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Family Research 101: Where To Start Looking, Frederick Dingledy Jun 2023

Family Research 101: Where To Start Looking, Frederick Dingledy

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Rethinking Introductory Statutory Research Instruction, Leslie A. Street, Frederick Dingledy Oct 2022

Rethinking Introductory Statutory Research Instruction, Leslie A. Street, Frederick Dingledy

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No abstract provided.


U.S. News Rankings Get It Right On Law Libraries, Amanda Runyon, Leslie A. Street, Amanda Watson Mar 2022

U.S. News Rankings Get It Right On Law Libraries, Amanda Runyon, Leslie A. Street, Amanda Watson

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Access, Authentication And Preservation: Three Keys To Boosting The Integrity And Inclusivity Of Public Information, Leslie A. Street, Anne E. Burnett Feb 2022

Access, Authentication And Preservation: Three Keys To Boosting The Integrity And Inclusivity Of Public Information, Leslie A. Street, Anne E. Burnett

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U.S. News Ranking Metrics Stifle Law Libraries, Tie Hands Of Law Schools, Amanda Runyon, Leslie A. Street, Amanda Watson Mar 2021

U.S. News Ranking Metrics Stifle Law Libraries, Tie Hands Of Law Schools, Amanda Runyon, Leslie A. Street, Amanda Watson

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Researching And Keeping Up To Date With Real Estate Law In Virginia, Frederick W. Dingledy Oct 2019

Researching And Keeping Up To Date With Real Estate Law In Virginia, Frederick W. Dingledy

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Back To The Future: Aba Law School Accreditation In The 21st Century And America's First Law School's Battle To Survive In The 1970s, James S. Heller, Simon F. Zagata Oct 2019

Back To The Future: Aba Law School Accreditation In The 21st Century And America's First Law School's Battle To Survive In The 1970s, James S. Heller, Simon F. Zagata

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In the mid-1970s, the ABA threatened to pull accreditation from the College of William & Mary’s law school. The ABA’s motives were questioned as it had never taken this step before. Would a more aggressive 21st century ABA have stripped accreditation from well-established schools like William & Mary? The reader can be the judge.


From Stele To Silicon: Publication Of Statutes, Public Access To The Law, And The Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, Frederick W. Dingledy Apr 2019

From Stele To Silicon: Publication Of Statutes, Public Access To The Law, And The Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, Frederick W. Dingledy

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For a legal system to succeed, its laws must be available to the public it governs. This article looks at the methods used by different governments throughout history to publicize legislation and the rulers’ possible motivations for publication. It concludes by discussing how the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act provides the next logical step in this long tradition of publicizing the law.


Who Owns The Law? How To Restore Public Ownership Of Legal Publication, Leslie A. Street, David R. Hansen Apr 2019

Who Owns The Law? How To Restore Public Ownership Of Legal Publication, Leslie A. Street, David R. Hansen

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Retrospective: 30 Lessons Learned (And A Few Strokes Of Luck) At The Crossroads, James S. Heller Jan 2019

Retrospective: 30 Lessons Learned (And A Few Strokes Of Luck) At The Crossroads, James S. Heller

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Evaluating Shepard’S, Keycite, And Bcite For Case Validation Accuracy, Paul Hellyer Oct 2018

Evaluating Shepard’S, Keycite, And Bcite For Case Validation Accuracy, Paul Hellyer

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This study evaluates and compares how accurately three legal citators (Shepard’s, KeyCite, and BCite) identify negative treatment of case law, based on a review of 357 citing relationships that at least one citator labeled as negative. In this sample, Shepard’s and KeyCite missed or mislabeled about one-third of negative citing relationships, while BCite missed or mislabeled over two-thirds. The citators’ relative performance is less clear when examining the most serious citator errors, examples of which can be found in all three citators.


Medicare And Medicaid: Getting Your Grounding And Staying Up To Date, Frederick W. Dingledy Oct 2017

Medicare And Medicaid: Getting Your Grounding And Staying Up To Date, Frederick W. Dingledy

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The Required Law & Public Policy Course In The College Of William & Mary's Master Of Public Policy Program: 25 Years Of Lessons, James S. Heller Oct 2017

The Required Law & Public Policy Course In The College Of William & Mary's Master Of Public Policy Program: 25 Years Of Lessons, James S. Heller

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No abstract provided.


Book Review Of My Own Words, Leslie A. Street Apr 2017

Book Review Of My Own Words, Leslie A. Street

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No abstract provided.


A Major Renovation And Addition -- The Wolf Law Library, College Of William & Mary, Stephen G. Margeton, James S. Heller Jan 2017

A Major Renovation And Addition -- The Wolf Law Library, College Of William & Mary, Stephen G. Margeton, James S. Heller

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The Corpus Juris Civilis: A Guide To Its History And Use, Frederick W. Dingledy Oct 2016

The Corpus Juris Civilis: A Guide To Its History And Use, Frederick W. Dingledy

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The Corpus Juris Civilis is indispensable for Roman law research. It is a vital pillar of modern law in many European nations, and influential in other countries. Scholars and lawyers still refer to it today. This valuable publication, however, may seem impenetrable at first, and references to it can be hard to decipher or detect. This guide provides a history of the Corpus Juris Civilis and the forms it has taken, states why it is still an important resource today, and offers some tips and tools for research using it.


