The law library wishes all UNC Law students, faculty, and staff a very Happy Thanksgiving! If you want to really impress your friends and family over dinner this year, trying using these federal legislative history materials to highlight a few lesser-known facts about this beloved holiday. Interesting Fact #1: In 1789, the first Congress worried …
Resource Guide on Legal Issues in Revenge Porn
Non-consensual pornography or “revenge porn” recently took center stage in the national discussion again with Katie Hill’s resignation from Congress. A few days later, a Minnesota state senator announced his own victimization from revenge porn. As conversations consider revenge porn’s threat to the political sphere, legal issues surrounding revenge porn may be a compelling area …
UNC Law’s Inaugural “Open Mic: Speak Your Research” Event
On November 5, 2019, the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library hosted the law school’s inaugural Open Mic: Speak Your Research event as part of UNC’s Research Week. The Office of Undergraduate Research describes Research Week as “an annual campus event designed to improve awareness of what is means to be a research university, align the …
Try Westlaw’s Jurisdictional Surveys to Compile Laws Across US Jurisdictions
Multi-jurisdictional statutory research can present many challenges, including trying to account for variations in terms. It is not always intuitive what words appear in the code books for a jurisdiction. For instance, if you wanted to compare real property recording statutes for a handful of states, you may not find all the pertinent provisions by …
Tales from the Rare Book Collection: An Early Legal History of Witchcraft and Conjuration, as Told Through British Statutes
It’s nearly Halloween, and that means another opportunity to highlight some of the spookier gems in the law library’s Rare Book Collection. This year I’ve been reading about the Salem Witch Trials, and this got me thinking about Salem town’s predecessors in witch-hunting paranoia. I wondered what our Rare Book Collection might have to tell …
New Article by UNC Law Librarian Donna Nixon: The Integration of UNC-Chapel Hill – Law School First
UNC Law Library Electronic Resources Librarian Donna Nixon recently published her article, “The Integration of UNC-Chapel Hill – Law School First,” 97 N.C. L. Rev. 1741 (2019), with the North Carolina Law Review. Professor Nixon led the law library’s effort to create a digital collection of photographs, legal documents, oral history transcripts, and contemporary …
The NC Courts Website as a Research Tool
When the North Carolina court system launched its new website, it streamlined the design and made information about the courts easier to find. The new website includes information targeting public users, but it also includes features that make it an excellent research tool. Informational Features NCCourts.org provides direct access to information about court locations, court …
Try Lex Machina for Legal Analytics
Have you been hearing all the buzz about legal analytics on Westlaw Edge and Lexis Advance? Don’t forget that you also have access to legal analytics platform Lex Machina! Lex Machina , a LexisNexis research tool, provides litigation and business data for legal professionals. The tool harvests data from a variety of resources to enable …
Develop Your Tech Knowledge: LinkedIn Learning for UNC Law Faculty & Students
LinkedIn Learning provides UNC Law faculty and students with access to hundreds of course modules and thousands of video tutorials on a variety of technology skills and software programs. The database divides its content into three general categories: business, creative, and technology. Within each of these categories, you will find tutorials on a variety of …
An Introduction to The Indigo Book
You’ve heard of The Bluebook. You’ve heard of The Redbook. (Probably.) But have you heard of The Indigo Book? If not, you’re one of today’s lucky 10,000 ! The Indigo Book is an open system of citation that had its beta-release in 2016. It was created by a group of NYU law students and professor, …