Monthly Archives: June 2009

4th of July Library Hours

Posted on Tuesday 30 June 2009 by Karen

The library will be open the following hours over the 4th of July holiday: Friday, July 3             8:00 am – 6:00 pm Saturday, July 4        CLOSED Sunday, July 5          1:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Post – … Continue reading →

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The “Grammar Nazi” Speaks

Posted on Tuesday 30 June 2009 by Pamela

I recommend this article ["Correcting Students' Usage Errors Without Making Errors of Our Own" - http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/errors.pdf], in which UCLA professor Eugene Volokh corrects (or debunks) a number of grammatical myths. (PRM)

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Entire 2006 United States Code Available on GPO Access for Free

Posted on Monday 29 June 2009 by David

The entire 2006 edition of the United States Code is now available on GPO Access. (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html) The 2006 edition contains the laws enacted through the 109th Congress (ending January 3, 2007, the last law of which was signed January 15, … Continue reading →

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GPO Access v. FDsys: What’s in a Name?

Posted on Friday 26 June 2009 by Terrye Conroy

I use GPO Access a good bit for accessing federal regulations. In fact, I like various features within the resources provided for each of the three branches. However, because I find its search capabilities less than optimal, I’ve always used … Continue reading →

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Looking for Articles from Non-Legal Journals?

Posted on Thursday 25 June 2009 by Rebekah

If you are in need of articles from journals that are not included in familiar legal database services, consider these sources: JSTOR is an archive of scholarly journal articles from numerous disciplines. It includes legal journals, but should be your … Continue reading →

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The value of “good law”

Posted on Tuesday 23 June 2009 by Pamela

For those of you who are clerking this summer, a reminder why good law is important, from the Lexis “Introduction to Shepard’s” page. Following the doctrine of stare decisis, legal researchers cite to cases in support of their arguments to … Continue reading →

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America News Database Now Available

Posted on Monday 22 June 2009 by David

If you are searching for a newspaper or information on people, issues and events in the local area or around the country, look at America’s News.  It is a new database available to All USC Law School users. This database offers … Continue reading →

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