Book Review: Business Regulation, Frederick W. Dingledy Oct 2016

Book Review: Business Regulation, Frederick W. Dingledy

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No abstract provided.


Book Review Of Constitutional Personae, Michael N. Umberger Jul 2016

Book Review Of Constitutional Personae, Michael N. Umberger

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The Corpus Juris Civilis, Frederick W. Dingledy Apr 2016

The Corpus Juris Civilis, Frederick W. Dingledy

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Byzantine Emperor Justinian I ordered the creation of the Corpus Juris Civilis, a compilation of the laws in force at the time, which would become a vital foundation for both the civil law and common law traditions. Important figures in the development of the United States' law used principles listed the Corpus as a guide, and to this day legal scholars and historians still refer to it. Despite its importance, the Corpus can seem impenetrable to researchers, citations to the Corpus enigmatic. This program will give a history of the Corpus, describe its components, and give participants tools for researching …


A Golden Opportunity: Legal Research Simulation Courses, Leslie A. Street, Shawn G. Nevers Mar 2016

A Golden Opportunity: Legal Research Simulation Courses, Leslie A. Street, Shawn G. Nevers

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No abstract provided.


Who Owns This Article? Applying Copyright’S Work-Made-For-Hire Doctrine To Librarians’ Scholarship, Paul Hellyer Jan 2016

Who Owns This Article? Applying Copyright’S Work-Made-For-Hire Doctrine To Librarians’ Scholarship, Paul Hellyer

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The Copyright Act of 1976 provides that works—including scholarship—written within the scope of employment belong to employers. But copyright law and actual practices widely diverge. The academic community generally allows librarians to claim ownership of their writing, even when that ignores copyright law. Mr. Hellyer supports copyright ownership by librarians, and calls for the law and common practices to be harmonized.


What Is Digital Rights Management?, Frederick W. Dingledy, Alex Berrio Matamoros Jan 2016

What Is Digital Rights Management?, Frederick W. Dingledy, Alex Berrio Matamoros

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Book Review Of Lizzie Borden On Trial: Murder, Ethnicity, And Gender, Linda K. Tesar Jan 2016

Book Review Of Lizzie Borden On Trial: Murder, Ethnicity, And Gender, Linda K. Tesar

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No abstract provided.


The Corpus Juris Civilis, Frederick W. Dingledy Nov 2015

The Corpus Juris Civilis, Frederick W. Dingledy

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The Corpus Juris Civilis, created by order of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to compile the laws in force at the time, would become a vital foundation for both the civil law and common law traditions. Important figures in the development of the United States’ law used principles listed in the Corpus as a guide, and to this day legal scholars and historians still refer to it. As a system of law based on principles, not case law, the Corpus provided the framework upon which France built the Code Napoleon. The Corpus' influence can be seen in the legal systems …


Keeping Up With Tax Law And The Affordable Care Act, Frederick W. Dingledy Oct 2015

Keeping Up With Tax Law And The Affordable Care Act, Frederick W. Dingledy

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"As If Uttered By Our Own Inspired Mouth": Researching The Corpus Juris Civilis, Frederick W. Dingledy Jul 2015

"As If Uttered By Our Own Inspired Mouth": Researching The Corpus Juris Civilis, Frederick W. Dingledy

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No abstract provided.


Book Review Of The Boulder Statements On Legal Research Education: The Intersection Of Intellectual And Practical Skills, Leslie A. Street Apr 2015

Book Review Of The Boulder Statements On Legal Research Education: The Intersection Of Intellectual And Practical Skills, Leslie A. Street

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Privacy Issues And The Paparazzi, Devan Orr Apr 2015

Privacy Issues And The Paparazzi, Devan Orr

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In order to understand the current statutes and their implication for privacy issues, Part I explores the history of the paparazzi and their invasion into the lives and privacy of celebrities as a safety concern. Part II reviews the history of both California Penal Code 11414 and California Civil Code 1708.8. Part III examines the text of California Penal Code 11414 and California Civil Code 1708.7, 1708.8, and 1708.9, as amended by the three bills. Part IV analyzes how the statutes as amended interact with the common law torts of intrusion and trespass and discusses how the statutes interact with …


George Wythe And The Study Of Roman Civil Law In Williamsburg, Linda K. Tesar Feb 2015

George Wythe And The Study Of Roman Civil Law In Williamsburg, Linda K. Tesar

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No abstract provided.


Library Director As Negotiator/Horse Trader: Analysis Two, James S. Heller Jan 2015

Library Director As Negotiator/Horse Trader: Analysis Two, James S. Heller

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No abstract provided.