New Jersey Law Librarians Association (NJLLA)
A Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
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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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.
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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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.
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.
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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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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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
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.
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:
This program is FREE and open to the public.
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