tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35312864834416367652024-03-13T03:04:56.149-07:00Mississippi College Law Library BlogB.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-67351468215542811632010-07-29T05:59:00.001-07:002010-07-29T06:01:28.128-07:00Minor Library ConstructionThe library will be undergoing some minor renovations over the next day or two and will not be the quite place with which you are familiar. We are installing some power outlets in the floor on the 2nd floor of the library ease of patron access. We ask that you please excuse the mess and noise during this progress.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-13690155510613458322010-07-06T10:58:00.001-07:002010-07-06T11:00:23.271-07:00Bar Studying Extended HoursO.k., breaking news is a bit of overkill but the library is going to stay open with some slightly extended hours on the weekend - 12-6 on Saturday and Sunday - the weekends of July the 10/11, 17/18, and 24/25 for bar exam studiers.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-78886460703011013792010-07-02T06:37:00.000-07:002010-07-02T06:37:00.830-07:00Pig BookToday we pass along a non-"official" source that is from the Citizen's Against Waste. The <a href="http://www.cagw.org/assets/pig-book-files/2010/2010-pig-book-summary.pdf">Pig Book</a> is a 60 page or so accounting of Congressional spending as determined by their editors.<br /><br />As part of sharing this resource it is important to remember the value and possible issues with unofficial sources. They can often be a place to find statistics, compilations, and materials not to be found elsewhere but use extreme caution when citing and do your best to verify the information from a more official source.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-58388026350031981702010-06-30T08:27:00.000-07:002010-06-30T08:27:00.557-07:00New Books to the MC Law LibraryOver the next few weeks I will be posting some of the new books to our collection. These items may be checked out by all approved library users.<br /><br />AUTHOR: Zamir, Eyal.<br />TITLE: Law, economics, and morality / Eyal Zamir, Barak Medina.<br />CALL #: K 487 .E3 Z36 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Guzmán, Andrew T.<br />TITLE: How international law works: a rational choice theory / Andrew T. Guzmán.<br />CALL #: KZ 3410 .G89 2008<br /><br />AUTHOR: Bosco, David L.<br />TITLE: Five to rule them all: the UN Security Council and the making of the modern world / David L. Bosco.<br />CALL #: JZ 5006.7 .B67 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Brenner, Susan W., 1947-<br />TITLE: Cyberthreats: the emerging fault lines of the nation state / Susan W. Brenner.<br />CALL #: K 5250 .B74 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Rule, James B., 1943-<br />TITLE: Privacy in peril / James B. Rule.<br />CALL #: JC 596 .R85 2007<br /><br />AUTHOR: Pfander, James E.<br />TITLE: One Supreme Court: supremacy, inferiority, and the judicial power of the United States / James E. Pfander.<br />CALL #: KF 5130 .P48 2009<br /><br />TITLE: The Constitution in 2020 / edited by Jack M. Balkin, Reva B. Siegel.<br />CALL #: KF 4550 .C576 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Sulmasy, Glenn M., 1966-<br />TITLE: The national security court system: a natural evolution of justice in an age of terror / Glenn Sulmasy.<br />CALL #: KF 9223 .S85 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Collier, Charles W., 1950-<br />TITLE: Meaning in law: a theory of speech / Charles W. Collier.<br />CALL #: K 3253 .C65 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Painter, Richard W., 1961-<br />TITLE: Getting the government America deserves: how ethics reform can make a difference / Richard W. Painter.<br />CALL #: KF 4568 .P35 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Epstein, Richard Allen, 1943-<br />TITLE: Supreme neglect: how to revive constitutional protection for private property / Richard A. Epstein.<br />CALL #: KF 562 .E67 2008<br /><br />AUTHOR: Jackson, Vicki C.<br />TITLE: Constitutional engagement in a transnational era / Vicki C. Jackson.<br />CALL #: K 3165 .J3253 2010<br /><br /><br />AUTHOR: Kent, Meaghan Hemmings.<br />TITLE: An associate's guide to the practice of copyright law / Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Joshua J. Kaufman.<br />CALL #: KF 2994 .K46 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Englard, Izhak.<br />TITLE: Corrective and distributive justice : from Aristotle to modern times / Izhak Englard.<br />CALL #: B 105 .J87 E54 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Susskind, Richard E.<br />TITLE: The end of lawyers?: rethinking the nature of legal services / Richard Susskind.<br />CALL #: K 87 .S865 2008<br /><br />AUTHOR: McDorman, Ted L.<br />TITLE: Salt water neighbors: international ocean law relations between the United States and Canada / Ted L. McDorman.<br />CALL #: KZA 1450 .M33 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Carolan, Eoin.<br />TITLE: The new separation of powers: a theory for the modern state / Eoin Carolan.