The State Bar Association of North Dakota Winter 2015 Gavel Magazine | Page 31

UND LAW LIBRARY OFFERS SERVICES TO THE LEGAL COMMUNITY Did you know you don’t have to be a law student to access the wealth of legal information at University of North Dakota Law Library? As a public institution, the library is available for anyone to use, especially the legal community of North Dakota, which is kept in mind as the collection and services are developed. We understand that given the expanse of this state, it is not convenient or even possible for many legal professionals to physically access the library, but the library strives to provide as much remote research assistance as possible. My position specializes in providing such support to members of the bench and bar and look forward to assisting you with your research in person or via phone/e-mail. The experienced, full-time staff of nine includes two reference librarians with juris doctor degrees, and we are currently recruiting a third. We are able to provide a variety of research support for print and digital resources, including assistance forming research plans, locating materials, database information and research instruction. The library recently acquired alumni access to Hein Online’s Law Journal Library. Any graduate of the UND School of Law can acquire a password by contacting me. They can then access more than 2,000 law and law-related periodicals covering all 50 states and many foreign countries. Those who are able to come to the library can check out any circulating materials with a UND alumni card. Contact Access Services at Chester Fritz Library, 701-777-2189 to get one, and recent graduates may still be able to use their student ID by contacting Jane Oakland, circulation manager, at 701-777-3482. The physical materials include federal and state primary law focusing heavily on North Dakota and Minnesota, and a variety ANNA BLAINE Head of Bench and Bar Services at the Thormodsgard Law Library at the University of North Dakota School of Law. She can be reached at 701-777-6209 and [email protected]. of secondary sources, including treatises and practice guides. Westlaw Patron Access, is also available, which provides access to certain documents on WestlawNext at one dedicated terminal, such as federal and state primary law, KeyCite, and a variety of secondary sources. Also available onsite are Hein Online libraries, in addition to the previously mentioned law journals, and State Statutes: A Historical Archive, American Indian Law Collection, a 50-state Session Law Library, a variety of foreign and international materials including Canadian statutes/Supreme Court cases, and more. Other onsite databases include Bloomberg BNA, which provides information related to specialized areas such as health and tax law; Legaltrac, a periodicals index; Proquest Congressional, a federal legislative history, and more. A full electronic subscriptions list can be found at libguides.law.und.edu/content. php?pid=579784. Also available are the information resources of UND’s Chester Fritz Library at und.library.edu/databases. Lawyers can receive updates about the UND Law Library and its collection, as well as research tips, via its Twitter account (@ undlawlibrary) and Facebook page (facebook.com/undlawlibrary). The big new ́