Friends Newsletter

View the Spring 2012 issue of the Friends Newsletter.

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Spring 2012 Issue Contents:

  • From the Director
  • Update on Free and Low-Cost Legal Research Tools
  • New and Revised Research Guides
  • The History of the Women of Georgetown Law
  • New Arrivals in Special Collections
Friends Newsletter Spring 2012

Past Issues of the Friends Newsletter

Fall 2011
Friends of the Library Newsletter Fall 2011

  • From the Director
  • Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
  • Law Center Archives
  • New Legal Research Guides
  • A Trial of Global Proportions

Spring 2011
Friends of the Library Newsletter Spring 2011

  • From the Director
  • Content Creation on the iPad
  • Global Balance of Power Searching
  • Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
  • Next Generation of Westlaw: WestlawNext
  • Art Law Research Guide

Spring 2010
Friends of the Library Newsletter Spring 2010

  • From the Law Library
  • Cost-Effective Legal Research
  • Law Center Archives and Reunion 2010
  • Legal Services Corporation
  • Computer Learning Center Upgrade
  • New Research Guides
  • iPhone Apps for Legal Research: Five Apps and Five Insights
  • From the Note Pad of George W. Peterson

Spring 2010
Friends of the Library Newsletter Spring 2010

Spring 2010 Issue Contents:

  • From the Law Library
  • Genealogical Research at Georgetown Law
  • Introducing the Georgetown Law Scholarly Commons: A Common Repository for Exceptional Legal Scholarship
  • GDGT: A Social Network for Gadget Fans
  • Georgetown Law through Their Eyes
  • F. William McCalpin: A Life Devoted to Legal Aid to the Poor
  • Georgetown Law Fast Facts
  • Research Guide on Congressional Investigation
  • New & Revised Research Guides

Fall 2009
Friends of the Library Newsletter Fall 2009

Fall 2009 Issue Contents:

  • Book Talk & Signing with Georgetown Law's David Cole
  • From the Special Collections Vault: The Sherman L. Cohn Collection: A Glimpse at Watergate
  • Georgetown Law Shines at AALL 2009
  • Harvest Season for the Law Library Catalog
  • Law at the Movies
  • English Legal Manuscripts: The Middle Temple Library
  • The Oldest Printed Books in Special Collections
  • Laying New TRACs in Digital Preservation
  • New Research Guides
  • Georgetown Law Librarian Author
  • New Additions in the National Equal Justice Library
  • Robert L. Oakley Memorial Symposium: The Future of Today's Legal Scholarship
May 2009
May 2009 Newsletter

May 2009 Issue Contents:

  • Robert L. Oakley Memorial Symposium: The Future of Today's Legal Scholarship
  • Edward Bennett Williams Law Library: 20 Years and Counting
  • New Research Guides
  • Electronic Research in International and Comparative Law
  • Building a Time Machine for Georgetown Law Websites
  • Free and Low-Cost Legal Sources Research Guide
  • Focus on Special Collections' Manuscript Collections: The Japanese War Trials & the Watergate Trials
September 2008
September 2008 Newsletter

September 2008 Issue Contents:

  • Sheryll Cashin Book Signing at Reunion 2008
  • In Memoriam. Dean Paul Regis Dean L'1946, L'1952, H'1969
  • Law Teaching and Scholarship Guide
  • Changes in Legislative History Research
  • Tips and Favorite Sources on Foreign Law Research
  • Law Library Unveils a Treatise Finder
  • New Additions to the Jewish Law Collection
  • New Acquisitions at the National Equal Justice Library
  • Rare 1551 Abridgment of English Laws

September 2008 Honor Roll

April 2008
April 2008 Newsletter

April 2008 Issue Contents:

