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Posts by Kristen Matteucci

American Law Institute (ALI)
May 28, 2019

Vote Postponed on Controversial ALI Restatement of Consumer Contracts Draft

The influential American Law Institute (ALI) recently held its 96th Annual Meeting in Washington DC on May 19 - 22, at which topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Policing, The Law of American Indians, and Data Privacy were discussed. ALI members voted to approve drafts of the Restatements of Law...
News & Events
May 9, 2019

Meet the new PA State Amphibian: The Eastern Hellbender

Wearing a “HELLBENDER DEFENDER” t-shirt, Governor Wolf signed Act 3 of 2019 (SB 9) into law on April 23rd, officially designating the Eastern hellbender as Pennsylvania’s state amphibian. While this fun fact might be useful to tuck away for trivia night or a game-show appearance, it’s also about “...
HeinOnline
April 18, 2019

Millennials in the Workplace

When the HeinOnline Blog featured an article on millennials and the workplace, we had a moment of realization at Jenkins: All three of our current Reference Librarians - Michelle, Tom, and Kristen - are considered millennials (at least by Merriam-Webster ’s standards, which defines a millennial as...
American Library Association (ALA)
April 9, 2019

Celebrating National Library Week: What's it All About?

You may have seen Jenkins’ invitation to join us for our Grand (re-)Opening at our new location during National Library Week. So what is National Library Week all about, anyway? According to its sponsor, the American Library Association (ALA), “National Library Week is an annual celebration...
News & Events
March 21, 2019

Celebrating Women's History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting select resources that underscore the role of women in American history, including items in Jenkins’s collection that highlight women and the law. Womenshistorymonth.gov offers a trove of online collections that amplify women’s voices and...
News & Events
February 19, 2019

The PACER Buzz

If you’ve been seeing PACER in the news a lot lately (see this NYT Editorial , ABA Journal article , or The New Republic article for starters) and you’re wondering what all the buzz is about, read on for a summary of current events surrounding the federal courts’ electronic docketing system,...
News & Events
January 29, 2019

Congressional Research Services (CRS) Reports

Last fall, Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, announced that the library had begun to provide Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports to the public for the first time in history. Authored by experts, CRS reports provide policy and legal analysis, offering multiple perspectives on...
LexisNexis Digital Library
October 26, 2018

Moore's Manual: Federal Practice Forms

If you're looking for a helpful collection of civil forms to use in federal court, the LexisNexis Digital Library has you covered. Jenkins' members can borrow eBook versions of Moore's Manual: Federal Practice Forms from the LexisNexis Digital Library for a 7 day loan period. This set is a concise...
Law.com Scholar
October 12, 2018
Law Journal Press

Copyright and The Public Domain

Law Journal Press * has a handful of Intellectual Property titles available to Jenkins' members on their desktops. One such title is Copyright and The Public Domain by attorney and copyright law expert, Stephen Fishman. While public domain can broadly be defined as the "status of an invention,...
West Academic Digital Library
September 28, 2018
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Immigration Law and Procedure in a Nutshell

Immigration Law and Procedure in a Nutshell , available both in our print collection and on the West Academic Digital Library , provides "a thorough overview of the history, constitutional basis, statutory structure, regulatory provisions, administrative procedure, and ethical principles related to...
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