The folks at HeinOnline will be offering a webinar on Using & Searching the United Nations Law Collection later this month. There will be two opportunities to participate on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at either 10:00-10:30am or 2:00-2:30pm. The 30 minute session will be provide an overview of the publications, how to search treaties efficiently […]
All posts by F. Tim Knight
January 18 - January 22, 2010
BP 171.5 I63 2007 Title: Islamic toleration & justice : non-Muslims under Muslim rule / Sheikh Mohammad Iqbal. Publisher: New Delhi : Adam Publishers & Distributors, 2007. Description: xiii, 260 p. ; 23 cm. Subject: Religious tolerance--Islam--History. Subject: Liberty of conscience (Islam)--History. Subject: Islam--Relations--History. K 118 P82 P83 2009 Title: Public interest rules of international […]
PreCYdent Search Engine No Longer Available
Not sure how many of you followed the development of this free online legal research service. Apparently it has lost it's funding and as a result is no longer able to continue. See this post on the Law Librarian Blog for more information and links to some background information including Joe Hodniki's great interview with […]
Recent Acquisitions, for the Weeks of January 4th & 11th, 2010
The recent acquisitions lists for the first 2 weeks of January are now available: January 4th to 8th, 2010 January 11th to 15th, 2010
January 11 - January 15, 2010
K 3240 S688 2009 Title: Economic, social and cultural rights in international law / Manisuli Ssenyonjo. Publisher: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2009. Description: liii, 536 p. ; 25 cm. Subject: International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (1966). Subject: Human rights. Subject: Social rights. Subject: Economic policy. Subject: Cultural policy. Subject: […]
January 4 - January 8, 2010
HV 6250.3 C2 C36 2003 Title: Victim privacy and the open court principle / Jamie Cameron. Publisher: [Ottawa] : Policy Centre for Victim Issues, 2003. Description: iii, 105 p. Subject: Privacy, Right of--Canada. Subject: Victims of crimes--Legal status, laws, etc.--Canada. Subject: Sexual abuse victims--Legal status, laws, etc.--Canada. Subject: Criminal justice, Administration of--Canada. HV 6250.3 C2 […]
Recent Acquisitions, December 14, 2009 to January 1, 2010
The list of new resources acquired between December 14th, 2009 and January 1, 2010 is now available.
December 14, 2009 - January 1, 2010
HD 9502 C32 L687 2009 Title: Energy and utility regulation in Alberta : like oil and water? / Cecilia A. Low. Publisher: Calgary, Alta. : Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 2009. Description: xiv, 48 p. Subject: Alberta. Energy Resources Conservation Board. Subject: Public Utilities Board for the Province of Alberta. Subject: Power resources--Government policy--Alberta. Subject: […]
HeinOnline and Google Scholar
If you've been interested in Google's recent activities in providing access to legal cases and legal research then you might also be interested in these two recent posts from the HeinOnline blog that compares their service to what Google Scholar has been offering. HeinOnline or Google Scholar? Why You Should Start Your Research in HeinOnline […]
Legal Research Search Engine
The Cornell Law Library has partnered with Google to provide the Legal Research Engine. Thanks to Rob Richards for tweeting about Betsy McKenzie's post on Out of the Jungle. You can search for legal research guides, the 'legal internet', and academic blawgs (or all three combined). See Betsy's post for more information.