Exam Prep Materials Available at the Library

Mabie Library has both digital and print materials to help you study for exams.

West Study Aids

The library offers a digital collection of exam prep and study materials that you can access from your computer or mobile device. Find the link to West Study Aids in the lower right-hand corner of the library's webpage.

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  • Gilbert Law Summaries. These course outlines include black letter law, capsule summaries, and correlation charts to match pages to relevant casebooks. Also features practice multiple choice, true-false, and essay questions.
  • Audio lectures. The Law School Legends series offers 1-hour lectures by noted law school professors.
  • Exam Pro. This series includes sample exams, both multiple choice and essay. Students can check their answers against keys that explain not only the best answer choice, but also why other answers are not the best choice. Also cites to leading hornbooks and treatises.
  • Flash Cards. Electronic flashcards present objective questions on legal topics covered in your law school courses.Explanations accompany correct answers, providing a way to test your knowledge of black letter law.
  • High Court Case Summaries. This series contains well-prepared briefs for major cases in the corresponding textbook.
  • Hornbooks.These in-depth one-volume treatises cover law school course subjects.
  • Concise Hornbooks. Need something less in-depth than a hornbook? Concise Hornbooks have been developed for law students. They provide concise analyses of subjects covered by law school courses.
  • Nutshell series. Need something shorter than a Concise Hornbook? The Nutshell series encapsulates law school subjects in a readable format.
  • Access from your device. Download the app to view West Study Aids on your mobile device.

Print Materials

Study aids in print are available in the library's Reserve Room. These materials may be checked out for 4 hours or overnight if checked out within 4 hours of closing.

  • Understanding series. This series provides analysis and discussion of over 50 law school subjects. Written by subject matter experts, scholars, and casebook authors. The Understanding Series is more in-depth than a nutshell, but less scholarly than a hornbook.
  • Hornbooks, Concise Hornbooks, and Nutshells.
  • Selection of flash cards, course outlines, Examples & Explanations,and more.