Technology Manual for Law Students

Several legal publishers have agreed to provide UDC Law students, who are currently enrolled in classes, 60 days of free online access to legal texts. Instructions for setting up accounts for each publisher are as follows. You must use your UDC email address to register for these new accounts.

West Academic has opened their textbook and assessments (practice quizzes) packages for UDC Law students. Although the quizzes in the assessment package are keyed to West Academic casebooks, they can be used for practice regardless of which casebook your professor has assigned.

• Go to eproducts.westacademic.com.
• If you’ve already created an account for West Academic Study Aids, click “Sign In” and use same login information. If you have not previously created an account for West Academic Study Aids, click “Create an Account.” You must use your UDC email address.
• You will receive a verification link in your UDC email inbox. Before you get started, you’ll need to verify your account by clicking the link in the email you received.
• To use practice quizzes, click on the blue icon containing a large Q.
• You can switch between the study aids library and textbook library using the “Access my Digital Study Aids” and “Access My eProducts Bookshelf” links in the top righthand corner of the webpage.

The Law Library provides yearlong online access to the West Academic Study Aids package. Please refer to the Online Study Aids page of this Technology Manual for instructions on accessing these study aids if you have not yet created an account.

You can access the entire Lexis Digital Library Trial Site, which includes treatises, practice guides, study guides, and more in eBook format.  It’s easy to use and available at any time during the trial period. Follow these steps to access this virtual library:

• Go to https://lexisdl.com/library/lndltrial.
• Enter your UDC email address as the Username.
• A LexisNexis Digital Library app is also available for Android and iOS. 
  • Download the app and enter “lndltrial” as the organization code, then sign in with your UDC email address.
• The Lexis Digital Library is easy to use, but basic training guides instructional videos are available on the LexisNexis Digital Library Support & Training site.

• Visit bookshelf.vitalsource.com to create a Bookshelf account with your UDC  email address. If you already have an account for study aids, just log in.
• Click here for instructions on creating a Bookshelf account.  
• Once you create an account with your UDC email address, you should log in and click on the “Explore” tab in the upper left corner of the screen. This tab provides access to the freely available e-textbooks.
• For frequently asked questions about using VitalSource, please visit their site to learn more.
• Please note that at this time, student downloads are limited to 7 titles.

The Law Library provides yearlong access to the Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library. Please refer to the Online Study Aids page of this Technology Manual for instructions on accessing these study aids if you have not yet created an account.

Email the Law Library at lawlibraryhelp@udc.edu to request a registration key for access to the Online Bluebook. Only law students currently enrolled in a course are eligible to receive a temporary access registration key.