<br />CALL #: KDK 1227 .C37 2009<br /><br />TITLE: Lessons from the identity trail: anonymity, privacy, and identity in a networked society / edited by Ian Kerr, Valerie Steeves, and Carole Lucock.<br />CALL #: K 3264 .C65 L47 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Lindquist, Stefanie A., 1963-<br />TITLE: Measuring judicial activism / Stefanie A. Lindquist, Frank B. Cross.<br />CALL #: KF 8742 .L56 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Gallacher, Ian, 1956-<br />TITLE: Coming to law school: how to prepare yourself for the next three years / Ian Gallacher.<br />CALL #: KF 283 .G35 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: MacCormick, Neil.<br />TITLE: Rhetoric and the rule of law : a theory of legal reasoning / Neil MacCormick.<br />CALL #: K 213 .M284 2005B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-79290190767050066592010-06-28T08:26:00.000-07:002010-06-28T08:26:00.192-07:00New Books to the MC Law LibraryOver the next few weeks I will be posting some of the new books to our collection. These items may be checked out by all approved library users.<br /><br />AUTHOR: Sullivan, E. Thomas.<br />TITLE: Proportionality principles in American law: controlling excessive government actions / E. Thomas Sullivan, Richard S. Frase.<br />CALL #: K 247 .S85 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Fox, David L.<br />TITLE: U.S. patent opinions and evaluations / David L. Fox.<br />CALL #: KF 3120 .F69 2010<br /><br />TITLE: Contemporary bioethics: a reader with cases / [edited by] Jessica Pierce, George Randels<br />CALL #: QH 332 .C658 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Naidu, B. David.<br />TITLE: Biotechnology & nanotechnology: regulation under environmental, health, and safety laws / B. David Naidu.<br />CALL #: K 3925 .B56 N35 2009<br /><br />TITLE: Legal republicanism: national and international perspectives / edited by Samantha Besson and José Luis Martí.<br />CALL #: K 3184 .A6 L44 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Bank, Steven A., 1969-<br />TITLE: From sword to shield: the transformation of the corporate income tax, 1861 to present / Steven A. Bank.<br />CALL #: KF 6464 .B36 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Wrightsman, Lawrence S.<br />TITLE: Oral arguments before the Supreme Court: an empirical approach / Lawrence S. Wrightsman.<br />CALL #: KF 8748 .W752 2008<br /><br />TITLE: Legal aspects of carbon trading : Kyoto, Copenhagen, and beyond / edited by David Freestone and Charlotte Streck. <br />CALL #: K 3593.5 .C37 L44 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Raz, Joseph.<br />TITLE: Between authority and interpretation: on the theory of law and practical reason / Joseph Raz.<br />CALL #: K 231 .R39 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Williams, Robert F. (Robert Forrest), 1945-<br />TITLE: The law of American state constitutions / Robert F. Williams.<br />CALL #: KF 4530 .W538 2009B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-86722997988627922542010-06-24T12:13:00.000-07:002010-06-24T12:13:00.092-07:00Streaming MusicA great many of our library users stay plugged into to their laptops and listen to music while studying. In attempting to assist with this I want to pass along a UBlog article of the <a href="http://uinterview.com/ublog/music/10-best-streaming-music-sites">10 Best Streaming Music sites</a>. The only one I am personally familiar with is Pandora (and I am a huge Pandora fan) so if you use one of these feel free to leave something in the comments.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-32883369318471565852010-06-22T08:25:00.000-07:002010-06-22T12:16:05.772-07:00New Books to the MC Law LibraryOver the next few weeks I will be posting some of the new books to our collection. These items may be checked out by all approved library users.<br /><br />AUTHOR: Klarman, Michael J.<br />TITLE: Unfinished business: racial equality in American history / Michael J. Klarman.<br />CALL #: E 185 .K545 2007<br /><br />AUTHOR: Bloom, Lackland H., Jr.<br />TITLE: Methods of interpretation: how the Supreme Court reads the Constitution / Lackland H. Bloom, Jr.<br />CALL #: KF 8742 .B585 2009<br />AUTHOR: Moore, Michael S., 1943-<br />TITLE: Causation and responsibility: an essay in law, morals, and metaphysics / Michael S. Moore.<br />CALL #: K 579 .C34 M66 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Levesque, Roger J. R.<br />TITLE: Adolescents, media, and the law: what developmental science reveals and free speech requires / Roger J.R. Levesque.<br />CALL #: HQ 799 .M35 L48 2007<br /><br />AUTHOR: Dershowitz, Alan M.<br />TITLE: Is there a right to remain silent?: coercive interrogation and the Fifth Amendment after 9/11 / Alan M. Dershowitz.<br />CALL #: KF 9668 .D47 2008<br /><br />AUTHOR: Brand-Ballard, Jeffrey.<br />TITLE: Limits of legality: the ethics of lawless judging / Jeffrey Brand-Ballard.<br />CALL #: KF 8779 .B73 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Rhode, Deborah L.<br />TITLE: The beauty bias: the injustice of appearance in life and law / Deborah L. Rhode.