Archive for October, 2004
October 25th, 2004
This Friday, October 29, join the Law Library and the Student Bar Association in celebrating one of our favorite holidays! It’s time for the Halloween Party!
The doors will open around 9 pm. The cost is $5 per person at the door, and guests are welcome (up to 2 guests per student, please). There will be beer and wine, as well as non-alcoholic beverages for designated drivers and non-drinkers.
If you want to drink, bring your non-student ID to prove your age. We will have music and a costume contest with fantastic prizes (though costumes are not required).
Please remember to drink responsibly, and remember that cabs rides are available. We’ll see you Friday night!!
October 20th, 2004
IELP Goes to Thailand to Protect Endangered Species
Prof. Chris Wold, Director of the Law School’s International Environmental Law Project (IELP), and three Lewis & Clark law students are in Bangkok, Thailand helping the 166 member governments make decisions to protect species from overutilization due to international trade. They are participating in the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the second CITES meeting in a row in which IELP students have participated. IELP will provide daily reports from the meeting, which takes place October 2-14.
Visit the IELP 2004 CITES! website.
October 15th, 2004
Next Monday, there will be a training session on conducting Legislative History research for federal statutes. The lecture will be given over the noon hour and repeated again at 5:00, both on Monday, October 18th.
Legislative History Research:
- 12:15 pm, Monday Oct. 18, Wood Hall Room 7
- 5:00 pm, Monday Oct. 18, Wood Hall Room 8
The focus will be on defining legislative history, the steps involved in compiling a legislative history, where the relevant documents are located, and how to use the databases and indexing systems available to help you find relevant documents.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact Seneca Gray, Assistant Director, Reference and Research Services, at 503.768.6781 or seneca at lclark dot edu.
October 5th, 2004
From LexisNexis Account Exec Laura Larson:
Below is the schedule of LexisNexis classes I will be offering to first year students this week. These classes will lay the foundation for the research skills you will need for paper-writing, job searching, and much more over the next 3 years- please make sure to attend one class!
All students should have a LexisNexis ID which they will need to bring to class.
There is a sign-up binder on the ledge outside the Wood Hall computer training lab with sign-up sheets for ALL classes.
The following classes will be held in the Wood Hall computer training lab:
- October 11
- October 12
- 11:00 – 12:00
- 1:00 – 2:00
- October 13
- October 15
The following classes will be held in Classroom # 7 in Wood Hall. Students will need to bring a laptop with online access and their LexisNexis ID. They may also bring a lunch, if they like, and I will provide some snacks and beverages:
- October 11
- October 13
- October 14
- October 15
Laura J. Larson
LexisNexis Account Executive
Laura.Larson@LexisNexis.com
(503) 775-4890
1-800-992-5681 x4406
October 4th, 2004
On Monday, there will be a training session on Intellectual Property Legal Research. The lecture will be given over the noon hour and repeated again at 5:00, both on Monday, October 11th.
IP Legal Research:
- 12:30 pm, Wood Hall Room 8, Oct. 11th
- 5:00 pm, Wood Hall Room 8, Oct. 11th
Topics will include how to find and use print materials available in the Law Library, as well as using Lexis, Westlaw, and other online resources.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact Seneca Gray, Assistant Director, Reference and Research Services, at 503.768.6781 or seneca at lclark dot edu.
October 3rd, 2004
In conjunction with the 12th Animal Animal Law Conference being held October 9 & 10, 2004, the Law Library provides a timely display of books from our collection on the subject of, yes, animal law.
Visit the display in the lobby of the Law Library. It is located near the entrance to Wood Hall, on the wall between the copy room and the Patent and Trademark Library.
Check here for a list of the animal law-related books on display is available at this link.
October 1st, 2004
From Westlaw Academic Account Manager Anna Guerra:
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