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How to Pay for Your Law Degree

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | January 30, 2007 - 22:11

The 2006-2008 edition of How to Pay for Your Law Degree has just arrived at your Cleveland-Marshall Law Library – a copy located in Reference, and a copy for Room A066, under the call number KF 287 .H69. This useful guide is specifically designed for the student working on his/her law degree, and lists by category Fellowships, Loans, Forgivable Loans, and Loan Repayment Programs, Grants, Bar Exam Support, Competitions, and Internships. In addition to a Program Title Index at the back, consider checking the Sponsoring Organization Index, Residency Index, Tenability Index (programs restricted to specific locations or not), Specialty Index, and/or Calendar Index. This guide can supplement the information you have available at your Cleveland-Marshall Financial Aid website.

Publishing Discussion Series at CWRU

Laura E. Ray, Educational Programming Librarian, laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu | January 29, 2007 - 18:13

The Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities is presenting "Getting Published: A Special Series for Faculty, Graduate Students, and Academic Writers" on five consecutive Fridays, beginning 2 February 2007 and ending 2 March 2007, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm in Clark Hall Room 206, at 11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. This panel discussion series is free and open to the public, and is supported by the Presidential Initiative Fund for the Humanities and the Cleveland Foundation. For complete information connect to the Baker-Nord Center Events web page. Briefly, series topics and speakers will be:

2/2/07 -- Publishing with University Presses; Mary C. Francis, University of California Press Senior Editor of Music & Cinema Studies; Mary E. Davis, Associate Professor of Musicology; Jenifer Neils, Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History; and Laura Hengehold, Associate Professor of Philosophy

2/9/07 -- Writing and Publishing for Trade; Andrea Schulz, Harcourt Trade Senior Editor; Timothy K. Beal, Florence Harkness Professor of Religion; Ted Gup, Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism; Thrity Umrigar, Assistant Professor of English

2/16/07 -- Before You Sign That Contract; Gail Ross, Esq., Lichtman, Trister & Ross and Gail Ross Literary Agency; Timothy K. Beal, Florence Harkness Professor of Religion; Georgia J. Cowart, Associate Professor of Music; Deepak Sarma, Assistant Professor of South Asian Religions

2/23/07 -- Fair Use, Copyright and Other Nuts & Bolts; Ann Helmreich, Associate Professor of Art History; Raymond Ku, Professor of Law and Co-Director of Center for Law Technology and the Arts; Martha Woodmansee, Professor of English and Law and Director of Society for Critical Exchange; Robert Spadoni, Assistant Professor of English; Holly Witchey, Cleveland Museum of Art

3/2/07 -- New Horizons in Digital Publishing; William Breichner, The Johns Hopkins University Press Journals Publisher; Gary Lee Stonum, Oviatt Professor of English and Editor of Emily Dickinson Journal; Timothy Robson, Deputy Director of Kelvin Smith Library; Brian D. Ballentine, Instructor of English and Director of Professional and Technical Communication

OhioLINK Policies and Fines - How to Manage Your Account

Jan Novak, Associate Director jan.novak@law.csuohio.edu | January 16, 2007 - 12:33

Paper writing season is upon us, as a C-M student you are blessed with a number of very useful tools to help you accomplish your research. One of the best sources for obtaining print material not found in our own Library is via the OhioLINK service. OhioLINK is a wonderful tool; however when utilizing your OhioLINK borrowing privileges it is very important that you remain aware of OhioLINK’s policies regarding overdue and non returned materials, as well as the steps you can take to avoid incurring fines. Please remember OhioLINK fines are expensive, and you remain liable for replacement fines until the material is returned to our Law Library Circulation Desk as well as accrued overdue fines:

OhioLINK fine policy explained

An individual who checks out OhioLINK materials is personally responsible for all fines that accrue. It is up to you to know when your materials are due and take steps to renew them when necessary.

When you check an OhioLINK book out from the Law Library, we clearly stamp the due date on the front banner and place a slip outlining OhioLINK policy in the book, re-iterating the fact that all OhioLINK fines are Non-Waiverable. The loan period for OhioLINK books is 21 days. You may renew books up to four times, assuming no one else has placed a hold on the item. Please note: you must review your materials each time they come due, OhioLINK does not automatically renew your materials even when they are eligible for renewal. Non-book, or special items, may not be renewed.

