K 126 D37 2009 Title: The counsel of rogues? : a defence of the standard conception of the lawyer's role / Tim Dare. Publisher: Farnham, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009. Description: vii, 171 p. ; 24 cm. Subject: Attorney and client. Subject: Lawyers--Public opinion. Subject: Practice of law. Subject: Legal ethics. K 487 […]
Osgoode Library on the Move!
The Osgoode Hall Law School Library is moving! Construction on the renovation and expansion of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, including complete renovation of the law library, will begin this September. The library will be moving in stages over the next two weeks, beginning Monday, August 17. To facilitate the move, the library […]
August 3 - August 7, 2009
ELECTRONIC Title: An inquiry into the right of visit or approach, by ships of war [electronic resource] / by James Whitman. Publisher: New York : J. Miller, 1858. Description: 1 electronic text. Subject: Search, Right of. Subject: Prize law--United States. Subject: Prize law--Great Britain. Subject: Maritime law--United States. Subject: Maritime law--Great Britain. HD 8038 C2 […]
SSRN Developing New Search Interface
The folks at SSRN have announced that they are working on a new search interface for their collection of research papers. This new eLibrary Viewer will, "... reduce a researcher’s time reviewing articles." "The eLibrary Viewer places search results in the left hand column of the page. Each result displays hyper-linked title and authors, and […]
Recent Acquisitions for the Weeks of July 20-July 24 and July 27-31, 2009
The list of recent acquisitions for the weeks of July 20th, 2009 and July 27th, 2009 are now available.
July 27 - July 31, 2009
JL 27 F4513 2009 Title: Contemporary Canadian federalism : foundations, traditions, institutions / edited by Alain-G. Gagnon. Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2009. Description: vii, 484 p. ; 24 cm. Subject: Federal government--Canada. Subject: Federal-provincial relations--Quebec (Province). Subject: Multiculturalism--Political aspects--Canada. Subject: Federal government. K 213 T734 2009 Title: Translation issues in language and […]
THE WEEK July 20 - July 24, 2009
E 92 M544 2009 Title: Compact, contract, covenant : Aboriginal treaty-making in Canada / J.R. Miller. Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2009. Description: xiv, 379 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. Subject: Indians of North America--Canada--Treaties--History. Subject: Indigenous peoples--Canada--Treaties--History. Subject: Indians of North America--Canada--Government relations. Subject: Indigenous peoples--Canada--Government relations. HG […]
Two New Constitutional Electronic Resources Available
There are two new electronic resources available providing access to the constitutions of the countries of the world and the constitutions of dependencies and territories: Constitutions of the Countries of the World Online This database provides access to 188 country constitutions with expert commentary from leading scholars worldwide. It includes English translations and the ability to […]
Library Closings
To avoid disruptions and allow the library staff to reorganize the collection prior to moving, the Osgoode Law Library will be closed on Fridays and weekends until the end of August. The library's opening hours during the reorganization will be Monday through Wednesday from 9:30am to 4:30pm and Thursday from 9:30am to 9pm. The library will resume […]
Osgoode Library on the Move!
The Osgoode Law Library has begun implementing its relocation plan in advance of the renovation and construction of the law school that is scheduled to start this September. Effective immediately, all texts in the call number range KF 396 to KF 5500 will be located on the fourth floor of the Scott Library. The remainder of the Osgoode […]