. Use these links and avid paywalls you may encounter when researching via Google – If you research using Google Scholar, be sure to add Yeshiva University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine to the “Library Links” settings.
Databases (collections of journals and other material) – You have access to many collections of digital materials through databases Cardozo and YU subscribe to. Use these links and avoid paywalls you may encounter when researching via Google.
Visiting Other Libraries – As local-area law schools implement policies and procedures in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Cardozo law students’ access to other libraries is subject to change. The most recent information we have is available here. Contact a law school's library directly before visiting in case their policies or operating status has changed. If you do not get a response, assume they are not accepting visitors.
We will post to and update this information on the law library website. Thank you for your patience, and please do not hesitate to reach out to the reference desk email if you have any questions.