Legal Research

Fact about Place

Posted on April 04, 2008
As attorneys, you must apply the law to the facts. At times, you first must uncover those facts. Legal issues frequently arise in a particular place and you frequently need facts about those places. One good resource for facts about places is Dataplace...

Slashdot

Posted on April 03, 2008
If you are interested in law and technology, take a look at Slashdot.org-- the leading place to find "news for nerds". Although much of Slashdot deals with highly technical and scientific issues, it often features legal news in its Your Rights Online section...

Thursday evening Reference

Posted on April 03, 2008
The Reference librarian scheduled to be at the Reference desk has been called away to care for an ailing parent. Consequently, there will not be a Reference librarian available tonight after 5pm for your questions. The Reference librarians will be back bright and early tomorrow morning...

Strategic Searching: Legal Research as Process

Posted on April 01, 2008
A comment frequently heard from law firm librarians is that young associates just jump onto Lexis or Westlaw and run searches as if they were Google. Hmmm, they are not Google nor are Lexis/Westlaw necessarily the best places to start research. All depends on what one is doing and what one has available...

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Evening Research workshops

Posted on March 31, 2008
At the request of some of the evening students, we had scheduled make-ups of two of the Top 10 Research Skills workshops - Getting Background on your Topic and Strategic Searching. Due to sudden illness of a family member, the Getting Background session, scheduled for tomorrow night has been canceled...

Helpful Policies During Exam Period

Posted on March 31, 2008
The Library has a new exam period schedule! Here is the new schedule:New Exam Period Schedule - Wednesday, April 16 - May 14Monday - Friday 7:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M.Saturday & Sunday 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M.ExceptionWednesday, May 14 7:00 A...

Superman

Posted on March 30, 2008
As reported in the Times, the suit on the termination of transfer of copyright for the Superman character (noted in our display case in January) has partially resolved with a grant of partial summary judgment--awarding the heirs of Jerome Siegel a share of the character (from the time the termination took effect, in 1999)...

Social Security History

Posted on March 29, 2008
The history of Social Security, a favorite political topic during Presidential campaigns, is captured on the outstanding government web site of the Social Security Administration (SSA). A great resource for law students and researchers, the site's Social Security History page includes an overview of how the program developed, the text of the original Social Security Act, legislative history documents, and reports and studies, together with speeches and articles representing early public opinion about the controversial program...

Podcasts of Library Workshops

Posted on March 28, 2008
Worrying about that first research assignment at your summer or new full time job? Really want to make that partner happy? Most of the Library's Top 10 Research Skills workshops are now available as podcasts on the Library's website . The handouts and PowerPoint presentations are available on TWEN...

CourTopics

Posted on March 27, 2008
CourTopics is a product of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). According to the NCSC Web site, CourTopics includes in-depth information about state court-related subjects. In particular, you will find coverage of more than 130 court-related topics, including resource guides, overviews, frequently asked questions, state links, and much more...

National Security Archive

Posted on March 26, 2008
The National Security Archive at George Washington University School of Law is a good source for information related to national security and foreign intelligence. The site "collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act" and advocates for the public "right to know"...

Elections 2008

Posted on March 25, 2008
So much to do, so little time. How to get a grasp on the 2008 Presidential election? The Documents Center at the University of Michigan created Elections 2008. This is site provides background information on the process, the candidates, the issues and much more...

State Primary Legal Materials Online: Another Source

Posted on March 20, 2008
As a supplement to Monday?s blog post, note that Cornell's Legal Information Institute provides a useful Web page that brings together links to the primary legal materials (constitutions, statutes, cases) of the fifty states and the U.S. territories. Simply click the link provided here, and then click the link to the state whose materials you seek...

Spring Break

Posted on March 19, 2008
Just one more day, and you can enjoy some free time and hopefully warmer weather next week. I will still be prowling, but on an abbreviated schedule. The Library's schedule will be:SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE - Friday, March 21 - Sunday, March 30Friday, March 21 (Good Friday): CLOSEDSaturday, March 22: 10:00 A...

Immigration Policy Center

Posted on March 18, 2008
The Immigration Policy Center is the research arm of the American Immigration Law Foundation. IPC was established in 2003 with the mission to provide policymakers, academics, the media, and the general public with access to accurate information about the effects of immigration on the U...

