InfoBrief: Database Access during Winter Break

Wondering whether you'll still have access to all your favorite databases while you're away on break?
The answer is YES! 

Whether it's HeinOnline, Sociological Abstracts, or EconLit, you need only access the database via the Cornell University Library catalog using these three steps:

1.  Search for the name of the journal or database you want as the title (e.g. Cornell Law Review, or HeinOnline).
2.  Select the search result that is a "Networked Resource" (which simply indicates it is an online resource, as opposed to print).
3.  Then click on the link provided. 

You will be prompted to verify your Cornell status using your id and password, the same you use when logging into Blackboard.  Then you will gain access to the database. 

FYI, there is a shortcut link to HeinOnline on the Law Library web site homepage under Quick Reference. 

Want a personal walk-through of the process?  Contact your liaison and they'll be happy to demonstrate. 

Cheers,
Julie

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InfoBrief: Westlaw Printer Pilot

Greetings everyone,

Based on the feedback we received, Westlaw will be leaving the faculty printer in the computer lab for your use through the spring semester on a trial basis.  You may choose to follow Barbara Holden-Smith's lead and try using this printer for the cost savings it brings to the law school.  Click here for previously posted instructions on using the Westlaw and Lexis faculty printers. 

We'll let you know later next year whether it will remain a permanent fixture in the computer lab. 

Please let your library liaison know if you have any questions.

Best,
Julie

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InfoBrief: Westlaw Faculty Printers, Take 2

Thanks to everyone who has responded so quickly.  Based on the information we've received, I think some further information is in order. 

Both Westlaw and Lexis have dedicated faculty printers, located on the third floor in the computer lab (room 375).  When you print from Westlaw, choose the Westlaw Faculty Lab Printer.  Printing from Lexis, select the Faculty printer.  The administrative assistants know where they are located and can help retrieve printed documents, but your liaison can also show you were it is and how to print to it.  Just ask us!

The primarily benefit of using these printers instead of your office printer is financial. They are maintained and supported by Westlaw and Lexis.  They provide the paper, the toner, and the maintenance.  Obviously, there are cost savings to the law school by using these printers instead of your office printer. 

A secondary benefit is convenience.  You can print to these stations wherever and whenever you are, and they will be printed, waiting for you, when you return to school. 

Let me or your liaison know if you have any further questions, and please continue to submit your comments.

Many thanks,
Julie

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InfoBrief: Possible Removal of Westlaw Faculty Printer

Greetings all,

We have been notified by our Westlaw rep, Mike Winn, that faculty print jobs using the dedicated Westlaw printer are significantly down.  Over the last few years, usage has dropped considerably.  Westlaw is looking to remove low use/no use printers and the Cornell faculty printer is now on that list. 

Do you, Cornell law faculty, still want this printer available to you?  If there is still a need, Mike reports that he can leave it installed for another semester as a trial period.  Please let me or your library liaison know.

Thanks for your help with this.

Cheers,
Julie

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InfoBrief: Holiday Shopping Edition

Greetings all,

Reports are in that Black Friday is coming early this year and some retailers are already dropping prices.  To help with your gift selections, here are the latest shopping tips from Consumer Reports. 

Wishing everyone a lovely Thanksgiving with friends and families. 

Best,
Julie

Please reply to this email if you experience any troubles with the links.

Where to buy:

Buying Clothes Online
Buying Electronics

What to buy:

Audio Equipment
Blu-Ray and DVD Players
Camcorders
Computers
Digital Cameras
Digital Picture Frames
GPS Navigators
LCD and Plasma TVs
Luxury SUVs
Printers
Wine

How to send:

Shipping (scroll down to read article after opening pdf)

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InfoBrief: New Law Books Update

Greetings all,

This is a friendly reminder that new books at the law library, and law related books at other Cornell University libraries, are posted to our web site twice a month.  Peruse the list to keep current on new scholarship in your subject specialty. You can also sign up to receive an RSS feed notice whenever the page is updated.  If you need assistance with or have questions about RSS feeds, please contact your library liaison.

This month, for some light holiday reading, you might be interested in Drowning in the Desert: A JAG's Search for Justice in Iraq, by Vivian H. Gembara. Read more about it from the author's site, and on Amazon. 

Request this, or any book, from your library liaison.



Cheers,
Julie

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InfoBrief: LIFE images available on Google

Greetings all,

This may or may not help you with your scholarship and teaching, but is certainly interesting.  Google and TIME have teamed up to make historic TIME photographs available through Google Image Search.  They are searchable (of course), and browsable by decade (1860s - 1970s), people, places, events, sports, and culture. 

Here's the link: http://images.google.com/hosted/life

Cheers,
Julie

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InfoBrief: Plum Book Supplement

As a follow-up to yesterday, The New York Times reports today on details for would be applicants to Obama's administration.  Click here for a PDF of the seven page, sixty-three question job application that covers publications, blog posts, speeches, testimony, and essentially any findable record of what you've said in any format for the duration of your adult life. 

It ends with a nice catch-all safety net:

Please provide any other information, including information about other members of your family, that could suggest a conflict of interest or be a possible source of embarrassment to you, your family, or the President-Elect.

Indeed.  Hat tip to Alfred Brophy.

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InfoBrief: US Plum Book Released

The Plum Book is ready!  The 2008 edition of the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).  It is being eagerly devoured by attorneys, academics, and others who would like a job in the new administration.
 
Prepared after each presidential election, the Plum Book provides comprehensive information on thousands of federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the federal government – jobs that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment, nationwide.
 
Just out of interest, click here to see the positions and salaries for the Department of Justice positions.
 
This information is provided by GPO. For additional information, feel free to contact Pat Court, our government documents specialist, or your librarian liaison.  And yes, the cover of the actual book is plum colored.

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Julie M. Jones, JD, MLIS
Research Attorney and Lecturer in Law
Cornell Law Library
340B Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, New York  14853
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InfoBrief: BNA Updates

Greetings all,

BNA is updating and improving their user interface, effective this week.  A brochure detailing the changes has been placed in each of your boxes. 

BNA is an excellent resource for quality current awareness updates, with many publications to choose from.  View a complete list of available titles arranged by subject here, and an alphabetical list of titles here.  Many provide automatic email updates. 

For assistance setting up email updates, or to answer any questions, please feel free to contact your library liaison. 

Cheers,
Julie

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Julie M. Jones, JD, MLIS
Head of Information Services and Lecturer in Law
Cornell Law Library
340B Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, New York  14853
607.255.5858