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Exemplary Legal Writing 2018: Five Recommendations, Femi Cadmus, Casandra Laskowski
Exemplary Legal Writing 2018: Five Recommendations, Femi Cadmus, Casandra Laskowski
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A brief review of five recommended exemplary legal books published in 2018.
Sustainable And Open Access To Valuable Legal Research Information: A New Framework, Alex Zhang, James Hart
Sustainable And Open Access To Valuable Legal Research Information: A New Framework, Alex Zhang, James Hart
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This article evaluates the current status of access to foreign and international legal research information, analyzes the challenges that information providers have experienced in providing valuable and sustainable access, and proposes a model that would help create and facilitate effective and sustainable access to valuable foreign, comparative, and international legal information.
Beyond The Annals Of Murder: The Life And Works Of Thomas M. Mcdade, Jennifer L. Behrens
Beyond The Annals Of Murder: The Life And Works Of Thomas M. Mcdade, Jennifer L. Behrens
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Thomas M. McDade is best known (if not well-known enough) for his seminal 1961 reference bibliography, The Annals of Murder: A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on American Murders from Colonial Times to 1900. Beyond that singular text on early American murder trial accounts, though, lies more than 70 additional publications on American legal history, law enforcement, and literature, gathered together for the first time in an annotated bibliography of McDade’s lesser-known writings. The article also examines McDade’s fascinating life and varied career as an early FBI agent, World War II veteran, corporate executive, and true crime chronicler.
“Unknown Symbols”: Online Legal Research In The Age Of Emoji, Jennifer L. Behrens
“Unknown Symbols”: Online Legal Research In The Age Of Emoji, Jennifer L. Behrens
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Over the last decade, emoji and emoticons have made the leap from text messaging and social media to legal filings, court opinions, and law review articles. However, emoji and emoticons’ growth in popularity has tested the capability of online legal research systems to properly display and retrieve them in search results, posing challenges for future researchers of primary and secondary sources. This article examines current display practices on several of the most popular online legal research services (including Westlaw Edge, Lexis Advance, Bloomberg Law, Fastcase, HeinOnline, and Gale OneFile LegalTrac), and suggests effective workarounds for researchers.