Do you plan to use law library resources and other legal research databases this summer or after graduation?
Remember to adhere to subscription license agreements
May 2013
Many students intend to tap into Bloomberg Law, Lexis, or Westlaw subscriptions for research during their summer break or upon graduation. In the past, the library’s license agreements restricted the use of these subscription databases to research conducted for academic purposes only. Westlaw continues to follow this approach. Both Lexis and Bloomberg Law, however, now allow students unrestricted access for research related to work at a law firm, government agency, court or other legal position and any work through clerkship, intern or externship, in addition to research for academic purposes. Graduating students and returning students may use the list below for a summary of the various Bloomberg Law, Lexis and Westlaw offerings. Of course, the law library is open to returning and graduating students, too.
Marquette University Eckstein Law Library:
- Returning students have unrestricted access over the summer. The list of the library’s subscription databases provides “access” information.
- Graduating students may obtain a complimentary law library card which is good for 5 years upon graduation. Stop by the circulation desk before you graduate and fill out a law library card application – your fee will be waived. Certain subscription databases may be available to you after graduation. The list of the library’s subscription databases provides “access” information.
Bloomberg Law:
- Returning students have unrestricted access over the summer.
- Graduating students will continue to have unrestricted access for 6 months after graduation.
For those who have not yet registered for a law school account on Bloomberg Law, use: https://www.bloomberglaw.com/activate. There is no need to enter an Activation Code when you use your marquette.edu email.
Lexis Advance:
- Returning students have unrestricted access over the summer.
- Graduating students will have unrestricted access through July 31st.
Westlaw Next:
- Returning students must request a summer extension through a link provided on lawschool.westlaw.com. A summer extension will be granted so long as students agree to restrict their summer use to: law review or journal work, research assistance for professors, moot court, and unpaid internships or pro bono work done for course credit. A summer extension allows students up to 180 hours of use over the summer.
- Returning students who fail to request a summer extension will continue to have access to Next for 40 hours in June and 40 hours in July. Returning students who need more than 40 hours should register using the summer extension link.
- Graduating students may request an extension as well. A graduating student extension allows for 5 hours of access in June and 5 hours in July to assist with studying for the bar.
- Graduating students will have access to a select list of “job search” databases up to 180 hours over 18 months after graduation
- UPDATE: As of 05/15/13 Westlaw has amended its policy for graduating students as follows: If a graduating student requests a password extension, that student will get 60 hours/month of access through November, 2013.