  • Remembering Robert L. Oakley
  • Georgetown Law to Host Joint Study Institute
  • Celebrating the Opening of the National Equal Justice Library
  • Law Library and Library Catalog Websites Updated
  • Need a Research Refresher? Try our Tutorials
  • Bookmark When You Like, Where You Like
  • Library Bookplates Honor Graduating Seniors
  • News from the John Wolff International & Comparative Law Library
  • ALA Establishes Oakley Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Book Signing with David Cole's Less Safe, Less Free
  • Oakley Family Donates Rare Translation
  • From the Past: Gilbert & Sullivan in 1973
September 2007
September Newsletter

September 2007 Contents

  • Reunion 2007: Book Talk with Professor David Cole
  • New Tutorials on the Library's Website
  • New Research Guides
  • Spring 2007 Library Survey Summary
  • Literary Alumni: Min Jin Lee L'93
  • Technology Update: Browser Toolbar and a new way to Bookmark Our Content
  • From the Past: Williams Library in the Movies
  • Faculty Scholarship Database Debuts
  • Preserving Oral Histories in the National Equal Justice Library
  • The Chesapeake Project: Piloting Online Legal Information Preservation
March 2007
March 2007 Newsletter

March 2007 Contents

  • Wolff Library Hosts ASIL Roundtable
  • Wolff Library Guides International Legal Researchers
  • Research Guides in International Law
  • National Equal Justice Library Up and Running
  • Next Level With Your Web Browser: Firefox Extensions
  • Father Robert F. Drinan, S.J.: Beloved Friend of the Library
  • Literary Alumni
  • Dred Scott v. Sanford: 150 Years Ago
  • Kumar Jayasuriya, Librarian and Author
October 2006
October 2006 Newsletter

October 2006 Contents

  • Reunion 2006
  • Legislative Research on the Web
  • National Equal Justice Library Arrives
  • In Memoriam: John Wolff (1906-2005)
  • Doug Lind, Librarian and Author
  • New Rare Books
  • Supreme Court Research
  • From the Past: Lutrelle F. Parker, Sr. L '52 (1924-1994)
  • Student Notes Donated
October 2005
October 2005 Newsletter

October 2005 Contents

  • Database News: Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926
  • Legal Research Guide: Supreme Court Nomination Guides
  • Literary Alumni: Neal Gillen and Lia Macko
  • From the Past: Edward G. Hudon (L'47, L'50) Law Librarian
September 2004
September 2004 Newsletter

September 2004 Contents

  • Book Signings: Sheryll Cashin at Library Open House
  • From the Past: Frederick C. Hicks (1875-1956) L'1901
  • Legal Research Guide: Current Updates on Legal Research
  • Literary Alumni: Rand D. Johnson (L'79)
May 2004
May 2004 Newsletter

May 2004 Contents

  • Friends Sponsored Initiative: National Preservation Program Takes Off
  • Legal Research Guide: Brown v. Board of Education Documents Online
  • Literary Alumni: John Fialka
  • Library Services: We Are Growing
September 2003
September 2003 Newsletter

September 2003 Contents

  • Friends Sponsored Initiative: Georgetown Organizes National Conference on Preservation of Legal Information
  • Book Signings and Friends' Events (Fr. Robert S. Drinan (L'49, L'51, H'91) & Michael R. Gardner (C'63, L'77)
  • Literary Alumni: Lorraine Lee Friedman (L'89) and Theresa Martin Golding (L'85)
  • From the Past: Charles Joseph Kappler (L'1896, L1897)
October 2002
October 2002 Newsletter

October 2002 Contents

  • Friends Sponsored Initiatives and Events
  • Book Signings Louis Michael Seidman & Tim Junkin (L'77)
  • Literary Alumni: Francune Ward (L'89) & Samuel Wolff (L'82, L'83)
April 2002
April 2002 Newsletter

April 2002 Contents

  • Library Milestones: Millionth Volume Acquired in 2000
  • Literary Alumni: Tim Junkin (L'77) & Yolanda Young (L'95)
  • Online Resources: Legal Research Guides and Tutorials
  • In Memoriam: John Harrison "Harry" Boyles

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