Mark Your Calendars . . .

Thursday, April 14, 2016 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Ferber Hall Old Main, Sarah Deer will be presenting on her book "The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America".
 

Sarah Deer is a Lawyer, Law Professor at William Mitchell College, and 2014 MacArthur Fellow. In her discussion, she will go over the cultural and legal reforms of the Violence Against Women Act. She has written numerous books and articles (many of which are on display in the Law Library this month and available through HeinOnline), and has been instrumental in the Violence Against Women Act and Tribal Law and Order Act.

This event is presented by USD Native Studies, Women and Gender Studies and Criminal Justice Studies.

Spring Break

Dear Law Scholars,
Your much needed study break has arrived! Whether you'll be donning a bikini or flannel pajamas all week, we hope that you will come back bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to wrap up this semester.

In addition to spring break, this March brings with it Women's History Month and Saint Patrick's Day. To celebrate, we are featuring both Irish women and women that call The Great Plains home, who've shared their talents with the world. We also have some suggested reads that are on topic via HeinOnline.

AND, for you more artistic types, you might want to veg out to House of Cards while filling these and/or these in.

Febrrrrrrary

We're kickin' off February with blizzards! Aside from that though, February is a pretty big month, what with groundhogs, and love, and birthdays, and it's a leap year.

Be sure the check out this month's displays and learn some fun facts about our nation's leaders in this book, remember that Valentine's Day isn't always for lovers, and discover notable achievements by African American pioneers in history.

It's an exciting, albeit short month. Before you know it, SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!

December at the Law Library

November in the Law Library

October in the Law Library

HeinOnline News

This past year, HeinOnline has updated and added new features to their database. Early this year they introduced the ABA Law Library Collection Periodicals. Without getting too wordy about how awesome this is, it makes accessible both archives and new issues (keeping you current), exclusively through HeinOnline. Additionally, they've included 44 new titles that have never been open to non-members of specific American Bar Association sections. The cherry on top - they are full color PDFs. While this may not seem exciting initially, think about all those charts and graphs and infographics when not in color. It's pretty hard to glean anything from them when its just shades of grey. And it's not just my opinion, science says so too.

Only thing saving this graphic: itsocute!
Illus. by Frank Sommers

HeinOnline has also had an interface-lift (bad, "dad joke"). To help you get adjusted, they have provided a "Getting Started in HeinOnline Quick Reference Guide." Its cleaner, mobile friendly, has updated search options, and is easier to navigate.

Give it a whirl and see how you like it. Until next time, Happy Researching!

September in the Law Library: Constitution Day and Banned Books Week

Constitution Day is September 17 and Banned Books Week is September 27 through October 3.  Both present a great opportunity to highlight our resources on free speech and the First Amendment. On our first floor display, in addition to selected reads brought to you by HeinOnline, we also have a handpicked assortment of books centered around human rights, free speech, and the First Amendment. "Freedom From Speech" by Greg Lukianoff, "Finding Jefferson" by Alan Dershowitz, and "Saving Our Children from the First Amendment" by Kevin Saunders, are just a few of the titles for you to peruse and/or borrow.