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.
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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.
To view the article, click here.
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.
To check out this new resource, Click Here.
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.
For more information, click here.
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.
To read the interview, click here.
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.
New Jersey Court Law Libraries Hosts Program About Self-Representation Services
On January 14, 6-8pm, Middlesex County Law Librarian Betty Agin will discuss the services and resources offered free to the public by the NJ Court Law Libraries for self-representation.
Some of the topics presented will include:
- Assistance programs and material for self-represented litigants
- Location and retrieval methods for court records
- Do’s and Don’ts for legal reference
- Free informational packets about divorces and wills/estates provided
This program is FREE and open to the public.
For further details, click here.
Tennessee To Shut Public Law Libraries
Due to the expense of maintaining what it considers to be underutilized resoures, the Tennessee Supreme Court will close its law libraries in Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis on January 1st. Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee explained that, since most legal research is online now, “we were not getting our money’s worth out of [these law libraries] at all.”
Could this be the wave of the future throughout the U.S.?
For the complete story, click here.