The Law Library will close at 2p.m. today. We will reopen on Thursday, January 2nd. Happy Holidays!
Dec 202013
Holiday Hours
Dec. 21, 2013 – Jan. 18, 2014*
Monday – Friday: 8am – 5pm
Weekends: Closed
*Closed: December 25, 2013- January 1, 2014
The Journal of Open Access to Law is making its official debut this week. The journal describes itself as “an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal of international scope. Its purpose is to promote international research on the topic of open access to law.”
The inaugural issue features articles discussing “the governance of new models of legal publishing, projects in open access to law, technical challenges and economic opportunities created by open access to law as well as trends and changes suggested by the globalization of access.”
For a more detailed description of the journal and its aims head over to Legal Information Institute Director and journal co-editor Tom Bruce’s blog B-Screeds.
Every month the Cornell Law Library adds new titles to its collection. The most recent additions for December 2013 are posted, here. A few highlights from this month’s additions are featured below.
Selected Titles
Law and Language : Effective Symbols of Community – Harold J. Berman; John Witte
Animal Cruelty :A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding – Mary P. Brewster; Cassandra Reyes
Check out a few of the photos from yesterday’s pet therapy event. A big thanks to the Cornell Companions program and the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Club for their time and efforts in making this event possible every semester!
What time is it? Llama time! 
Just a reminder that the therapy pets make their return to student lounge tomorrow from 11a.m to 1p.m.
Four dogs and the aforementioned llama will be available. No sign-up required; drop by anytime. Spouses, partners, and children are welcome.
Whether you are working on a looming project or paper, or simply want to get a jump on developing the skills you might need for summer employment, research consultations are a great way to get prepared.
Get advice tailored to your research needs on:
- Advanced research skills and strategies.
- Jurisdictional sources.
- Key resources in substantive practice areas.
- And more!
Appointment forms are available at the circulation desk.
As classes end and we begin the exam period, access to the Law Library is restricted from Saturday, December 7, through Friday, December 20. During restricted access periods the law library is open to law school affiliates, university faculty, and non-law students conducting legal research. The law library continues to be sensitive to the needs of the university community during exams, and non-law students who need to retrieve books or obtain research assistance are welcome to visit the library for those purposes.
Join the Law Library for pet therapy in the student lounge on Tuesday, December 10. Four dogs and a llama (that’s right, a llama) will be available to all for relaxing companionship from 11am to 1pm – drop in any time!
This program is co-sponsored by the Cornell Law Library, Cornell Companions, a pet visitation program sponsored by the Cornell University veterinary community, and the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Club, who will provide refreshments.
Many people have their version of the White Whale, that thing they chase but can’t quite acquire or overcome.
For 3L Peter Cavallaro it came in form of Pope Benedict XVI. Well, not the man so much as his signature and the acquisition of it.
“It was very difficult” he said. “I wasn’t able to get it until about a month-and-a-half ago.”
It’s no surprise that Cavallaro would eventually track it down as he is an avid collector of autographs with over 300 hundred signatures from a variety of famous people. Replicas of a portion of his collection are currently on display in the Reading Room featuring figures from the last 50 years of American political and civil rights history. The autographed photos range from civil rights activist James Meredith to astronaut John Glenn and from Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush.
Cavallaro said he’s been collecting over the last decade, some in person and some by mail. Regardless of method, he said the process is not unlike law school in that it requires research, planning and persistence in order to achieve success.
“The challenge is doing the research and looking for the right contact,” he said.”Ninety percent of the battle is just getting it in front of them.”
