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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…
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…
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 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…
U.S. Supreme Court Finds California’s Video Game Ban Unconstitutional
As a librarian whose job is connected closely with the sharing of information, I find myself drawn to First Amendment cases. As a geek, I find myself drawn to video game cases. Well, as luck would have it, the United States Supreme Court handed down its first ruling in a case involving video games…
KU Libraries Offer Access to Variety of E-book Resources
A good friend of mine, John Pappas, with the Rapid City Library, sent me the link to the eReader Guide he's been working on. In it, he goes over six different electronic book readers: iPad, Sony Reader, Kobo Reader, Nook, Kindle and Cruz Reader. It's a wonderful evaluation of these readers, and I…
Kansas Legislature Website Updated
If you have visited the Kansas Legislature's website lately, you probably noticed some big changes have occurred. First of all, the website is now called KLISS. No, it's not an awkward dating move. It stands for Kansas Legislative Information Systems and Services. From the website: KLISS integrates…
Can Playing Video Games Land You a Law Firm Job?
Someday, you may be playing video games to compete for jobs. A Dutch law firm is already doing it! Dutch law firm Houthoff Buruma teamed up with Ranj Serious Games to create "The Game" to help the firm find the most talented students, based on the premise that grades often don't fully reflect the…
CALI Lawdibles: Your Audio Law Professor
Here's the setup: You've just arrived for your professor's office hours with 10 minutes left. You can ask only one question, and your professor has to answer quickly, but also completely and accurately. Enter Lawdibles. Lawdibles are 10-minute audio recordings of law professors answering very…