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Faculty Remote Teaching Guide: Vendor Contacts for Faculty to Request Access to Law Textbooks & Study Aids

Resources on remote and hybrid teaching for Brooklyn Law School faculty

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Links to publishers/their resources described below: Aspen Publishing     Carolina Academic Press     LexisNexis     West Academic

Link to guide (arranged by subject) BLS librarians created for your students: Casebooks, Study Aids & Guides for Law School Courses & Bar Exams

Aspen Publishing

Aspen Publishing

  • Top right of website links to: Textbooks > Law Textbooks &  Study Aids (by course)
  • Law textbooks include: Aspen Casebook Series + Connected eBooks. 
  • Study aids include: Casenote Legal Briefs, Emanuel Law Outlines/Emanuel CrunchTime series, Examples & Explanations series & Glannon Guides.

Access to Digital Copies of Textbooks & a Majority of Study Aids:

  • On the page describing the source, click: Professor Review Copy > complete form
  • Aspen Publishing states: You will receive an email with access to the digital copy of this title within 2 business days. Please note that we validate all professor accounts before distributing digital samples. If the title is not yet published, you will receive a review copy as soon as it is available.
  • If a faculty member wishes to request a print desk copy, please contact Hollis Sherman, Field Sales Manager, Aspen Publishing.

Contact:

Hollis Sherman

Field Sales Manager, DE, NJ, NYC, PA

hollis.sherman@aspenpublishing.com

tel: 302.513.0954

Professor Support & FAQ

Carolina Academic Press

Carolina Academic Press: Law Titles (page links to browse by author/subject tools, New Releases & Forthcoming Titles)

Description provided by publisher: Carolina Academic Press, an independent publisher based in Durham, NC, offers a full range of casebooks serving first-year courses to specialized electives, including its innovative Context and Practice Series, Michael Hunter Schwartz, General Editor. CAP is a leading publisher in legal writing and research, including its digital product Core Grammar for Lawyers, which is used at over half of US law schools.   

CAP series include: 

  • Understanding, Questions and Answers, Mastering, State Legal Research, Legal History, Federal Con Law, Skills and Values and Global Papers. 

CAP E-Learning Products include:

  • Core Knowledge for Lawyers, Core Grammar for Lawyers, Click & Learn Civil Procedure, and Mastering The Bluebook Interactive Exercises.

Quick Access to Digital Copies of Textbooks & Study Aids:

  • On the page describing the source, click: Comp Copy > complete form
  • Carolina Academic Press states: Examination copies of textbooks are available to professors for adoption consideration who have not previously received copies. Rather than CAP sending out unsolicited books, we ask that you request a book through us, or on the book’s web page, and that your request matches the course(s) you are teaching.
  • Next to the Comp Copy link for many CAP study aids & lawyering skills books, there is the statement: If you are a professor teaching in this field you may request a complimentary copy.  

Additional Contacts:

Examination and Review Copy Requests:

comp@cap-press.com

New Project Proposals:

Carol McGeehan

Senior Acquisitions Editor

carol.mcgeehan@caplaw.com

Customer Service tel: 919.489.7486

 

LexisNexis

LexisNexis Law School page: Ordering Textbook and Review Copies links to the LexisNexis Store.

  • Professor Review Copy Request provides: online form for BLS faculty to request access to the LexisNexis Digital Library Professor Review Copies site + link to access this Library after LexisNexis replies/assigns a password.
    • Use this site to review copies of: National Institute of Trial Advocacy publications, American Health Lawyers Association publications, Interactive Citation Workstation and LexisNexis Commercial publications.

Contact:

reviewcopy@lexisnexis.com

West Academic

West Academic: Faculty (to view forthcoming/newly published sources: click a Law School Subject & sort results by: Publication Date)

  • Casebooks & coursebooks include: American Casebook Series, Coursebook series, Doctrine and Practice Series, Experiencing Law Series, Interactive Casebook Series, Learning Series & University Casebook Series. 
  • Study aids include: Academic Success titles, Acing Series, Black Letter Outlines, Career Guides, Concepts and Insights, Concise Hornbook Series, Exam Pro Series, Gilbert Law Summaries, Global Issues, High Court Case Summaries, Hornbooks, Law School Legends Audio, Law Stories, Legalines, Nutshells, Office Hours, Quick Reviews, Short & Happy Guides & Sum and Substance Audio.  

Access to Digital Copies of Textbooks & Other Teaching Resources:

Dan Maddona stated: Faculty are always welcome to review our books online. I can upload a copy of [the desired] book to the faculty member’s online account. All they need to do is sign up by following these instructions:

  1. To get started, please visit our eProducts site, which is linked here: http://eproducts.westacademic.com,
  2. Once on that page, you will click on the “Create an Account” button on the upper right corner,
  3. You should create a faculty account,
  4. Save the email and password that you use when creating this account,
  5. Once your account is confirmed as created, close your internet browser completely,
  6. Restart your browser and log back into your new account,
  7. Once you have completed these steps, email me to let me know that you are up and running and I will make the upload.

Contact:

Dan Madonna

Account Manager

Dan.Madonna@westacademic.com

tel: 215.808.4479