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New Special Collections Titles - Feb. 2012
Special Collections’ recent acquisitions include a unique 18th century annotated compilation of European treaties, an 1760 collection of Portuguese and Papal laws for the colony of Brazil, a first...
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2012 Law Library Student Survey Responses
We have now concluded the 2012 Annual Student Survey for the Georgetown Law Library. This year, 485 students responded. Here's a quick overview chart showing the respresentation of student...
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Two giants of English history meet in a rare book
Matthew Hale’s annotated 1640 imprint of Matthew Paris’ Monachi Albanensis Angli Historia Major Georgetown Law Library recently acquired Sir Matthew Hale’s annotated copy of the 1640 imprint of one of...
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Google Scholar Improves Legal Documents Search
Recent changes to interface and sorting options make it easier to find and evaluate documents in Google Scholar’s ever-growing free database of court opinions and legal materials.Earlier this month,...
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New Exhibit: A Librarian, a Rare Book, and the Tides of Time
In early May 2012 Georgetown Law Library lost one of our longest serving librarians when the Head of Special Collections, Laura Bédard, passed away unexpectedly at age 55. Laura was the quintessential...
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What We Did at the Library This Summer
Each spring, we conduct a survey of law students to get input on library services and resources. We published a summary of 2012 results soon after the survey closed. Now we're happy to share some...
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Big Data and Big Challenges for Law and Legal Information
Georgetown Law Library – A Symposium in Celebration of 125 YearsMonday, October 29, 2012 (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)Georgetown University Law Center - Gewirz 12th Floor"Big data" is a term perhaps too...
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Due to inclement weather, Big Data and Big Challenges for Law and Legal Information: Georgetown Law Library - A Symposium in Celebration of 125 Years will not take place on Monday, October 29. Please...
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Law at the Movies: The Dhamma Brothers - Monday, Nov. 12
The Friends of the Law Library, in conjunction with the Contemplative Law Society and Lawyers in Balance invite you to a screening of The Dhamma Brothers, the latest event in the Library’s Law at the...
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Refs & Resources – Law at the Movies: The Dhamma Brothers
Thanks to all who were part of the great turnout for Monday’s special screening of The Dhamma Brothers in Hart Auditorium, co-sponsored by the Friends of Georgetown Law Library, Contemplative Law...
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New in Special Collections - Two Early Law Dictionaries
1481 imprint of Jodocus of Erfurt’s Vocabularius Georgetown Law Library recently acquired a 1481 imprint of the Vocabularius Utriusque Iuris [Vocabulary of Both Laws (i.e. – canon and civil law)]...
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Law at the Movies: The House I Live In - Tuesday, Dec. 4
Please join the Friends of the Law Library, the Georgetown chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild, the Georgetown Criminal Law Association, Georgetown Human Rights Action–Amnesty International, and...
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The House I Live In Bibliography
Last night the Friends of the Law Library, the Georgetown chapter of the National Lawyers’ Guild, the Georgetown Criminal Law Association, Georgetown Human Rights Action–Amnesty International, and...
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Symposium: Big Data and Big Challenges for Law and Legal Information, Wed. 1/30
In celebration of 125 years, the Georgetown Law Library looks to the future with a symposium of the academic, advocacy, government, and library communities on Wednesday, January 30 at Georgetown...
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GULLiver's Believe it or Not: Smoking in the Library?
Forget soda cans, noisy snacks, and aromatic carryout in the library – how about a late-night study buddy lighting up a stogie in the carrel behind you? In 2012, it would be pretty much unthinkable...
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On January 30th the law library will host a conference entitled Big Data and Big Challenges for Law and Legal Information. By bringing together academics, governmental staff, policy advocates, and...
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Georgetown Law Library Holiday Hours
For the holiday break, the entire Georgetown Law Library will be closed December 24 and 25 as well as December 29 through January 1. We open again for normal hours on Wednesday, January 2.View the...
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Can "big data" predict the outcome of cases? How can law firms leverage the power of "quantitative legal prediction" to better serve clients while reducing costs? Law Technology News has published an...
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Big Data and Health Care: Prof. Carole Roan Gresenz on Research and Policy
On January 30 the Law Library will host a symposium on the legal issues connected with big data collection, usage, and preservation. The library is blogging about the topic of the conference in...
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Big Data and Health Care: Prof. Kathy Zeiler to talk about the National...
During the law library's Jan. 30 conference on Big Data, Professor Kathy Zeiler of the Georgetown law faculty will be presenting on issues connected to the use of big data. One of her topics has been...
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