This Week: It’s About Open Access

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Open Access Supports Education, Research, and Knowledge Sharing!

Open Access Week focuses on efforts around the globe to put scholarly literature in all fields, including law, within easy reach of students, scholars, and the general public. Open Access publications are available online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. The Marx Law Library and the University of Cincinnati Libraries both sponsor Open Access Scholarship Repositories. The University of Cincinnati Law Review, The UC Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal, and Human Rights Quarterly are all available as Open Access publications. We invite you to read these and other Open Access journals and to submit your articles to OA journals to provide maximum access to your scholarly efforts!

Upcoming Legal Research Training

  • Tuesday, October 25th
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 2
      • Terms & Connectors Searching with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B
  • Wednesday, October 26th
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 3
      • Terms & Connectors Searching with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B
  • Friday, October 28th
    • Professor Smith’s Section 1
      • Terms & Connectors with Susan Boland
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Smith’s Section 5
      • Terms & Connectors with Susan Boland
      • 10:40 A.M. – 12:05 P.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Oliver’s LL.M. students
      • Secondary Sources with James Hart
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in the Computer Lab.

Library & Lexis Lunch & Learn Series

  • 1L Training with Ashley Russell and Shannon Kemen
    • Tuesday, November 1
    • 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. in Room 118
    • Lunch & Lexis points!
    • Please R.S.V.P.

 

This Week in the Law Library: Training Opportunities

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Welcome back from fall break. We hope the respite from classes gave you a chance to relax and enjoy yourself!

Upcoming Legal Research Training

  • Library & Lexis Lunch & Learn Series!
    • Cost Effective Research with Ashley Russell & Shannon Kemen
    • Tuesday, October 18th, 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. in Room 302
    • Lunch & Lexis points; Advance Registration Required
  • Wednesday, October 19th
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 4
      • Secondary Sources with Ronald Jones
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 302
  • Tuesday, October 25th
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 2
      • Terms & Connectors Searching with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B
  • Wednesday, October 26th
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 3
      • Terms & Connectors Searching with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B
  • Friday, October 28th
    • Professor Smith’s Section 1
      • Terms & Connectors with Susan Boland
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Smith’s Section 5
      • Terms & Connectors with Susan Boland
      • 10:40 A.M. – 12:05 P.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Oliver’s LL.M. students
      • Secondary Sources with James Hart
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in the Computer Lab.

 

Banned Books Week Calls Attention to YOUR Right to Be Informed

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Display Hightlights “Banned Books Week”

This week we join the American Library Association and libraries across the country in calling attention to the infringement of your right to read by those who seek to ban books from libraries and other venues. The ALA has published its 2015 list of most challenged books. You’ll note that both fiction and nonfiction books are included, and the reasons that bans were sought vary. Librarians believe that the worth of a book is to be judged by each reader, and that the sharing of ideas and subjecting them to open discussion is the best way to promote discerning judgment in a free society. Please stop by the library to look at our display of posters and on the digital screen, created by Lisa Wernke and Susan Boland.

Upcoming Legal Research Training Sessions

  • Friday, September 30th
    • Professor Smith’s Section 1
      • Statutes with Susan Boland
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Bradley’s Sections 2 and 3
      • Secondary Sources with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B

 

Welcome to Week Five: In the Law Library This Week

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Library & Lexis Lunch & Learn Series

  • Tuesday, September 20th
    • Terms & Connectors with Shannon Kemen and Lexis Representative Ashley Russell
    • 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. in Room 302
    • Lunch – Lexis points! Please register in advance.

 

Upcoming Legal Research Training

  • Wednesday, September 21st
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 3
      • Cases with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B
  • Thursday, September 22nd
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 4
      • Cases with James Hart
      • 10:40 A.M. – 12:05 P.M. in Room 302
  • Friday, September 30th
    • Professor Smith’s Section 1
      • Statutes with Susan Boland
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Bradley’s Sections 2 and 3
      • Secondary Sources with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B

 

Featured Database and Study Aids

 

This Week in the Law Library: Constitution Day

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Constitution Day Lecture

Saturday, September 17th marks 229 years since the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.* We invite you to join the College of Law’s celebration of that even with our annual Constitution Day Lecture. The Honorable David. F. Hamilton, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, will speak on “Liberty, Politics, and Human Nature: Protecting the Constitution and the Rule of Law.” The event will be held in Room 114 on Friday, September 16th.

Upcoming Legal Research Training

  • Tuesday, September 13th
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 2
      • Cases with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B
  • Wednesday, September 14th
    • Professor Bradley’s Section 3
      • Cases with Shannon Kemen
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 100B
  • Friday, September 16th
    • Professor Smith’s Section 1
      • Secondary Sources with Susan Boland
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in Room 302
    • Professor Oliver’s LL.M. students
      • Cases with James Hart
      • 9:00 – 10:25 A.M. in the Computer Lab
    • Professor Smith’s Section 5
      • Secondary Sources with Susan Boland
      • 10:40 A.M. – 12:05 P.M. in Room 302
  • Thursday, September 22nd
    • Professor Oliver’s Section 4
      • Cases with James Hart
      • 10:40 A.M. – 12:05 P.M. in Room 302

     

    • Library & Lexis Lunch & Learn Series
      • Tuesday, September 20th
        • Terms & Connectors with Shannon Kemen and Lexis Representative Ashley Russell
        • 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. in Room 302
        • Lunch – Lexis points! Please register in advance.

     

    Of Special Interest This Week

    Please take a look at the library’s display on Civil Liberties After 9/11. Also, please note our featured databases, Bloomberg BNA Privacy & Data Security Law Resource Center, and our Featured Study Aids in the West Academic Series, Principles of Counter-Terrorism Law and Presidential Power Stories.

     
    *This post was edited to correctly state that Constitution Day recognizes the date of the adoption of the Constitution by the Constitutional Convention, not the date of its ratification.
     

    A Few Thoughts on Personal Safety for You and Your Property

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    The College of Law and the Marx Law Library are generally as safe as any other space on campus. Because you likely spend much of your day, and sometimes perhaps night here, we offer a few tips to help improve your awareness about maintaining your safety.

    • Do not leave any valuable property unattended in a public place. Notebook computers, tablets, phones, and handbags can be removed very quickly. Always leave valuables in a secured location or ask a trusted colleague to keep an eye on them while you briefly step away.
    • Take advantage of the university’s Night Ride program to avoid traveling alone at night. Contact them at 556-RIDE (556-7433).
    • Report any suspicious activity to staff or to the University Police Department: from a cell phone call 556-1111.

      • We want you to continue to enjoy a safe environment that contributes to your success!