State Laws on the Internet

Posted on March 17, 2008
State Laws on the Internet provides access to online versions of state statues and links to many official state legislature sites. Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Library of Congress on Constitutional Law

Posted on March 16, 2008
The Law Library of Congress is offering PDF downloads of books and articles on three of the more contentious subjects in constitutional law: executive privilege, war powers, and presidential inherent powers. All are by Louis Fisher.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Legacy Tobacco Documents Library

Posted on March 15, 2008
The tobacco industry has had a long and checkered history in American business, law, and society. The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (LTDL), a digital collection of the Tobacco Control Archives at the University of California at San Francisco, contains more than 8 million searchable documents "created by major tobacco companies related to their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research activities...

Supreme Court Justices on Writing and Advocacy

Posted on March 14, 2008
Get insights from the top jurists in the country about what makes for good legal writing and advocacy. On LawProse, Inc, you will find interviews of eight Supreme Court Justices in which they discuss what they find persuasive and what they wish attorneys would avoid...

State Agency Databases

Posted on March 13, 2008
State Agency Databases is a wiki sponsored by the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT). It arose from the recognition of the following fact: Much government information, especially information relating to state agencies, is part of the so-called "invisible Web"...

Women's History Month

Posted on March 12, 2008
March is Women's History Month! Celebrate by learning more about women's contributions to our society at the Library of Congress Women's History Month webpage. The 2008 theme is "Women's Art:Women's Vision" and the Library of Congress is offering several online exhibits showcasing women artists, musicians and writer...

** "Cost Efficient Research and other Law Practice Survival Tips"**

Posted on March 11, 2008
Come hear two great librarians from top firms tell you about legal research and the practice of law. The firms are different in size, but both expect and provide quality services. Quality legal research is important to them and they take research skills seriously...

"I Do Solemnly Swear . . .": Presidential Inaugurations

Posted on March 10, 2008
"I Do Solemnly Swear . . .": Presidential Inaugurations is available through The Library of Congress? American Memory database. "I Do Solemnly Swear . . ." provides access to over 2,000 digital files relating to presidential inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W...

Another Election Resource

Posted on March 09, 2008
Congresspedia (mentioned here in September) is creating the Superdelegate Transparency Project--an attempt to track the allegiances of every Democratic superdelegate, and thus give those who follow politics even more access to the statistics of their favorite sport...

Federal Judicial Center

Posted on March 08, 2008
Here's a great site for all types of key information on the federal court system and its judges. The Federal Judicial Center--the education and research agency for the federal courts--produces biographical, historical, photographic, and educational material on the U...

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS A NEW ATTORNEY

Posted on March 07, 2008
Hear it from THE REAL WORLD perspective in . . . ** "Cost Efficient Research and other Law Practice Survival Tips"**Wednesday, March 12, 11:10-1pm in Room 205 Presented by - Kathy Greco, Librarian/CLE Coordinator, Rivkin Radler LLP - Jim Murphy, Reference and Continuing Education Librarian, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Part 6 of the Library's Top 10 Research Skills workshops Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

Gigablast Search Engine

Posted on March 06, 2008
The revised version of the Gigablast search engine, currently in beta, is worth a look. Some of its more unusual features, in comparison to other search engines, are as follows. First, there is its ?human-built? directory search, which is based upon the Open Directory Project...

Concurring Opinions

Posted on March 05, 2008
Concurring Opinions is a group authored blog covering a broad range of legal topics. From patent litigation to employment discrimination to Facebook, the authors (most of them law professors) offer a varied assortment of insightful and informative posts...

Top 10 Research Skills: Strategic Searching

Posted on March 04, 2008
You've just been handed your first firm research assignment and are a little uncertain as to how you should proceed. The workshop Strategic Searching gives you some pointers on legal research as a process.1st Strategic Searching workshop is Wednesday, March 5, 1:10-2 pm in Room 243...

Political Speeches

Posted on March 03, 2008
If you are interested in political speeches, take a look at Allan Louden's Web site. This Wake Forest University site provides access to collections of political speeches, audio sites, individual presidential sites, and political debates.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

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