Library Blog

The weekly library blog contains news, research resources, and information about library events. To view archived copies of library newsletters and blogs from 1996 to present, visit Docs@RWU.

Study! Outline! Exams!
November 12, 2021
Need a little perspective on a complex issue in torts or contracts or evidence? Hit a thorny topic while working on your outlines and need some help fleshing it out? Need a little help practicing for
Happy Halloween!
October 29, 2021
What would Halloween be without costumes? The National Retail Foundation estimates that Americans will spend 3.3 billion dollars on costumes this Halloween. Where did this love for costumes come from
Audio Study Aids
October 22, 2021
Did you know that there are audiobooks available to help with law school? Both the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aids Library and West Academic Online Study Aids have audiobooks available to help you
An Uncomfortable Truth: Indigenous Communities and Law in New England Symposium Resource Guide Now Available
October 15, 2021
To support this year's virtual Roger Williams University Law Review Symposium, An Uncomfortable Truth: Indigenous Communities and Law in New England, the law library has created this guide showcasing
Cataloging: What people think I do vs. what I actually do.
October 8, 2021
For most library patrons, the people they meet at the circulation desk or reference desk are the only library staff they see. These frontline library staff deal with the day-to-day operations of the
Mental Health in Law School
October 1, 2021
October 10th is Law Student Mental Health Day. This day coincides with World Mental Health Day and it is a day that recognizes the stress, anxiety, mental and substance abuse issues among law students
Women in Law
September 24, 2021
On October 27th, the Women's Law Society of Roger Williams University School of Law will hold its annual Women in Robes event. To help celebrate, the Law Library has prepared a virtual display of
What People Think We Do – Faculty Services
September 17, 2021
If you have been with us since the COVID-19 pandemic began, chances are that you might think that classroom tech support is a good chunk of our faculty services. Or perhaps you know that we also
Collection Development: What people think I do vs. what I actually do.
September 10, 2021
I think it is fair to say that most of you have never thought about what collection development is. Now that you are confronted with the issue you might picture a scenario where I am in front of a
Supporting the RWU Law Clinical Programs
September 2, 2021
Experiential education is a touchstone of the work done at RWU Law. As librarians, we talk about “just in time” research instruction—learning about research tools and conducting research using these