LIBRARY OPEN 24/6+ FOR EXAMS

In order to maximize your opportunities for quiet study, Gould Law Library is open as a study hall almost around the clock through the end of final exams (May 22nd).  These special hours are for Law Center Students ONLY.  There are only two exceptions to this round the clock availability through the end of finals, which are:

• EVERY Friday from 6:00 p.m. to Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m.:

• This closure is in observance of the Jewish Sabbath. Saturday access is subject to special conditions:  You may use the 1st floor only; you must have your Touro ID required and use the special access door to enter; and you cannot bring any food.

• Tuesday, May 14th  at 7:00 p.m. through Friday, May 17th at 8:00 a.m.:

• In observance of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, the library will close at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14th. It will remain closed entirely until we reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 17th.  To learn more, read this blog post.

Please note that library services will not be available during the overnight period and on Saturdays, although a security guard will be on duty.

The entire library (except for the Circulation Desk, the Reference Office, and enclosed study rooms) is now a quiet zone to maximize available study space.  In order to keep the quiet zone as quiet as possible, please take care to remember:

            * No cell phone use is allowed in the library at any time.

            * Conversation should be taken outside the library to the atrium.

            * If you encounter any noise issues, please see a member of the library staff.

We wish you all the best on your exams! For our 1Ls, check out our Study Guide for 1L courses, which includes study guides specifically for your classes on Civil Procedure, Contracts, Torts, and Criminal Law.  You can access it here.

We’ll be back to post again in May.

In the meantime, keep calm and read on.

New York Law Journal – Now Available Online!

We are pleased to announce that Gould Law Library now offers direct, full online access to the New York Law Journal! Through the Law Library database page, you can access full-text articles and all other subscriber content directly from the New York Law Journal website.

Here’s how you do it: Visit our Law Library online database page here. Click on the database entitled “New York Law Journal.” You should be taken directly to the website. You can also access it directly from this blog post by clicking here.

If you want to access the database from outside the Law Center, you will need to be signed in to TLC Web first.

Please be aware that this access does not entitle you to full access to the law.com site. You only have full access to the New York Law Journal online. You can, however, still access other legal newspapers that are available through law.com through Lexis Nexis.

If you need assistance accessing the New York Law Journal online, you can call (631-761-7160), email libraryreference@tourolaw.edu or just walk into the reference office during our reference hours and there will be a librarian available to assist you.

New Resources on Tax Law – April’s Subject of the Month

Welcome to the first in our new series on resources in the Gould Law Library! Each month, we will highlight a particular legal topic and discuss some of our newer resources on the topic.

This month, as we file our taxes, we are highlighting print resources on tax law.

Our collection holds numerous tax law books that have been vetted by our experienced librarians as reliable and authorative. In the past few months, we acquired several new print resources on taxation, such as:

Call Number: KF6276.62012 .T39 2013 (Second Floor)



Tax Legislation 2012 : American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 : Law, Explanation & Analysis

Call Number: KF6369 .C43 2012 (Second Floor)

Federal income taxation : a law student's guide to the leading cases and concepts / by Marvin A. Chirelstein, Lawrence A. Zelenak



Call Number: KF6324 .C67 2012 (Second Floor)



Practice and procedure in the U.S. Tax Court / by Danshera Cords

When tackling complex legal issues, it is often helpful to have a reference book to guide you. Reference books are a different breed of book, as they are intended to give basic, introductory information about a topic, term, or issue, while non-reference books go into far more detail and nuance about a subject. Here are few of our most recently acquired reference resources on tax:

Federal income taxation of individuals in a nutshell / by John K. McNulty, Daniel J. Lathrope
Call Number: KF6369.3 .M3 2012 (Second Floor)

Federal income taxation of partners and partnerships in a nutshell / by Karen C. Burke
Call Number: KF6452.Z9 B87 2013 (Second Floor)

Questions and Answers : federal estate and gift taxation / Elaine Hightower Gagliardi
Call Number: KF6572 .G34 2013 (Reserves)

Tax reform : a reference handbook / James John Jurinski
Call Number: KF6289 .J87 2012 (Second Floor)

How did I find all these new resources? I visited our online catalog, which you can find here: http://library.touro.edu/search~S1 I searched by keyword – “tax” – and arranged the results list by date. You can find more books like the ones listed here by doing the same.

