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Library at Rutgers Law School–Newark Awarded Grant for Preservation of Old and Rare Legal Books and Documents

The Law Library at Rutgers School of Law–Newark has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) that will help preserve old and rare books in its collections for future generations. IMLS will donate to Rutgers a core set of conservation books and online resources designated the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. Among the library’s holdings in need of preservation and care are manuscripts and books in the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Bradley (1870–1892) collection, Garden State Bar Association archives, National Bar Association archives, and some rare books such as those on English law dating back to the 16th century.

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New Jersey State Bar Association Provides Free Legal Research with Fastcase

New Jersey lawyers can now access the complete New Jersey law library online by visiting the NJSBA website, www.njsba.com, Members now get for free – as a part of their NJSBA membership – services that previously cost thousands of dollars per lawyer each year.

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Helping The Law Librarian Help You

In this article, Terry Conaway provides useful tips to members of the public who are looking for assistance. Law Librarians may wish to post it on their bulletin boards.

Guide To Free Case Law On The Web

Law.com has put together a list of ten websites with free access to case law, along with an analysis of each site’s strengths and weaknesses.

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Law Library of Congress Website On The Constitution

The Law Library of Congress has added a new website about the Constitution that includes sections on Constitutional Interpretation, Executive Privilege, Military Tribunals, Presidential Inherent Powers, Presidential Signing Statements, The Second Amendment, State Secrets Privelege, War Powers, War Powers Resolution, and Additional Constitutional Resources.

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Guide To Researching Australian Law

Nicholas Pengelley and Sue Milne of LLRX.com offer this handy guide to Researching Australian Law. It’s a nice resource for anyone who has an occasional legal question arising from Down Under.

AALL Opposes Repeal of Public Access Bill

Several law associations, including the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), oppose the introduction The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, H.R. 801, which would repeal the NIH Public Access Policy and prevent other federal agencies from enacting similar open access policies.

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The Downside Of Digital

Thomas B. Scheffey of The Connecticut Law Tribune interviews University of Connecticut School of Law Associate Dean Darcy Kirk on the subject of digitalization, and how that is simultaneously a blessing and a curse for law libraries.

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Lincoln’s Legal Papers Now Online

The Dekalb Daily Chronicle reports that –

Internet users around the world now have access to the legal papers of Abraham Lincoln, according to a news release from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

“The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln” was first published in 2000 in a set of three DVDs, the release said. The online edition includes all of the documents and information from the DVDs, plus new information included in a 2008 print edition of the papers.

The documents are available online at www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org

Cornell’s Foreign and International Law Guide

Resource Shelf provided us with a link to the Cornell University Law Library’s Foreign and International Law Guide. This is a handy resource for anyone who needs to look into international legal matters.