Bloomberg BNA

As part of the law library's efforts to provide research tools that are both timely and easy to access, we are proud to add Bloomberg BNA's online platform to our list of legal databases.  This service is part of a package that will bring Bloomberg Law to law faculty and students in the fall.  (Details and training on Bloomberg Law will come in the fall.)

 

Bloomberg BNA brings us such titles as: 

• Bankruptcy Law Reporter
• Criminal Law Reporter
• Daily Tax Report
• TAX MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIOS (Yay!) (We're still keeping these in print as well)
• US Law Week
• IP law resources
• Environment & Safety law resources
• and much, much more

 

You can access Bloomberg BNA in one of two ways.

1.  There is a link on http://law.ggu.edu/law-library/online-resources under "Subscription Databases"

2.  The direct link is here: http://lawlibrary.ggu.libguides.com/BNA

 

As always, you will be connected through our proxy server and will need to enter your GGU ID and password.

 

Please "ask a librarian" if you have any questions.  Enjoy!

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law

We are pleased to announce that the Law Library now subscribes to the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law online. 

ABOUT THE ENCYCLOPEDIA

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) is a comprehensive online resource containing peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of public international law. Written and edited by an incomparable team of over 800 scholars and practitioners, published in partnership with the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, and updated throughout the year, this major reference work is essential for anyone researching or teaching international law.

Each of the 1,700 articles selected for publication within the Encyclopedia has been chosen to reflect not only the history of public international law, but also recent growth areas such as criminal law, human rights law, economic law, and environmental law. Every article published undergoes a rigorous review process, which includes peer-review by at least two members of the MPEPIL Advisory Board, led by Rüdiger Wolfrum, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. 

Articles within the Encyclopedia can be searched by title, full text, author, bibliography, and more; the collection can be browsed by name, subject, or author. Print friendly PDFs of each article are available. The Encyclopedia also features the Oxford Law Citator, which provides links between related cases, articles, and additional materials within the Encyclopedia, other online resources from OUP, and selected third party websites.

ACCESS

Law students, faculty and staff may access the EPIL in two ways:

1. Click on this link: http://library.ggu.edu/record=b1473732~S0 to access the database from our catalog.

 Or

2. Go to: http://law.ggu.edu/law-library/online-resources, click on “Subscription Databases” and then on Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law.

Either way, you will then log in with your GGU ID and password.

Please contact a reference librarian if you have any questions.  Thank you!

Free eBooks for Law Students!

CALI's eLangdell Press publishes free ebooks. Subjects include: Federal Rules of Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure, and more. These ebooks can be downloaded to an ipad, Kindle, other ereader, or a laptop (with a free software download). For more information, visit the eLangdell website at:

http://elangdell.cali.org/ 

If you have questions, feel free to visit us at the Law Library reference desk.

The Institutional Repository vs. SSRN

The April, 2012, issue of AALL Spectrum (the periodical of the American Association of Law Libraries) discusses whether an IR (Institutional Repository - our Digital Commons) will damage your SSRN rankings in the article, Will an Institutional Repository Hurt My SSRN Ranking?  by James M. Donovan and Carol A. Watson.


The authors conclude that an IR not only will NOT harm your SSRN ranking, it actually improves access to your scholarly work.  SSRN "excels at delivering their work to the cadre of legal specialists," while the IR exposes your work to a broader base of researchers that SSRN does not reach.  Hits delivered to your articles in the Digital Commons are not taken away from your SSRN downloads because "these users often would not have found the SSRN version, especially as studies show most users don't look past the first page or two of Google results."


You may read the entire article at http://aallnet.org/main-menu/Publications/spectrum/Vol-16/No-6/institutional-repository.pdf. And take a look at our own Digital Commons.

Introducing Chat Reference

Have you been wanting another way to ask research questions? Are you not able to come into the library when the reference librarians are available? Try our new chat reference! Head over to http://law.ggu.edu/law/law-library/library-services to chat with a reference librarian. This morning, I received a question by chat about how to submit an InterLibrary Loan request and a question by chat about where to find past exams. Try chatting with us to get some of your questions answered.

Chat is not available all the time (we have lives beyond these library walls); if we're not online, you can either email us your question or wait until we're back online.

The New York Legal Research Library

We now have access to the New York Legal Research Library on Hein Online.  The library includes a lot of historical materials; of current interest are the NY Journals and NY Attorney General Opinions, the State Register, Bar Journals, and Comptroller Opinions.

Access by going to: http://law.ggu.edu/law-library/online-resources, click on "Subscription Databases" and then on "Hein Online."

Please contact a reference librarian if you have any questions.

New Research Guides!

 

Check out our new LibGuides! GGU law librarians have created these new research guides to assist with your research, with links to print and electronic resources, along with explanations about using those resources. LibGuides cover a wide range of research topics. You work hard... do yourself a favor and let us help with your research!Follow this URL: http://lawlibrary.ggu.libguides.com/