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News and Events from the Law Library

 

New Chairs - the Law Library wants your opinion!

The law library is reviewing possible replacements for the ever-popular aluminum chairs. We currently have two sample chairs opposite the circulation desk – give them a try and use the comment forms next to the chairs to let us know what you think of them. We expect to have other sample chairs to test in the near term and will ask you for your opinion of them, too. We also would like your opinion about the tablet chairs in the reading room. Over the past year several tablets have broken off and we are considering whether to remove the tablets and support arms. Before making a decision, we’d like to hear what you think about the chairs and how you use them.

 

Search HeinOnline and more using Google Scholar

Google Scholar has begun indexing law journals from HeinOnline, which means you can more easily search for articles in Hein and many other resources, in a familiar and easy-to-use interface. To link to Hein and other Drexel journals from Google Scholar, first add Drexel in the Library Links within Scholar Preferences;Open Access. After updating your preferences, you will see a "Find it @Drexel" link in each of your results. Just click on this link to see if the journal is available through Drexel Libraries. It's quick, easy, and works on or off-campus!

For more information on Google Scholar's addition of HeinOnline, along with searching tips, see the HeinOnline blog.

 

New Databases - Making of the Modern World, Economist Historical Archive

The Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature is a collection of full-text books and periodicals on business and economics, published from 1450-1850.  This extensive collection includes more than 61,000 books and 466 periodicals, and covered subjects include trade, labor, banking, finance, manufacturing, transportation, development, economic policy, political science, law, religion, colonization, race and ethnic relations, slavery, gender relations, and the history of North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

The Economist Historical Archive contains full text of The Economist magazine from 1843 to five years before the present.  It includes full color images and exportable financial tables, and allows searching of photographs, advertising, tables, maps, supplements, or commentary.

 

Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law - trial through April 12

From now through April 12, the Law Library is holding a trial of the digital version of the monographic series, Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law. Since 1923 the Hague Academy of International Law has offered summer courses in transnational law, comparative law, and public international law, to practicing attorneys and law professors. This resource offers full text of the lectures given in the courses, published in the monographic series Recueil des cours = Collected Courses. Please send any comments on the trial to Rob Richards at rcr38@drexel.edu.

 

New Lessons on CALI for March

CALI has recently been updated with several new lessons:

CALI offers interactive, computer-based lessons as a supplemental aid to your studies, designed by top law professors and librarians. Browse their complete list of lessons to find out more. If you need a registration code for CALI, please e-mail kab66@drexel.edu or visit the Law Library Circulation Desk.

 

Mac and Vista Wireless Printing

Wireless printing from laptops running Mac OS X and Windows Vista is now available in the Law Library. To setup your laptop, please see the instructions on the Printing and Copying page. If you have any questions or issues with setup, please contact Keith Berthrong at kab66@drexel.edu, or Room L306.

 

Finding Law Reviews and Journals in the Library Catalog

Did you know that you can find online law reviews, journals, and many other electronic resources by searching for them in the library catalog? From there you can link directly to law reviews and journals in large collections like HeinOnline. It's the quickest and easiest way to locate the articles you need.

 

Drexel Libraries Toolbar for Firefox

The Libraries have released LibX Drexel Edition, a free Firefox extension that can search the Libraries' catalog from within your browser, check for journal articles owned by the library, and much more. To see LibX's other features and to download it, go to LibX Drexel Edition.

 

New Content from HeinOnline

Click here for a detailed list of new titles and content updates.

 

Get More From LexisNexis and Westlaw

You know that Lexis and Westlaw are great sources for primary legal materials, journal articles, and news.  Do you know that both also have a wide range of important legal treatises in areas ranging from Antitrust to Zoning.  There are number of ways you can locate what’s available:

First, you can use the topical directories in both services to identify what is available:

Or, you can take advantage of the library’s online catalog to see if Westlaw or Lexis has a particular treatise online.  Just use the catalog search box in the top-left corner of the webpage.  If you know the title you can enter that, or just search for “Westlaw” or "Lexis" with other topical keywords (for example: “Pennsylvania civil procedure Westlaw”).

 

New Law Library Electronic Resources!

Pennsylvania Law Weekly is a newspaper featuring articles on PA federal and state legal issues.

BNA All contains newsletters and case reporters on many areas of law, U.S. and transnational (now includes dozens of additional newsletters).  Included in this subscription is U.S. Law Week and a range of other BNA topical reporters ranging from professional responsibility to securities; most of the services have email alerts.    

IndexMaster indexes the tables of contents and indexes of several thousand recently published (or recently updated) legal treatises, on U.S. law, the law of non-U.S. nations, or international law.  This service does not contain links to the resources themselves but nonetheless it can be an efficient way to “browse” treatises electronically.

U.S. Congressional Documents Library from HeinOnline includes full-text of the Congressional Record (and its predecessors) from 1789-1889 and 1992-present, and U.S. Statutes at Large (1789-2004).

Foreign Law Guide by Reynolds and Flores is a tool for finding sources of non-U.S. law, including official versions of legislation for more than 190 jurisdictions, and English language translations where available.

Constitutions of the Countries of the World and Constitutions of the United States: National and State offers access to English language translations of the current constitutions of 187 countries, as well as the U.S., with scholarly commentary and citations to secondary works.

United Nations Treaty Collection includes treaties of the United Nations and the League of Nations, as well as the current Status of Multilateral Treaties, and newer unpublished treaties.