This LibGuide highlights current editions of BLS Library's casebooks, study aids & guides for law school courses & bar exams. It describes sources on: Doing Well & Being Well | Preparing for Law School Exams & Bar Exams | Administrative Law | Civil Practice & Procedure | Conflict of Laws | Constitutional Law | Contracts | Corporations & Other Business Associations | Criminal Law & Procedure | Evidence | Family Law | Professional Responsibility | Property | Sales | Secured Transactions | Torts | Wills, Trusts & Estates. Sources are categorized by type and are listed "newest to oldest." Current editions of print casebooks adopted by BLS faculty & many print study aids are in BLS Library's first-floor "Reserve" collection. Students can request these sources at BLS Library's first-floor Circulation desk. These sources circulate for two hours. During fall/spring semesters, workers staff BLS Library’s circulation desk beginning at 8 am on M-F. Availability of textbooks is often good on early weekday mornings. Also, the BLS student chapter of the National Lawyers Guild organizes a textbook exchange, and BLS students can contact this chapter at nlg@brooklaw.edu
Q: What are treatises, hornbooks & nutshells?
A: Click here for descriptions of these study aids.
Q: What are Restatements of the Law?
A: Click here for a description of Restatements. Click here for a list of links to Restatements in HeinOnline, Lexis & Westlaw.
Q: Can I obtain the BLS student or faculty CALI code to access CALI's open-access online legal textbooks, guides & tutorials on legal topics? Can I receive help to access a source in this guide?
A: Email askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu or text 718-734-2432
Q: What is BLS Library's collection policy for acquiring study aids containing multiple-choice questions?
A: For the legal subjects covered in this LibGuide: To provide access to current editions (if available) in these series: Emanuel CrunchTime; Exam Pro; Questions & Answers; & The Glannon Guides. If these series do not cover a legal subject, librarians try to identify an alternate current source. Note: Print copies of sources are in the Reserve collection. Reminder: Aspen Learning Library includes digital versions of sources in Emanuel CrunchTime and The Glannon Guides.
Q: When is BLS Library open? Where can I find current print editions of adopted casebooks & many study aids?
A: Click here to view "Opening Hours" for BLS Law School (the 250 Joralemon Street building) + BLS Library's Circulation Desk Hours & Reference Hours. Current editions of print casebooks adopted by BLS faculty & many print study aids are in BLS Library's first-floor "Reserve" collection. Students can request these sources at BLS Library's first-floor circulation desk. These sources circulate for two hours.
Tips:
If your textbook publisher is Aspen Publishing:
To take advantage of Aspen Publishing's three-week temporary ebook access to current editions of adopted textbooks, a BLS student needs to create an account at aspenpublishing.com. Please register with a BLS email address and select "Brooklyn Law School" as your school. After a BLS student creates an account, Aspen Publishing will email the student a code to verify the account. (If you do not receive the code, please check your Junk folder.)
After a BLS student is logged in, please access the BLS-specific purchase portal and follow the instructions linked below.
Aspen Publishing's temporary access is granted once per title and remains valid for three weeks from completion of the registration and activation process. This program is designed to help with any inventory, shipping, financial aid, or drop/add period issues.
Aspen Publishing's BLS-specific purchase portal also offers BLS students a 20% discount on orders of current editions of educator-selected Aspen course texts and free shipping. BLS students can search by a professor’s name or course number. BLS students can click the “View Course Titles” button and add books to their cart.
If BLS students experience any issues, Aspen Publishing.com provides “Help Center” and “Contact Us” links (near bottom of Aspen Publishing's web page).
BLS students can access/search a digital collection of many study aids in Aspen Learning Library. In BLS Library's SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - (ASPEN). Aspen Learning Library includes titles in these series: Emanuel Law Outlines/Emanuel CrunchTime; Examples & Explanations; Friedman's Practice; Glannon Guides; Inside Series; & In Other Words Audio & Video Series. (Publication dates vary.)
Tips from Aspen:
Are you unable to access the full text of a study aid through the "Read Online" link in Aspen Learning Library? Try clearing your web browser's cache. At the bottom of this guide box are instructions to clear your Firefox browser cache.
Do you want to read an Aspen study guide offline, to add notes/highlights to a study guide, and/or to print a limited number of pages from a study guide? Register to create a personal account on Aspen Learning Library's home page and download Aspen's app. See instructions at: Getting Started with the Aspen Learning Library. A student who merely wishes to read a study guide can click Aspen's "Read Online" option in the browser desktop version. Aspen states: "offline reading is not available in the browser desktop version, get the app for offline reading!"
Click the link below to view Aspen's descriptions of these series and a study guide series comparison chart.
If your textbook publisher is West Academic or Foundation Press:
West Academic’s Early eBook Access Program provides BLS students free, temporary access to adopted West Academic and Foundation Press ebooks one week before Fall Semester classes start for upper-level students and for the first two weeks of class. It is designed to help with any inventory, shipping, financial aid, or drop/add period issues. A BLS student can create an account or sign in with their school email address at eproducts.westacademic.com. BLS students who experience any issues or have specific questions can contact the West Academic Support Team at support@westacademic.com or 877-888-1330. West Academic stated in a recent email: “If students would like to continue their access after the trial ends, they have the option to purchase a discounted eBook on their bookshelf."
BLS students also can refer to the West Academic instructions linked below.