Legal Research

Local Library Merger Getting Closer

Posted on December 20, 2007
The Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County Library are getting closer to finalizing the merger of their two systems. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approved the merger on Dec. 18. Here are three news stories about the approval: http://www...

Upcoming Library Hours Changes

Posted on December 17, 2007
Happy Holidays! The law library will changing its hours during Winter Break (Dec. 20-Jan. 21). The library will be open Monday-Friday 8-4:30 Closed Weekends, Closed Dec. 24-25; Jan. 1 & Jan. 21. Exception: Open 9 am to 6 pm on Sat. Jan. 19. Open Noon to 6 p...

Law Librarian's New Course Book!

Posted on December 12, 2007
Mary Rumsey, who handles foreign and international legal research here at the Law Library, has published a book on researching foreign and international law. Her co-author is Marci Hoffman of the University of California-Berkeley, who was Mary?s immediate predecessor as the foreign and international law librarian here...

MN's Latest Newspaper

Posted on December 11, 2007
From Reference Services comes this note: "Have you checked out Minnesota's latest newspaper? MinnPost is completely online and a non-profit organization. Check out the thoughtful journalism at: http://www.minnpost.com/" More info about MinnPost: "MinnPost is a nonprofit journalism enterprise that publishes MinnPost...

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InfoAdvantage from Harvard Law Library

Posted on December 10, 2007
CALI Fellow and Law School Innovation blogger Gene Koo reports that Harvard Law Library is piloting a way to push specific books, articles, and other resources selected carefully by law librarians directly into each law class's online learning portal...

Two New Student-run Journals

Posted on December 06, 2007
University of Idaho law students are launching an online Journal of Critical Studies. From the press release: "This coming spring, the University of Idaho's College of Law introduces the "University of Idaho Journal of Critical Studies," or "The Crit...

Resources on Toy Recalls and Safety

Posted on December 05, 2007
Photo by CHEJ California Attorney General lawsuit against toy companies, including links to complaint filed: http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=1497 The Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Toys: http://www.healthytoys.org Toy Industry Association: http://www...

New Acquisitons in November 2007

Posted on December 03, 2007
Here is the list of new titles the law library acquired in November 2007. The list is also on the library's home page. November Acquisitions

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