Summer Research Refresher Offered

The MLIC librarians will be offering research refresher classes meant to help you all prepare for a spectacularly successful summer. Beginning Monday, April 28, there will be sign up sheets at the Circulation Desk for each research refresher class. You may stop by or call the Circulation Desk (631-2404) to register. Enrollment is limited to ten (10) students per class and sign-up is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please make a note of the classes for which you've signed up. Please note that we have added an additional class on International Resources (taught by David Gay) - this class will meet on Wednesday, May 14th at 10 - 11:00am in Room 3108. There will be a sign-up sheet for this class as well as all of the other classes listed below. All classes will be taught in Room 3108 (3rd Floor of the MLIC).

NOTE: The Researching Statutes; Federal Administrative Materials; and Federal Legislative History sessions will be linked by the same real life example.

Here's the schedule of classes: (The times for the classes on Thursday, May 15th have changed slightly since my earlier email - please make a note of the new times).

Monday, May 12 3:00 - 3:50pm Tips for Handling Your Research Assignments (Lou Lindsey) [not offered on May 31st ]

Monday, May 12 4:00 - 5:00pm Oklahoma Practice Materials and Locating and Using Forms (Dan Bell)

Tuesday, May 13 3:00 - 3:50pm Effective Case Law Research & OSCN (Faye Hadley & David Gay)

Tuesday, May 13 4:00 - 5:00pm Researching Statutes - Federal (Professor Ducey)

Wednesday, May 14 10:00 - 11:00am International Resources (David Gay) [not offered on May 31st; may be offered again if there is interest]

Wednesday, May 14 3:00 - 3:50pm Federal Administrative Material - will cover Federal Register, CFR and Administrative Decisions (Melanie Nelson)

Wednesday, May 14 4:00 - 5:00pm Federal Legislative History (Courtney Selby)

Thursday, May 15 3:35 - 4:25pm Using Fields on Westlaw & Segments on LEXIS (Karen Bouteller) [not offered on May 31st ]

Thursday, May 15 4:30 - 5:30pm Tapping the Power of Shepard's & Key Cite (Dan Bell)

Saturday, May 31 9:00 - 10:00am (OK Practice Material & Forms)

• 10:10 - 11:00am (Case Law)
  
• 11:10 - 12:05pm (Statutes)
  
• 12:05 - 12:45pm Lunch provided
  
• 12:45 - 1:45pm [Administrative Law]
  
• 1:55 - 2:45pm (Legislative History)
  
• 2:55 - 3:55pm (Shepard's & Key Cite)
  

Please note that you may take as many (or as few) classes as you'd like, including Saturday classes. Thanks and we look forward to getting your summer off to a great start!Faye Hadley 4/24/2008

Two Students Win National Library Week Prizes

Amy Gioletti was the lucky winner of a $50.00 gift certificate plus an Evidence Map. Amy won her prizes for successfully completing the crossword puzzle designed by our own Professor Ducey. Also winning a prize was John Williamson who won not only a jar of M&Ms, but also two gift cards for area fast food. John won his prizes by coming closest to guessing the actual number of M&Ms in the jar. John's guess was 960 (there were actually 968 M&Ms in the jar). Thank you to all who participated in National Library Week.Faye Hadley 4/20/8**

MLIC Librarian Wins Outstanding Adjunct Award - - MLIC Librarian Courtney Selby (JD '01) won the 2007-08 Outstanding Adjunct Professor Award. Pictured: Courtney receiving her award from Dean Levit. Congratulations Courtney!  (click picture for full size version)Dan Bell 4/10/2008

National Library Week Last Chance

Today is your last chance to enter the MLIC's National Library Week drawing. Check at the Circulation Desk to enter for a chance to win the M&Ms and gift certificates to local restaurants, and fill out the MLIC crossword puzzle for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to a local florist. All entries must be received by 4pm today.4/17/2008

National Library Week at the MLIC

National Library Week is April 14-18 this year, and to celebrate, the MLIC is kicking off a week of activities. First, stop by the Circulation Desk and grab an MLIC themed crossword puzzle written by Professor Rick Ducey - fill out the crossword and turn it in by Thursday, 4pm for your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to a local florist, and your choice of a Bankruptcy Nutshell, a copy of the Red Book (A Manual of Style) or an Evidence map (very useful if you are preparing for your Evidence final!) Prizes will be awarded Friday from a random drawing of complete and correct puzzle sheets.

Second, stop by the Circulation Desk for our traditional M&M game- enter a guess for the number of M&Ms in the jar by Thursday, 4pm, and the closest guess wins the M&Ms, plus gift certificates generously donated by local fast food merchants!

Stay tuned for more National Library Week activities this week at the MLIC!4/14/2008

Kendall Court 2008 -- While sixty 5th graders from Kendall Whittier School were participating in the murder trial of Jack and the Beanstalk Friday, March 29th, put on as a mock trial by fraternity members of PDP, the other sixty youngsters visited three places in the MLIC, led there by librarian tour guides.  Sitting like law students in the high tech ADR Room, they learned about government websites including the Uncle Sam site.  Two alumni in full regalia, Amanda Proctor and Joel Mattson, sparked their interest in the Native American Law Center, and showed them many Native memorabilia.   Inspired by the sculpture of Abraham Lincoln, they learned more about his life and the immigrant sculptor who was selected by President Teddy Roosevelt to design the Lincoln head penny for the Lincoln Centennial.    Then the first group of sixty in the group that found Jack GUILTY had their chance to visit the MLIC before a pizza lunch in a classroom.  

