Faculty
Top 8 Misconceptions About Legal Research
I am in charge of the legal research instruction as part of the Lawyering Skills course. Over the past three years, I have heard (and read) several things students have said about legal research. Before we have a new batch of students start up this fall, I would like to go ahead and address these…
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…
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…
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…