The state of Canadian liquor laws and regulations is something that occasionally crops up in op-eds across the country, but then quietly fades away only to flare up again periodically. Although Prohibition in the popular consciousness has a distinctly American flavour, evoking images of Al Capone, speakeasies, and bathtub gin (as an era, it certainly […]
Conference Videos from The Future of Law School
Video recordings of sessions from the Future of Law School conference, which took place September 26-28. 2013, at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, have been posted. Keynote speakers included: Gillian K. Hadfield, from the Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California; Richard Susskind billed as an Independent Scholar & Advisor; […]
Change of Martinus Nijhoff Imprint
Martinus Nijhoff was the name of a prestigious publishing house founded in the 19th century in The Hague. (The Dutch poet bearing the same name was a grandson of the company's founder). Martinus Nijhoff's publishing program focused on the humanities and the, with an especially strong list for law. Nijhoff's publishing record of extremely well […]
Recent Acquisitions, January 13 - January 20, 2014
25 new acquisitions in Osgoode Hall Law School Library, including 1 from 2014: First Nations, Métis and Inuit health care : the Crown's... Boyer, Yvonne KF 8210 M43 B685 2004 First Nations, Métis and Inuit health care : the Crown's fiduciary obligation National Aboriginal Health Organization ; 2004 55 p. ; 28 cm. The international […]
Recent Acquisitions, January 6 - January 13, 2014
18 new acquisitions in Osgoode Hall Law School Library: A court in the city : civil and commercial litigation... Roberts, Simon KF 8840 ZC3 R62 2013 A court in the city : civil and commercial litigation in London at the beginning of the 21st century 2013 x, 171 pages ; 24 cm. Women, agency and […]
Osgoode Librarian Tim Knight Awarded CALL Research Grant
The 2013 CALL/ACBD (Canadian Association of Law Libraries/Association canadienne des bibliothèques de droit) Research Grant of $3,000 has been awarded to Tim Knight, Head, Technical Services in the Osgoode Library, and Sarah Sutherland, Manager, Content and Partnerships at CanLII, for their project Exploring the Linked Data Application of KF Modified Classification. This project will "explore […]
Online training sessions
Brush up on your online searching skills! The library is pleased to offer the following online training sessions: Wednesday January 22, 12:30 to 2:00 - Quicklaw/LexisNexis Academic Wednesday January 29, 12:30 to 1:30 - Westlaw Wednesday, Feb. 5, 12:30 to 1:30 - CCH Online All sessions will take place in Room 2011. Sessions are open […]
Frozen
It is somehow appropriate that on the first weekend of 2014, the top-grossing movie at the North American box office was titled Frozen, which pretty much sums up the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 in North America in general and Toronto in particular. For those of you who went home to points outside of […]
Welcome Back!
Happy New Year and welcome back everyone! Here are some quick reminders about the library's Core Collection - ALWAYS CHECK OUT ANYTHING either from the self-checkout machines or from the Circulation Desk staff. NO RENEWALS ALWAYS RETURN TO THE ITEM RETURN BOX at the Circulation Desk, do not put them back on the shelf yourself. […]
Recent Acquisitions, December 30 - January 6, 2014
0 new acquisitions in Osgoode Hall Law School Library: Some books have cover images provided by Google. All other data © Osgoode Hall Law School.