Academics
Could You Be Getting More Out of Google's Search Engine? Some Tips and Tricks
Recently, the Wheat Law Library received a book titled Google for Lawyers: Essential Search Tips and Productivity Tools," by Carole A. Levitt and Mark E. Rosch. I instantly fell in love with it. For those of you who don’t know, Google started off as a basic search engine but has grown into a means…
Working for a Student Publication is Worth the Effort
The Kansas Law Review and Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy offer KU Law students a unique opportunity to serve as editors on a publication. Law reviews and journals are unique from many other academic or scientific journals in that students, as opposed to faculty or an independent editing…
Wheat Law Library New Book List for March 2011
We had quite a few new books come out in March at the Wheat Law Library! I would love to list all of them but that would take up too much space. So I went through and picked out the titles I think look interesting. If you would like to see the entire list or check out any of these books (provided…
A Race of Wits: Bluebook Relays Return for 22nd Year
Barber Emerson Bluebook Relays Friday, October 28, 2011 | 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Green Hall Each fall, first-year law students participate in the Barber Emerson Bluebook Relays. The competition, sponsored by a Lawrence law firm, tests legal research skills learned in the Lawyering program. Working in…
Law School Grades Not Most Important Hiring Criterion for Firms
If you’re dead set on making great grades in law school to land a job, you’re overlooking something even more important. At least, that’s what the National Jurist magazine found (There was a link here, but the page no longer exists) when it polled hiring partners at mid-sized law firms across the…
Are You Ready for Copyright School?
In an attempt to educate its users about copyright law, YouTube has debuted "Copyright School," a video that explains why videos are removed from YouTube: While "Copyright School" does a great job of telling you what you can't do with copyrighted content, it does a very poor job of telling you…
Wheat Law Library Celebrates National Library Week
National Library Week is observed this year from April 10 through April 16 with the theme "Create your own story @ your library." The first sponsored National Library Week was in 1958, and the American Library Association has continued this yearly celebration in April ever since. It's a great time…
Study, Rest, Eat ... Repeat
With finals fast approaching, it’s time for you to come up with a plan for how you are going to attack each one of your finals. Taking it one day at a time might seem like a good idea, but a little planning can go a long way. One of my favorite websites, Lawyerist offers some great advice. …
Wheat Law Library New Book List for April
April 2011 New Books List This list of April's new books at the Wheat Law Library seems to go on and on! And this is just a sampling from the first few pages! Sorry about all of the agricultural books. I must admit that I have a fondness for farm enterprises. If you would like to see the…
Executive Talks About Features of WestlawNext
Interview with Mark Schiff, vice president of product marketing at Thomson Reuters regarding the launch of WestlawNext. Taken from the CRIV Sheet: The Newsletter of the Committee on Relations with Information Vendors. Mark Schiff, in an interview with Caren J. Biberman, gives us the low-down…