Legal Research

Minnesota Coalition for Intellectual Freedom Annual Dinner

Posted on August 22, 2008
Register now for the Minnesota Coalition for Intellectual Freedom Annual Dinner featuring speaker Jane Kirtley. Limited seating available Register Now at: http://mncif.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2008mcifinvitation.doc More than seven years after 9/11, the government continues to curtail speech, assembly and access to information in the name of national security with hardly a complaint from the general public...

New Article: Impact of Online Legal Info for Int'l Law

Posted on August 21, 2008
UMN Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian Mary Rumsey recently published an article in the Syracuse Journal of International Law & Commerce, entitled ?Gauging the Impact of Online Legal Information on International Law: Two Tests.? Spring, 2008 35 Syracuse J...

Redeeming Law: Article about Christian Law Schools

Posted on August 19, 2008
Redeeming Law In a cynical society suspicious of lawyers, Christian law schools are decidedly not. Tim Stafford | posted 8/15/2008 08:44AM Excerpt: Until the 1970s, many Americans assumed that they shared a Christian culture, and nowhere was that attitude more pervasive or complacent than in law...

Law Library Staff Recommend...

Posted on August 19, 2008
Photo by nichole45 via flickr An occasional feature, "Law Library Staff Recommend..." highlights books that Law Library staff members have read for enjoyment and now recommend that others consider for inclusion on their own reading lists. If you have any comments or questions about any of the titles presented in this feature, feel free to email lawlib@umn...

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Mondale Article in MinnPost

Posted on August 18, 2008
Mondale knows firsthand the unique ups and downs Obama and McCain will soon experience By Doug Grow, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 The former vice president is one of only 10 men alive today who know the pressures of being the standard-bearer of one of the nation's two major parties...

New Paper Series from Center on Law & Globalization

Posted on August 18, 2008
The Center on Law and Globalization has started a Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) Law Research Centers Paper Series. Center on Law and Globalization View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Center-Law-Globalization.html Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite...

American President exhibit at the U

Posted on August 15, 2008
University of Minnesota hosts Associated Press photo exhibit of 'The American President" Contacts: Jen Keavy, University of Minnesota, (612) 625-8095 Mark Cassutt, University News Service, (612) 624-8038 MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 8/8/2008 ) -- "The American President," an exhibit of compelling news photos from the Associated Press, will be on view in the Humphrey Museum and Forum at the Hubert H...

Changes to Library Photocopiers

Posted on August 14, 2008
As previously indicated, the Law Library photocopiers have transitioned to a new debiting system. The Law Library no longer sells copy cards. To make copies: Users must either have a UCard (a University Identification Card with value added to it) or buy and add value to a Gopher Gold card (available for purchase with cash only at the Library)...

Two Career Resources for LLM Students

Posted on August 13, 2008
Two Excellent Resources for International LL.M Students As I'm starting to prepare my career services orientation materials for a new incoming class of LL.M students this Fall, I've been combing through helpful resources. If you haven't already, take a look at the following: Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams, 2nd Ed...

Upcoming Humphrey Center Events

Posted on August 12, 2008
Here are several events sponsored through the Humphrey Center. To sign up for events/news updates from the Humphrey Center, visit http://www.hhh.umn.edu/news/events/index.html August 19 "The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference" 7 p.m., Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church, 170 Virginia Street, St...

All About the Olympics

Posted on August 11, 2008
Here are three items related to the Olympics that may be of interest to you. Photo by Denis Collette via Flickr University of Minnesota Libraries Exhibit explores development of the Olympic Dream in China What: University of Minnesota Libraries Exhibit on the YMCA and the Olympic Movement in China from 1895 to 1920 When: 8:30 a...

Plan to Attend: CivicFest!

Posted on August 08, 2008
CivicFest: August 29 - September 4 Minneapolis Convention Center http://www.civicfest.org/home.html From the Press Release: As Minnesota takes center stage this summer for the Republican National Convention, citizens have the opportunity to experience and be a part of history in the making...

New Video Resource for Legal Educatiors

Posted on August 07, 2008
The 1000 Voices Archive is a new online teaching resource for law educators. On Elder Law Prof Blog, Kim Dayton (William Mitchell) writes that this recently launched national collection of video stories was created by filmmakers and communities across the country to put a human face on the policy issues...

Courthouse Confessions

Posted on August 06, 2008
In Manhattan, defendants in criminal court have the right to be silent, to an attorney ? and to be blogged about. At least, they do when New York Post photojournalist Steven Hirsch is there with his camera, snapping stylish pictures of defendants who submit to his questions and agree to be documented...

Article: Why Care About Copyright?

Posted on August 05, 2008
In the Summer 2008 issue of Dttp: Documents to the People, Kris Kasianovitz has a thoughtful overview of copyright of state and local documents and how that interacts with efforts to digitize such documents. The article: Why Care About Copyright? by Chris Kasianovitz...

