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ALI

October 27, 2017

Trial Manual 6 for the Defense of Criminal Cases Now on HeinOnline

HeinOnline recently added Trial Manual 6 for the Defense of Criminal Cases , an ALI-CLE publication. It is included in the American Law Institute Collection with the other ALI-CLE Publications . This two volume title by Anthony G. Amsterdam and Randy Hertz is described by ALI-CLE as a "guidebook...

General OneFile

October 26, 2017

Search for cover stories, audio files and more in General OneFile!

Searching for specific types of documents, like audio files or cover story articles? In General OneFile , you can! General OneFile contains over 8,000 titles, including magazines, journals, reference sources, newspapers and audio content. For example, type "Vietnam" in the Basic Search box and run...

Family Law

October 19, 2017

Interactive Family Law Forms from Philadelphia Legal Assistance

Philadelphia Legal Assistance has created interactive forms for some of the more common family law situations. The forms were developed for self-represented litigants and are available on PALawHELP.org . They include: Pennsylvania: Complaint for Support Pennsylvania: Petition for Contempt of...

LexisNexis Digital Library

October 17, 2017

Pennsylvania Books on the LexisNexis Digital Library

The LexisNexis Digital Library has a number of Pennsylvania specific texts and treatises available to Jenkins' members on their desktop. These include law compilations, like Pennsylvania Laws Governing Pennsylvania Businesses and Pennsylvania Crimes Code and Vehicle Law Handbook , treatises like...

Nolo

October 13, 2017

Special Needs Trusts

Need a basic introduction on special needs trusts? Check out Nolo's Special Needs Trusts 7th by Urbatsch and Fuller. According to Nolo , this title "shows you how to provide for a loved one with a disability -- without jeopardizing government benefits." It includes chapters on "Who Can Benefit from...

HeinOnline

October 12, 2017

A truck driving through a water filled street in a hurricane.

Researching Natural Disasters in HeinOnline

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here. Natural disasters can devastate people and businesses. In the past month, news stations have broadcasted the destructive effect that Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and Maria have had on the southeast portion of the...

Newspapers

October 5, 2017

Legal Newspapers at Jenkins

Jenkins has access to a variety of legal newspapers in print and on microfilm. We have (almost) every issue of The Legal Intelligencer , Philadelphia's legal newspaper. Our collection goes back to volume 1 (1843) and continues through today. The most recent two months can be found in the Reference...

October 2, 2017

West Academic Digital Library Recently Added to the Jenkins' Member Databases

Jenkins is excited to add the West Academic Digital Library to our collection of databases. This Digital Library provides access to a multitude of West Academic titles, including the Nutshell, Hornbook, and Concise Hornbook series. These titles are great guides for getting started in a particular...

Law Journal Press

September 29, 2017

Entertainment Law: Forms and Analysis

Entertainment Law: Forms and Analysis by Field and Slotnick is a great resource for understanding the basics of entertainment law. It focuses upon issues such as copyright, trademark and privacy. There are chapters on "Film, Television and Live Theater", "Book and Magazine Publishing", "Music" and...

Fastcase

September 28, 2017

Database Search Algorithms

Members of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) should check out Susan Nevelow Mart's presentation on Understanding the Human Element in Search Algorithms at AALL's annual conference and her article in the AALL Spectrum "Every Algorithm has a POV" (AALL Spectrum, Sept./Oct. 2017, v.22...

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