Legal Research

Tax and Accounting Center

Posted on March 15, 2010
The Tax and Accounting Center offers a comprehensive array of analysis, news, primary sources, and practice tools covering federal, international, and state tax issues and financial accounting.The Tax and Accounting Center is organized by subject or ?Practice Area,? accessible via the tabs located at the top of any of the ?home? pages...

Will Wal-Mart Begin Offering Legal Advice?

Posted on March 14, 2010
Probably not any time soon. But the WSJ Law Blog highlights an editorial which suggests that they should be able to. After all, Tesco is going to start offering legal advice in England next year. And 30-40% of Americans with legal problems don't try to resolve them, probably because they cannot afford to...

Health Care Conference in Spotlight

Posted on March 13, 2010
"New Directions in American Health Care: Innovations from Home and Abroad," co-sponsored by the Law School, was a major campus conference of the past week. Conference participants included Professors Janet Dolgin (Conference Co-Director), Akilah Folami, Alan Jakimo, Ashira Ostrow, Vern Walker, and Joel Weintraub...

What Employers Want You to Know

Posted on March 12, 2010
Get the inside scoop - from Aurelia Sanchez of Rivkin Radler and Jim Murphy of Bloomberg - on what research skills and knowledge employers want you to have.Jim and Aurelia will be here for our librarians' panel on Cost Efficient Research and other Law Practice Survival Tips this Monday, March 15 , 12:10 - 1:30pm in Room 242...

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Obligatory Canine Microchipping?

Posted on March 11, 2010
I figured that that slightly surreal headline might catch your attention. According to this story, it appears that British dog owners may soon be legally obligated to equip their pets with subcutaneous microchips to aid in the pets? identification. The story continues, ?Postmen are delighted, but civil libertarians grumble that Britain's sprawling surveillance state now wants to track the nation's estimated 8 million dogs?...

Hein Online: U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, & Appeals

Posted on March 09, 2010
Hein Online: U.S. Federal Agency Library is a complete collection of some of the United States' most important government institutions. This case law, also know as decision law, is the body of reported opinions that are published by each agency and thereby become precedent and the basis for future decisions...

International Labour Organization (ILO): NATLEX

Posted on March 08, 2010
NATLEX is a database of national labor, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department.Records in NATLEX provide abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information, and they are indexed by keywords and by subject classifications...

Research: What Employers Want You to Know

Posted on March 05, 2010
To help you refresh your skills, the Library will present our TOP 10 Research Skills Workshops March 10-24. Start with:? Civics 101: What Every Lawyer Should Know But Doesn?t" Wednesday, March 10, 12:10-1pm in Room 242 and "Location, Location, Location: Where to find Statutes and Regulations? Monday, March 15, 5:10-6pm in Room 242 And don?t miss our feature workshop on Monday, March 15, 12:10-1:30pm in Room 242 ...

Copyright Protection On Social Networking Sites

Posted on March 04, 2010
The ubiquity of social networking sites and their widespread use have begun to raise many questions, such as those that involve personal privacy. Another issue is protecting the content of what users post to their sites and profiles. This article from the Legal Intelligencer offers an interesting overview of the intellectual property issues implicated in the use of social networking sites...

Securities Law Research Guide

Posted on March 03, 2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission web site has a nice guide on researching Federal Securities laws. The guide has a list of major securities statutes, an explanation of SEC rules and rulemaking, links to the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations, an explanation of SEC interpretive releases, and much more...

HeinOnline's Taxation and Economic Reform in America

Posted on March 01, 2010
HeinOnline's Taxation and Economic Reform in America feature provides access to an archive covering 225 years of American tax and economic reform. The library includes legislative histories, law review articles and current legislation.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Government Twitter

Posted on February 28, 2010
Many government agencies are now on Twitter. For attorneys who work in heavily-regulated practice areas, keeping track of these tweets can be useful. This is a fairly comprehensive list of federal Twitter accounts.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

NALP Update: New Recruiting Guidelines

Posted on February 27, 2010
NALP, the National Association for Law Placement, announced yesterday its long-awaited timing guidelines for the 2010 legal recruiting season. After months of consideration, the association decided against setting specific dates before which offers could not be made, and settled on a modest change--a "28-day rolling response deadline for candidates not previously employed by the employer, and a November 1 response deadline for candidates who have been previously employed by the employer...

Paper Writing Workshop?Last Chance!

Posted on February 25, 2010
The final Law Library Paper Writing Workshop of the Spring 2010 semester will take place as follows: Monday, March 1st, from 5:10 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in room 242. Don?t miss this last opportunity of the semester to learn about specific paper-writing resources and how you can create a comprehensive research strategy for writing your papers...

Making of Modern Law

Posted on February 24, 2010
The Making of Modern Law Collection contains full text American and British legal treatises from 1800-1926. It is a great place for legal history research. Looking into the history of divorce? The database has a book from 1881 titled Facts as to Divorce in New England...

