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CMLawLibraryBlog

The CM Law Library Blog seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests.

Why do British Judges Wear Wigs?

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | April 14, 2008 - 13:00

If you are interested in why American judges wear robes and why judges in other countries wear wigs, the Legal Writing Professor Blog has some great links for you. My favorite is Judges of the World,from the Canadian site FilibusterCartoons.com. This site has lots of pictures of judicial garb from around the world.


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Cuyahoga River on PBS

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | April 14, 2008 - 12:51

PBS will be airing a documentary on the Cuyahoga River, Friday, April 18th @10pm. "The Return of the Cuyahoga" will discuss the 1969 fire on the river and how that spurred enviromental reform, specifically the Clean Water Act. The special is being aired in conjunction with Earth Day.

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Tax Day Relief @ Dunkin' Donuts

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | April 14, 2008 - 10:43

Dunkin' Donuts is offering some relief on Tax Day, Tuesday, April 15th. Nationwide, they are offering a free dounut with the purchase of any size cup of coffee, whether you owe taxes or not! Enjoy!

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How "My Legs" and "Heluva" Can Help with Exams

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | April 14, 2008 - 10:30

When studying for the test or the bar exam, you might want to use mnemonics. Some examples:

My Legs for the statute of frauds.

Marriage
Year
Land
Executor
Goods
Suretyship

Heluva for adverse possession:

Hostile
Exclusive
Lasting
Uninterrupted
Visible
Actual

There are many more mnemonics on the Bar Exam Blogspot, A Girl Walks Into a Bar Exam , The 3-L Word and JD Jinx.

Do you have any mnemonics you would like to share? Post a comment !


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JSTOR Launches New Interface

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | April 14, 2008 - 10:20

JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive launched a new interface incorporating lots of new features. From the basic search, you can select a discipline to search within. The advanced search now has a proximity search, so one can search words within 5, 10 or 25 words of each other. There is also a search within results feature. For more on the new interface, see Recorded Webinar and the JSTOR Sandbox.

Thanks to LexLibris.


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HeinOnline on Google Scholar

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | April 14, 2008 - 09:25

HeinOnline will soon be made available on Google Scholar. HeinOnline is the largest distributor of legal periodicals and has quite an extensive collection, including many out of print legal materials. In addition to law review articles, Hein offers other collections such as, session laws and information from the Supreme Court Library. Hein has created a YouTube channel, posting training videos..Check 'em out


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National Library Week is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

Amy Burchfield, Access & Faculty Services Librarian amy.burchfield@law.csuohio.edu | April 14, 2008 - 09:21

April 13 – 19 is National Library Week! The event has been sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) since 1958 and celebrates all types of libraries – school, public, academic and special. This year’s honorary chair is none other than Mary Poppins herself, Julie Andrews.


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