This week in the Law Library we’re teaching Advanced Legal Research, teaching first year students about low cost and free legal research and cost effective research, and celebrating National Library Week and National Arab American Heritage Month.
This Week’s Research Sessions
Monday, April 8, 2024
Advanced Legal Research Criminal Law
Associate Dean Michael Whiteman and Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Ashley Russell
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 1
Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Ashley Russell
Room 245
10:40am – 12:05pm
Low Cost & Free Legal Research
Advanced Legal Research Civil Litigation
Associate Director Susan Boland & Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 135
2:00pm – 2:55pm
Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 5
Associate Director Susan Boland
Room 245
3:05pm – 4:30pm
Low Cost & Free Legal Research
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 3
Associate Director Susan Boland
Room 230
10:40am – 12:05pm
Cost Effective Legal Research
Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 4
Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones
Room 245
10:40am – 12:05pm
Cost Effective Legal Research
Advanced Legal Research Ohio
Electronic Resources Instructional Services Librarian Ron Jones & Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian Shannon Kemen
Room 107
2:00pm – 2:55pm
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 2
Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 230
10:40am – 12:05pm
Cost Effective Legal Research
Advocacy, Lawyering II, Cohort 6
Instructional & Reference Services Librarian Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Room 230
3:05pm – 4:30pm
Cost Effective Legal Research
Celebrate National Library Week
It’s National Library Week! The theme for National Library Week 2024, “Ready, Set, Library!” is more than just a catchy phrase—it’s a call to action for Americans to rediscover the treasure trove of opportunities libraries offer. Libraries give us a green light to experience something truly special: a place to connect with others, learn new skills, and pursue our passions.
No matter where you find yourself on the roadmap through life’s journey the Law Library offers the resources and support you need and an inclusive and supportive community where you will feel welcome. Our Law Library offers a wide array of legal research classes, as well as resources that include access to over a million e-books, over 700 databases, over 4 million print volumes, texbooks, study aids, guides, and video tutorials. So, get ready to explore, become inspired, and connect with others this National Library Week. We’re here for you, all the way to the finish line!
Spread some library love by sharing what you appreciate most about the services and resources your library provides. Snap a pic or shoot a video showcasing your favorite thing about your library. Post to Instagram, X, Threads, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page with the hashtag #HowILibrary. In addition to the gratification of supporting libraries, there’s also a chance to win great prizes from the American Library Association.
Monday, April 8 is Right to Read Day. The State of America’s Libraries Report is released, including Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023. #RightToReadDay. Tuesday, April 9 is National Library Workers Day, a day for everyone to recognize the valuable contributions made by library workers. #NLWD24. Nominate a stellar library worker! Thursday, April 11is Take Action for Libraries Day, a day for all library advocates to affirm their participation in 2024 elections. #TakeActionForLibraries
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and observed in libraries across the country each April. All types of libraries – school, public, academic and special – participate. Follow National Library Week activities at our library, the American Library Association, and I Love Libraries on social media by tracking the hashtags: #NationalLibraryWeek | #RighttoRead
Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month
April is National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) and celebrates the heritage, culture, and contributions of Arab Americans. Immigrants with origins from the Arab world have been arriving to the United States since before our country’s independence and have contributed to our nation’s advancements in science, business, technology, foreign policy, and national security. The Arab American Foundation and Arab America initiated the National Arab American Heritage Month in 2017. States and other organizations began recognizing April as National Arab American Heritage Month and last year President Biden issued an official proclamation. This year’s proclamation reminds us of that the “legacy of courage, resilience, and service lives on today in Arab Americans across our country” and that as “we come together this month to honor these contributions, we must also pause to reflect on the pain being felt by so many in the Arab American community with the war in Gaza.”
The Arab American Institute estimates there are 3.7 million Arab Americans. Arab Americans are found in every state, but “[n]early 75% of all Arab Americans live in just twelve states: California, Michigan, New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Minnesota, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania …”
Selected Resources to Learn More for Arab American Heritage Month
Arabic E-Journals at the University of Cincinnati
A collection of e-journals at the University of Cincinnati regarding Arabic language or news.
America: History and Life (EBSCO)
America: History and Life is a comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. AHL offers abstracts and citations for articles appearing in over 2¸000 journals published worldwide in history¸ related humanities¸ and the social sciences. Coverage also includes citations to book reviews from approximately 140 major journals of American history and culture¸ and relevant dissertations from Dissertation Abstracts International. Coverage: 1964 – present
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic and minority press in America, some dating back to 1985.
Index Islamicus
The Index Islamicus database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. It is produced by the Islamic Bibliography Unit at Cambridge University Library. The Unit was established in 1983 to continue the compilations and publications of the Index Islamicus bibliography and to transmit knowledge about Islamic and Middle East studies, which have been part of the curriculum at Cambridge University since the early 17th century. Records included in the database cover almost a century of publications¸ with some going back to 1906.
PAIS (ProQuest)
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) was established in 1914. There are two databases created from the files: PAIS International and PAIS Archive (now PAIS ProQuest). PAIS International includes records from the print PAIS Bulletin 1977 and forward; it also includes PAIS print Foreign Language Index published 1972-1990, at which time it merged with the PAIS Bulletin. The PAIS International database contains continually updated records for over half a million journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more. PAIS (formerly PAIS Archive) is a retrospective conversion of the PAIS Annual Cumulated Bulletin, volumes 1-62¸ published 1915-1976. PAIS (ProQuest) contains over 1.23 million records and covers monographs, periodical articles, notes and announcements, and analytics. Note: try Arab Americans, MuslimAmericans, Lebanese Americans, etc.
April Arguments at the Ohio Supreme Court
You can view the live stream of oral arguments on the Court’s website or see them after the arguments take place in the Ohio Channel archives.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Adams v. Harris – (1) whether the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals was unreasonable when it approved the tax commissioner’s cost of clearing woodlands when determining agricultural use values; and (2) whether the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals can consider appeals from landowners who did not participate in hearings before tax values were set and who later appealed as a group rather than individually. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview
Ackman v. Mercy Health W. Hosp., LLC – whether a defendant in a civil lawsuit waives the right to claim insufficient service of notice of the lawsuit if the defendant actively participates in the litigation. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview
Hild v. Samaritan Health Partners – (1) whether the “same-juror rule,” established in O’Connell v. Chesapeake & O.R. Co. applies to juries considering negligence and proximate causation in medical negligence lawsuits; (2) what rule should be used for jurors in medical negligence cases to adhere to the Ohio Constitution’s requirement that the verdict must be based on a three-fourths concurrence of the jury; and (3) whether in order to reverse the trial court, the reviewing court must find prejudicial error. Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview
State v. Echols – whether evidence of witness intimidation that tends to establish consciousness of guilt must be evaluated under Evidence Rules 403 and 404(B). Court News Ohio Oral Argument Preview