While you're all undoubtedly burying your noses in reading and writing, don't forget that it's Halloween! Although (I hope!) you've all stopped trick-or-treating long ago, stop by the circulation desk for a treat. No costumes necessary. For a quick seasonal laugh, enjoy the classic clip below from one of the best Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes. […]
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Legal Fiction and DVDs
As the leaves fall and winter inexorably marches forward, reading dry legal text after dry legal text can start to weigh heavily. Rather than resorting to yet another round of "Angry Birds" or trawling TMZ, you might want to take the time to check out the Osgoode Library's Legal Fiction and DVD collections. Bonus: Because […]
New eResource: HeinOnline's American Indian Law Collection
We now have access to the the American Indian Law Collection on HeinOnline.Since the American Revolution, American Indian law has evolved into a complex web of treaties, federal statutes and regulations, federal case law, tribal codes, constitutions, and jurisprudence. This collection contains an expansive selection of titles unique to American Indian law with over 800 […]
New eResource: HeinOnline's US Congressional Documents Collection
We now subscribe to the US Congressional Documents collection on HeinOnline. This eresource is one of the most complete collections of these document available anywhere, and certainly the easiest to use. The collection features the complete Congressional Record bound volume set from its inception in 1873 as well as the three predecessor titles: Annals of […]
Library Summer Hours: Friday Early Closing
Beginning this Friday, June 1, and continuing all summer until Friday, August 31, the Library will close one hour earlier every Friday, at 4:00 pm rather than 5:00 pm. The library will keep its regular summer hours of 9:00 am-5:00 Monday through Thursday. The Library will switch to academic term hours beginning on Monday, September […]
Translation of French Legal Texts Now Available on Legifrance
The French official legal portal Legifrance.gouv.fr now provides access to English translations of French legal texts. Note that these translations are for reference purposes only; the original text is also available for comparing modifications. Click here to access English translations.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) Quick Reference Guide
A quick reference guide to the Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) is now available in HeinOnline - http://heinonline.org/HeinDocs/iflp_quickreferenceguide.pdf
International Women's Day March 8, 2012.
Here are some interesting titles from the Osgoode Law Library collection. Events & Activities Status of Women Canada UN Women Twitter Chat (10:00am - 11:00am EST) #AskUNWomen UN Secretary-General's Message UN Women' Executive Director's Message
CLELJ now available in HeinOnline
The Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal Volumes 1 -16 (1992 - 2011) is now available in HeinOnline. See catalogue record here - http://www.library.yorku.ca/find/Record/muler703690 Other journals now available in Hein are: Flinders Law Journal, Vols. 1-13 (1995-2011) Also known as Flinders Journal of Law Reform. Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology, Vols. 1-7#1 (2006-2012) […]
Hague Academy Collected Courses Online
The Hague Academy of International Law was founded in 1923 as an institution for the study and teaching of Public and Private International Law and related subjects. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. From its founding, top names in […]