Check back soon for our next blog post.

In the meantime, keep calm and read on.

Do you need a place to study during Shavuot?

The Gould Law Library will be closing at 2:45 on Tuesday May 14th and will remain open as a study hall until 7 p.m. that evening. The library will remain closed thru May 16th and will re-open on May 17th. If you are looking for a place to study from May 14th – May 16th the library has contacted local area law schools and academic libraries for you.  

In order to go to a law school, you will need to come to the library and sign up. Please bring your ID card to Circulation. You will need to be put on a list for the following law schools: Brooklyn, Hofstra, St. John’s, and CUNY Law. We are required to send the names to these schools in advance, so you will have until April 30th to sign up. If you do not sign up ahead of time, you will be denied access at the law school you choose to visit. In addition, you will need to bring a valid Touro ID card with a sticker on it from the Bursar’s office.

Dowling, Stony Brook, New York Institute of Technology, Adelphi, and St. Joseph’s have all agreed to allow you access as well. For a complete list, please come to the library.

Many public libraries also have quiet study rooms available. If you have any questions, please stop in the Reference Office and ask us. We will be happy to help you in any way. Good Luck on your Finals!

Special Library Hours for Passover

During the Passover break, it is important to note that the Library has different hours than the academic side of the building.  Be sure to check our website and Facebook/Twitter posts for the most up-to-date information on our hours and availability!

The Library Schedule for the next two weeks is as follows:

Sunday, March 24               

Library is open for study for its regular hours: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.  Reference Staff are available during regular Sunday hours: 11:00 a.m. to  5:00 p.m.

Monday, March 25               

Library follows a Friday schedule.  The Library is open from 7:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Reference Staff are available from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Tues.-Wed., Mar. 26-27       

The entire building is closed. The Library is not open for study either day, and Library Staff are not available to assist you.

Thurs.-Fri., March 28-29      

Library is open regular hours: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. on Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Friday. Reference Staff are available during regular hours: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday.

Sat.-Tues., Mar. 30-Apr. 2   

The entire building is closed. The Library is not open for study any of these days, and Library Staff are not available to assist you.

Wednesday, Apr. 3

Library resumes its regular schedule.

To always be up to date on our hours, please bookmark this link: Gould Law Library Hours and check it often!

We wish all of you that celebrate a happy and healthy Passover and Easter season.

Text or "Chat" with a Librarian

There are now two new ways that you can contact us! You can now ask us reference questions via instant chat & via text message.

If you would like to ask a question while you’re on your computer – just go to the library homepage & click “Chat with Us.” This will bring you to a chat widget where you can type in your question. If the question comes in during our reference hours, we will respond as soon as possible.

You can also text us your reference question. Here’s how you do it: Text us at [66746] and start your question with [ASKGOULD]. You will only need to enter [ASKGOULD] the 1^st time you contact us. The first time you contact us you will receive the following automated message: "Your msg has been posted, thanks! Powered by Mosio. To quit, reply STOP or reply HELP for info. Standard messaging charges apply. T&Cs mosio.com/terms.php." Then just save us in your contacts and text us questions when you’re on the go.

Our reference hours are:

Sunday:  11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Monday–Thursday:  9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Friday:  9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

As always, you can also call (631-761-7160), email libraryreference@tourolaw.edu  or just walk into the reference office during our reference hours and there will be a librarian available to assist you. 

Bloomberg Law 1L Mandatory Training

Bloomberg Law is beginning mandatory training sessions for Legal Process students this week. Training will be held on Tuesday, January 29th at 7:45 p.m. for evening students and on Wednesday, January 30th at 12:30 p.m. for day students.  Both training sessions will take place in the auditorium.

Please remember to bring the user name that you were issued and the password that you created during orientation.  If you have not yet created your password please contact the library reference office prior to your training session.

You can access Bloomberg Law on the Library Databases page on our website or at http://about.bloomberglaw.com/