The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Legal Information Services to the Public SIS has updated its publication, “How to Research a Legal Problem: A Guide for Non-Lawyers.” The text of the revised version, by LISP members Lee Warthen and Angus Nesbit, can be viewed here: http://www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp/research.htm In the past…
A quarterly journal published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. on behalf of the American Bar Foundation. Law & Social Inquiry is a multidisciplinary quarterly that publishes original research articles and wide-ranging review essays that contribute to the understanding of sociolegal processes. Law & Social Inquiry’s combination of empirical and…
Below is a message, useful to law librarians and others, from the current Chair of the ABA Criminal Justice Section. It includes information about new books and some discussion about publication activities within the Section : Message from the Chair: The Criminal Justice Section is comprised of a number of…
April 12-18, 2009 William S. Hein & Co., Inc. is pleased to offer special pricing on a selection of our newest and best selling titles during National Library Week! Purchase ONE title and receive 10% off Purchase TWO titles and receive 20% off Purchase THREE titles and receive 30% off…
Mark Estes, Editorial Director of AALL Spectrum, has forwarded the following Press Release about an important study published in the March/April 2009 issue of American Libraries, the journal of the American Library Association. The study suggests that people with untreated severe mantal illness may pose a greater risk to America’s…
Search limited to forthcoming hardcover books published in english: Criminal Justice in China: A History Author: Mühlhahn, Klaus Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN or UPC: 0-674-03323-X (Active Record) Format: Trade Cloth Date: Apr 2009 Price: $29.95 Market: United States Availability: Readily Available LC Class #: KNN1572.M84 2009 Dewey#: 364.951 ISBN…
From the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division. Effective Strategies for Litigators Convincing the Judge: Practical Advice for Litigators by Cecil C. Kuhne III Learn what judges like and do not like and how to deal with the judge throughout the entire litigation process. This book distills the…
The new Information and Communications Index of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) compares developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) in 154 countries over a five year period from 2002 to 2007. The Index combines 11 indicators into a single measure that can be used as a benchmarking tool globally,…
Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Criminal Justice Professionals Exaamines in detail the legal relationships that link criminal justice, mental health, and disability discrimination law. Co-sponsored by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law and the ABA Criminal…
The TS-SIS Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the recipient of the Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Services Law Librarianship for 2009 is Curt E. Conklin. Curt is the Associate Director for Technical Services at the Brigham Young University Howard W. Hunter Law Library…