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View past blog posts from the Cumberland School of Law's Lucille Stewart Beeson Law Library.

Rascal of the Month for May 2025
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Rascal of the Month for March 2025
Rascal of the Month for February 2025
Rascals of the Month for January 2025
Rascals of the Month for December 2024
Rascal of the Month for November 2024
Rascal of the Month for October 2024
Fall ResearchFest
Rascal of the Month for September 2024
September 4th Lunch & Learn
Enhance Your Skills: Explore Law Library Resources
Rascal of the Month for August 2024
Rascal of the Month for May 2024
Rascal of the Month for April 2024
Spring ResearchFest
Rascals of the Month for March 2024
Rascal of the Month for February 2024
Rascal of the Month for January 2024
Rascal of the Month for December 2023
Rascal of the Month for November 2023
Rascal of the Month for October 2023
The Law Library Welcomes George A. Strait Fellow, Monica Slater
Rascal of the Month-September 2023
Rascal of the Month - August 2023
Rascal of the Month for May 2023
Beeson Law Library Hosts Resource Fest
Rascal of the Month - April 2023
Rascal of the Month - March 2023
Congratulations to Connie Walker on Her Retirement
Rascal of the Month - February 2023
Alice Bullington to Retire from Samford University after 40 Years of Service to the University and Cumberland’s Beeson Law Library
Rascal of the Month - January 2023
Rascal of the Month - December 2022
Good Luck on Final Exams!
Audio Study Aids: Available in the Law Library’s Collection
Rascal of the Month - November 2022
Looking for Study Aids? Explore These Databases
Listening to Audio of United States Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Beeson Law Library Key Number System Quick-Training
Finding Dissertations and Theses for Your Research
October 2022 Rascal of the Month
Genealogy and the Law
ABA Wide 21-Day Hispanic Heritage Equity Habit Building Challenge
Life after Law School: Cumberland Students Learn about Low-Cost and Free Legal Research Resources
September Rascal
Meet Calvin Jemison, the Newest Member of the Information Desk Staff
Interlibrary Loan: Obtaining Books and Articles Not Held by the Law Library
August Rascal
Updates: Thomson Reuters and Westlaw
The Beeson Law Library Welcomes the Cumberland Law Class of 2025
Congratulations, Della!
National Library Week: Celebrate with these Facts About the Lucille Stewart Beeson Law Library
Helpful Websites for Foreign and International Legal Research
Continue Your Celebration of Women’s History Month with the Following Resources
Resource Highlight: The Centennial of Cumberland Women
Finding State Law Beyond the Statutory in Alabama: Administrative Codes
Exploring HeinOnline’s Social Justice Suite
Tips for Using Google
Celebrating Black History Month: Resources from the American Bar Association
Starting Your Legal Research: Finding Secondary Sources at Beeson Law Library, Part II
How to Start Your Legal Research: Finding Secondary Sources at Beeson Law Library, Part I  
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Using HeinOnline to Explore the Legislative History behind the Federal Holiday
Meet the Information Desk Staff of the Law Library
Check It Out Highlights
Study Aids Resource Guide Update: Bankruptcy Added as a Featured Subject
Resources for Coping with Stress and Anxiety
The Indigenous Digital Archive (IDA) Treaties Explorer
Resource Spotlight: World Trials Library (HeinOnline)
Listening to Audio of United States Supreme Court Oral Arguments (2021)
Genealogy and the Law (2021)
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Introductory Resources
This Week in History: On September 27, 1964, the Warren Commission Report Was Released to the Public
Online Legal Forms: Where to Find Them at No Cost
Learn Legal Research with the Law Library of Congress
Save and Organize Your Research: Tools Available in Bloomberg Law, Lexis+, and Westlaw Edge
Law School Study Aids: Their Purpose and Means of Access
Welcome to the 2021-2022 Academic Year
New Research Guide Available: Native American Tribal Law
Preparing for Final Exams? Keep These Resources in Mind
How to Locate an Elusive Book
Resource Highlight: The Centennial of Cumberland Women (2021)
How to Start Your Legal Research: Finding Secondary Sources at Beeson Law Library
Resources for Coping with Stress and Anxiety (March 2021)
Audio Study Aids
HeinOnline’s Women and the Law (Peggy)
Celebrate Black History Month with the Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library
COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present - A New Database from HeinOnline
Researching Hate: Three Websites to Consider
Black Lawyers in America: A National Town Hall Series Presented by the ABA
Starting Points for Locating Statistical Information
Exploring HeinOnline’s Social Justice Suite (2021)
Welcome to Spring 2021
Access to Online Study Aids: A Reminder
Law Library Resources for Career Planning and Management
Coping with Stress and Anxiety (2020)
Refresh Your Legal Research Skills with These Resources
Interesting Facts about Citators: Five Things to Know
Using Bloomberg Law, Lexis+, and Westlaw Edge to Research Judges and Attorneys
Do You Have a Research Plan?
Access to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times
Finding State Law Beyond the Statutory: Administrative Codes (2020)
Researching Local Legislation in Alabama
Civil Rights Legal Materials & News on Westlaw: Free Resource
Developing a Law School Success Strategy: Library Resources to Help You on Your Journey
New Hours at the Beeson Law Library
The Beeson Law Library Welcomes the Cumberland Community Back for the Fall 2020 Semester
Access to Online Study Aids
COVID-19 Updates from the Alabama State Bar Association and Surrounding State Bar Associations
HeinOnline: New Databases
Looking Beyond Legal Databases: Resources for Interdisciplinary Research
Selecting a Research Topic: Using Library Resources to Identify the Perfect Subject
Frequently Asked Questions: Things to Know While the Law Library Is Closed
Finding Success in Online Courses
Open When Closed: You Can Still Access Law Library Resources
Library Fines and Returning Law Library Materials
HeinOnline: Free Trial Databases
Finding Test Questions & Exercises in the Online Study Aids Available from Beeson Law Library
Using Study Aids Effectively: Three Things to Remember When Preparing for Finals
Exploring West Academic Study Aids
Legal Research Resources: The Coronavirus Pandemic
Cumberland Students Now Have Access to Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library
Library Services and Our Virtual Campus: Things to Remember
A Note to Cumberland Students
Circulation/Fines Policies at Beeson Law Library During the Emergency Period
Law Library Access
Recent Law Library Acquisitions: February 2020
Celebrating Beeson Law Library’s 25th Anniversary – March 1, 2020
Explore the Law Library’s Fiction Collection
Recent Acquisitions: Stop by the Law Library to See What’s New
2020 Spring Survey Results
Helpful Websites for Foreign and International Legal Research (2020)
Save and Organize Your Research: Tools Available in Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance, and Westlaw Edge
2020 Law Library Survey
Self-Care and Wellness: Campus Resources
Planning Your Library Study Schedule: Five Things to Remember
 
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