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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Requiem For A Media Pioneer, Lauren Carasik
Washington Should Avoid Repeating Plan Colombia’S Failures, Lauren Carasik
Washington Should Avoid Repeating Plan Colombia’S Failures, Lauren Carasik
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No abstract provided.
Venezuela’S Electoral System Is Being Unfairly Maligned, Lauren Carasik
Venezuela’S Electoral System Is Being Unfairly Maligned, Lauren Carasik
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No abstract provided.
Us Should Not Stonewall International Inquiry Into Kunduz Attack, Lauren Carasik
Us Should Not Stonewall International Inquiry Into Kunduz Attack, Lauren Carasik
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Faulty Ayotzinapa Probe Indicts Mexico’S Drug War, Lauren Carasik
Faulty Ayotzinapa Probe Indicts Mexico’S Drug War, Lauren Carasik
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No abstract provided.
A Better Death In Britain?, Barbara A. Noah
A Better Death In Britain?, Barbara A. Noah
Faculty Scholarship
In the United States, patients and physicians often avoid discussing the inevitability of death and planning for it. As a result, opportunities are missed to make choices that comport with patients’ values and preferences. In the absence of such decisions, the default model is to “err on the side of life,” which often results in overtreatment or inappropriate prolongation of life and avoidable suffering. This Article discusses the United States' end-of-life training and care and Britain’s Liverpool Care Pathway as related to end-of-life care availability, quality, and cost. It further sets forth the argument that while the United States' medical …
The Long Struggle For Justice In Guatemala, Lauren Carasik
The Long Struggle For Justice In Guatemala, Lauren Carasik
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No abstract provided.
El Salvador Gripped By Tension After Close Election, Lauren Carasik
El Salvador Gripped By Tension After Close Election, Lauren Carasik
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Symposium: Building The Arc Of Justice: The Life And Legal Thought Of Derrick Bell: Foreword, Matthew H. Charity
Symposium: Building The Arc Of Justice: The Life And Legal Thought Of Derrick Bell: Foreword, Matthew H. Charity
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The four articles in this Symposium issue pay tribute to the work of Professor Derrick Bell by building on his challenges to the permanence of racial domination, to the potential limitations of good will inherent in the concept of interest convergence, and to the question of permanence not just of racism, but of other systemic biases since recognized, written on, and litigated. The articles range from the 19th century to the hegemonic war on terror, from Latin identity as a disruptive force, to recognition of subjugated identities allowing for the creation of coalitions to end oppression.
Book Review: American Jericho: A Book Review Of The Hanging Judge By Michael A. Ponsor, Giovanna Shay
Book Review: American Jericho: A Book Review Of The Hanging Judge By Michael A. Ponsor, Giovanna Shay
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"Banana Republic" Honduras Open For Business After Tainted Election, Lauren Carasik
"Banana Republic" Honduras Open For Business After Tainted Election, Lauren Carasik
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Becoming Director: An Internal Candidate's View, Pat Newcombe, James M. Donovan
Becoming Director: An Internal Candidate's View, Pat Newcombe, James M. Donovan
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Within the literature on moving into library directorships, the track of the internal candidate is largely ignored. The purpose of this paper is to address this gap through description and analysis of the experiences of a successful inside candidate for the position of law library director.
Symposium: Introduction: The Fortieth Anniversary Of Title Ix, Erin E. Buzuvis
Symposium: Introduction: The Fortieth Anniversary Of Title Ix, Erin E. Buzuvis
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The five articles in this Symposium issue reflect on harassment and bullying in schools, the equal treatment of a high school girls basketball team, and an annotated bibliography on the subject. The articles speak to the effectiveness of Title IX legislation.
Fab Labs At The Library: Community 'Makerspaces' Give Access To Cutting-Edge Tools, Pat Newcombe, Nicole Belbin
Fab Labs At The Library: Community 'Makerspaces' Give Access To Cutting-Edge Tools, Pat Newcombe, Nicole Belbin
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The Authors explore a new service that a handful of public libraries are offering their patrons -- multipurpose workshops for designing and creating objects. At the heart of these “makerspaces,” “fab labs,” or “hackerspaces” is a 3-D printer that creates an object based on a digital design by melting the plastic and extruding it to form the shape of the object it is printing. The Authors interviewed two library directors, Jeff Krull and Sue Considine, on their different approaches to implementing this innovative service.
