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Legal Dictionaries
March 9, 2018
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Women's History Month and the Oxford English Dictionary

March is Women's History Month, and the Oxford Dictionaries blog is celebrating with a quiz about "the words of womenkind". Jenkins' members can find the definitions of words like gynarchy , herstory , philogyny , Queen Bee , suffragette , and superwoman on the Oxford English Dictionary database, a...
HeinOnline
March 6, 2018
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Enhanced Metadata to Improve Search and Discovery in the Federal Register Library on HeinOnline

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here. We have been continuing to enhance searching in HeinOnline by adding natural language processing and machine learning tools to different databases. We’ve already updated the tool several times, and we blogged...
Law Journal Press
March 2, 2018

Employment Litigation

Employment Litigation by Mary Gambardella focuses upon procedural issues and strategies for the employment law case. This insightful volume has chapters which include "Pre-Answer Motions", "Discovery", "The Settlement Agreement" and "Arbitration". Coverage includes agency as well as court...
Dockets, Briefs, & Filings
March 1, 2018

U.S. Government Publishing Office

Need a copy of the Federal Budget (including analytical perspectives) ? Or access to George H.W. Bush's public papers ? How about a listing of U.S. Supreme Court Nomination Hearings since 1971 ? govinfo has all these, and more. govinfo provides free public access to more than one million official,...
Self-Help
February 23, 2018

Special Event: Women Owned Law & Her Corner

Women Owned Law and Her Corner are joining together for a special event at Jenkins on March 14th from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Her Corner will be conducting a mini session to give attendees a little taste of what it actually feels like to participate in the Her Corner Accelerator. Accelerator is the...
Technology
February 15, 2018
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Researching Drone Laws

With the increased popularity of drones across all aspects of society, it is important to examine the laws and regulations regarding commercial, government, and recreational drone use. The American Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute have published resources to help you navigate...
HeinOnline
February 13, 2018
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Bitcoin Doesn’t Grow on Trees

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here. Although bitcoin was invented in 2009 and picked up speed in 2015, its biggest growth spurt occurred in 2017, and its popularity continues to rise. Recently, bitcoin prices have dipped due to a warning from...
Law Journal Press
February 9, 2018
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Education Law

Education Law , by Charles J. Russo and Ralph D. Mawdsley, provides an introduction to various aspects of education and school-related law. Chapters include "School Governance", "Student Rights", "Special Education and Services for Students with Disabilities", and "Sports Law". The appendices also...
HeinOnline
February 6, 2018
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Anti-Vaccination Movement and the Flu

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here. It is officially flu season. The dominant strain this season is the H3N2 strain, known to cause more hospitalizations and deaths than other strains. Although the flu shot’s effectiveness cannot yet be...
Westlaw
February 1, 2018

American Law Reports

American Law Reports (ALR) are a familiar staple to many legal researchers. They provide in-depth analysis on a variety of topics and include case citations across all jurisdictions. From the publisher, Thomson Reuters , "Every article is a complete research brief that summarizes all caselaw...