Easy Access to Federal Documents

The GPO (Government Printing Office) has released their new database of federal documents. "FDSys" as it is called, provides quick and easy access to:

• Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993 to Present)
• Congressional Bills (103rd Congress to Present)
• Congressional Documents (104th Congress to Present)
• Congressional Hearings (105th Congress to Present)

• Congressional Record (1994 to Present)
• Congressional Reports (104th Congress to Present)
• Federal Register (1994 to Present)
• Public and Private Laws (104th Congress to Present)

Go to http://fdsys.gpo.gov/ and give it a try!

CEB's OnLaw Database Now Available!

We are pleased to announce that the law library has subscribed to CEB's OnLaw, their online database that provides access to all of their current treatises and section reporters. OnLaw includes forms and links to referenced codes and cases, and provides access to the CEB Business Law Library, Criminal Law Library, Estate Planning Library, Family Law Library, Litigation Library and the Real Property Law Library.

You can access OnLaw by going to our page here: http://www.ggu.edu/lawlibrary/virtual/online_resources, scroll down and click on "CEB OnLaw." If you are accessing this from off-campus, you will be prompted for your name and GGU user id.

OnLaw is available to current law faculty and students only.

Stimulus Watch

To see where stimulus money is going in California, check out the web site here.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

All three levels of the newly renovated Law Library are open for business. We have a new Walking Tour Guide to help you find your way around at the reference desk.

We truly thank our students for their patience during this renovation period, and hope that you enjoy the new digs! There will be an OPEN HOUSE to celebrate on Wednesday, January 14 from 2-6PM. Please drop by and celebrate with us.

Analysis of the Passage of Prop 8 by the California First Amendment Coalition

The California First Amendment Coalition has posted a commentary on the passage of Proposition 8 and what it means for the California Supreme Court here.

Top 25 Legal Films

"Earlier this year, the ABA Journal asked 12 prominent lawyers who teach film or are con­nected to the business to choose what they regard as the best movies ever made about lawyers and the law. We’ve collated their various nominees to produce our jury’s top picks. Together these films represent 31 Oscar wins and another 85 nominations as befits the best work of some of the greatest actors, writers and directors of their time." (http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/the_25_greatest_legal_movies/)

The results of this poll were published in the August issue of the ABA Journal. We purchased most of these films (a couple were not available in DVD) for the law library.

So, for your viewing pleasure, check out one of the following:

12 Angry Men
A Civil Action
A Few Good Men
A Man for All Seasons
Amistad
Anatomy of a Murder
And Justice for All
Breaker Morant
Chicago
Compulsion
Erin Brockovich
In the Name of the Father
Inherit the Wind
Judgment at Nuremberg (the classic version with Spencer Tracy)
Kramer vs. Kramer
My Cousin Vinny
Philadelphia
Presumed Innocent
Reversal of Fortune
The Paper Chase
To Kill A Mockingbird
The Verdict
Witness for the Prosecution

Law students and faculty may check out a movie for 24 hours. Enjoy your weekend!

OPAC Down Time Notice

Down Time Notice - GGU Library online catalog will be down to perform network upgrades during the following time: Monday, November 17, from 9:00 p.m. through Tuesday, November 18 at 5:00 a.m. During this time access to online databases listed on University and Law Library web sites will not be available. Please plan your work accordingly.