Diversity: How Is Aall Doing?,
2017
University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law
Diversity: How Is Aall Doing?, James M. Donovan
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
This paper describes the possible approaches to encouraging diversity within the workplace that are available to all professional organizations, including the American Association of Law Libraries [AALL]. Part I reviews the basic terms: discrimination, bias, and diversity. Reasons for pursuing diversity in the workplace are discussed in Part II. Two instrumental justifications and one intrinsic rationale reveal the range of motivations behind these projects. Each rationale supports its characteristic form of diversity: reflective, substantive, and cognitive. Because the kind of diversity determines the anticipated outcome, disagreement over progress may be the result of expecting different kinds of diversity. Clarity on …
Book Review: Americanah By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,
2017
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Book Review: Americanah By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Yemisi Dina
Articles & Book Chapters
Americanah is based on a love story that revolved around 3 continents - Africa, North America, and Europe. The themes of race, gender, and identity feature prominently in this award winning novel. Adichie’s story gives a vivid description of the lives of young teenagers of various ethnic and class structures in military-ruled Nigeria from the late 1970s to the 1990s and the beginning of a democratic government. It subtly describes the different ramifications of corruption and highlights a very degenerative period and the beginning of professional brain drain in the country.
Service Within And Beyond Our Walls,
2017
University of Washington School of Law
Service Within And Beyond Our Walls, Mary Whisner
Librarians' Articles
With the growth of the Internet, the typical patron base that reference librarians serve has increased to a much wider group of people who use various electronic means of communication to seek assistance. Ms. Whisner examines how technology has expanded these service borders and discusses the ramifications for the modern reference librarian.
Book Review, When Police Kill By Franklin E. Zimring (2017),
2017
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Book Review, When Police Kill By Franklin E. Zimring (2017), Andrew J. Christensen
Library Scholarship
When Police Kill is a must-have for any academic law library collection and a strong candidate for the shelves of government and court libraries. The book is a compelling example of the value of the growing empirical and current-event-analysis trends in legal scholarship, relying on open source statistics, news accounts, and crowdsourced efforts both to inform potentially fraught dialogue and advance new public policy approaches. Research librarians, who may increasingly find themselves tapped to assist with or manage such projects, should look to When Police Kill for information, as well as inspiration, about how a diverse and data-driven study can …
Brexit From The Reference Desk : Understanding And Researching The British Exit From The European Union.,
2017
University of Louisville
Brexit From The Reference Desk : Understanding And Researching The British Exit From The European Union., Erin Gow
Faculty and Staff Scholarship
The result of the British referendum on leaving the European Union came as a shock to many, and the legal, financial, and social implications of “Brexit” are being felt as far away as the United States and even Kentucky. This article presents a brief history of the UK’s role in the EU, an overview of issues that Brexit raises, and an outline of reliable free resources for librarians assisting users at all levels, from students to professionals, who are researching or working in this rapidly changing landscape.
A Major Renovation And Addition -- The Wolf Law Library, College Of William & Mary,
2017
William & Mary Law School
A Major Renovation And Addition -- The Wolf Law Library, College Of William & Mary, Stephen G. Margeton, James S. Heller
Library Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Southeastern Law Librarian Fall 2016,
2016
University of Kentucky
Riding Circuit: Bringing The Law To Those Who Need It,
2016
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Riding Circuit: Bringing The Law To Those Who Need It, Susan Zago
Law Faculty Scholarship
This article surveys the Access to Justice movement in the United States and proposes including more types of professionals to develop longer term solutions that will alleviate barriers to the court system. This article discusses the need to expand the access to justice concept to reach beyond the courthouse to address civil legal issues before they blossom into litigation. Mobile outreach providing preventive lawyering and early treatment of societal problems can prevent delays and the bottleneck that many courts are seeing with the vast numbers of Self-Represented Litigants. A team of professionals including lawyers, social workers, nurses, counselors, translators and …
The Corpus Juris Civilis: A Guide To Its History And Use,
2016
William & Mary Law School
The Corpus Juris Civilis: A Guide To Its History And Use, Frederick W. Dingledy
Library Staff Publications
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.
W&L Law Library Annual Report 2015-2016,
2016
The Law Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law
W&L Law Library Annual Report 2015-2016, The Law Library At Washington And Lee University School Of Law
Law Library Annual Reports
No abstract provided.
Southeastern Law Librarian Summer 2016,
2016
University of Kentucky
Access To Justice?: A Study Of Access Restrictions On The Papers Of U.S. Supreme Court Justices,
2016
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Access To Justice?: A Study Of Access Restrictions On The Papers Of U.S. Supreme Court Justices, Susan David Demaine, Benjamin J. Keele
Articles by Maurer Faculty
For scholars of law, history, and government—and the American public—the papers of all Supreme Court Justices are of vital importance. They contribute to biographies, histories, and legal critiques. Our understanding of the Court and its decisions is enriched by access to the thinking of the justices. In turn, this knowledge informs our views on our laws and social order and helps shape the future of our legal, political, and even moral culture. Despite the importance of these papers, many justices who have donated their papers in the past 75 years or so have placed restrictions on access to the collection. …
Cybersecurity Best Practices For Information Professionals,
2016
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Cybersecurity Best Practices For Information Professionals, Darla Jackson
Other Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Corpus Juris Civilis,
2016
William & Mary Law School
The Corpus Juris Civilis, Frederick W. Dingledy
Library Staff Publications
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 …
Southeastern Law Librarian Spring 2016,
2016
University of Kentucky
The Distractions Of Technology,
2016
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
The Distractions Of Technology, Kimberly Mattioli
Articles by Maurer Faculty
Since the moment I became a librarian, I have had a problem with technology. It’s not that I can’t keep up with the developments or that I can’t figure out ways to incorporate technology into my work. My problem is much simpler in a way—I find technology too distracting. With my desktop, my phone, and my iPad sitting in my office, how could I not be drawn to the glowing screens and the limitless websites before me? The Internet is never-ending, and so too, it seems, is my ability to be distracted by it. With a little dedication, however, I …
A Golden Opportunity: Legal Research Simulation Courses,
2016
William & Mary Law School
A Golden Opportunity: Legal Research Simulation Courses, Leslie A. Street, Shawn G. Nevers
Library Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Crossing Borders: Adventures In International Legal Research,
2016
University of Georgia Law Library
Crossing Borders: Adventures In International Legal Research, Anne Burnett
Presentations
An overview of the resources and processes for researching international law topics in classroom H.
Real Resources For Researching Ip Law,
2016
University of Georgia Law Library
Real Resources For Researching Ip Law, Anne Burnett
Presentations
A presentation on strategies for researching intellectual property law in classroom I.
Discovering The Knowledge Monopoly Of Law Librarianship Under The Dikw Pyramid,
2016
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Discovering The Knowledge Monopoly Of Law Librarianship Under The Dikw Pyramid, Alex Zhang
Scholarly Articles
This article uses the Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) pyramid to help identify the exclusive knowledge base and practical skills that law librarians must possess to solve practical problems. Paragraphs 4–24 trace the historical debates on whether law librarianship is a profession, which focus on autonomy as a key component of a profession. The consensus is that autonomy boils down to two major issues: identifying problems and providing solutions through exclusive methods that are restricted to a profession. Both require a solid and exclusive abstract knowledge base. Paragraphs 25–77 discuss the epistemological approaches employed thus far to identify a knowledge basis for library …
