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Study Aids for First Year Courses

Look at the tabs of this guide for study aids (print and online) pertaining to a certain course. This home page contains information about:

Study Aids Databases:

Aspen Learning Library (link to database) (Information Below)
West Academic Online Study Aids (link to database) (Information Below)

Akron Law Past Exams Online

CALI - Online interactive lessons

Barbri Outlines for 1L Classes

Books and Websites on First Year Success

There are also Outlining and Research Apps which are purchased by the law library for your use. These apps automatically create outlines from the notes and research you collect and organize via the app.

Sample Exams

Sample University of Akron Law School Exams are available online through Brightspace.

Log on to Brightspace using your UANet ID and Password and go to the "Law School Student Resources" course. Follow the link in the sidebar to "Law School Sample Exams." Exams are arranged alphabetically by course and are broken down by professor. The exams are available in PDF format and may be viewed online or printed for later use.

CALI

The Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction
CALI has hundreds of interactive lessons on legal topics. Also, CALI currently offers 11 lectures and interactive exercises on basic law school skills, including exam taking, outlining and case briefing.

To access the complete
list of tutorials visit www.cali.org

The authorization code is contained in your Law School Orientation Brightspace page, under library materials. Or, ask one of the library staff.

West Academic Study Aids Online

Access more than 470 study aids via West Academic Study Aids.

The subscription also includes the High Court Case Summaries Series, which include case briefs keyed to specific casebooks.

Also contains audio files for Law School Legends and Sum and Substance Audio Series! Listen offline using the mobile app.

NEW - interactive multiple choice quizzes on Exam Pro - Objective titles.

West Academic Study Aids Online
Available to Law students, faculty and staff only. 24/7 access to more than 470 study aids in ebook format. Includes Gilbert Law Summaries, Sum and Substance titles, Black Letter Outlines and High Court Case Summaries. Includes audio, video and interactive multiple choice quizzes. University of Akron users do not need to create an account to access, but may want to create an account to save your highlights and notes, save favorites and see your recently viewed titles. Instructions

Database Instruction Page
for how-tos.

West Academic One L Roadmap
Lays out the main milestones your students will encounter during the first semester of their 1L year(First day of class, outlining, exam prep etc.), with links to helpful content for that point in the semester.

Aspen Learning Library

To access (both on and off campus):

Go to https://login.ezproxy.uakron.edu:2443/login?url=https://aspenlearninglibrary.com/
If you are off campus, you can access this through the VPN or enter your UANet Id and password to access.

The Aspen Learning Library contains popular study aids in ebook format, including Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Glannon Guides, Emanuel CrunchTime, Academic Success, Casenote Legal Briefs, Inside Series, Friedman’s Series, Jumpstart Series.

Also includes video and audio study aids for certain subjects.

Access and download books via Android, Apple, Mac or PC App. You can download the app of your choice here.

Find each app user guide here.