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Law Library Stressbusters for Spring 2024

Your guide to the Library's semester-long stressbusters programs! Plus some fun virtual options and exam prep help.
URL: https://libguides.law.ucla.edu/stressbusters

Need Help Preparing for Finals?

The Law Library provides access to hundreds of popular print and electronic study aids for class and exam preparation – like Examples & Explanations, Glannon Guides, Nutshells, and many more. If you’d like to take a break from reading every now and then, series such as the Short and Happy Guides and Sum and Substance on West Academic are available in audio formats (under “Content Type” select “Audio” to browse the list). The series In Other Words on Aspen Learning offers audio and video options on topics such as Civil Procedure, Torts, and Evidence (select either “Videos” or “Audio” to browse). Finally, CALI video tutorials cover a wide range of subjects, and are typically an hour or less. Take a look at our research guide for a comprehensive list of all study aids available at the Law Library: https://libguides.law.ucla.edu/studyaids. You can also watch the short videos below to get an overview of West Academic and Aspen Learning Library.

West Academic Study Aids

The Law Library has a subscription to West Academic Study Aids, an online database which provides unlimited access to over 500 law school study aids/supplements. Case studies, hornbooks, exam outlines and audio lectures are included.  Note: This database available to the UCLA Law School community only.

Aspen Learning Library Study Aids Package

Aspen Learning Library (formerly Wolters Kluwer Online Study Aid Library) contains all 38 titles of the popular Examples & Explanations Series. It also contains many other  study aids and outlines, such a Emanuel's, Glannon Guides, Casenote Legal Briefs, Academic Success series, Inside Series, and more. It also offers over 200 videos with coverage of 21 course areas. Each video covering a fundamental legal concept is written and presented by a law professor or legal practitioner