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About the College of Law Blog: http://niucollegeoflaw.blogspot.com/

Subscribing to the blog:

Via a feed reader/news reader:  RSS icon

  1. Look for the area labeled "Subscribe Now" on the right hand side of the blog. 
  2. Click "Subscribe in a reader."
  3. After clicking the link you'll see buttons for several major feed reader services (Google Reader, Bloglines, etc.). Click on the button for the service you use to add the College of Law blog to it. 
  4. If your reader isn't listed, look for the link labeled "View Feed XML." Clicking this link will open a new window containing a URL of the blog's feed. Copy and paste that URL into your feed reader.
  5. Tip: If you'd like more information about how RSS feeds work, their benefits, and how to use them, see the RSS Feeds FAQ from the NIU Faculty Development & Instructional Design Center web site.

Via e-mail:  Email icon

  1. Look for the area labeled "Subscribe via Email" on the right hand side of the blog. 
  2. Enter your email address and click "Subscribe."
  3. A window will appear with a "distorted letter" (Captcha) image. Type in the letters as shown and click "Complete Subscription Request."
  4. You'll shortly receive an email from "Feedburner Email Subscriptions." When you receive the email, click on the link in the email to confirm your subscription. 
  5. You'll receive an email on any day when at least one new item has been posted to the blog. (To cut down on email clutter, Feedburner saves up all blog posts within a 24-hour period, and sends them all in one email.) 

Submitting information to the blog:

  • All news and events (except scholarship & writing competition deadlines) submitted to The Docket will also be cross-posted to the blog.  
  • College of Law faculty, staff, or heads of student organizations who wish to submit content to be posted only to the blog should send the information via e-mail to both Sharon Nelson & Frank Lima (slnelson@niu.edu and flima@niu.edu).
  • Please note that information on the blog is not limited to the College of Law, and is viewable by anyone on the Internet. Information that needs to be restricted to NIU students, faculty and staff can be accommodated on the College of Law web site; please contact Sharon Nelson for details.

Searching the blog:

  • Use the "Labels" to search for posts by topic (e.g., information of interest to 1Ls, course updates, events, general announcements, etc.)
  • Use the "Archive" links to review all posts published during a given month.