<br />CALL #: KF 478 .R48 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Phillips, Douglas E.<br />TITLE: The software license unveiled: how legislation by license controls software access / Douglas E. Phillips.<br />CALL #: K 1443 .C6 P48 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Carrier, Michael A.<br />TITLE: Innovation for the 21st century: harnessing the power of intellectual property and antitrust law / Michael A. Carrier.<br />CALL #: KF 3116 .C37 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Noam, Eli M.<br />TITLE: Media ownership and concentration in America / Eli M. Noam.<br />CALL #: P 96 .E252 U664 2009B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-82428680717062702372010-06-21T08:25:00.000-07:002010-06-21T08:25:00.283-07:00New Books to the MC Law LibraryOver the next few weeks I will be posting some of the new books to our collection. These items may be checked out by all approved library users.<br /><br />TITLE: Criminal law conversations / edited by Paul H. Robinson, Stephen P. Garvey, Kimberly Kessler Ferzan.<br />CALL #: K 5018 .C753 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Tushnet, Mark V., 1945-<br />TITLE: Out of range: why the Constitution can't end the battle over guns / Mark V. Tushnet.<br />CALL #: KF 3941 .T872 2007<br /><br />AUTHOR: Strauss, David A.<br />TITLE: The living constitution / David A. Strauss.<br />CALL #: KF 4550 .S78 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Packer, Ira K.<br />TITLE: Evaluation of criminal responsibility / Ira K. Packer.<br />CALL #: RA 1151 .P33 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Kim, Scott Y. H.<br />TITLE: Evaluation of capacity to consent to treatment and research / Scott Y.H. Kim.<br />CALL #: RA 1151 .K56 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Cutler, Brian L.<br />TITLE: Evaluating eyewitness identification / Brian L. Cutler and Margaret Bull Kovera.<br />CALL #: KF 9672 .C867 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Patry, William F.<br />TITLE: Moral panics and the copyright wars / William Patry.<br />CALL #: K 1420.5 .P376 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Vermeule, Adrian, 1968-<br />TITLE: Law and the limits of reason / Adrian Vermeule.<br />CALL #: K 212 .V47 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Stone, Christopher D.<br />TITLE: Should trees have standing? : Law, morality, and the environment / Christopher D. Stone.<br />CALL #: KF 5505 .S86 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Wacks, Raymond.<br />TITLE: Understanding jurisprudence: an introduction to legal theory / Raymond Wacks.<br />CALL #: K 230 .W29 A38 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Parisi, Francesco, 1962-<br />TITLE: The economics of lawmaking / Francesco Parisi, Vincy Fon.<br />CALL #: K 3316 .P37 2009B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-6572296221878373862010-06-16T08:24:00.000-07:002010-06-16T08:24:00.686-07:00New Books to the MC Law LibraryOver the next few weeks I will be posting some of the new books to our collection. These items may be checked out by all approved library users.<br /><br />AUTHOR: Buckley, F. H. (Francis H.), 1948-<br />TITLE: Fair governance: paternalism and perfectionism / F.H. Buckley.<br />CALL #: JC 571 .B763 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Greenberg, Karen J.<br />TITLE: The least worst place: Guantanamo's first 100 days / Karen Greenberg.<br />CALL #: HV 6432 .G734 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Raustiala, Kal.<br />TITLE: Does the constitution follow the flag?: The evolution of territoriality in American law / Kal Raustiala.<br />CALL #: KF 413 .J87 R38 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Pommersheim, Frank.<br />TITLE: Broken landscape: Indians, Indian tribes, and the constitution / Frank Pommersheim.<br />CALL #: KF 8205 .P63 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Klabbers, Jan.<br />TITLE: The constitutionalization of international law / by Jan Klabbers, Anne Peters and Geir Ulfstein.<br />CALL #: KZ 4850 .K578 2009<br /><br />TITLE: The rule of recognition and the U.S. Constitution / edited by Matthew D. Adler and Kenneth Einar Himma.<br />CALL #: KF 4552 .R85 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Markel, Dan.<br />TITLE: Privilege or punish: criminal justice and the challenge of family ties / Dan Markel, Jennifer M. Collins, Ethan J. Leib.<br />CALL #: K 5001 .M37 2009<br /><br />TITLE: The impact of behavioral sciences on criminal law / edited by Nita A. Farahany.<br />CALL #: K 5028 .I48 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Domnarski, William, 1953-<br />TITLE: Federal judges revealed / William Domnarski.<br />CALL #: KF 372 .D66 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Cuddihy, William J. (William John), 1945-<br />TITLE: The Fourth Amendment: origins and original meaning, 602-1791 / William J. Cuddihy.<br />CALL #: KF 9630 .C83 2009<br /><br />TITLE: Extreme speech and democracy / editors, Ivan Hare, James Weinstein.