Electronic Products Open House A Success -- Wednesday’s Internet Resources Open House was a great success, providing students an opportunity to get a flavor for some of the MLIC's research resources as well as complimentary chips and salsa. Participants viewing at least two of the resource demonstrations entered a drawing to win great prizes. Winners were:

    * Kaylan Lytle (LexisNexis 1GB flash drive)

    * Megan Harrold ($25 TU Bookstore gift card)

Electronic Products Open House

On Wednesday, March 12 from 10am-1pm, the MLIC librarians will be presenting an electronic open house, with free chips, salsa and candy in the pit area of John Rogers Hall. Each librarian will have a station presenting a different online subscription available through the MLIC. Students who listen to two presentations will have their name entered to win a flash drive donated by LEXIS, and a $25 gift certificate to the campus bookstore. Featured products include: The Making of Modern Law, JSTOR & Ebscohost, Foreign Law Guide, LEXIS Congressional, U.S. Law Week, FirstSearch and Legaltrac. Dan Bell 3/10/2008

Native Justice PowWow a Rousing Success

The Third Annual Native Justice PowWow was a wonderful event and garnered praise and compliments from those who attended. The drum was strong and the dancers were many. It was particularly great to see Rusty Creed Brown (Head Man Dancer) on the floor with his own father, Kenneth Anderson Brown (Head Gourd Dancer). Also doing an excellent job were the other head staff: Bernice Delorme (Head Lady Dancer), Herb Adson (Head Singer), and Larry Tsosie (Arena Director). Finally we would like to extend a warm round of thanks to Mr. Archie Mason (Master of Ceremonies) without whom this event would not have gone as smoothly as it did nor would it have been possible at all. Thanks to all members of TU NALSA (especially Nicci Small), Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (this year's PowWow honorees), and to the entire Native community who came out to show their support for all of those who work to keep us safe and make sure that justice is being done in Indian Country. Yokoke (Thank you in Choctaw).Faye Hadley 3/3/8

TU NALSA Hosts Third Native Justice PowWow

TU's Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) is hosting the Third Native Justice PowWow. The PowWow is being held in conjunction with Native Pre-Law Day (sponsored by the Law School Admissions Council). Both events will take place on Friday, February 29th. The Pre-Law Day begins with registration at 8:30am and concludes with an afternoon Q&A session at 3:00pm. The PowWow will follow the Pre-Law Day activities and begins at 3:00pm and lasts until 11:00pm. The PowWow will include a free community dinner that will be served at 5:30pm. This year's PowWow Honorees are the attorneys of Oklahoma Indian Legal Services. If you would like more information about the Pre-Law Day, please contact Martha Cordell (martha-cordell@utulsa.edu). For more information about the PowWow (including vendor information), please contact Nicci Small (judith-small@utulsa.edu). The PowWow is free and open to the public - see you there!Faye Hadley 2/26/8

Extended Hours for Bar Study

The MLIC will have extended hours this weekend for bar study. We will be open Friday 7:30am - midnight, Saturday 9am - 1am and Sunday 9am - 1am. Don't forget we also have the bar exam pathfinder which includes study aids and copies of every Oklahoma Bar Exam back to 2001. Dan Bell 2/18/7

Librarian's Article Published

Please congratulate MLIC law librarian Courtney Selby on her most recent publication in the Legal Reference Services Quarterly, a scholarly journal published by Haworth Press: The Evolution of the Reference Interview, 26 Leg. Ref. Servs. Q. 35 (2007). The article will be simultaneously published as a chapter in the monograph, Public Services in Law Libraries: Evolution and Innovation in the 21st Century. An abstract of the article follows: While the reference interview remains the vehicle whereby librarians are able to understand the information needs of users in order to assist them, the ways in which the reference interview is conducted have changed with time and technology. This chapter provides a brief history of the evolution of the reference interview, from the face-to-face transaction to the current trends of e-mail and chat software mediated reference interviews, and examines application of these current trends in virtual reference services. While the methods of conducting the reference interview have certainly changed, the ultimate goal of meeting the information needs of the user remains constant. 1-9-2007

Featured Book: The Nine Jeffrey Toobin, legal writer for the New Yorker Magazine and CNN legal analyst, has written a very readable book about the U.S. Supreme Court since the early 1990s. His sources are interviews with the justices and their law clerks resulting in lots of insider information on personalities and quirks of the justices. There is discussion of the behind the scenes events surrounding nominations of justices by Presidents Clinton and Bush. The book reveals how decisions are made and how in the years since 1992, the court has become more moderate in its legal philosophy. Toobin's insights on cases involving abortion, church-state relationship, death penalty, Bush v. Gore and social issues such as gay rights make interesting reading. Melanie Nelson 1/3/8

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