Even if you are not in the library or even if library staff is not in the library, you can still get help. Email, call, text or chat with us - our contact information is below.
Lexis' Digital Library Platform
A few study aid series are available for free through the end of the semester through Lexis' Digital Library Platform. They are the Understanding Series, CAP Questions and Answers, and CAP Mastering Series. See links below. Lexis recommends Chrome over other browsers when using the platform. Sign on to the platform with your BLS username and password.
Understanding Series
Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library
The Wolters Kluwer library is available from now through July 1, 2020. Due to the shift from on-campus to remote learning, you can now access all thirty-eight of Wolters Kluwer’s popular Examples & Explanations titles, as well as other world-class study aids, through an online subscription available at ebooks.aspenlaw.com. The Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library includes the complete collection of titles from the most popular study aids:
If you are running into difficulty using the ebook platform, follow along with a Youtube tutorial.
To access, you will need to be on-campus or to have implemented the proxy instructions in a browser.
BLS Library Database List: For off campus access implement the proxy instructions
SARA BLS Library Catalog: For access to BLS e-books and other electronic resources
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, certain databases are offering additional scholarly content for free to subscribing libraries. Those databases are listed below. Remember to first implement the proxy instructions if accessing these databases from off campus.
American Economic Association Journals are now open access until June 30, 2020.
Reference Desk:
Phone: (718) 780-7567
Text: (718) 734-2432
Email: askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu
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Off-Campus Access to Electronic Resources (other than Westlaw, Lexis, or Bloomberg Law):
To access many of the Library's online resources, you need to first install the proxy server in one of your web browsers. Instructions on how to do this can be found at: https://www.brooklaw.edu/en/Library/Proxy-Server. Once the proxy server is installed, use that browser to access Library databases.
For username and password problems with Westlaw, Lexis, or Bloomberg, contact:
Westlaw: 1-800-850-9378
Lexis: 1-800-455-3947
Bloomberg: 1-888-560-2529
Access the Library's Google calendar to see the day's hours of operations.