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CALR Access for Ole Miss Law Students, Faculty, and Staff
Prepared by Lynn Murray on June 23, 2000. LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw
Who is Entitled to LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw are two major commercial legal research services. The Ole Miss Law Library subscribes to these services under contracts that restrict full access to the following users:
Restrictions on the Use of LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw Students may only use Westlaw and LEXIS-NEXIS for academic purposes; that is, for research related to coursework. Students may not use their academic IDs or passwords for work projects for their full-time or part-time jobs (including part-time work during the academic quarters), or for summer clerkships. Students may not use Westlaw for externships, but LEXIS-NEXIS does permit use of student IDs during unpaid externships for which the student receives law school credit. The Westlaw contract signed by each law student as a condition of being issued a password outlines one possible penalty for violating the restrictions in the use of the academic password: "West reserves the right to collect from User all Westlaw Charges incurred through use of the Law Student Password for purposes other than Educational Purposes at the then-current commercial Westlaw rates." Where to Access LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw Law students are encouraged to develop and improve their skills in searching Westlaw and LEXIS-NEXIS. Expertise in these services is a marketable skill! These CALR services are available at the Law Library computer labs and off-campus by accessing LEXIS-NEXIS http://lawschool.lexis.com and Westlaw http://lawschool.westlaw.com via the Internet. Representatives from both companies visit the law school several times each semester to assist users. In addition, Westlaw and LEXIS-NEXIS employ law student representatives to assist users. The student reps' schedules are posted in the 3rd floor computer lab. Stop by during scheduled office hours for one-on-one training. If you have questions about a particular search or about choosing appropriate databases or files, ask the librarian on duty at the Reference Desk, use the telephone hotlines located in the 3rd floor lab, or call the service's toll free number. (Lexis: 1-800-45-LEXIS; Westlaw: 1-800-WESTLAW.) Summer Use of LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw During the summer months, when most law students are clerking in the "real world," your access to LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw is restricted to the career databases and files. However, both services do extend full access for certain categories of students:
If you meet any of these criteria, you should be sure to extend your LEXIS-NEXIS ID before the spring quarter ends so your full access will not be interrupted. The quickest and easiest way to extend is to complete the form on the law school section of the LEXIS-NEXIS website. Westlaw automatically extends passwords for students to use for the activities listed above, however use is limited to two hours per month. After using the two hours, more access time may be obtained by calling 1-800-WESTLAW. Remember, neither Westlaw nor LEXIS-NEXIS may be used in a summer clerkship. Obtaining a LEXIS-NEXIS ID and a Westlaw Password First Year Law Students Westlaw
passwords and LEXIS-NEXIS IDs are distributed to Ole Miss law students early in
the fall semester of their first year.
Transfer Law Students Students who transfer to the University of
Mississippi School of Law should come to the Reference Desk on the third
floor. To obtain a Westlaw password, complete and sign a Westlaw contract
and take the password card. We will mail your contract to Westlaw. To
obtain a LEXIS-NEXIS ID, provide your name, graduation date, and email
address. We will obtain and email the ID to you. Access by Law School Visiting Professors or Visiting Scholars Visiting Professors or Visiting Scholars at the Law School are entitled to
a Westlaw password and a LEXIS-NEXIS ID. If you need one, please
contact Lynn Murray. Her office is Room 324A in the Law Library, or call
her at ext. 6912, or send her email message to lmurray@olemiss.edu. Leave your name, email address, if any, and the ending date of
your appointment at the Law School. She can send you the password
and ID by email if you have an email account. Otherwise, they will be delivered
to your law school mail box. Westlaw will send a contract to you at the Law School that you must complete, sign, and mail back to the company
in the enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please remember to check your mail folder for the contract, since if you fail to return it,
Westlaw will cancel your password. Access by Law
Students from Other Law Schools Law students enrolled in other law schools
may access LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw via the Internet from any computer in
the Law Library. Please note that there is a 20 minute limit on these
computers. The Law School's Computer Labs are restricted for use of Ole Miss law
students only. We recommend that you download print
results to a diskette or email results to your personal email address. If
you want to print to the Lexis or Westlaw stand alone printer, please ask Lynn Murray (Room 324A) for assistance. Access to
LEXIS-NEXIS by Non-Law Ole Miss Students, Faculty, and Staff The University of Mississippi Libraries have
a contract with LEXIS-NEXIS for educational access to its Web product,
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic UNIVerse for non-law students, faculty, and staff. If using an Ole Miss computer,
this product may be accessed at http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe; if not you will need a user name and password.
Use is limited to UM students who are enrolled in degree programs, active
faculty, and staff. If using an Ole Miss computer,
this product may be accessed at http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe; if not you will need a user name and password which may be obtained from
the reference staff at J.D. Williams Library. Non-law Ole Miss students, faculty, and staff who want more information about LEXIS-NEXIS Academic UNIVerse should contact the
reference staff at J.D. Williams Library. Access to
LoisLaw by Ole Miss Law Students, Faculty, and Staff For more information about LoisLaw, please stop by the
Reference Desk.
Access to
MSLawyer by Ole Miss Law Students, Faculty, and Staff Only subscribers can access much of the material on the site. Law faculty and currently enrolled law students can access the restricted portions from any Law School computer. Law faculty and students desiring to search MSLawyer from a personal computer should contact the Reference Desk to obtain a password. If you would like more information about MSLawyer, please stop by the Reference Desk. Access to VersusLaw by Ole Miss Law Students, Faculty, and Staff VersusLaw, http://www.versuslaw.com, is a low-cost legal service with national coverage. Its contents are limited in comparison to LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw, but its subscription cost is also considerably less. It is available through our contract only to Ole Miss law students, faculty and staff.Each user must sign up individually in
order to use these services. A one-time registration with VersusLaw
will yield a login and password that will be active until law school
graduation. Use of VersusLaw is limited to academic purposes only and it
may not be used in your part-time or summer jobs.
If you have any questions about searching
VersusLaw, stop by the Reference Desk.
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