Library Blog

The weekly library blog contains news, research resources, and information about library events. To view archived copies of library newsletters and blogs from 1996 to present, visit Docs@RWU.

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    Jump Start Your Law School Studies

    Jump at the chance to jump ship on this summer and jump start your law school studies! Don’t jump the gun, jump down my throat, or jump through hoops! Don’t even jump to conclusions. Just jump for joy

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    A Mini-History of Court Robes

    Have you ever given a stray thought to the subject of judicial robes? In academia, academic robes have a long history . Have you wondered about when judges started wearing them? Have you wondered if

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    What is an Athenaeum?

    In this summer’s continuing series of posts about Rhode Island history, today’s post is about the athenaeums of Rhode Island. If you have never heard the term “athenaeum” before, it is really just an

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    Elleanor Eldridge: A Woman Before Her Time

    Today’s blog post is about Elleanor Eldridge, a woman of color born in Warwick who owned property on Spring Street in Providence. In 1827. Wow! The life of Elleanor Eldridge is amazing. She was likely

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    Rhode Islander, Gilbert Stuart

    Gilbert Stuart is considered one of the most successful portraitists of the early years of America. Stuart created more than 1100 portraits including the first five U.S. Presidents, prominent public

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    Celebrating a Historical Summer!

    Happy summer everyone! During the summer we usually stray from legal research topics and pick a theme and stick to it for our summer posts. Last year we chose Rhode Island food (which was a fun and

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    Congrats, graduates!

    It is almost here! That day you have been waiting for since the first day of orientation: graduation day. 3Ls, you have come a long way and the Law Library extends a big Congratulations to you all

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    Summer Access to Materials

    Need to do research this summer? Have no fear, Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw offer summer access to continuing students! Our LawGuide, Bloomberg/Lexis/Westlaw @ RWU Law: Summer Access , explains

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    Tips for Finals

    Good news: The semester is almost over and summer is just around the corner! Bad news: That means it is exam time. The end of the semester is always filled with studying and outlining and stress. The