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Treasure-Hunting in the Archives Turns Up a Diamond in the Rough
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The Zen Principle Behind All Online Legal Research
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University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library The Financial Times reports in "Global Legal Education" on the popularity of the LLM degree, citing lack of jobs as a key reason. http://www.ft.com/reports/llm-2009. You will need to register (free) in order to read the complete report.
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Global Legal Education report, including Boston University, careers, Baker & McKenzie, Taylor Wessing, from FT.com
University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library HeinOnline v Google Scholar. Google Scholar searches about half of the 1 milllion documents in HeinOnline Law Journal Library when looking for law articles, resulting in incomplete findings. Penn law students have access to the complete HeinOnline Law Journal Library. http://tinyurl.com/yacvgsq To read the complete co...mparison of GS vs.HOL, see http://tinyurl.com/yhlzast.
University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library Thanksgiving Hours: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 7:30 am to 5:00 pm; Thursday, November 26, 2009 - CLOSED; Friday, November 27, 2009 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Saturday, November 28, 2009 - Regular Hours Resume
University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library Study Room Reservations - Online reservations for study rooms will begin November 30. See http://goat.law.upenn.edu. Under the "Library" links, click on "Reserving Study Rooms."
University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library Reading Period/Exam Restricted Access Period - Monday, November 30 to Tuesday, December 22, access to Biddle is restricted to University faculty and staff, Penn Law students, and members of the bar. Penn non-Law students needing to use Biddle for legal research must contact LibraryAccess@law.upenn.edu in advance of needing access.
University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library "The Zen Principle Behind All Online Legal Research" - Tired of getting too many or too few hits from Lexis or Westlaw? Check out the latest Biddleblog entry. In addition to an analysis of why the results are not perfect, you will pick up search pointers to help pinpoint the best result. http://tinyurl.com/yj2q32n
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University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library Are you a Mac user? You might want to check out the "Mac for Law Students" blog. Entries have included Microsoft's OneNote for taking notes, software suggestions, and exam software. http://maclawstudents.com/blog/
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The World Justice Project has released its "Rule of Law Index" for 2009. The index, organized under 4 general principles, is a quantitative assessment tool that offers "a detailed and comprehensive picture of the extent to which countries around the world adhere to the rule of law." http://www.abajournal.com/files/WJP_Rule
University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library If you need statistical information from U.S. Federal Executive Branch datasets, check out "Data.gov." Data.gov provides statistical information through a "Raw" Data Catalog," a "Tools Catalog," or a "Geodata Catalog." Searches are done by combining Categories, such as "Energy and Utilities" or "International Statist...ics" with Agencies, such as HUD or DHS. http://www.data.gov/
University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library Doing statistical research on the Supreme Court? Check out "The Supreme Court Database." It contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court from 1953 to 2008, including - Case Centered and Justice Centered datasets; data analysis where you set the parameters, such as case componen...ts, outcomes, parties, and voting; and coded documentation, including a downloadbale Supreme Court Database Code Book. http://scdb.wustl.edu/index.php
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The Supreme Court Database is the definitive source for researchers, students, journalists, and citizens interested in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Database contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1953 and 2008 terms. ...
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Check out Biddle's "Recent Library Acquisitions" for October 2009. The list is arranged alphabetically by subject, with a link to the LOLA record. http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/recentacqui
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University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library "Higher Education: Issues Related to Law School Cost and Access" - New GAO report on Law School cost and minority access issues. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d1020.pdf
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University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library Professor Wants Law Students to Think Before They Tweet http://tinyurl.com/yf4l8fo
