Lexis+, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law
Registration information for Lexis+, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law accounts are sent to all incoming 1L and LLM students in August shortly before the beginning of the fall semester. New students should register for these accounts promptly so they can complete assignments for their legal research and writing classes. Transfer and visiting students will receive registration information early in the semester they begin study at BYU Law School.
Students who graduate from law school later than they originally planned due to personal reasons or the completion of a master’s degree will likely experience expired research accounts. Students who experience any trouble with their legal research accounts, including new registration difficulties or account expiration, should contact Iantha Haight for assistance.
Students are encouraged to use their legal research accounts throughout their education at BYU Law School, including during the summer. Students should note, however, that Westlaw accounts may not be used for paid law firm or corporate work.
Digital Course Reserves
BYU Law Library sometimes licenses e-books assigned for Law School courses (not casebooks or textbooks). Links to these e-books will be provided on the course Canvas page. Access may be limited, so please be courteous to other students and checkout books only while you are reading them. Email Iantha Haight if you hare having trouble access an e-book for a course.
Course Canvas pages may also contain links to assigned journal articles or licensed reading assignments. More information will be available in your course syllabus.
Electronic Study Aids
In addition to print study aids available in the Law Library Reserve Room, the Law Library licenses two digital study aid platforms that are very popular with law students, Quimbee and the Aspen Learning Library. Registration information for Quimbee is sent out to new incoming students shortly before the beginning of fall semester. All BYU Law students can access the Aspen Learning Library by logging in with their law school account credentials. Once logged in, law students can register for a personal account so they can save study materials to a virtual bookshelf or download and use the app. For more information, refer to the Study Aids for Law Students Research Guide. Contact Iantha Haight with access problems.
Additional Online Research Databases
BYU Law Library subscribes to a wide array of legal research databases, from historical legal material, to international and foreign law, to litigation analytics, and more. A list of these resources is available in the Law Library’s A-Z Databases list. BYU Law students also have access to many databases through the main BYU campus library. Click here to access the BYU Library list of databases.
Law Library Research Guides are useful tools to identify databases, websites, and other resources that may be relevant to your area of research. You can access our Research Guides here. For additional assistance, please contact a librarian or the Reference Desk.
Digital News Sites
BYU Law Library subscribes to many digital news websites for law student research and enrichment. Available titles include the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Financial Times, The Atlantic, The Economist, and Law360. For access information, locate the title in the A-Z Databases List and click “More information.”
Email Iantha Haight for any questions about database or news access.