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Pennsylvania Legislative Histories Upgraded |
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Jenkins’ collection of over 700 Pennsylvania Legislative Histories is now searchable by word and/or year range. This enhancement will help Jenkins’ members and nonmembers find just the right history with ease. Visit our handy PA Legislative Histories Search Tips to learn more about this new upgrade. Our Pennsylvania Legislative Histories database is just one of the many Member Online Services offered at Jenkins. Learn more about Jenkins membership benefits today. |
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Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
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Comments (0)April 29, 2004
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Legal Journal Library Expands Content |
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HeinOnline has just added more than 300,000 new fully-searchable page-images to it’s Legal Journal Library. Among the new additions are the Albany Law Journal - Vols. 1-20 which includes a Cumulative Index (1870-1880) and Common Law World Review - Vols. 1-31 (1972-2002). Other new additions include: Catholic University Law Review — Vols. 1-52 (1950-2003) Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society — Vols. 41-85 (1959-2003) Southern Illinois University Law Journal — Vols. 1-27 (1976-2003) University of San Francisco Law Review — Vols. 1-37 (1966-2003) HeinOnline is a Jenkins member-only benefit. |
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Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
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April 26, 2004
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Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions |
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Trying to find City Solicitor Opinions on a specific topic or Philadelphia Code section number? Don’t flip through volumes of pages. Search the full-text of the Opinions from 1976 through 1996 on palawlibrary.com. |
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Submitted by: Nancy Garner, Head of Information & Research Services
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April 15, 2004
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Rights Of Patients, 3rd |
 By George J. AnnasThe Rights of Patients has long been considered the definitive guide to understanding the legal and ethical issues patients face in our fragmented health care system. Offering fully documented exposition and explanation of the rights of patients from birth to death, this concise reference covers topics such as informed consent, emergency treatment, refusing treatment, human experimentation, privacy and confidentiality, patient safety and medical malpractice. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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The Historical and Institutional Context of Roman Law |
 By George MousourakisThe aim of this book is to provide a general historical introduction to the development of Roman law, a system of law described as “one of the strongest formative forces in the development of the Western legal tradition.” Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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Judges On Judging: Views From The Bench, 2nd |
 By David M. O'BrienThis collection captures the personal views of leading justices and judges on the judicial process, the function of judging, and the role of courts — particularly the Supreme Court — in our increasingly litigious society. It provides a uniquely intimate view of the judicial process, the dilemmas of deliberation and decision-making, and other matters about which court watchers and the general public usually can only speculate. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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Railroads and American Law |
 By James W. Ely Jr.At its peak, the railroad was the Internet of its day in its transformative impact on American life and law. A harbinger and promoter of economic empire, it was also the icon of a technological revolution that accelerated national expansion and in the process transformed our legal system. James W. Ely Jr., in the first comprehensive legal history of the rail industry, shows that the two institutions–the railroad and American law –had a profound influence on each other. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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Amicus Humoriae: An Anthology of Legal Humor |
 By Robert M. Jarvis, Thomas E. Baker, Andrew J. McClurgThis new work reprints 25 of the funniest law review articles from the past 50 years, arranged in five categories: law students, law professors, lawyers, judges, and legal scholarship. The cover features an original cartoon by the noted artist Alan Gerson. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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April 12, 2004
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Pennsylvania Session Laws |
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Trying to find Pennsylvania laws enacted between 1682 and 1809 on the Internet? Visit the Legislative Reference Bureau’s Pennsylvania Session Laws Web site where you can browse or use keywords to search the Statutes at Large. |
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Submitted by: Nancy Garner, Head of Information & Research Services
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April 1, 2004
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National Library Week: April 19-23, 2004 |
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First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. This year National Library Week will take place from April 19th to 23rd. During this week the ALA invites Americans to rediscover the wealth of resources to be found at libraries nationwide. Join Jenkins in our celebration of National Library Week with free CLE classes, food, and prizes. To Register for a free CLE call 215-574-7905 or email classes@jenkinslaw.org.
National Library Week at Jenkins is sponsored by:
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