#law librarians

[whatthelibrarianwore]

warmer weather has arrived #whatthelibrarianwore #submission

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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“The most important weakness appears to be the lack of library science expertise at the administrative level.”  --1978 --yup, librarians, super important and helpful. Esp Law Librarians.

[gov-info]

Animal law is a rapidly growing area of law, especially in the past decade. The human-animal interaction comes in a variety of forms including companionship, agriculture, and science.  As a result, animal law extends into many areas of law including criminal, torts, property, and constitutional law.

This guide will provide an overview of the resources available covering animal law, wildlife law, and animal rights and welfare.

State & Federal Law

You will find laws at the federal, state, and local levels that relate to animal law.  You can directly search for federal and state laws by consulting the United States Code and your local state statutory code.  Be sure to also take into consideration your local laws by consulting municipal codes. The Animal Legal Defense Fund site contains a finding aid that may prove helpful to locating legislation.

Cases

The following sites compile notable cases in the area of animal law.  You can also locate cases related to animal law using free sources on the web such as Google Scholar.  Alternatively, you can visit your local law library for access to subscription legal research databases such as Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Animal Law Resource Center

Michigan State University College of Law Animal Legal & Historical Center

Online Resources

Animal Law Resource Center

Michigan State University College of Law Animal Legal & Historical Center

Animal Welfare Institute

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Institute for Critical Animal Studies

American Bar Association Animal Law Section

AALL Animal Law Caucus

Animal Rights History

More:

Books

Books For Beginners

Journals

Practice-Focused (explore animal law career options for those considering a career in animal law and provide litigation strategies for those currently working in this area of practice.)

Foreign & International

Subject Headings: search and browse the Library of Congress catalog by browsing subject headings for books on this topic.

by Ashley Sundin

[arainofsunflowers]

Dear God

Omg. 

I'm dying.

The law librarians are talking and first they talked about how one was a LAW eagle scout in high school. Is there such a thing!? That has got to be the nerdiest thing I have ever heard and I have heard some nerdy stuff. 

And then another talked about how wild they get at law library conferences - "crazy." They even know another librarian in a rock band!

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seriously.

Their faces never move. Their tones of voice never change.  This is all I can think of:

[oupacademic]

Are you going to AALL in Seattle this weekend? Join us at 5 p.m. on Saturday for the Oxford Law Citator wine reception and demo. We hope to see you there! (by Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press))

[datzhott]

Law profs and librarians to Congress: government edicts should not be restricted by copyright

Rogue archivist Carl Malamud sez, “105 law professors and law librarians have endorsed a call to change U.S. Copyright law to exclude edicts of government. Edicts are “the law” and include all pronouncements of government that are binding on citizens and…

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[thelifeguardlibrarian]

Special librarians--well I mean we're all special--but this one's mostly for you:

How do you get to know your patrons? Do you get to know you patrons?

I'm increasingly frustrated by the fact that almost all of our reference transactions are conducted by email--but with generally the same group of client-patrons.

Assignments get tough and time sensitive and we get cranky. The client pushes deadlines, we push back, everybody gets tense and bitchy.

I'm a firm believer that you're more willing to help, in more creative and generous ways, when you like whomever (is this the right time for "whomever"?) is asking for help. I think we can do better work together.

Short of social happy hours (which is what I really want), how do you reach out? What do you do to get to know your patrons?

[womenoflibraryhistory]

Mildred Miles

Last week, we featured the early female directors of the Kresge Law Library at Notre Dame. SUNY Buffalo's Law Library has them beat by about a decade! Christine George, Faculty Services/Reference Librarian at the Charles B. Sears Law Library, submitted this information about a pioneer in her library's past:

Until recently, the first director of the Charles B. Sears Law Library at SUNY Buffalo Law School was a rather elusive figure. We knew that Mildred Miles had served as director from 1936-1939, and that during her first year, the law library took in 6,300 books so the law school would meet ABA accreditation standards. We also knew that she married the law school’s dean, Louis Jaffe. But, little did we know that our Mildred was a globe-trotting academic.

Mildred was a local girl, born and raised in Buffalo. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1922 and then went to China to teach English at the University of Yenching in China for a year. She later went to England and was admitted to Middle Temple, one of the Inns of Court, to study to become a barrister. She was called to the bar in 1933. In 1935 Mildred returned to the U.S. and took the New York bar. The next year, in addition to becoming the first law library director, she was also hired as an assistant professor of legal research. Today we follow Mildred’s example of teaching, scholarship, and service.

To find out more about Mildred, check out our blog post of initial findings. 

Fun fact: we put together an awards display for law in film. The awards were named after Mildred.