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Faculty Services: Current Awareness

Through a new partnership with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mercer faculty, staff and students now qualify for a complimentary, all-access premium digital subscription to AJC.com, the AJC app and ePaper. 
The annual premium subscription includes:

  • Unlimited access to AJC.com, the AJC app and ePaper 
  • Breaking news and engaging stories from one of America’s most influential cities 
  • Complete Georgia political coverage, from Peachtree Street to Pennsylvania Avenue
  • In-depth Braves, Falcons, United, Hawks, college and high school sports reporting 
  • Substance and Soul - Experience all the flavors of Atlanta's diverse food scene 
  • Exclusive access to AJC events and subscriber briefings

 Using your Mercer e-mail address, you can activate your subscription through this link.

The complimentary subscription only works with a Mercer e-mail address. If, after entering your address and password, you get a message that says “It looks like you already redeemed your access,” disregard the message. You should get a confirmation e-mail from the AJC indicating that your subscription is active.
 
If you have any difficulties setting up your subscription, call AJC Customer Service at (404) 522-4141.  
 

Library Contacts

Circulation Desk

  • Phone: (478) 301-2612

Reference Service

Law Library Website

LAWCAT online catalog

Mercer University Libraries

Librarians

Sharon Bradley

Ismael Gullon

Staff

Amberly Cole

Julie Register

Current Awareness Tools & Resources

SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

  • Bloomberg/BNA
  • Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP) - CILP covers the table of contents of 650 legal publications and is available through HeinOnline.
    • When faculty are added to the email distribution list, they will begin receiving the weekly CILP editions.
    • SmartCILP provides personalized email delivery of the table of contents of newly-published law reviews and legal journals, organized by topic, with links to Lexis and Westlaw.
    • Start your SmartCILP
    • Guide to using CILP
  • HeinOnline
  • LAW.com - a global news platform
  • Law360
    • Available through your Lexis+ account
  • Lexis/Shepard's Alerts
  • LLRX
  • SSRN eJournal Alerts
  • Westlaw
    • Westlaw Today newsletter, how to subscribe
    • There are a number of alert options, all require you first run a search then create the alert (bell icon on right).
    • WestClip: runs a saved search and notifies you of new search results.
    • KeyCite: monitors the status of cases, statutes, and regulations.
    • Docket Alert: tracks when new cases are filed that meet your specifications for jurisdiction, case type, etc.
    • Publication Alert: sends you new issues of publications as they become available on Westlaw.
  • Look under Notifications (upper right corner) for all Alerts

NEWSPAPERS

What's New

Law.com is ALM's flagshp global legal news platform

  • Publications - Includes The American Lawyer and The Daily Report (GA).
  • Law Topics - Follow topics to have articles come straight to your email.
  • Surveys & Rankings - Access the Am Law 100 & 200, Global 100, NLJ 500, and NYLJ 100. Review law firm performance on recruiting and retention, DEI, partner and associate compensation and more.
  • Law Firms - Deep dive into each firm's background, rankings, and analysis.

 Create your account - Self-registration link

  • After creating your account, use My Law.com to personalize and refine your newsfeed.
  • A feature of your account is Radar which includes expert summaries on new cases, easy access to complaint documents, and search and alert optins. 
  • Use the Education Center for introductory and how-to micro-videos that show how to navigate, fine-tune, and personalize your account. 
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