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Sign up today for the Library’s Legal Research Workshop. The workshop offers an introduction to basic legal sources and research including secondary sources, case law research, statutory research, Westlaw and Lexis. The workship is perfect for juniors and seniors who expect to conduct legal research for their junior papers or senior theses.

The workshop will take place on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm in the Firestone Library, Electronic Classroom 1 (A-6-D). To sign up or if you have any questions, e-mail David Hollander, Law & Legal Studies Librarian, at dholland@princeton.edu.

We will hold the first of two library skills sessions during the week of Sept. 24. These will be held in Firestone Library, Electronic Classroom 1 (A-6-D). All juniors are required to attend. If you have not already signed up for a slot, contact John Hernandez immediately.

The second sessions have already been scheduled for October, consult your syllabus for the specific date.

Over the next several weeks, the Library is offering sessions on using EndNote and RefWorks - two powerful software packages for managing your citations.

All sessions will be held in the Electronic Classroom II (room 26F) in Firestone.

EndNote Session Dates/Times: 11/09/2007 10:00am-12:00pm 11/23/2007 2:00pm-4:00pm 12/07/2007 10:00am-12:00pm

RefWorks Session Dates/Times: 11/09/2007 2:00pm-4:00pm 11/23/2007 10:00am-12:00pm 12/07/2007 2:00pm-4:00pm

For more information & to sign up, go to: http://library.princeton.edu/help/training/en-rw.php