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Searching Govinfo.Gov/, Bert Chapman
Searching Govinfo.Gov/, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
This U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) database provides access to information legal, legislative, and regulatory information produced on multiple subjects by the U.S. Government. Content includes congressional bills, congressional committee hearings and prints (studies), reports on legislation, the text of laws, regulations, and executive orders and multiple U.S. Government information resources covering subjects from accounting to zoology.
The Role Of U.S. Government Regulatioms, Bert Chapman
The Role Of U.S. Government Regulatioms, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
Provides detailed coverage of information resources on U.S. Government information resources for federal regulations. Features historical background on these regulations, details on the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations, includes information on individuals can participate in the federal regulatory process by commenting on proposed agency regulations via https://regulations.gov/, describes the role of presidential executive orders, refers to recent and upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases involving federal regulations, and describes current congressional legislation seeking to give Congress greater involvement in the federal regulatory process.
Non-English Materials For The English Speaker : European Languages, Erin Gow
Non-English Materials For The English Speaker : European Languages, Erin Gow
Faculty Scholarship
So many legal materials are in languages other than English worldwide, that it is inevitable that most of us will need to find or access one of these documents at some point. Foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL) librarians often work with materials in languages in which they are not fluent, and can provide useful ideas and insight for the non-FCIL specialist faced with this type of research. This portion of a 2019 AALL webinar titled "Non-English Materials for the English Speaker" focuses on European languages, and provides practical guidance in finding English translations of European laws, tips and techniques …
The Open Access Advantage For American Law Reviews, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan, Caroline Osborne
The Open Access Advantage For American Law Reviews, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan, Caroline Osborne
Presentations
Open access within legal academia provides a case study for the effective use of digital formats to promote scholarship. The presenters review the background historical developments in this field, and consider the benefits and rationales for providing open access to legal scholarship, including the special faculty concerns arising from SSRN and its relationship to the institutional repository. Results from the presenters’ recent empirical study of the citation advantage for open access scholarship in American law reviews will be discussed and placed in broader context of the benefits of open access scholarship.
Digital Commons And Ssrn: Turning Perceived Conflict Into Real Synergy, James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson
Digital Commons And Ssrn: Turning Perceived Conflict Into Real Synergy, James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson
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Covers the history of SSRN and the development of institutional repositories, how to positively address faculty concerns about losing SSRN download statistics, statistical analysis of downloads on each platform and research behavior, and an overview of the strengths and advantages of each platform.
Case Law Research Using Westlaw Campus, Robert Berry
Case Law Research Using Westlaw Campus, Robert Berry
Librarian Publications
Presentation by Robert Berry on the basics of Case law research.
Formulating A Research Plan, Maureen Cahill, Tj Striepe
Formulating A Research Plan, Maureen Cahill, Tj Striepe
Presentations
Presentation, delivered to clinic and externship students on January 30 and February 1, 2012, on formulating a research plan.
Law & Reference: Answering Legal Reference Questions, Wendy Moore, Maureen Cahill
Law & Reference: Answering Legal Reference Questions, Wendy Moore, Maureen Cahill
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Answering legal reference questions can be challenging, especially when you are not doing it on a daily basis. More and more legal information is available freely on the internet, but sometimes it is hard to know what the best sources are and how to make certain you are not accidentally practicing law at the reference desk. This presentation provides exposure to helpful internet resources and discussion of effective strategies to help you answer legal related reference questions in a non-law library setting with skill and confidence.
Persuasive Arguments For Establishing An Institutional Repository, James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson
Persuasive Arguments For Establishing An Institutional Repository, James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson
Presentations
Presents the business case for creating an institutional repository (IR), including a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages with Social Science Research Network (SSRN); offers advice on obtaining faculty buy-in to the project in order to obtain content; reviews copyright right issues involved in depositing published materials into the repository; and suggests ways in which creating a repository can build relationships beyond the institution.
Implementing Bepress' Digital Commons Institutional Repository Solution: Two Views From The Trenches, Carol A. Watson, James M. Donovan, Pamela Bluh
Implementing Bepress' Digital Commons Institutional Repository Solution: Two Views From The Trenches, Carol A. Watson, James M. Donovan, Pamela Bluh
Institutional Repository Supporting Materials
Librarians from the University of Georgia Law Library and University of Maryland Law Library will discuss their experiences implementing Digital Commons' institutional repository product. Issues to be considered includes... - Creating a business plan to persuade law school administrators to establish an institutional repository -- how to justify the expenditure, distinguishing Digital Commons from SSRN, choosing Digital Commons rather than an open source solution - Obtaining content for the repository -- promoting the repository, building buy-in from contributors, establishing content policies, determining types of materials to be included in the repository, self-archiving versus mediated archiving - Copyright permissions -- appending …
Using Open Access To Increase Personal Internet Presence, James M. Donovan
Using Open Access To Increase Personal Internet Presence, James M. Donovan
Institutional Repository Supporting Materials
Discusses ways to raise internet profile by taking advantage of open access scholarship opportunities