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The Benefits of Meditation for Lawyers, Law Students
It appears that meditation has gotten a bit of a bad reputation thanks to a lot of misinformation. So I should probably clear some things up! Meditation is not in itself a religious practice anymore than pushups are. Granted, most religions do have some sort of meditative practice. However, the…
Wheat Law Library Celebrates Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week September 25−October 2, 2010 This is Banned Books Week (BBW), an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, from Saturday to Saturday, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open…
Researching Native American Law
Native American law covers the body of law concerning American Indian tribes and their interactions with federal and state authorities, as well as among themselves. Historically, Native American law has been chiefly influenced and shaped by federal Indian policy. Tribes are generally considered…
Wine Law
This past weekend I presented at a Law Library conference in San Francisco. One of the presentations I attended was a short run-down on wine law. I found the history utterly fascinating! I won’t go into to much detail here but I will say that the current hot-topic issue is direct-to-consumer…
National Library Workers Day
Today, thousands of communities will celebrate National Library Workers Day (NLWD), a time when library staff, patrons, administrators and Friends groups will recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. You are invited to name a “Star” library employee for the NLWD Web site at…
New HeinOnline Resource Opens Door to World's Constitutions and More
HeinOnline now has available World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents & Resources. World Constitutions Illustrated is now available as an a la carte library which introduces a brand new legal research platform that brings together constitutional documents, books…
Law Librarians Share Words of Wisdom with Graduating Class
I have worked here at the University of Kansas Wheat Law Library for just over three years. Technically, I, too, am a 3L. The first class I taught was the 2007 summer starters, but really that was a bit of a dry run. My true connection was with the fall starters, what was to be the Class of 2010.…
Library's Kagan Page Provides One-stop Shop for Information on the Supreme Court Nominee
The University of Michigan Law Library's informational Web page for the latest nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, was created May 10 by reference librarian Kincaid Brown within hours of the announcement. It is available here. The Web page includes biographical…
Happy Geek Pride Day from a Wheat Law librarian and self-proclaimed geek
My name is Blake, and I'm a geek. It's true. For those of you who know me, this comes as no surprise. But for those who don't, it's not a difficult conclusion to draw. I am a law librarian. Trading in the courtroom for the library is tantamount to trading in Atticus Finch for Rupert Giles. I let it…
Listbean Website Helps Users Organize Life's Little Details
When you prepare to study for class, get ready for vacation or create a budget, what's the first thing you do? If you answered, "make a list," then I have a website for you! It's called Listbean, and it's awesome! Unlike other list sites, it is completely free and jam-packed with pre-populated…