Academics
Law.gov Would Be Bold Experiment in One-stop Shopping For Legal Research
Have you heard about Law.gov? No? Well then, let me tell you! Law.gov is a proposed repository for legal materials, open-sourced and open to the public. Included would be all primary materials of the United States and international governmental bodies. Law.gov would be a portal for authoritative…
Wheat Law Library's Five Laws of the Law Library
Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (1892-1972) was considered the father of library science in India. He developed what has been widely accepted as the definitive statement of ideal library service. His "Five Laws of Library Science" (1931) is a classic of library science literature, as fresh today as…
National Library Week at the Wheat Law Library
National Library Week is observed this year from April 11 through April 17 with the theme "Communities thrive @ your library." The first sponsored National Library Week was in 1958, and the American Library Association (ALA) has continued this yearly celebration in April ever since. It's a great…
Legal Research? There's an App for That
Picture these scenarios:Oh man! What was that case again? I know it was in Virginia and it had something to do with comic books and obscenity law. Grrrr...You know what would rock? If I could make this commute billable.OK ... last-minute check before I tell opposing counsel what they can do with…
Welcoming the New School Year with an Infusion of Diverse Backgrounds, Experiences
Green Hall is almost in full swing again for fall. The new 1Ls are on Day 3 of the Entering Student Program. Today it’s ethics and professionalism, an introduction to the Kansas Bar, lunch with small sections and a Lawyering session on case briefing, class preparation and studying. Their classmates…
Soaking Up Turkish Culture in Istanbul
University Cafe on the Bosphorus Istanbul Study Abroad's FLICKR Eight KU Law students and Professor Jelani Jefferson Exum are spending July in Istanbul as part of the school's study abroad program at the University of Bahcesehir. Second-year student Ellen O'Leary submitted this blog entry and…