<br />CALL #: K 3254 .E97 2009B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-30295478949306989022010-06-14T08:19:00.000-07:002010-06-14T16:27:40.244-07:00New Books to the MC Law LibraryOver the next few weeks I will be posting some of the new books to our collection.<br /><br />TITLE: Fraud examination.<br />CALL #: HV 6691 .A43 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Pedneault, Stephen, 1966-<br />TITLE: Fraud 101: techniques and strategies for understanding fraud / Stephen Pedneault.<br />CALL #: HV 6769 .D38 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Coenen, Tracy, 1972-<br />TITLE: Expert fraud investigation: a step-by-step guide / Tracy L. Coenen.<br />CALL #: HV 6691 .C54 2009<br /><br />TITLE: Handbook of frauds, scams, and swindles: failures of ethics in leadership / edited by Serge Matulich, David M. Currie.<br />CALL #: HV 6695 .H28 2009<br /><br />TITLE: Punishing corporate crime: legal penalties for criminal and regulatory violations / James T. O'Reilly ... [et al.].<br />CALL #: KF 9351 .P86 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Tribe, Laurence H.<br />TITLE: The invisible constitution / Laurence H. Tribe.<br />CALL #: KF 4550 .T7865 2008<br /><br />AUTHOR: Ribstein, Larry E.<br />TITLE: The rise of the uncorporation / Larry E. Ribstein.<br />CALL #: KF 1361 .R53 2010<br /><br />TITLE: The anatomy of corporate law: a comparative and functional approach / Reinier Kraakman ... [et al.].<br />CALL #: K 1315 .A53 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Bollinger, Lee C., 1946-<br />TITLE: Uninhibited, robust, and wide-open: a free press for a new century / Lee C. Bollinger.<br />CALL #: KF 4774 .B654 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Jackall, Robert.<br />TITLE: Moral mazes: the world of corporate managers / Robert Jackall.<br />CALL #: HF 5387 .J29 2010B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-16857837892708171522010-06-09T08:22:00.000-07:002010-06-09T08:24:04.947-07:00New Books to the MC Law LibraryOver the next few weeks I will be posting some of the new books to our collection. These items may be checked out by all approved library users.<br /><br />TITLE: Fraud casebook: lessons from the bad side of business / edited by Joseph T. Wells.<br />CALL #: HV 6691 .F737 2007<br /><br />TITLE: Fraud examiners manual.<br />CALL #: HV 8079 .F73 2009<br />*2 Volume Set<br /><br />TITLE: Fraud examiners manual [electronic resource].<br />CALL #: CD-ROM HV 8079 .F738 2009<br />*1 CD-ROM with Guidebook<br /><br />AUTHOR: Fox, Lawrence J., 1943-<br />TITLE: The ethics of representing organizations: legal fictions for clients / Lawrence J. Fox, Susan R. Martyn.<br />CALL #: KF 306 .F687 2009<br /><br />TITLE: Korean business law: the legal landscape and beyond / edited by Jasper Kim.<br />CALL #: KPA 78 .B87 K67 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Magat, Joan Ames.<br />TITLE: The lawyer's editing manual / Joan Ames Magat.<br />CALL #: KF 250 .M34 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Atwood, Barbara Ann, 1947-<br />TITLE: Children, tribes, and states: adoption and custody conflicts over American Indian children / Barbara Ann Atwood.<br />CALL #: KF 8210 .C45 A98 2010<br /><br />AUTHOR: Butler, William Elliott, 1939-<br />TITLE: Russian law / William E. Butler.<br />CALL #: KLB 68 .B88 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Hyland, Richard, 1949-<br />TITLE: Gifts: a study in comparative law / Richard Hyland.<br />CALL #: K 898 .H95 2009<br /><br />AUTHOR: Dunnewold, Mary L.<br />TITLE: Judicial clerkships: a practical guide / Mary L. Dunnewold, Beth A. Honetschlager, Brenda L. Tofte.<br />CALL #: KF 8807 .D86 2010B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-31176314041670938322010-06-07T19:55:00.000-07:002010-06-07T19:55:00.344-07:00Federal Judge Recusal and the BP/Gulf Oil Spillthe AP National Investigative Team has put out an article, linked <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100606/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill_judge_conflicts">here</a> by Yahoo, concerning how many (as in more than half) of the Federal judges who might hear the Gulf Oil Spill claims have interests in oil companies.<br /><br />Now I cannot say this is suprising as Federal judges are not exactly poor and investing in oil companies is a normal part of many peoples investment strategy (including mine) but it does bring about some interesting recusal issues.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-47423760931306044192010-06-06T11:55:00.000-07:002010-06-06T11:56:53.339-07:00Gulf Oil Spill Legal ArticleWanted to share a <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/04/news/companies/bp_legal.fortune/index.htm?hpt=T2">Fortune article </a>about the legal implications of the BP Oil Spill some of you might be interested in.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-27202864182768307632010-06-03T06:37:00.003-07:002010-06-03T06:45:12.547-07:00Hein OnlineShort post this week to remind our patrons of HeinOnline.