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Author Archives: Becka Rich
Puzzles, Games, and Destressing the Law Students
At Nova, there is a tradition that goes back long before I started working here of providing jigsaw puzzles to the law students. There’s always one at the circulation desk and one at the reference desk and often a third … Continue reading
A Region in Crisis: Researching Middle Eastern Law
Research in the Middle East With the ongoing events in the Middle East and the Ka Nefer Nefer case going on, we’ve received several questions on how to locate Middle Eastern law. I thought that perhaps some of you might … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign & International Research, Legal Research
Tagged international law, middle east
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I’m Just a Bill…
I have a confession to make. I am the child of two political science Ph.Ds, both of whom have, in the past, taught courses on political science and bureaucracy. I went to high school in a state that at the … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Research Instruction
Tagged assumptions, civics, Legal Research Instruction, new teachers, pedagogy, statutes, students
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Reflections on WestlawNext from a few months in
We chose to turn WestlawNext on for faculty and staff in September and for our students in January. I’ve been teaching the WestlawNext workshops and talking about it in class, as well as using it frequently myself so that I … Continue reading
Citators Unite: A Brief Analysis of Google Scholar and Fastcase’s Citators vs. Westlaw and Lexis
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks doing a lot of guest teaching, particularly in our legal skills classes. The beginning of the semester should probably come with a warning label for new librarians–Caution: even with careful planning, you may … Continue reading
How Much Do They Spend on Their Mission?: A Guide to Non-profit Financials Research
This past month part of my job has consisted of heavy duty research into non-profit financials for a faculty member. At this time of year, with people donating money to various non-profits and charities, and given that many of you … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Research, Legal Specialty Subjects
Tagged administrative law research, financial, IRS, money, nonprofit, research
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A Competence Ladder Odyssey
For my entire adult life, I’ve lived in cities where cars would have been more of a hindrance than a help, so, I’d never owned a motor vehicle. But, this past month, I landed my first librarian job in (as … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Research Instruction, Reference Services
Tagged competence, James Bond, problem-solving, Teaching
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