Law Student Gazette

1. Extended Opening Hours For Exam Period – Now Including Friday Evenings

For the first time this year, the Law Library will remain open until 9 pm on Fridays during the exam period, for four Fridays commencing Friday 4 June, 2010.

This is in addition to the extended weekend hours of 10 am to 5 pm Saturday – Sunday. The dates for extended hours on weekends are Saturday 5 June – Sunday 6 June, Saturday 12 June – Sunday 13 June, Saturday 19 June – Sunday 20 June, Saturday 26 June – Sunday 27 June, 2010.

1. Law Library Closed Sunday 30 May, 2010

The Law Library and Law building will be closed on Sunday 30 May, 2010 due to electrical works being carried out for the Menzies redevelopment project.

The Matheson and Hargrave-Andrew Libraries will be open from 10 am – 5 pm and Caulfield Library from 10 am – 10 pm.

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience.

1. Library Resource Classes

Get a headstart on your studies!  Enrol in learning skills seminars and LAW1101, a Court Report Resources class through: 
https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/   

 Make sure you use the keyword Law to limit to classes offered by the Law Library. 

1. Learning Skills Seminar

Get a headstart on your studies. Enrol in learning skills seminars and for LAW1101, a Court Report Resources class through:  
https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/library/

Make sure you use the keyword Law to limit classes offered by the Law Library.

1. Law Library Summer Opening Hours

A reminder that the Law Library opening hours have changed. From January 4, 2010 until Semester 1 Orientation week, the Law Library will be opening at 8am Monday to Friday and closing at 9pm on Mondays and Tuesdays and 5.45pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The Library will be closed on Saturdays and open 1-5pm on Sundays.

The other Clayton branches will complement the Law Library opening over Jan/Feb with different evening openings (Matheson on Wednesdays in February and Hargrave-Andrew Library on Thursdays). Please check the 2010 opening hours cards or the Library’s website for day by day opening hours.

1. Changes to Library Opening Hours in 2010

A review of Library opening hours was conducted from July to October 2009. The review aimed to improve the service offer and align the hours with user needs based on the 2009 user survey. The 2010 opening hours are simplified for greater uniformity across the library and for consistency of user experience. Through creative solutions, the Library is able to expand opening hours with minimal cost implications.
The following changes of relevance to Law students are to be adopted from 2010. If you are doing Summer units, please note the change of evening openings in point 3. See also http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/hours/

Clayton branches (Law, Matheson, Hargrave-Andrew)

1. The libraries will open earlier, at 8 am (rather 8.30 am), on all days that the libraries are open.
2. The libraries will stay open until 9 pm when open in the evening in non-semester weeks (rather than until 7 pm).
3. Summer hours will be re-organised with a net gain of total opening hours and with no gap in evening openings in February. This should benefit JD students studying by Trimester. From January 4, 2010 until Semester 1 Orientation week, the Law Library will be open until 9 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays (currently Tues/Wed/Thurs but finishing in the first week of February). The other Clayton branches will complement the Law Library opening over Jan/Feb with different evening openings (Matheson on Wednesday and HAL on Thursday).
4. The libraries will open in Orientation weeks for both semesters as per semester opening, i.e. open in the evenings until 9 pm Mon-Thurs.
5. There will be extended opening during exams in the last week of exams, i.e. to 9 pm on Fridays and 10 am-5 pm over an extra weekend.
6. The Matheson Annexe will provide extended opening on Fridays to 9 pm during semester (instead of 5.45 pm).

Changes at Other Branches of Benefit to City Based Law Students:

1. Pharmacy Library (Parkville) will open extended evening hours during semester until 7 pm (instead of 5.45 pm) Monday to Thursday.
2. Caulfield Library will open extended evening opening to 10 pm (instead of from 5 pm) for 8 Sundays during exam periods.

2. Are You Looking for a Recent Issue of a Print Journal?

Boxes holding the current year’s unbound journals on level 2 have been relocated to sit with the bound volumes for each title. The shelving row previously used for current issues has been removed and a browsing area for new issues will be created. The display of the most recent journal issue, currently on level 1 near the Reference shelves, will be relocated to this area.

3. Improve Your Legal Research Skills

Legal Online
A two hour session covering all of Thomson Reuters’ Research Services including our case research hub – FirstPoint, Journals, The Laws of Australia and Online Commentaries.

Westlaw Australia – International content
A two hour session on Westlaw International covering cases, legislation and journals from UK, USA, Canada, Hong Kong and other countries.

These sessions are free and will be held at Thomson Reuters, Level 10, 565 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Reserve your place through http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/support/ts-legal-research-training.asp.  You will receive a certificate of attendance on completion of the course.

For further information, contact Caroline Knaggs in the Law Library on 9905 2604 or caroline.knaggs@lib.monash.edu.au

END OF GAZETTE 02/12/09