Selected Resources from the Scout Report

Posted on August 04, 2008
Web 2.0: The Future of Collaborative Government [Real Player, pdf] http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/article/0,1002,cid%253D208669,00.html?WT.mc_id=USRSS Many units of government have their own websites, though their quality varies widely. With that state of affairs in mind, the Deloitte Consulting Group and the National Academy of Public Administration teamed up in June 2008 as part of a group conference in order to take a critical look at developing a "road map to help the next administration navigate the work force and organization changes that need to occur to move to a more collaborative model of government...

New Acquisitions in July 2008

Posted on August 01, 2008
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in July 2008. The list is on the library's home page. July Acquisitions

The Bridge Collapse--One Year Later

Posted on July 31, 2008
One Year Ago: "Did a Bridge Fall Down?" on Minnpost.com By G.R. Anderson, Jr. | Thursday, July 31, 2008 Friday is the first anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse. Three survivors--two who made it across the river, one who didn't--recall the day and reflect on what a difference a year makes...

MNCAT Plus Launched

Posted on July 31, 2008
The University Library System announces that MNCAT Plus has Launched: For the past several months we've been testing a new interface for searching our catalog, and today we?re pleased to announce its official launch. As of July 31, 2008, you will notice new features when using MNCAT Plus, a tool that will allow you to easily find print and electronic books and journals, audio and video materials, databases and indexes, and the articles within them...

Three Legal Research News Items & Resources

Posted on July 30, 2008
Law Firm to Law School: We're not hiring your grads until you improve your legal research program An excerpt: I was hanging my hopes on the implementation of a legal research bar exam component but I've just read about a much more effective way to overhaul legal research instruction in law schools; law firms go tell law schools that you won't hire their graduates until their legal research program improves...

Law Library Staff Recommend...

Posted on July 29, 2008
Photo by nichole45 via flickr An occasional feature, "Law Library Staff Recommend..." highlights books that Law Library staff members have read for enjoyment and now recommend that others consider for inclusion on their own reading lists. If you have any comments or questions about any of the titles presented in this feature, feel free to email lawlib@umn...

New Article: Globalization of Legal Education

Posted on July 28, 2008
Professional Reading: Legal Education Going Global Simon Chesterman (New York University School of Law, Singapore Program) has posted The Globalisation of Legal Education on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This article examines the evolution of legal education as it has moved through international, transnational, and now global paradigms...

Three Area Library Events This Week

Posted on July 27, 2008
Online Politics Workshop St Paul E-Democracy will present "E-Participation and Real World Politics" at 7 pm Wednesday July 30 at Rondo Community Library, 461 N Dale St., St Paul. The free program will survey how online tools are changing public policy discussions...

Two bits of Legal Research News

Posted on July 25, 2008
Genie Tyburski has announced that The Virtual Chase will close by May 2009. Read more at: http://www.legaline.com/2008/07/losing-friend-virtual-chase.html and http://thevirtualchase.com/ Arthur Miller (in a video interview) says "law schools are not doing their customers a service in terms of legal research...

Copyright Comic Book

Posted on July 24, 2008
Duke University's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has created a comic book on copyright. It is called Bound by Law and features the issues surrounding film-making and copyright. It is both entertaining and very informative. It is a free download in digital version, or a hard-copy version is available for purchase...

State Leg History Research Guides

Posted on July 23, 2008
STATE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY RESEARCH GUIDES ON THE WEB State Legislative History Research Guides on the Web compiled by Jennifer Bryan Morgan, Documents Librarian, Indiana University School of Law Library ? Bloomington For Minnesota: How to Use the Legislative Web Site to Research Legislative Issues (Minnesota State Legislature) Minnesota Legislative History Step-by-Step (Minnesota State Legislature) But don't forget about our own MN Legal Research Guides at http://local...

Law Library Staff Recommend...

Posted on July 22, 2008
Photo by nichole45 via flickr An occasional feature, "Law Library Staff Recommend..." highlights books that Law Library staff members have read for enjoyment and now recommend that others consider for inclusion on their own reading lists. If you have any comments or questions about any of the titles presented in this feature, feel free to email lawlib@umn...

Legal Resources News & Notes

Posted on July 21, 2008
Here are several recent announcements of new or updated legal resources: Announcing PolicyArchive PolicyArchive, billed as the "nation's first free, comprehensive, online archive of public policy research," became available last week. With over 12,000 policy documents from over 220 think tanks, PolicyArchive hopes to become the world's largest online repository of public policy research, reaching up to 20,000 documents by the end of 2008...

How to Invite the SWAT Team to Your House

Posted on July 20, 2008
How (and Why) to Invite a SWAT Team Into Your Home By Susan Perry | Wednesday, July 16, 2008 On a recent gray, rainy morning, Jon and Barbara Scoll calmly sipped coffee on their private dock while 100 feet away a SWAT team broke down the front door to their Edina home...

Two New Resources from ALA

Posted on July 18, 2008
From the American Library Association comes news of these two new resources: ALA Office for Information Technology Policy has released a Digital Copyright Slider for determing copyright permission requirements. From the site: Copyright laws are complex and can be very confusing! Is a work in the public domain? Do you need permission to use it? When does copyright expire? Find these answers and more online...

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