In order to access CALI lessons online you must register and enter the "law school authorization code." This code is available by calling the library reference desk. You can also stop by the Library and pick up a CALI CD with lessons on it (CD is only for Windows users).
A business with whom Mr. J had an account was having problems with its accounts receivables department: the computer kept hounding Mr. J with the threat that his account information would be sent to a collection agency if he did not pay his balance of zero point zero dollars on his charge account. Letters and phone calls didn't help. So Mr. J wrote a check for zero point zero dollars, sent it in, and the harassment stopped.
If you need some ideas on ways to prepare for finals, come by the reference desk to get a CALI CD or borrow one of the study aids. The Hastings Law Librarians are NOT like the librarian in this ad.
The library has a number of resources and study aids that may be helpful to students. Many are available at the Circulation Desk in the First Floor Library and can be checked out for two hours.
Another place to look is on lawschool.westlaw.com. Go to the home page and click "Survival Guide" (located on the orange bar). There's a section on the right called Exam & Class Prep which links to outlines on FindLaw. Don't overlook the "More resources" menu right below the links list, which contains guides for specific 1L courses.
Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) produces multiple-choice lessons in almost every subject area with answers and explanations. The lessons are available online or in CD (for Windows). Students can get a free CALI CD in the First Floor Library. Or ask for an authorization code from a reference librarian, which will allow online access to all of the CALI exercises at http://www.cali.org.
This link takes you to Study Aids on Lexis which include Area of Law Outlines, Understanding Series and the Questions & Answers Series.
Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) produces multiple-choice lessons in almost every subject area with answers and explanations. The lessons are available online or in CD format. Students can get their own free CALI CD at the reference desk and download the exercises to a laptop. Or students can get an authorization code from a reference librarian, which will allow online access to all of the CALI exercises at http://www.cali.org.
That description was taken from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. The year was 1780. Congratulations to Susan and John for getting the answer right!! They both win a CALI CD (great for studying for exams).
If your sentencing research is more current in nature (as opposed to the French Revolution) start with The Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections in a Nutshell, a new addition to our collection by Lynn Branham shelved at KF9728.Z9 K7 2005 in the First Floor Library.
"What's coming on?"
"The Treason case."
"The quartering one, eh?"
"Ah!" returned the man, with a relish; "he'll be drawn on a hurdle to be half hanged, and then he'll be taken down and sliced before his own face, and then his inside will be taken out and burnt while he looks on, and then his head will be chopped off, and he'll be cut into quarters. That's the sentence."
"If he's found guilty, you mean to say?" Jerry added, by way of proviso.
"Oh! they'll find him guilty," said the other. "Don't you be afraid of that."