Taxation & Economic Reform in America: A Historical Archive, 1781-2009

Posted on February 23, 2010
Too often people think of HeinOnline as an alternate source for law journal articles only. However, law journals are only one of the databases offered by Hein. There are many and today we highlight:Taxation & Economic Reform in America: A Historical Archive, 1781-2009: a 225-year archive of taxation and economic reform in America containing more than 900 volumes and nearly one million pages of legislative history materials and other documents...

Paper Writing Resources Workshop

Posted on February 22, 2010
The librarians will be repeating the Paper Writing Resources workshop on the following dates:Wednesday, February 24th 1:10pm - 2:00pm -- room 243Monday, March 1st 5:10pm - 6:00pm -- room 242The workshop is an overview of resources that you may want to consider when you are researching a scholarly paper...

What is the Future of the NALP?

Posted on February 21, 2010
The National Association for Law Placement is the group that coordinates law firm recruiting on law school campuses. The recession has brought calls for changes to current recruiting standards, including a proposal by the NALP that all summer associate job offers be issued in January...

Legal Research Engine

Posted on February 20, 2010
From my cozy spot near the Reference Desk, I've noticed that paper writing research and challenging source gathering assignments are taking up lots of law student time these days. This is a good time for a reminder about Legal Research Engine, one of my favorite online resources that can provide quick help...

Finding articles online

Posted on February 19, 2010
The Reference Librarians have sent me prowling for journal articles online. Accessing articles from a great number of journals requires a subscription. So what to you do if you get asked for login information? First, see if Hofstra subscribes. Especially if it is a non-legal journal, to find out if Hofstra subscribes, check Journal Finder ...

The Morgan Library

Posted on February 17, 2010
If you plan to go sightseeing in the city one of these days, you might want to check out the Morgan Library and Museum. The library has some interesting exhibits on display including illuminated manuscripts from the Netherlands (through May 2, 2010) and an exhibit on the life of Jane Austen (through March 14, 2010)Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Deep Web Research 2010

Posted on February 16, 2010
Deep Web Research 2010 is an updated guide on how to find information on the deep or invisible web. These are sites that current search engines cannot find or have trouble accessing. The guide is divided into the following sections:Articles, papers, forums, audio and videosPresentationsCross Database articlesResources - Deep Web ResearchCross Database Search ServicesResources - Semantic Web ResearchCross Database Search ToolsBOT Research, Resources and SitesPeer to Peer, File Sharing, Grid/Matrix search enginesSubject Tracer Information blogsThere is even more on the web than you find with casual searching...

Westlaw Points for Haiti

Posted on February 15, 2010
On Jan. 17, we pointed out that students can donate Lexis points to the Red Cross to assist with the relief effort in Haiti. Well, this can also be done with Westlaw points--donating to the Red Cross is an option in the Westlaw Rewards catalog. Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Migration Policy Institute

Posted on February 13, 2010
Interested in immigration law and policy? Whether the information you need is for a course assignment, a clinic, or a research paper, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is a great free web source. The MPI web site reflects the scope and resources of "an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank devoted to the movement of people worldwide...

Recent Criticism of the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on February 11, 2010
Some currently sitting Supreme Court justices are taking the unusual step of replying to critics of the court, whether during speaking engagements or via body language. See, for instance, Clarence Thomas?s recent remarks to an audience at the University of Florida?s school of law, and the account of Samuel Alito?s head-shaking during the President?s State of the Union address...

Snow, Snow, Snow

Posted on February 09, 2010
We have been lucky so far with the big snow storms hitting over the weekends. However, it seems that we should expect 6-12 or 12+ inches of snow (depends on location) tomorrow. If there is snow tomorrow morning, it is a good idea to discover whether the University is open...

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

Posted on February 08, 2010
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. The NCJRS Library contains all the materials summarized in the NCJRS Abstracts Database. The database includes Federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research...

New Westlaw and Lexis Platforms

Posted on February 07, 2010
Both Westlaw and Lexis plan to unveil new platforms this year (Westlaw's will appear first). Both have been designed to be easier to use. This marks a big change for both systems, and it is partially a response to newer competitors like Fastcase and Bloomberg...

The States after Citizens United

Posted on February 06, 2010
You are probably aware that one of the most important U.S. Supreme Court cases of this term, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, was decided last month and has generated much discussion, analysis and controversy. In the wake of the Court's ruling that the federal government may not prohibit direct spending in advertising by corporations and unions in candidate elections, questions remain about how this will impact laws in at least 23 states that ban or limit this kind of spending...

Electronics Recycling

Posted on February 05, 2010
Wondering what to do with those old cellphones, mp3 players, laptops or other electronic equipment? Recycle at YouRenew.com . They will send a pre-paid shipping label and, for those devices with value, may even pay you for it - or give you the option to donate to a green organization...

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