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HeinOnline
April 13, 2017
HeinOnline: Where Books Rule

Celebrate National Library Week With HeinOnline

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here . HeinOnline has comprehensive coverage of journals, treaties, constitutions from every country in the world, databases of bibliographic entries on multiple topics (many of which link to full-text content), and...
Ethics & Professional Conduct
April 7, 2017

Ethics in Social Media

Ethics permeates all areas of today's legal practice. Risks to attorneys have increased dramatically with fines, censure and disbarment. This book will address many ethical dilemmas such as: what types of personal information are companies permitted to access without the consent of their employees...
LexisNexis Digital Library
April 6, 2017
LexisNexis Digital Library logo

Subject Specific Jury Instructions on the LexisNexis Digital Library

The LexisNexis Digital Library has access to several subject specific jury instructions. Titles include Jury Instructions in Automobile Actions , Jury Instructions in Commercial Litigation , Jury Instructions in Real Estate Litigation , Jury Instructions on Damages in Tort Actions , Jury...
Legal Dictionaries
March 31, 2017

Oxford English Dictionary

This is no April Fool's joke! The Oxford English Dictionary is now available to all Jenkins' members. Find the meaning and history of phrases like, " April fool " which originated in the 17th century, or a modern phrase such as " cloud computing ."
Remote Resources
March 30, 2017

New Platform and More Opinions for City Solicitor Opinions Database

Jenkins' Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions Database contains the full text of more than 2,000 formal and informal opinions issued by the Philadelphia City Solicitor from 1952-2009. The new, easy to use interface includes over 50 new opinions and allows the user to search by title, full text,...
HeinOnline
March 27, 2017

Updated: National Survey of State Laws

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here . Last year , HeinOnline teamed up with Rich Leiter, Director of the Schmid Law Library and Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, to create a database version of National Survey of...
Historical
March 16, 2017
Portrait of William A. Schnader, in a frame.

William A. Schnader (1886-1968)

William A. Schnader (1886-1968) Although he's been gone for almost 50 years, the legacy of William A. Schnader continues on. During his time as Special Deputy Attorney General and Attorney General he drafted revisions and codifications to many Pennsylvania administrative, banking, corporation, and...
Court Rules
March 13, 2017

Philadelphia Court Rules Now Available Online

Pennsylvania county court rules, including rules for Philadelphia Common Pleas and Municipal Courts, are now available online. Late last summer, Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 103 was amended to include provisions that require, with regards to local court rules, the "adopting court or...
LLMC Digital
March 2, 2017

LLMC Digital's new platform makes finding Pennsylvania side reports easy!

Pennsylvania county court reports (aka side reports), and much more can be found in the LLMC Digital database, a 24/7 member benefit for all jenkins Law Library members.
Caselaw & the Courts
February 23, 2017

New Public Access Policy for Appellate and Trial Court Records

"[T]he courts are constantly considering issues regarding the need for openness and transparency and the concern for personal privacy and security." (Explanatory Report, Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts, 47 Pa.B.301...