<div><br /></div><div>Hein contains a multitude of resources with the most popular being pdf versions of law reviews and often greater coverage than you will find on Westlaw or Lexus. </div><div><br /></div><div>To get to HeinOnline go the the library Web site: <a href="http://law.mc.edu/library">law.mc.edu/library</a> , click on Online Resources, and then HeinOnline . To log in click on the neon green bar at the top, if on campus you will automatically log in. If you are off campus you may use your Novell username and password to gain proxy access. </div><div><br /></div><div>Additionally, Hein has recently announced they have updated their Senate Treaty Documents and Digital Session Laws libraries.</div>B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-34340497963839901542010-06-01T06:43:00.000-07:002010-06-03T06:44:58.620-07:00Regular Summer HoursOur regular Summer Hours begin June 1, 2010. They are:<div><br /></div><div>Monday - Thursday : 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.</div><div>Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.</div><div>Saturday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.</div><div>Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.</div>B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-31636435944508726982010-05-24T02:23:00.000-07:002010-05-24T02:23:00.199-07:00Bar Prep Smartphone Appsthe ABA Magazine had an interesting and timely <a href="http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/bar_exam_theres_an_app_for_that/">article</a> I wanted to pass along to our recent graduates entitled: "Bar Exam? There's an App for That". The article discusses how BAR/BRI, BarMax, and Emanuel all have some sort of an app to try and help bar takers. An interesting trend for you technology minded grads (and for you soon to be grads who may be looking at which system to go with). The online version of the article even has a sort video showing the use of one of the apps.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-933266769974566242010-05-17T08:44:00.000-07:002010-05-18T08:47:46.889-07:00Hours for the First Summer Intercession<p><span style="font-size:small;">May 17 - May 31</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;">Saturday & Sunday: CLOSED</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:small;">Monday, May 31st (Memorial Day): CLOSED</span></p>B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-89171588041988556672010-05-05T13:06:00.000-07:002010-05-05T13:08:25.280-07:00The Next Supreme Court JusticeI'm not going to be making any predictions but I thought some of our readers might be interested in the <a href="http://www.intrade.com/">intrade.com </a> poll that currently has Elena Kagan as the favorite. Remember this is not scientific polling but it is kind of interesting.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-41322416825651718042010-05-02T18:55:00.000-07:002010-05-02T18:58:17.280-07:00Interesting Oil Spill Resource<a href="http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/1896_TM-2010-05-01-2314.pdf">Link </a>to the NOAA map of oil spill location forcasting up to May 3rd.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-52739748963448870942010-04-01T05:21:00.000-07:002010-04-01T05:21:00.323-07:0050 Worst of the Worst (and Most Common) Job Interview MistakesNot sure where I found this (it is not original) but I wanted to share with as many students will soon be undergoing the interview process.<br /><br />1. Arriving late. <br />2. Arriving too early. <br />3. Lighting up a cigarette, or smelling like a cigarette. <br />4. Bad-mouthing your last boss. <br />5. Lying about your skills/experience/knowledge. <br />6. Wearing the wrong (for this workplace!) clothes. <br />7. Forgetting the name of the person you're interviewing with. <br />8. Wearing a ton of perfume or aftershave. <br />9. Wearing sunglasses. <br />10. Wearing a Bluetooth earpiece. <br />11. Failing to research the employer in advance. <br />12. Failing to demonstrate enthusiasm. <br />13. Inquiring about benefits too soon. <br />14. Talking about salary requirements too soon. <br />15. Being unable to explain how your strengths and abilities apply to the job in question. <br />16. Failing to make a strong case for why you are the best person for this job. <br />17. Forgetting to bring a copy of your resume and/or portfolio. <br />18. Failing to remember what you wrote on your own resume. <br />19. Asking too many questions. <br />20. Asking no questions at all. <br />21. Being unprepared to answer the standard questions. <br />22. Failing to listen carefully to what the interviewer is saying. <br />23. Talking more than half the time. <br />24. Interrupting your interviewer. <br />25. Neglecting to match the communication style of your interviewer. <br />26. Yawning. <br />27. Slouching. <br />28. Bringing along a friend, or your mother. <br />29. Chewing gum, tobacco, your pen, your hair. <br />30. Laughing, giggling, whistling, humming, lip-smacking. <br />31. Saying "you know," "like," "I guess," and "um." <br />32. Name-dropping or bragging or sounding like a know-it-all. <br />33. Asking to use the bathroom. <br />34. Being falsely or exaggeratedly modest. <br />35. Shaking hands too weakly, or too firmly. <br />36. Failing to make eye contact (or making continuous eye contact). <br />37. Taking a seat before your interviewer does. <br />38. Becoming angry or defensive. <br />39. Complaining that you were kept waiting. <br />40. Complaining about anything! <br />41. Speaking rudely to the receptionist. <br />42. Letting your nervousness show. <br />43. Overexplaining why you lost your last job. <br />44. Being too familiar and jokey. <br />45. Sounding desperate. <br />46. Checking the time. <br />47. Oversharing. <br />48. Sounding rehearsed. <br />49. Leaving your cell phone on. <br />50. Failing to ask for the job.