October 2008
LAW LIBRARY DATABASE EXPO!
Ever wonder what’s beyond LexisNexis and Westlaw? Come and find out at the Database Expo sponsored by the Law Library! Explore a variety of databases.
Featured databases are:
• Bureau of National Affairs databases including Family Law Reporter, Environment Reporter, IP Library, and Employment Discrimination Reporter
• CCH Business & Finance Library
• CCH Tax Research Network
• Constitutions Suite Online
• HeinOnline
• LexisNexis Congressional
• Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926
• RIA Checkpoint Tax Library
• Selected International law resources
Also, enjoy a guided tour of the Library WebCatalog!
Win a free gift! The first fifty attendees to learn about three databases will receive a $5.00 Dining Services gift card!!
The Database Expo will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Main Computer Lab in the Law Library.
Hope to see you there!
[Posted October 8, 2008]
Crashes, Bailouts - Main Street, Wall Street and the World!
For following the current news about the U.S. and global economy, banking, and financial markets, daily issues of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times are available on the newspaper stands in the Law Library. Previous issues of these newspapers are kept on Reserve for a few weeks. LexisNexis offers full-text access to articles from all three newspapers. Westlaw provides full-text access to the contents of The New York Times as well as abstracts from The Wall Street Journal. The websites of these newspapers offer varying amounts of free content such as full text articles, blogs, podcasts, RSS feeds, and email notifications.
The Law Library’s collection even has a few dictionaries in its reference collection for looking up unfamiliar terminology. They include: Dictionary of Banking Terms (HG151 .F57 2000), Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms (HG151 .D69 2003), and the Wall Street Dictionary (HG151 .S424 1999).
If you need to educate yourself about banking, economics and financial markets before even beginning to follow the news about them, check out the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Education and the Federal Reserve Bank’s website for their educational materials.
[Posted October 2, 2008]
