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/

Final Exam Preparations

Classes are almost over and preparations for final exams has begun. During your preparations, don’t forget about the library’s many resources, including past exams and study aids.

Some Professors post their past exams on TLCWEB. To find out whether your Professor has posted past exams, log in to TLCWEB, then choose Library from the green bars on the left & then click Past Exams. You can search for exams by Professor or Course Name (or both).

We also have many study aids available in our Reserve Room. Consult our Study Guide for 1L Courses to find study aids for Legal Process, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law and Property, as well as to view the types of study aids we have available, including: Q & As; Emanuels; Gilberts; Acing Series; Siegels & many more. And don’t forget about West Study Aids.  Just sign in to your Westlaw account & click on West Study Aids Subscription (in the middle of the page under Legal Research & Tools), to find your favorite study aids in eBook format.

Remember that during this final exam prep period, the library is open as a quiet study hall 24/6+.

Good luck on your exams!

Study Hall Hours for Fall 2012 Final Exams

The Gould Law Library is now open to Touro Law students as a 24-hour study hall until the last day of  final exams on Friday,12/21, with a few exceptions. The Library will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday,11/22.  Also, in observance of the Jewish Sabbath, the library will close on Fridays at 2:45 p.m. and will reopen on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Library services will not be available on Saturdays or during the overnight period (or on Friday, 11/23), although a security guard will be on duty. Students using the library after midnight must sign in and out at the security desk. On Saturdays, use of the library is subject to the usual special conditions.

The entire library, with the exception of the Circulation Desk, Reference Office, and enclosed study rooms, will be a "silent study" area during this period to maximize available quiet study space. 

For more information, please consult the library website or call 631-761-7150.