New Movies in the Library
Posted by Janet Lindenmuth on Oct 27, 2009
Need to take a study break? The library has added 14 new law themed movies to its DVD collection for you to borrow. The new movies are:
Find Me Guilty, Flash of Genius, Fracture, Guilty as Sin, Jagged Edge, LiarLiar, Michael Clayton, North Country, Presumed Innocent, Reversible Errors, Suspect, A Time to Kill, Wall Street, and Young Mr. Lincoln
Here is a complete list of all law themed movies available from the library. All the movies are on the new book shelf in front of the reference desk.
Chat is working again!
Posted by Janet Lindenmuth on Oct 7, 2009
We’ve switched to a new chat widget, so the chat box on the library webpage is working again. We’re ready to answer your questions!
Chat Widget Down
Posted by Janet Lindenmuth on Oct 5, 2009
You may have noticed our chat widget keeps saying we are “Away.” But we are really here and ready to answer your questions, we’re just having a technical problem with the chat box. You can still IM us by using AIM or Yahoo Chat, our username is WidenerLawLib. Or call 302-477-2114 or email Law.LibRef@widener.edu
Delaware Campus Library Opening Late on Sunday, September 27th
Posted by Janet Lindenmuth on Sep 24, 2009
The power on the Delaware campus will be shut down for repairs on Sunday, September 27th. The library will not open until power is restored. We expect this will be at 1:00 PM, however if repairs take longer than expected, the library may open later. Please call the circulation desk at 302-477-2244 for more information on Sunday.
Library Tour and Orientation Make-Up
Posted by Janet Lindenmuth on Sep 24, 2009
First Year Students
Library Tour and Orientation Make-Up
If you missed your library orientation and tour scheduled through your Legal Methods class, there is a make-up session from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30th. Please sign up at the reference desk.
New Websites of Interest
Posted by Maggie Stewart on Feb 19, 2009
Three new websites have recently come online that may be of interest to legal researchers.
Government Information- GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) has recently opened access to public beta testing. The Government Printing Office created this website as a central repository and archive of information from all three branches of the Federal Government. The site may be accessed here. FDsys will expand and replace the information currently available at gpoaccess.gov in mid-2009.
Economic Stimulus Plan- The Obama administration has posted www.recovery.gov as a way for the public to track the money authorized in the new economic stimulus plan authorized by congress and signed in to legislation by the president. Read the full text of the legislation, track the money and view a timeline of future milestones.
Criminal and Environmental Law (Asbestos)- The University of Montana School of Law in conjunction with their School of Journalism has created the blog Grace Case to track the criminal prosecution in the case U.S. v. W.R. Grace. According to the press release by the site creators’ this case is, “the most extensive environmental criminal trial in U.S. history.” The blog will contain daily updates from the trial as well as background on the legal issues presented in the case.
Extended Library Hours for Exams
Posted by Maggie Stewart on Dec 5, 2008
For the first time (at the request of the SBA) the Delaware Campus library will extend our hours until 2AM on many nights during exams.
Delaware Campus Library Exam hours are:
Saturday, December 6: 8 AM to 1 AM Sunday, December 7: 10 AM to 2 AM
Monday, December 8: 8 AM to 1 AM
Tuesday – Thur, Dec. 9 – 11: 8 AM to 2 AM
Friday, December 12: 8 AM to 1 AM
Saturday, December 13: 8 AM to 1 AM
Sunday, December 14: 10 AM to 2 AM
Monday – Friday, Dec,15-19: 8AM to 2 AM
Saturday, December 20: 8 AM to 1 AM
Sunday, December 21: 10 AM to 1 AM
Monday, December 22: 8 AM to 10 PM
Tuesday, December 23: 8 AM to 6 PM
Good Luck on your Exams!
Is the Federal Government Following its own Record Keeping Rules?
Posted by Maggie Stewart on Sep 19, 2008
A recent New York Times article hightlights the concern of the American Association of Law Libraries’ (AALL) and other groups that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is shirking its responsibility by declining to harvest federal agency Web sites at the end of this administration. The article goes on to say that as more and more government information is produced in a digital format many agencies lack a clear understanding or approach to preserving digital information.
New Longer Borrowing Time for Study Aids
Posted by Maggie Stewart on Sep 10, 2008
Study Aids such as Hornbooks, Nutshells and Sum & Substance Audio CDs now circulate for three days on the Delaware Campus (previously, you could only check them out for 4 hours at a time.) We hope the longer borrowing time will allow you to make greater use of these helpful resources. You can find the library’s collection of study aids in the Study Aids Room behind the Reference Desk. Study Aids are shelved to your right as you enter the room.
Ghostly Apparition Spotted in the Library
Posted by Maggie Stewart on Aug 28, 2008
Stately red robes viewed through the doors of the Special Collections Room in the Library. One hand rests on the podium, the other steadies a book – he seems to be lecturing. Is it the ghost of John Jay, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
…. Or is it just an optical illusion reflecting the portrait of John Jay hung across the hall. Stop by the library and see for yourself. The illusion is most prominent at night and when the Special Collections room is dark.