Some research tasks involving legislative materials are relatively straightforward. You need to find a certain document, what librarians call a “known item.” You need a particular Senate Bill or a public law and maybe you even have the citation or…
Yearly Archives: 2018
Resource Spotlight: Hein’s U.S. Federal Legislative History Library and Proquest Congressional
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New Resources in December 2018
The Pritzker Legal Research Center added over 160 new items to our collection in December 2018. Check out what we’ve added on our New Books List.
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Food for Fines
Between Nov. 19 and Dec. 21, Northwestern University Libraries will be hosting our annual food drive. Overdue library fines will be reduced by $5 for every food item donated. Nutritious, ready-to-eat food preferred. We cannot accept open packages, homemade items,…
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Resource Spotlight: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990
Gale’s American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 is a digital library containing more than 2 million pages of records, including bills, briefs, correspondence, court documents, legal case files, memorandums, etc.. It covers numerous topics, including the first “Red Scare” following…
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Fall Exhibit: Clarence Darrow
For Alumni Weekend, the PLRC debuted its fall exhibit, Clarence Darrow: Selections from the Arnold Greenberg Clarence Darrow Collection. Featuring photographs, rare books, correspondence, and others materials, the exhibit presents snippets of Darrow’s life, from his relationships with his wife…
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New Resources in October 2018
The Pritzker Legal Research Center added over 200 new items to our collection in October 2018. Check out what we’ve added on our New Books List.
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Resource Spotlight: Locating & Using 50-State Surveys
A 50-state survey is a specialized secondary source that compares laws on a particular topic across all 50 states. They might be as lengthy as a book treatment or as slim as a list of states with simple citations to…
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Resource Spotlight: International Encyclopaedia of Laws
Are you interested in foreign and international law and searching for an authoritative, peer-reviewed resource? If so, consider using International Encyclopaedia of Laws, one of the many online resources available through the Pritzker Legal Research Center. International Encyclopaedia of Laws…
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New Resources in September 2018
The Pritzker Legal Research Center added over 270 new items to our collection in September 2018. Check out what we’ve added on our New Books List.
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Resource Spotlight: Leadership Connect
This month’s featured resource is the Leadership Connect database. It was previously known as Leadership Library and many of you may be familiar with it by the nickname given to its print counterpart, the Yellow Books. The directories in Leadership…
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