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-1513666030825809772010-03-29T06:22:00.000-07:002010-03-29T06:24:19.999-07:00Easter Hours ReminderThe MC SOL Law Library has special Easter Hours for this upcoming weekend.<br /><br />The library will be open:<br /><br />Friday, April 2nd: 9-5<br />Saturday, April 3rd: 9-9<br /><br />The library will be closed Sunday, April 4th.<br /><br />Regular hours will resume Monday, April 5th opening at 7:30 a.m.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-23732049432121902212010-03-15T06:31:00.000-07:002010-03-15T06:31:00.207-07:00Billing Time Redux<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5TkuZ5oI9uY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5TkuZ5oI9uY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-58243075438900823212010-03-08T11:06:00.000-08:002010-03-08T11:06:00.432-08:00Legal Movie Time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwvfNQA-yQjWbuTtoG1qX2VDegFJkbs3GOr2SuU1zeDEeqASwPoU-bpxCE1WxV947lDdphhR77LGwrwJZHMT7WpC7FMdi2rqUIFehi5cj_6jKNMWpXyRHqoQvPd1Wdy6lw3NQ_-K_FzA/s1600-h/atticus-finch_l1224079499.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431498411440390770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwvfNQA-yQjWbuTtoG1qX2VDegFJkbs3GOr2SuU1zeDEeqASwPoU-bpxCE1WxV947lDdphhR77LGwrwJZHMT7WpC7FMdi2rqUIFehi5cj_6jKNMWpXyRHqoQvPd1Wdy6lw3NQ_-K_FzA/s320/atticus-finch_l1224079499.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Wanted to pass along this interesting list by National Jurist of <a href="http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cypress/nationaljurist0110/#/22">20 Must See Legal Movies</a>. My personal favorite might be Twelve Angry Men but My Cousin Vinny runs a close second.</div>B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-88244789645118809982010-03-01T07:55:00.000-08:002010-03-01T07:55:00.143-08:00100 Great Google Docs Tips for Students & EducatorsFound <a href="http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/blog/2009/100-great-google-docs-tips-for-students-educators/">this blog post </a>at Accredited Online Colleges.Org and thought it was too valuable not to share:<br /><br />For students and teachers, the Google Docs collection provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. But besides the basic features, there are lots of little tricks and hacks you can use to make your Google Docs experience even more productive. Here are 100 great tips for using the documents, presentations and spreadsheets in Google Docs.<br /><br />Keyboard Shortcuts<br /><br />Navigate your documents and screen a lot faster when you use these keyboard shortcuts for formatting and more.<br /><br />1. Ctrl+Home: Get back to the top of your doc.<br />2. Ctrl+B: Bold.<br />3. Ctrl+E: Center alignment<br />4. Ctrl+L: Back to left alignment.<br />5. Ctrl+M: Insert comment.<br />6. Ctrl+H: Replace.<br />7. Ctrl+End: Go to last cell in data region.<br />8. Ctrl+Home: Go to first cell in data region.<br />9. Shift+spacebar: Select entire row.<br />10. Ctrl+Z: Undo.<br />11. Ctrl+Y: Redo.<br />12. Ctrl+spacebar: Select entire column.<br />13. Ctrl+J: Full justify.<br />14. Ctrl+Shift+L: Bulleted list.<br />15. Ctrl+Shift+Space: Insert non-breaking space.<br />16. Page Down: Move down one screen.<br />17. Ctrl+K: Inset link.<br />18. Ctrl+Shift+F: Full screen.<br />19. Page Up: Move up one screen.<br />20. Ctrl+Space: Remove formatting.<br />21. Ctrl+: Heading style 1. Change the "1" to any number 1-6 and get the corresponding header.<br /><br />Productivity Hacks<br /><br />These hacks will make your Google Docs experience even more efficient and streamlined.<br /><br />22. Templates: Use Docs’ 300 templates to get started on different types of documents.<br />23. Work offline: View and edit documents even when you don’t have access to an Internet connection.<br />24. Create shortcuts: Create shortcuts and bookmarks for new documents, Google Docs home and more frequently visited pages.<br />25. Save as different file types: Instead of converting docs to different file types, you can simply change it to HTML, RTF, PDG, ODT and more whenever you save it.<br /><br />Features and Tools<br /><br />Make use of features and tools like Docs Translation or CSS Editing to customize your docs and make them work for you.<br /><br />26. Polyline: Draw shapes and lines in Google docs to make graphs, images and examples.<br />27. Docs Translation: Find the docs translator under Tools.