To this end, the newly constructed addition to the Law Library included a study carrel for each student, and each carrel was outfitted with a 10BaseT ethernet connection. The timing could not have been better. Individual laptops and wired carrels had been a goal of the Law School and Library administration since the late 1980's, but it would be several years before affordable network connectivity for laptops would become available, let alone a significant number of legal resources online. Use of and access to technology has grown steadily in the intervening years.
Most law faculty use an online notice board or web page to share information with students.
The school's three largest lecture halls are wired for network access to each seat. Most recently, the entire Law School network has been upgraded from 10 to 100 mps, a dramatic increase in data speed. Under either option, the student's package will include, in addition to the laptop itself, an ethernet adapter, modem, portable printer and selected software. For further information on the laptop program, feel free to contact Paul Birch , Computer Services Librarian.