DecideNYC.com

Even if you don't live or have an internship in New York City, you can't miss the obvious: there's a primary election for Mayor, other important offices, and City Council members next Tuesday.  What is much harder to find in the midst of confusing flyers and endless TV ads is clear, thorough, non-partisan information about each candidate and race that's also interesting and moves way beyond locating voter polling places. Fortunately, DecideNYC.com fills the bill. This unique site not only provides a detailed profile of every candidate, a Poll Tracker for all major races, and debate coverage and candidate interviews with their own staff reporters, but also an extensive list of media, community group, union, and political advocacy group endorsements for every candidate in every race. And if you just want to know what a Public Advocate or Borough President is really supposed to do, they cover that, too. So if you live or vote in one of the Boroughs, or you just want to know more about how this huge and complex city works, be sure to check out DecideNYC.com.   


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The President And The Two-Year Law Degree

What exactly did President Obama mean when he recommended that law school be for two years instead of three? Read one interpretation in the National Law Journal here.


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Research Resources: GlobaLex

Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law, GlobaLex is an electronic publication dedicated to international and foreign research. New and updated research guides published by GlobaLex include:  

 

To Access Globalex:

• Go to the Library's home page, click "Online Resources"
• Then, click on the "International Law" or "Foreign/Comparative Law" link
• Scroll down, click the "GlobaLex" link

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William J.Clinton Presidential Library's Digital Library

The Digital Library lives on the website of the Clinton Presidential Library.  "Collections in the Digital Library include President Clinton and the First Lady's daily schedules, nomination papers, Domestic Policy Council’s files, records concerning foreign policy, selected speeches and writings of President Clinton, and photo galleries."  (see more here)

Some of the collections:
-Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets (Records concerning the investigating as to what happened to the assets of victims of the Holocaust)
-Declassified Records (Previously classified records concerning national security and U.S. foreign policy)
-Sonya Sotomayor Collection (Records concerning President Clinton’s 1997 nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit) 

Research and explore these digital collections today!

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Enjoy your Labor Day!

Take a little time off and enjoy what is considered the last day of Summer.

Remember that this day is meant to celebrate the economic and social contributions of workers.  You can view the Wikipedia entry here.

Give a big Thank You to those who are working on Labor Day to make our holiday special.

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HeinOnline New Feature: QR Codes to View a Document

HeinOnline has recently announced a new feature with QR codes that will allow users to have the documents on their smartphone or tablet. All users have to do is quickly point the camera of the device at the HeinOnline Print/Download Options screen, and the document will be available on your smartphone or tablet.  Click here to learn more.

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Triangle Factory Fire Online Exhibit

This impressive site is one of my favorites, especially around Labor Day. Created by Cornell University's ILR (Industrial and Labor Relations) School and the Cornell University Library, it brings to life the horrors of the New York City Triangle Factory fire that claimed 146 lives in 1911 and marked the beginning of New York's leadership role in worker protective legislation.  It features photos, interviews, and witness accounts of the fire, as well as the reports, speeches, and other documents from the reform movement it spurred--the movement that inspired the "transformation of the labor code of New York State" and led "to the adoption of fire safety measures that served as a model for the whole country."   



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Internet History Sourcebook Project: Medieval Legal History

This site, hosted by Fordham University, gathers references to online primary sources for historical documents, including the law.

The Medieval legal history page, in particular, provides links to primary sources in Roman, English, Germanic, Jewish, and Islamic law, among others. From the page devoted to the law of the Salian Franks, for instance, one learns that “if any person have wished to strike another with a poisoned arrow, and the arrow have glanced aside, and it shall be proved on him: he shall be sentenced to 2,500 denars, which make 63 shillings.”

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Labor Day: We WIll Be Here

For those of you dedicated students who want to get some work done on Labor Day, we will be here. You can get both Reference librarian and Circulation desk assistance during Labor Day weekend. Our Reference librarian hours will be:

Saturday & Sunday: 10am - 6pm

Labor Day Monday: 10am - 6pm

Check our hours for when Circulation staff is available.

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An App for Flash Cards

Do you love flash cards, but hate to make them?

With the StudyBlue app, you can create your own flash cards or share cards with other students in your class.

"Flashcards are an effective way to memorize information, but making them is a headache.  With StudyBlue, use text, pictures and audio to create the perfect stack of (digital) flashcards; or, search the massive database to borrow someone else's." http://mashable.com

The StudyBlue app is available for Android and iOS devices.  Check out the video here.

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