<br />28. Snap to Guides: With this Edit feature, you can line up shapes in your doc automatically.<br />29. Reference tools: Google docs comes with access to a dictionary, thesaurus and encyclopedia that you can use within the document.<br />30. CSS Editing: Change the display of your doc by manually plugging in your CSS text.<br />31. HTML tags: Docs supports, or partially supports, some HTML tags, shown here.<br /><br />Collaboration<br /><br />One of the best things about Google Docs is that you get to share and collaborate on projects with others. Learn how to make the most of these features here.<br /><br />32. Shared foldersCreate shared folders and drag-and-drop items from other folders.<br />33. Privacy: You can choose to have documents published publicly or privately.<br />34. Share, don’t email: Instead of emailing docs back and forth, type in email addresses of people you’d like to share your Google document with, and they’ll be sent an editable, web copy.<br />35. Make changes at the same time: You and your classmates can log into the same document at the same time to make edits.<br />36. Share a folder: Share entire groups of documents saved in a single file with coworkers and students.<br />37. Invite mailing lists as collaborators: You can share a document with all members of your email mailing lists with this function.<br />38. Make a presentation in real-time: Invite others to view a presentation you’ve made as you see it too.<br />39. Data validation: Make sure everyone is entering data into the spreadsheet the same way by controlling data validation settings.<br />40. Allow people to edit without signing in: This means anyone, even if they don’t have a Google account, can sign in and edit your piece.<br />41. Remove collaborators: If you want to take someone off a project, click None next to the name of the person you want to remove.<br />42. Forum: If you get stuck with a docs problem, you can head over to the forums and find help from other users.<br />43. Change ownership: Switch ownership of Google docs as project leaders change.<br /><br />Files, Folders and Filters<br /><br />Find out how to use files, folders and filters for optimum organization and a clearer display.<br /><br />44. View and unviewed: You can mark new shared documents as viewed or unviewed, like an inbox.<br />45. Create subfolders: Make subfolders for better organization. Create, then choose to move it wherever you want.<br />46. Drag-and-drop folders: Drag-and-drop folders and docs to spreadsheets, documents and presentations.<br />47. Tag: Tag items with certain keywords instead of going to the trouble of moving them to a folder.<br />48. Star: You can also star documents, like you would in Gmail.<br />49. Upload multiple files: Click "select more files" to upload multiple files in Google Docs.<br /><br />Organization<br /><br />These hacks are designed to organize your Google Docs, from starting a new assignment to sharing and publishing.<br /><br />50. Color code folders: Color-code the names of folders.<br />51. Insert bookmarks: Insert a link to another part of your document, like in a table of contents.<br />52. Zip archive: Export Google docs, spreadsheets and presentations in a single ZIP archive.<br />53. Block quote: Use this setting to automatically indent and set aside a long quote in your document.<br />54. Minimize: Star only the docs you want to see at one time, and minimize everything in the left pane for a minimized view.<br />55. Annotate with footnotes: Insert annotations as footnotes to your document easily.<br />56. Preview templates: Preview a template before committing to it.<br /><br />Edits<br /><br />With these editing tools, you’ll track comments, save editing history and more.<br /><br />57. Color-code comments: You can color-code live comments in Google Docs.<br />58. Revision pruning: When you have too many revisions, they’ll automatically collapse, or prune, but can still be viewed in revision history.<br />59. Track edits and changes: In Google Docs you can go back and forth between edits that you or collaborators made.<br />60. Revision history: View older versions of your document, and choose to "revert to this one" if you choose.<br />61. Find and replace: This version of find and replace lets you match cases, match whole words, find previous words, and more.<br /><br />Synchronization<br /><br />Make your Google Docs work with other tools too.<br /><br />62. Preview docs in Gmail: You can preview Google docs attachments in Gmail.<br />63. Google Finance: Enter information from Google Finance into spreadsheets with this formula Syntax: =GoogleFinance("symbol"; "attribute").<br />64. Sync with Office Documents: With Syncplicity, you can sync Google Docs with Microsoft Office.<br />65. Sync with your server: To work offline, your documents will have to be synced to your server.<br />66. Google Mobile: Use Google Mobile to access docs on your phone.<br /><br />Search<br /><br />Google Docs uses Google search to find documents and more.<br /><br />67. Search PDFs: There’s a search box in the upper right corner of your PDF document.