2ND ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE AND FREE LEXIS CLE

Open House We will be hosting our 2nd Annual Open House on Friday, September 10, 2004. Please join us between 2:30-4:30 p.m. for a tour of the Library’s print and electronic resources, and play a round of mini-golf for Library prizes. We will also be serving light refreshments. Free Lexis CLE As an added bonus for our members, we will be sponsoring 3 hours of Free Lexis CLE on the 10th. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the morning, we are offering one (1) hour each of Basic and Advanced Lexis training. Stay for a complimentary lunch from au bon pain, and join us for a third hour on Litigation Basics from 1:00-2:00 p.m.

NEW ASSOCIATE TRAINING

We have inaugurated a brand new service at the Law Library. Beginning this September, we will be offering “New Associate Training” for your new hires. Over the course of approximately 3� hours, your associates will participate in an intensive program designed to familiarize them with many of the key legal print and electronic research tools available with a Library membership, as well as many Internet resources which they can access for free. We will gladly customize our sessions to meet the particular needs of your practice and provide specialized training on databases that will enhance your ability to serve your clients. Currently, we have scheduled this training for September 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9, but we can accommodate alternative dates as necessary. If you are interested in signing up your new associates, please contact the Director at 216-861-5070 or ksasala@clelaw.lib.oh.us.

WIRELESS HAS ARRIVED!!

We are proud to announce that we have gone WIRELESS. You can now use your laptop computer at the Law Library to perform legal research on the web, check your email, or access our web-based "Members-Only" resources. All you need is a wireless network card, and you can connect to our Wireless network. If you have any questions about how this new service works, please contact the Director at 216-861-5070 or ksasala@clelaw.lib.oh.us or Eric Hess at ehess@clelaw.lib.oh.us.

WESTLAW PATRON ACCESS

If you have not already heard the good news, you now have FREE access to Westlaw at the Law Library. Please take full advantage of this robust legal research tool. Our subscription includes: • All of the primary federal and state law (cases, codes and regulations) • Law reviews and journals • Ohio and federal forms such as: OJur 3d Forms Ohio Forms, Legal and Business West’s Legal Forms Nichol’s Cyclopedia of Legal Forms AmJur Legal Forms, 2d Ohio and national transaction forms • Ohio practice and analytical materials, including: OJur 3d All of the Baldwin’s "Practice" volumes

DAYS THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED
	The Law Library will be closed the following days in 2004: • Labor Day, Monday, September 6th • Columbus Day, Monday, October 11th • Election Day, Tuesday, November 2nd - Library Closes at Noon • Veteran’s Day, Thursday, November 11th • Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25th • Christmas, Friday, December 24th • New Years Day, Friday, December 31st

SEARCH THE LIBRARY’S WEBSITE
	Can’t find something you need on our website? Use our new Search Engine to: • find a Research Guide or FAQ on a particular legal topic • access an Internet link to a particular court or agency • locate contact information for Law Library staff

CLEVELAND’S CODIFIED ORDINANCES AND CITY RECORD ARE ONLINE

Yes, the Cleveland Codified Ordinances and City Record (the official record of City Council proceedings) are finally online. In June of this year, the Clerk of Cleveland’s City Council published a new print version of the Ordinances and posted both the Ordinances and City Record on the Internet. The Ordinances employ a basic search engine, and individual issues of the Record are posted in separate pdf files by date. Here are the URLs for both of the sites: • Ordinances: caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/clevelandcodes • City Record: www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/cityRecord For those of you who still like to use and browse the print version of the Ordinances, we purchased a new volume for our collection that can be used at the Library.

HOW ‘BOUT A LAUGH?
	A junior partner in a law firm was sent to a far away country to represent a long-term client accused of robbery. After days of trial, the case was won, the client acquitted and released. Excited about his success, the attorney e-mailed the firm: "Justice prevailed." The senior partner replied in haste, "Appeal immediately."

SERVER MAINTENANCE
	We apologize for any problems you may have experienced accessing our "Members Only" page on the Internet between Friday, July 30th and Friday, August 6th. We were performing maintenance on our patron server during that period. We are happy to report that we will soon be upgrading this server at no cost through our membership in the Clevnet consortium.

SERVICES
YOU’D LIKE

Check the service(s) you are interested in receiving, and return the completed form to us via fax at (216) 861-1606 or regular mail. Name:__________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________            ________________________________________________ Phone:_________________________________________________ E-mail:_________________________________________________ Fax:___________________________________________________ I would like: ___ Information on Desktop Resources ___ Individual Research Training ___ Lexis Training ___ Opinion Syllabi by E-mail ___ Law Journal Contents by E-mail ___ Summer Associate Training ___ Library Tour ___ Continuing Education at the Library ___ Future Newsletters sent via email ___ Other _________________________

JUMP START YOUR RESEARCH

Looking for a starting point for your research? Try one of our Research Guides on: • Case Evaluation, Expert Witnesses, Verdicts and Settlements • Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility • Business Information • Limited Liability Companies • Internet Privacy • Basic Ohio Legal Materials or one of our many FAQs on: • Adoption Law • Basic Ohio Legal Materials • Consumer Law • Criminal Sentences In Ohio • Ohio Domestic Partnership • Elder Law • Election Law and Voting Rights • Expert Witnesses • Foreclosure and Mechanics Liens • Health And Human Services • Living Wills/Durable Power Of Attorney • Ohio Estate Tax • Statute Of Limitations • Transfer on Death Deed • Wiretapping: Intercepting Oral Communications • Worker’s Compensation Law You can find these and many more resources on our web page at clevelandlawlibrary.org.

MEMBER PUBLICATIONS
	Kudos to Law Library member Richard G. Johnson of Richard G. Johnson Co., L.P.A. for editing a new edition of the book Rule 11 Sanctions: Case Law, Perspectives and Preventive Measures (ABA, 2003). The Law Library purchased a copy of this book, and it can be checked out for seven (7) days.

GALE GROUP PULLS REMOTE ACCESS TO LEGALTRAC

We are sorry to report that Law Library members are no longer able to access LegalTrac from our "Members-Only" page on the Internet. The Gale Group, which provides our LegalTrac subscription, will no longer allow its users to access this resource remotely. However, we still have a license to use LegalTrac in-house here at the Library. As a result, you can still come to the Library to search for legal periodical articles related to your research. As an alternative, we can run LegalTrac searches and send you your results by fax, email, or regular mail.

SELECTED NEW ACQUISITIONS

• Codified Ordinances of the City of Cleveland (June, 2003) • Ohio Appellate Practice (West, 2004) • Compensation Plans for Law Firms (ABA, 2004) • The E-Business Legal Arsenal: Practitioner Agreements and Checklists (ABA, 2004) • All 2004 OSBA CLE Institute publications • Truth in Lending, with CDROM (NCLC, 2003) • Business Uses of the Freedom of Information Act (BNA, 2004) • Inside Information: Prevention of Abuse (BNA, 2004) • The SEC Enforcement Process [after Sarbanes-Oxley] (BNA, 2004) • Preparing the Law Witness For Deposition (NITA Video, 2002)