Please remember OhioLINK fines are quite substantial. OhioLINK charges all patrons an overdue fee of $.50 a day per book for overdue materials. Books returned more than 30 days overdue are assessed a Non-Waiverable fine of $50.00. OhioLINK replacement charges for lost or destroyed books are $125.00 per item. Special Items, such as videotapes and CD’s, are due in 7 days from the day of checkout, and cannot be renewed. Those items accrue an overdue charge of $1.00 a day after that. To avoid these fines, all books and materials will need to be either renewed if allowable or returned by the due date.

How to forward your E-mail from the CSU Campus to get Overdue notices

E-Mail notification of overdue OhioLINK materials is a courtesy sent to your CSU email account, not your Law School email account, unless you take the affirmative step to forward CSU email to your Law School account. To forward your CSU email to your Law School or other account of your choice, log onto CampusNet , Click the E-Mail tab at the top which will take you to the screen that enables you to forward your E-Mail. Failure to check these messages or to adhere to the return deadlines does not excuse you from responsibility for any fines that may accrue. If you’ve never used CampusNet before, or forgot your password, simply dial the I.S. &T help line at ext. 5050 and they will issue you a password.

How to check your own record

You may access the View Your Own Record option of Scholar, the online catalog, at any time of day or night. This means you can renew your items 24 hours a day, assuming there are no holds on the item or the materials are not overdue. If someone has placed a hold on the item, your renewal will be blocked, and the material must be returned promptly by the due date, or you will be responsible for any library fines that may accrue. If you would like to renew by phone you may call (216) 687-2250. Or you may renew in person at the Law Library’s Circulation Desk. You do not need to have the book with you in order to renew.

If you have questions about the OhioLINK policies or about the status of your current charge outs please don't hesitate to contact the Library Circulation Desk at 687-2250.

February Writing Seminar for Students

Laura E. Ray, Educational Programming Librarian, laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu | January 11, 2007 - 17:21

On Thursday, February 8th, 2007, at 12noon and 5pm, in Room 242, Law Library staff will present a "Writing the Best Paper" seminar. Law students participating in this 60-minute seminar will be able to discuss how to identify paper topics that complement existing literature and have sufficient resources to research; examine search and document-delivery features on LexisNexis, Westlaw, and OhioLINK research databases, as well as efficient and effective Web searching methods; and review efficient methods for identifying and obtaining treatises and articles. Refreshments will also be provided! For additional information on, and to register for, the 12noon or 5pm "Writing the Best Paper" seminar on February 8th, contact Laura E. Ray, Educational Programming Librarian at X6880 or laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu.

Red Light Cameras Remain

Jan Novak, Associate Director jan.novak@law.csuohio.edu | January 08, 2007 - 11:59

Drivers hoping that HB 56 would put an end to the red light camera speeding tickets were dealt a blow when Governor Taft vetoed the bill as his parting act on January 5. The Governor’s veto message stated:

"Local governments and their law enforcement agencies have the best knowledge of their streets, including the location of their most dangerous intersections. Along with this knowledge, they must have the ability and flexibility to enforce traffic laws for the safety of all Ohio citizens. Substitute House Bill 56 unjustifiably eliminates the discretion of our locally elected and locally accountable officials in favor of a one-size-fits-all method with essentially unenforceable penalties. I am especially concerned that the requirement for a permanently fixed structure to mount cameras in school zones may make it impractical for municipalities to act to protect the safety of school children. I can discern no strong public policy that warrants this sweeping preemption of local control over our local streets. For these reasons, I am vetoing Substitute House Bill 56."

Latest Presidential power claim

Schuyler M. Cook | January 04, 2007 - 20:38

Just a year and four days after the New York Times belatedly reported the Bush administration's use of the National Security Administration engaging in domestic surveillance without FISA approval, the President issued a signing statement claiming the authority to open American's mail.

According to a news story in the January 4th New York Daily News, the aforementioned signing statement asserts the authority in response to a postal reform law. More specifically, the signing statement indicates the "executive branch shall construe subsection 404(c) of title 39, as enacted by subsection 1010(e) of the Act, which provides for opening of an item of a class of mail otherwise sealed against inspection, in a manner consistent, to the maximum extent permissible, with the need to conduct searches in exigent circumstances, such as to protect human life and safety against hazardous materials, and the need for physical searches specifically authorized by law for foreign intelligence collection."

The postal reform signing statement is dated December 20, 2006 and the eventual New York Times article was published on December 16, 2005.

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How to Pay for Your Law Degree

Publishing Discussion Series at CWRU

OhioLINK Policies and Fines - How to Manage Your Account

February Writing Seminar for Students

Red Light Cameras Remain

Latest Presidential power claim

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