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Moritz Law Library Resources Remain Accessible

Even though the library's physical space is closed, numerous Moritz Law Library resources and services remain accessible from afar. While reference librarians are not available in person to provide research guidance, you can reach them by email, chat, or telephone. See the library’s Ask a Librarian page for more details. Librarians also offer in-depth, virtual research consultations , conducting preliminary research prior to the consultation. If you need items from the library’s print collection, please reach out to the reference librarians, as they may be able to provide what you are looking for in an alternative format. For instance, many ebooks are available through the OSU Libraries catalog . Further, in addition to Lexis and Westlaw, the Moritz Law Library and the main OSU library provide access to a large number of research databases. See the Moritz Law Library’s databases page and the OSU Libraries list . See also the library's guide to remotely accessing databases, c

Law Library Tips for People-Finding

Want to search for Moritz alums who practice in Cleveland? Local lawyers who specialize in health law?  Prepare for networking and interviews by brushing up on your people searching skills. The library’s Career Resources guide includes some resources and strategies for finding out about people. Since many of our students practice in Ohio, we’d like to highlight a few local bar associations with online directories:  the Columbus Bar Association , the Cincinnati Bar Association , and the Toledo Bar Association . These freely available tools offer limited search options, so for a more nuanced search, you’ll need to use other tools. For example, this link illustrates a search for Moritz or “Ohio State” J.D. alums who practice health law in Cleveland, as listed by Westlaw’s Profiler. The result list provides brief bios as well as links to the Litigation Analytics profile for each attorney. You can also search for attorneys and judges in Lexis’s Litigation Profile Suite. The Lexis prof

MPRE Study Materials Available Through the Moritz Law Library

If you are taking the upcoming MPRE on Thursday, March 12, 2020 or Friday, March 13, 2020, don’t forget that the Moritz Law Library has materials to help you finish studying strong. Swing by the Reserve Room to check out our collection or log in to your Westlaw Academic and Wolters Kluwer accounts to access even more professional responsibility study aids.

Online and Print Study Aids at the Moritz Law Library

The Moritz Law Library provides access to supplements and study aids in print and online. Current print study aids can be found in the Reserve Room on the second floor.  Wolters Kluwer online study aids include Examples and Explanations, Glannon Guides, and Emanuel CrunchTime and Law Outlines. To use these study aids, students must set up their own account at  https://ebooks.aspenlaw.com/librarycard/login . Additional information on account set-up can be found on the  Moritz intranet .  Once registered, students can access Wolters Kluwer study aids in both ePub and PDF format and can download titles for use offline. In addition to ebooks, Wolters Kluwer has recently added over 200 short video/audio lectures on fundamental concepts of law. West Academic's online Study Aids collection  contains over 500 titles, including Nutshells, Gilbert Law Summaries, Legalines, and Black Letter Outlines. Please check in with the law