Legal Research

Changes to Copyright Act on the Horizon?

Posted on April 18, 2008
Are changes to the Copyright act way overdue? Professor Laura N. Gasaway and a national group appointed by the Librarian of Congress say yes. The group, the Section 108 Study Group, just issued a report recommending some important changes to help bring Copyright into the digital age...

Summer Access to Lexis and Westlaw

Posted on April 15, 2008
Lexis Summer Use PolicyLexisNexis is pleased to offer you the opportunity to extend your full access privileges during the summer through August 1, 2008. In order to do so you will need to register for summer full access through the Summer Access Registration at www...

Gay Rights and the Law

Posted on April 15, 2008
The new library display "Gay Rights and the Law" was spearheaded by Elizabeth Trivette under the sponsorship of the Lambda Law Students Association.This display reveals how far our nation has come in granting equal rights and equal protection for gay, lesbian and bisexual citizens...

HeinOnline Law Journals Are Being Indexed by Google Scholar

Posted on March 31, 2008
HeinOnline Law Journals Are Being Indexed by Google Scholar It's no secret! As Due Process, WisBlawg and ZiefBrief have all reported, Google Scholar is indexing the Law Journals in HeinOnline to make the more than 1,100 titles searchable in the Google Scholar interface...

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New Faculty Papers

Posted on March 27, 2008
New papers have been added to the UNC Legal Studies Research Paper Series on the Legal Scholarship Network including works by Melissa B. Jacoby, Richard Myers, Mark C. Weidemaier, and Eric L. Muller.

Problems with Westlaw, PDFs, & Internet Explorer

Posted on March 17, 2008
There are two issues with explorer. First, users need to make sure they have upgraded explorer to the latest version. Older versions should work as long as they are newer than 5.6, but newer is better.Second, IE blocks almost everything that is a pop-up (printing, second research windows, PDFs), so users will have to hold down the ctrl key while clicking on the PDF link to disable the popup blocker...

UNC joins the Internet Archive

Posted on March 13, 2008
As a member of the Open Content Alliance, the University Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is contributing digital content to the Internet Archive from our Rare Book Collection and North Carolina Collection, including rare Spanish dramas, UNC Yearbooks, and North Carolina legislative materials...

New Legal Database, PreCYdent

Posted on March 07, 2008
A member of the faculty at the University of San Diego is involved with the development of a new open source legal database called PreCYdent. It employs a unique search strategy incorporating network science as described by Thomas A. Smith in "The Web of Law," San Diego Legal Studies Research Paper No...

Empirical Legal Studies

Posted on March 07, 2008
Through the collaborative efforts of Cornell and UCLA, there is now available a bibliographic database of empirical legal studies and scholarship: the ELS Bibliography.The database is a work-in-progress, and they welcome any comments or suggestions that users may have...

English Medieval Legal Documents

Posted on March 06, 2008
A compilation of published sources of English medieval legal documents, AD 600 - AD 1535, is now available online from the Law Library of the University of Southern California School of Law. Hazel D. Lord, Senior Law Librarian, has created an interesting resource loaded on a Wiki to enable other researchers to add to, edit, or comment upon the content on the website.

North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Posted on February 22, 2008
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly is giving every Carolina law student and faculty member a complimentary pdf subscription to their newspaper and access to their website. Both subscriptions will last until after you graduate.The current edition of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly will be available on this webpage each week in pdf format...

New Printing Options from HeinOnline

Posted on February 21, 2008
In response to user requests, HeinOnline has created some new options for printing. Now, you can print pages accross multiple sections, download as a text file, or download as a PDFText File. Go to the HeinOnline Weblog for more information.

Two New Displays!

Posted on February 07, 2008
The Law Library is pleased to announce that two new library displays were mounted recently.In recognition of Black History Month the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) has mounted an inspiring display entitled "Celebrating Black Pioneers." The display was coordinated by BLSA Secretary Regina Achempong and President Derrick Pitts, with the assistance of several BLSA members...

Google Tips

Posted on January 22, 2008
1. Find related terms and documentsOk, this one's direct from any straight-up advanced search operator cheat sheet, but it's still one of the lesser-used tricks in the book. Adding a tilde (~) to a search term will return related terms. For example, Googling ~nutrition returns results with the words nutrition, food, and health in them...

