The Teaching & Research Librarians support faculty's instructional needs in a variety of ways.
Guest Lectures
The T&R Librarians can provide customized legal research instruction to your students through guest lectures and creating instructional videos. Some examples include guest lectures on administrative law and legislative research. T&R has also created training videos on using the ABA/Bloomberg Law Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct for Professional Responsibility.
Research Guides
We can also design and curate research resources for doctrinal courses and experiential learning programs. We have designed materials to be included in Canvas Course sites or that stand alone as a website. For example, we have designed a research guide supporting the work of the Community Enterprise Clinic and History of American Legal Education.
Support for Student Writing Assignments
We are also happy to provide research instruction, either through guest lectures or research guides, for courses that meet the Upper-Level Writing Requirement. The instruction can be tailored to the topic of the course and highlight any specialized resources or research methods. In addition, librarians are available to meet one-on-one with your students to help them get started with their research and recommend databases and strategies. Students can book an appointment with your Liaison or another member of the T&R team by visiting this site.
Identify Course Materials
T&R can help you identify course materials, including primary law, books, articles and videos and determine the best method for making them available to your students in compliance with Copyright Law. We can also facilitate your submissions for Course Reserves. We have also create a resource to assist you in obtaining free faculty review copies of casebooks that you may be considering for your course which you can find the the Instructor Copies of Case Books tab.
Rare Book Room Visits
T&R member Laurel Davis also serves as the Curator of Rare Books. She would love to work with you on a class visit for your students. Past examples include: books by writers like Hugo Grotius for the Law of War seminar; important early American imprints for American Legal History; and important early editions of the Magna Carta, Bracton, and Coke for English Legal History. Reach out to Laurel at davislp@bc.edu for a tour and/or to brainstorm ideas for a Rare Book Room visit.