<br />68. Search for docs using keywords: If you don’t remember the title of a doc, type in keywords from the document instead.<br />69. Advanced search: Find documents by selecting who you’ve shared with, keyword, title, and more.<br />70. Search the web: Highlight a word and search the web for matching websites and images.<br />71. Search operators: Search operators will help you find starred, hidden and other documents quickly. Example: [is:starred]<br /><br />Presentations<br /><br />Learn how to make and present projects with videos, images and more.<br /><br />72. Embed a presentation in a website: Add your class presentations to your website or blog by publishing and pasting the HTML code that is revealed.<br />73. Insert tables: You can insert tables into Google Presentations, too.<br />74. Sequentially reveal objects on a slide: Bullets and text boxes will be revealed one at a time if you select this option.<br />75. Custom colors: You can choose custom colors to add to your presentation.<br />76. Hide the gray bar: In presentation view, click on the icon in the upper-right corner of the gray bar at the bottom of your screen to make it disappear.<br />77. Chat: Chat with your audience in view presentation mode. You’ll need Adobe Flash Player 8 or above.<br />78. Insert videos: You can add videos to your presentation, minimize and maximize it, and move it around your screen.<br />79. Hide chat: Keep everyone quiet during your presentation by clicking the left side of the chat module.<br />80. Organize slides: You can reorder slides, make duplicate slides, and insert new slides wherever you want.<br />81. Replace image and video placeholders: Depending on your presentation’s template, you can replace placeholders with an actual image or video.<br /><br />Spreadsheets<br /><br />With spreadsheets, you can create forms, reports, invoices, portfolios, and other docs that solve problems, save email addresses and more.<br /><br />82. Google search inside your spreadsheet: Highlight a word, right click, and select Search the web.<br />83. Print as PDF: Choose to print your spreadsheet as a PDF if you want all formatting to stay intact.<br />84. Live lookup: Use the following formula in a cell to ask Google to look up quantitative information: Syntax: =GoogleLookup("entity"; "attribute").<br />85. Roman function: Have numbers displayed as Roman numerals with this formula =ROMAN(number, form).<br />86. Create forms: Google Spreadsheets has various templates for forms you can create and have people fill out.<br />87. Edit forms: Add section headers to make it easier to divide up forms and make them easier to fill out.<br />88. List view: Select list view to load spreadsheets faster, view from your mobile phone and access basic editing features.<br />89. Protect sheet: Select Protect sheet to prevent certain collaborators from editing it.<br />90. Automatically add email addresses: If you have Google Apps, the email addresses of the people who fill out the form will automatically be saved.<br />91. Scientific notation: Adjust spreadsheets so that cells display in scientific notation.<br />92. Solve: Maximize and minimize values when you solve problems in your cells.<br />93. Add and delete comments: You can add, delete and edit comments in spreadsheets too.<br />94. Freeze columns and rows: Freeze rows and columns to stop editing.<br /><br />Tasks<br /><br />These tasks, from printing to tracking tournaments, are examples of other ways you can use Google Docs.<br /><br />95. Print as a webpage: You can print your doc so that it displays as a web page.<br />96. Insert mathematical equations: Insert Equation makes an equation editor dialog box appear to add an equation to your doc.<br />97. GoogleTournament: Create brackets, and let Google automatically update data according to the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division I Basketball Championship.<br />98. Enable offline access: You can install offline access for Google Docs to edit existing documents anywhere.<br />99. Track analytics: Track visits to published documents.<br />100. Update posts: You can republish posts that are already on your web page if you want to make edits and support an updated version.B.C. Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09555013494482029654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531286483441636765.post-80335168889282471622010-02-25T09:44:00.000-08:002010-02-25T09:44:00.564-08:00Don't Tase Me - NEWSAs the joke that was "Don't Tase Me Bro" a couple of years a go <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-taser30-2009dec30,0,3444530.story">this story </a>was passed along to me by one of our students and I thought I would share. The 9th circuit has determined that officers may be held liable for injuries to a person suffered after being tasered. There is a dividing line between immediate threat and passive resistance but for those details I refer you to the article and the <a href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2009/12/28/08-55622.pdf">opinion of the court</a>.B.C. 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