LexLibris

A new eReference Collection has been acquired from Sage Publications.

Among the many titles, the following may be of particular interest to legal researchers:
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice
Encyclopedia of Law & Society
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime
Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities
Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Encyclopedia of Law and Society
Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

You can access all titles currently available at: http://www.lib.umn.edu/get/sageereference but note that some titles listed above are still forthcoming. Once you click inside a title, you have the option of searching the contents, browsing the entries or index, or examining a reader's guide to entries based on thematic categories.

Thanks to Associate Director for Collection Development Connie Lenz for the info on this resource!

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The law library has added three small collections. All three are "donated" collections made up entirely of user and staff donations. For more information on any of the collections, or to make a donation of items, please email lawlib@umn.edu.

MLF Collection
The MLF Collection was created at the request of the law student organization Minnesota Law Families. The collection is comprised of books, media, and activity materials to keep children of law school parents occupied while accompanying their parents to class or study groups. The collection is located in two locations: books, activity/coloring books, crayons, colored pencils, and markers are in the leisure collection in the 2nd floor loft area; child-appropriate DVDs, CDs, or other media will be located in the Reserve Vertical File. A list of items in the Reserve Vertical File will be accessible on the Reserves Intranet page under "Minnesota Law Families" as items are added: http://www.law.umn.edu/library/tools/section.html?id=296
*MLF Collection items are not a substitute for parental supervision while in the library.

Foreign Language Leisure Collection
Parlez-Vous Français? ¿Habla Espanol? Then this collection is for you! We've created a special area in the leisure collection for foreign language leisure books. They are located on the top shelf farthest to the left and are indicated with a shelf sign. The leisure collection is located in the 2nd floor loft area. Leisure collection items do not need to be checked out and can be returned at your…leisure!

Rec Sports Equipment Collection
Looking for a study break from the law school grind? Need a little fresh air after spring arrives? Check out our rec sports equipment collection! We have an assortment of outdoor activity items located in the Reserve room that can be checked out. Items include Frisbees, jump ropes, footballs, a horseshoe set, and an assortment of sport balls. A list of all items is accessible on the Reserve Intranet page under "Rec Sports Equipment": http://www.law.umn.edu/library/tools/section.html?id=297

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On the law library's home page is a link to Digital Legacies: Online exhibits and exhibit brochures. The following collections are highlighted:

Defending Human Rights: The Legacy of Dachau and Nuremberg
This brochure was prepared for an exhibition in November 2005, held in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of war crimes trials at Dachau and Nuremberg. A unique collection of photographs and documents collected by Horace R. Hansen, prosecutor of war crimes at Mauthausen, Buchenwald, Dachau and Flossenburg, were the centerpiece of the exhibition.

"To Fulfill These Rights:" African Americans and the Quest For Equality
A brochure prepared for an exhibition of materials drawn from the Arthur C. Pulling Rare Books Collection and the Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature (April 2004).

This Country is Sacred to My People: American Indian Treaties 1820-1890
An exhibit catalog prepared on the occasion of the inaugural University of Minnesoat Law Library Distinquished Lecturer Series (April 2003).

Early International and Humanitarian Law
The origins of modern humanitarian law in early treatsies on the law of nations. A selective sampling of representative works from the 14th to early 18th centuries.

Sherlock Holmes and the Law
Essay and checklist from the Sherlock Holmes exhibition featuring works from the Law Library's Arthur C. Pulling Rare Book Collection and the Sherlock Holmes Collection of the University of Minnesota Libraries (December 2002).

Seven Centuries of Law
This exhibit traces the development of legal thought and publishing from the late fifteenth century to the present as reflected in a variety of materials from the Law Library's Arthur C. Pulling Rare Books Collection.

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The Law Library now subscribes to Oceana’s Constitutions of the Countries of the World, Dependencies & Territories, and United States online.

This resource provides full-text, English language translations of the current and historical constitutions of 192 nations, and 144 territories and dependencies. Coverage of the U.S. includes the national constitution, the constitutions of all 50 states and U.S. territories/dependencies. Entries include scholarly commentary and analysis.

Campus-wide access is available at http://www.lib.umn.edu/get/oceana

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Collection: Human Rights Library (print and electronic)

Location: Many human rights works are shelved on the third floor of the Law Library around the call numbers K3240. You will also find other human rights materials in the Human Rights Library, which is located in the back of the third floor, in the corner farthest from the Library entrance.

Website: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/index.html

New Materials:
In addition to the continuous expansion of human rights materials and documents, the HRL has recently launched a new archive entitled "U.S Military Medicine in War on Terror Prisons", which can be found at http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/OathBetrayed/index.html.

This is a comprehensive collection of government documents revealing the procedural workings of medical personnel within the various prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.

This archive was featured in the July-August 2007 issue of Minnesota (the magazine for UMN Alums) in the article "Taking on Torture" by Shelly Fling. Read the article at: http://www.alumni.umn.edu/Miles_Story.html

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In the law library's LART (Law, Literature and the Arts) Collection in the Hedin Alcove, we have collected five titles by author Linda Fairstein. Fairstein, former head of the Sex Crimes Unit of the District Attorney's Office in Manhattan, introduces us to Alexandra Cooper, a Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor, and police detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace as they solve puzzling and shocking sex crimes throughout New York City, while maintaining personal lives and friendships. Fairstein treats her readers to historical and cultural lessons by placing the crimes in the authentic New York and East Coast local landscapes and using her own prosecutorial knowledge of the sex crimes unit.

Final Jeopardy introduces the character while Likely to Die introduces Fairstein to the LART collection. Other Fairstein titles in the collection are: Cold Hit, The Kills, Entombed, and Death Dance. Despite the often gruesome nature of the crimes, Fairstein maintains respect for the victim as Alex untangles the mystery and sees that the perpetrator is brought to justice. Readers are let into the back office of the D.A.'s office and become privy to the legal (and not so legal) maneuvering required for investigations to progress to court. Fairstein's books are quick reads that engage curious minds to try to figure out "whodunit" before the big revelation at the end. Check out Fairstein's titles in the LART collection today.

The LART collection circulates to law school students, faculty, and staff for four weeks. The collection is located in the Barbara Steffens Hedin Alcove on the 2nd floor of the law library.

Author's website: http://www.lindafairstein.com/

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Ready to take a break from studying or researching? Then check out the library's leisure reading collection! Located in the 2nd floor lounge area near the newspapers, the collection includes novels of all genre, interesting and entertaining non-fiction, as well as card and board games!

Next time you need a break, check out the leisure collection!

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