Another YouTube for Intellectuals

Posted on January 10, 2008
Fora.tv describes itself as "The brilliant ideas network, bringing you video discourse, discussion and debate on politics, technology, business and culture." Take a look and see what you think about it!

YouTube for Intellectuals

Posted on January 09, 2008
Have you heard about bigthink? It is being promoted as YouTube for intellecutals. The site includes videos from academics, policiticians, artists, and business people. It was started by Peter Hopkins, a 2004 graduate of Harvard University.from The Chronicle's Wired Campus Newsletter and the New York Times

How can I reduce my CO2 (carbon) footprint?

Posted on January 09, 2008
How [you may wonder] can I reduce my CO2 (carbon) footprint? Take a look at the Environmental Law Project's new library display! It is filled with practical ideas to help you treat the earth more kindly. And, if the recent drought doesn't provide sufficient incentive, check-out the books in the exhibit that focus on environmental law...

Wireless Printing with Vista

Posted on December 20, 2007
CCI has released the wireless client for Windows Vista!! Students can print to the printers in the ITS Lab in room 3045 using their Vista laptops. See the instructions at:http://cci.unc.edu/printing/

New E-Research Tools

Posted on December 05, 2007
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES ADDS NEW BOOK SEARCH SITES TO E-RESEARCH TOOLSGoogle Book Searchhttp://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/description.php?resourceID=172781Google Book Search is a tool that searches the full text of books that Google scans and stores in its digital database...

Interested in Empirical Research?

Posted on December 05, 2007
The Department of Statistics and Operations Research offers free statistical consulting services, in the context of a course on statistical consulting, STOR 765 (formerly Stat 190). This graduate level course aims to both serve the university community, and to instruct students in the art of consulting...

New Library Display

Posted on December 04, 2007
Look to the past, present and future of Asian Americans in the library's newest display. This display combines striking cultural beauty with literary works that will inform you about Asian American history, culture and legal challenges.This library display was mounted by Kristan Cheng, Sumeet Chugani, Daniel Chun, Taiyyaba Qureshi and Kuhe Queen on behalf of the Asian American Law Students Association (AALSA)...

CALI Tutorials

Posted on November 29, 2007
CALI TUTORIALS With finals fast approaching, don't forget that CALI lessons are a free way to help you prepare. If you're unfamiliar, CALI lessons are interactive, computer-based tutorials provided by the non-profit Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction...

Amazon's eBook Reader

Posted on November 20, 2007
Amazon has released its new eBook reader, Kindle. This device weighs 10 ounces and can store up to 200 books. It uses the EVDO cellular network, so the user does not need to connect to a PC or find a wireless network to download. There are no monthly charges for the cellular network, it is included in the cost of the books...

American Indian Heritage Month

Posted on November 19, 2007
Enjoy fall colors in abundance in the recently mounted library display as you take time to welcome American Indian Heritage Month. Honor, integrity and distinction are reflected in this display which features the civil rights, legal analysis and recognition of Native Americans and their role in North Carolina's history...

Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Posted on November 19, 2007
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) have been changed effective December 1, 2007. The new rules can be seen on the U.S. Court's website.

No Smoking Policy at UNC

Posted on November 09, 2007
While the University has banned smoking inside its buildings and facilities for years, starting in January the no-smoking boundary will be extended to all outdoor areas controlled by the University up to 100 feet from University facilities, both on and off campus...

A Classroom Copyright Crisis

Posted on October 29, 2007
There is a brief article in The Wired Campus from the Chronicle of Higher Education about a report released by American University?s Center for Social Media entitled ?The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy.? The full report is available here.

Silent Witness

Posted on October 02, 2007
This dramatic display portrays North Carolina women murdered in acts of domestic violence. These victims, and the publications featured in the display, are somber reminders of the continuing need to educate the public and enforce laws enacted to protect victims of violence in our community...

Legal Scholarship Blog

Posted on September 11, 2007
This blog is a collaborative service from faculty and staff at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington School of Law. The blog features law-related calls for papers, conferences, and workshops -- with links to relevant websites and papers as well as an event calendar -- along with scholarly resources for Research Deans and current and prospective law professors...

Attorneys and Plagiarism

Posted on September 10, 2007
Rules regarding citation and plagiarism are not just a problem for students and academics. This is clearly something that should be learned before graduation. Read about what a court thinks about plagiarism.

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