Law Library Blog

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“De Minimis Curat Lex: Secrets to Success for 1st Year Law Students,” by Professor John H. Scheid, 37 Capital University Law Review 632 (2009).
“To say the least, the study of law for entering students can be frustrating.  However, there are tricks of the trade,” writes Professor Scheid in the beginning of [...]

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From the publisher’s announcement:
The Journal of International Criminal Justice, published by Oxford University Press, is pleased to announce the establishment of the Antonio Cassese Prize for International Criminal Law Studies. This biennial prize will award €10,000 (ten thousand euro) to the author of the most original and innovative paper published in the Journal of International [...]

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A new Brief Guide to Low/No Cost Online American Legal Research has been posted in the law library’s Online Research section.

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Students and others who wish to publish in Sidebar, Unbound, First Impressions, CONNtemplations, PENNumba, Yale Law Journal Pocket Part, and several other online law review supplements, will find this new 7-page submission guide to be extremely helpful.  It lists the types of submissions accepted, from whom submissions are accepted, how to submit, and more [...]

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The Face on Your Plate: the Truth about Food by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson. Published by Norton in 2009. Shelved at TX371 .M37 2009

This book shows how our food choices have an impact on more than just our waistlines! He shows what is wrong with the way we view animals, as well as the effect eating [...]

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A new, free, on-line publication — The Legal Workshop.
STANFORD, Calif., Apr 21, 2009 — A consortium of America’s most influential law reviews today launched The Legal Workshop ( www.legalworkshop.org), a free, online magazine featuring articles based on legal scholarship published in the print editions of seven participating law reviews: Stanford Law Review, New [...]

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A new journal published in India invites submissions for its inaugural issue in 2009.
 Trade Law and Development
http://www.tradelawdevelopment.com/index.php/tld/index
Trade, Law and Development is a bi-annual, student-run, academic journal published by National Law University, India.
Inspired by the best traditions of scholarly journals worldwide, Trade, Law and Development seeks to explore inter-disciplinary perspectives on the international legal order, focusing on issues of relevance [...]

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The latest issue of the Arizona State Law Journal (Volume 40, Issue 4, Winter 2008) just crossed my desk and the Essay by Robert M. Lloyd “Why Every Law Student Should Be a Gunner” caught my eye.  Professor Lloyd lists six reasons why students should speak up in class, and I couldn’t agree [...]

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New article in Wired  by Ryan Singel about the “Yes We Scan” campaign.
Singel writes:
“But now, Malamud is campaigning to be The Man.
Or, more accurately, the chief printer for The Man.”
…
“Given Malamud’s ability to wear down government bureaucracies, the Obama administration might do well to save themselves the trouble. Malamud will be the nation’s public printer [...]

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From a SSRN announcement:

We are pleased to announce a new Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) Sponsored Subject Matter eJournal — Legal Information & Technology, sponsored by the Mid-America Law Library Consortium.
LEGAL INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY

View Papers: http://www.ssrn.com/link/Legal-Information-Technology.html
Preview the First Issue:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/sample_issues/1334262_CMBO.html
Subscribe: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=Legal-Information-Technology
Editors: Randy J. Diamond, University of Missouri School of Law, and Lee F. Peoples, Oklahoma City University [...]

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