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Organizational Alliances By U.S. Schools, Elizabeth Chambliss May 2012

Organizational Alliances By U.S. Schools, Elizabeth Chambliss

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U.S. law schools increasingly are forming organizational alliances with other training providers in the interests of market expansion and/or consolidation. At the top of the market, U.S. law schools are seeking to brand their positions within the global economy by forming alliances with elite foreign law schools, business schools, and corporate law firms and clients. Schools outside of this market are moving to establish alternative niches through alliances with solo and small firm practitioners, CLE providers, and other organizations serving low-and middle-income clients, as well as through the development of accelerated and/or specialty degrees. Schools at all levels are increasingly …


Symposium Introduction - The Law Librarian's Role In The Scholarly Enterprise, Duncan E. Alford Jul 2010

Symposium Introduction - The Law Librarian's Role In The Scholarly Enterprise, Duncan E. Alford

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Book Review: Unified Business Laws For Africa: Common Law Perspectives On Ohada, Duncan E. Alford Apr 2010

Book Review: Unified Business Laws For Africa: Common Law Perspectives On Ohada, Duncan E. Alford

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No abstract provided.


Book Review: Lexicon Of Human Rights, Duncan E. Alford Jan 2010

Book Review: Lexicon Of Human Rights, Duncan E. Alford

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Book Review: Index To Legal Citations And Abbreviations, 3rd Ed., Duncan E. Alford Jan 2009

Book Review: Index To Legal Citations And Abbreviations, 3rd Ed., Duncan E. Alford

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Mandarin Chinese: An Annotated Bibliography Of Self-Study Materials, Duncan E. Alford Jan 2007

Mandarin Chinese: An Annotated Bibliography Of Self-Study Materials, Duncan E. Alford

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The People’s Republic of China is currently the seventh largest economy in the world and is projected to be the largest economy by 2050. Commensurate with its growing economic power, the PRC is using its political power more frequently on the world stage. As a result of these changes, interest in China and its legal system is growing among attorneys and academics. International law librarians similarly are seeing more researchers interested in China, its laws and economy. The principal language of China, Mandarin Chinese, is considered a difficult language to learn. The Foreign Service Institute has rated Mandarin as “exceptionally …


Negotiating And Analyzing Electronic License Agreements, Duncan E. Alford Oct 2002

Negotiating And Analyzing Electronic License Agreements, Duncan E. Alford

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Mr Alford analyzes license agreements for electronic resources and suggests certain negotiation points to consider when entering into such an agreement. He begins by describing the results of a survey of law librarians about their preparation for and techniques used when negotiating electronic license agreements and the legal strategies used by publishers to support the licensing of electronic information. After reviewing selected principles of licensing issued by library associations and several standardized electronic license agreements, he identifies provisions in a typical agreement that should concern libraries and suggests certain arguments to use in negotiating terms more favorable to the library.