The Challenge Of Temporary Work In Twenty-First Century Labor Markets: Flexibility With Fairness For The Low-Wage Temporary Workforce, Harris Freeman, George Gonos
The Challenge Of Temporary Work In Twenty-First Century Labor Markets: Flexibility With Fairness For The Low-Wage Temporary Workforce, Harris Freeman, George Gonos
Faculty Scholarship
As the Commonwealth wrestles with the social and economic aftershocks of the worst economic recession in 80 years, the widespread use of temporary staffing arrangements is a sober reminder that the “standard” employment relationship, a cornerstone of the prosperity of the post-World War II era, is no longer available to a large segment of the American workforce. “Job ladders” have disintegrated, depriving capable and dedicated workers of predictable promotions. Regular step increases in pay and cost-of-living adjustments are in many occupational categories a thing of the past. Simply put, the “good jobs” working people need to support families, pay the …
Optimizing Pdf Searchability With Google, Barbara West, Pat Newcombe, Steve Bobowicz
Optimizing Pdf Searchability With Google, Barbara West, Pat Newcombe, Steve Bobowicz
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The Authors recount how they optimized pdf searchability of faculty scholarship on Digital Commons--an institutional repository. They used Adobe Professional to ensure the PDFs were searchable via the full text.
The President’S Question Time: Power, Information, And The Executive Credibility Gap, Sudha Setty
The President’S Question Time: Power, Information, And The Executive Credibility Gap, Sudha Setty
Faculty Scholarship
The rule of law depends on a working separation of powers and transparency and accountability in government. If information is power, the ability of one branch of government to control information represents the ability to control federal legislation, policy, and decision-making. The Framers of the United States Constitution developed the Madisonian model of separated powers and functions, and a system of checks and balances to maintain those separations, with this in mind. History has shown a progressive shift of the power to control information toward the executive branch and away from the Legislature. Particularly when unified, one-party government precludes effective …
Webwatch—Legal Self-Help, Pat Newcombe
Webwatch—Legal Self-Help, Pat Newcombe
Capital Punishment: A Selected Bibliography, Pat Newcombe
Capital Punishment: A Selected Bibliography, Pat Newcombe
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Shopping For Legal Services Online, Pat Newcombe
Shopping For Legal Services Online, Pat Newcombe
Faculty Scholarship
This Article provides information about a new method to shop for legal services, reinventing the way potential clients connect with attorneys. Several dot-coms manage the transaction in which clients purchase legal services through the Internet, providing a venue for businesses and individuals seeking legal services and attorneys interested in representing them. Every year tens of millions of small businesses and individuals are looking for a good attorney. But, for many consumers, the process of selecting a lawyer is a confusing and daunting task. The result, the American Bar Association ("ABA") says, has been a troubling disconnect between the legal profession …
Capital Punishment: A Selected Bibliography, Pat Newcombe
Capital Punishment: A Selected Bibliography, Pat Newcombe
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No abstract provided.
Shopping For Legal Services Online, Pat Newcombe
Libraries Face Internet Filter Question, Pat Newcombe
Libraries Face Internet Filter Question, Pat Newcombe
Faculty Scholarship
The Author describes how libraries electronically bar access to objectionable Internet sites and the legal trouble encountered with this policy by free-speech advocates. The ALA, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other free-speech advocates have strongly resisted having libraries play the role of lnternet censor. But parents and patrons who use the libraries on a regular basis have pressured libraries in a growing number of communities to devise some kind of barrier to viewing sexually explicit material from the Internet on library PCs.
Lassoing Legal Software, Pat Newcombe
Lassoing Legal Software, Pat Newcombe
Faculty Scholarship
In Texas, a statute prohibiting the unlicensed practice of law dates back to the Depression. Overseeing this statute is the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) Committee, a state judicial panel formed to investigate and prosecute companies and individuals who practice law without a license. In 1998, the panel brought charges against Iowa-based Parsons Technology Inc., publisher of Quicken Family Lawyer. The committee claimed the software was designed in a manner that crossed the line of practicing without a license. They alleged that the software program, which features Harvard University law professor Arthur Miller guiding users through the steps to produce …
Web Regulation Battles Heat Up, Pat Newcombe
Web Regulation Battles Heat Up, Pat Newcombe
Faculty Scholarship
This Article discusses the implications for publishers, libraries, and the public regarding a ruling issued in June by a judge who ruled that a federal agency's attempt to regulate publishers of online newsletters and software was unconstitutional. That same month in Texas, Governor George W. Bush signed legislation that overturned a ban on self-help legal software in the state. In both cases, the forces in favor of deregulation and freedom of speech on the Internet prevailed against those in favor of government regulation and licensing. Federal regulators were told they could not force publishers and software producers--in this case, of …
Lassoing Legal Software, Pat Newcombe
Libraries Face Internet Filter Question, Pat Newcombe
Libraries Face Internet Filter Question, Pat Newcombe
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
Web Regulation Battles Heat Up, Pat Newcombe
Self-Help Sources: A Selected Bibliography, Pat Newcombe, Michelle Dill Larose
Self-Help Sources: A Selected Bibliography, Pat Newcombe, Michelle Dill Larose
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No abstract provided.