This article highlights sources that may be helpful with research projects during your employment as a summer associate or intern. With remote access to UW Madison Library database collections plus mobile applications, there are numerous options for conducting effective legal research wherever you will be working.
Westlaw & Lexis
To use Westlaw and Lexis during the summer months, eligible students need to register their IDs for an extension. Follow the links from the vendors' law school web pages or contact our Law School representatives, Liz Zona from Lexis and Matt Singewald from Westlaw. They have advice on cost saving search techniques, iPhone / iPad research applications and sources for specialized practice areas.
Research Guides
LibGuides, compiled by the UW Law School reference staff, identify the most authoritative sources of law on a topic. Listed below are some of the LibGuides you may find especially useful when facing a research project in an unfamiliar area of the law:
Take Your Library to Work
Your net ID provides remote access to most of the electronic resources available on the entire UW Madison campus. Whether it is finding a law review article, compiling a legislative history, or locating a brief, start with the Law Library's Top Law Database list. Several of these databases also have mobile applications (for example Hein Online) but IP authentication is required to access content. Looking for resources in disciplines beyond law? The UW Madison Library web site provides access to more than 1300 databases.
Please Call Home
The UW Law Library is open all summer so feel free to call, email or chat for reference assistance. Consult with us for legal research strategies, secondary resources, and the best website suggestions.
Submitted by Cheryl O'Connor on April 18, 2012
This article appears in the categories: Law Library/IT
