LGL 101 - Professor Mullins

LGL 101 - Professor Mullins


Selected NCC Reference Books:

Court cases:

1. Connecticut Reports KFC3651.A51C61 (Connecticut Supreme Court Reporter)
2. Connecticut Supplements KFC3651.A511C62 (Connecticut Superior Court Reporter)
3. Connecticut Appellate Reports KFC 3648.C65 (Connecticut Apellate COurt Reporter)
4. United States Supreme Court Reports (Lawyer's Edition)KF101.A313

Connecticut Statutes and other related legal materials:

1. General statutes of Connecticut KFC3630 1958 .A247 (paperback, blue cover,no annotations, no pocket parts)
2. Connecticut General Statutes annotated KFC3630.A4C6 (hard cover, red color, with indexes in paperback, annotated, packet parts)
3. Connecticut Practice Book KFC4129.A192 C6 (contains rules of professional conduct, code of judicial conduct, rules for the Superior Court, rules of appelate procedures, and forms)
4. Connecticut Probate Deskbook KFC3774.W54
5. Superior Court Civil Rules KFC3680.C65
6. Connecticut Evidence KFC4140.A53H64

and more...

Selected legal databases in NCC Library:

1. LOIS LAW (you need an username and password to get in LOIS Law, see handout)
2. West Law
3. LexisNexis

Note: Use My.commnet.edu to search database if you are off campus.

How to read citation

WestLaw Tutorial

Follow up for ESL 192 Professor Hannelore I. Moeckel-Rieke

Selected Sources:

1. Credo Reference will give you a good understanding of what "Offshore drilling" is.
Scroll down to the end of the article, a citation will be given to you according to the citation style you selected.
For students selected "Wolrd Cup" as their topic, check out Pearson's World Cup Lessons.
For those who selected "Vietnam War" as thier topic, ebooks are available from NCC Library.


2. Another database Academic Search Premier will give you articles from general magazines to scholarly journals on the topic. Type in the search box "oil spill", you will retrieve 23oo + articles, you can narrow your topic by adding the word "and", i.e. "Oil spill and health", "oil spill and environmental effect", etc...

3. Since it happens just recently, newspapers will be a good source of informations. Database LexisNexis Academic will retrieve all national and international newspaper articles.

4. Information found in Internet need to be evaluated. The criteria are:

Accuracy: Is the information correct?
Authority: What gives the author(s) of this site authority or validation?
Objectivity : Is the information on the website neutral?
Currency : Is the information current and is it relevant?
Coverage : Does the site throroughly cover and explain the material?

5. A sample of MLA citation compiled by NCC librarians is posted in NCC library homepage.

Please post your feedback and comments!

New Library Exhibits for March

2010 Census
To further stress the importance of the 2010 Census, the display cases just outside the entrance to the Everett I.L. Baker Library now display the full United State 2010 Census Guide prepared by NCC Nursing Student, Emma Llamas along with related materials. The Quiz on the Census announced by Craig Machado at the All College Staff Meeting on March 3rd appears in the second display case.
Paula Podlaski and student worker Malati Thapa designed and arranged the exhibit.

Joys of Spring
Selections from the Library’s collection on the subject of spring appear on display tables highlighting the visual and creative delights within the Library’s collection.
Gunnar Sahlin, Todd Hampton and student worker Dmitry Vortman arranged the exhibit.

Writing Women Back Into History
With a focus on Women’s History month, Curleen Elliott is creating a new exhibit to highlight library materials illustrating the theme of this year’s National Women’s History Project’s 30th anniversary. For more information about the Project see http://www.nwhp.org/whm/index.php

Copier

Library Phasing Out Coin Operated B&W Photocopiers

To meet the diverse photocoping needs of our customers and reduce overhead to the College, the Baker Library has upgraded to two new black and white photocopier machines as part of a long term project under the administration of IT Director Alan Anderson . The old coin operated black and white photocopier vending system will be completely replaced after Spring Break on March 22nd. The new machines can only operate with the copier key card reader system.
Key cards may be purchased from a separate machine located outside the Library Conference Room in the Library. The initial card requires users to insert a dollar bill, which includes a one-time fee of $0.70 for the card and $0.30 worth of copies. This copier key card dispenser can also be used to add cash value to the key card. The initial purchased card can be used over and over again. While no credit or debit cards can be used with this dispenser, the machine does accept $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills. Coins are not accepted and no change is provided. If you have any further questions please call the Library’s Information Desk at 857-7379 or stop by for personalized instruction.

The Everett I.L. Baker Library presents

The Black History Month 2010 Trivia Challenge

Test your knowledge of black history by answering the series of questions using any of our resources including the database American History in Video.
NCC Students who get the most correct answers will receive selected prizes.
Questionnaires can be found on the library’s display for Black history Month.

Contest ends February 26th 2010
Winners will be announced on March 1, 2010

NCC Everett I.L. Baker Library News Alert – February 2010

1.Back By Popular Demand: LEXIS/NEXIS Academic as of March 1st
Although dropped by the State Library two years ago, the vendor is now offering reduced pricing for community colleges.



2. Trial Databases - Requesting Your Feedback by Feb. 26th http://www.ncc.commnet.edu/library/databases/trial.htm

Newsbank through Feb. 19
EBSCO’s Newspaper Source Premier
PsycArticles in full text with EBSCO’s platform
ebrary’s community college collection of 21,000 e-books, already at Gateway CC



3. Term Paper Clinic in its 5th Year! Scheduled for March 22-27, 2010 in the Baker Library. Send the librarians your students who need help starting or refining their research strategies, finding authoritative online resources, learning to cite sources use MLA, APA, or AMA



4.Library Exhibits

NEW:
Black History Month: The History of Black Economic Empowerment Exhibit
Black History Month Trivia Challenge using resources on display and the database American History in Video

CONTINUING:
In Celebration of Presidents’ Day

LAST CALL:
Student Clubs at NCC

COMING LATER THIS SPRING:
Sports at NCC - March 15
Holocaust Remembrance Day – April 5
Earth Day – April 19

Follow up to LGL 101 class - Professor Barone

LGL 101
Professor Barone

Selected Reference Books:

Court Cases:

Connecticut reports KFC3651.A51 C61 (Connecticut Supreme Court Reporter)
Connecticut Supplements KFC3651. A511 C62 (Connecticut Superior Court Reporter)
Connecticut appellate reports KFC3648 .C65 (Connecticut Appellate Court Reporter)
United States Supreme Court reports KF101.A313

Connecticut Statutes and other Connecticut related legal materials:

The general statutes of Connecticut KFC3630 1958 .A247 2009 (paperback, blue cover, and no annotations).
Connecticut General statutes annotated KFC 3630 .A4 C6 (2007) (hard cover with indexes in paperback, red cover, has pocket parts, and annotated)
Connecticut probate deskbook KFC3774 .W54
Connecticut practice book KFC4129.A192 C6
Superior Court civil rules KFC3680 .C65
Juvenile law KFC3680 .C65
Connecticut evidence KFC4140.A53 H64
Alternate dispute resolution in Connecticut's courts KFC4160.3 .H63

Go to NCC Library Online Catalog for more information.

Note: How to read legal citation by Bunker Hill Community College
Hierarchy of Federal and Connecticut Court Systems

Use books when:

1. A complex concept.
2. Your search terms are common words that happen too often in databases or the search terms are ambiguous.
3. Cost.
4. The legal source you are looking for is only available in books.

Use databases when:

1. Looking for the most current information.
2. Looking for cases involving a certain attorneys, law firms…
3. Updating your research (to shepardize).
4. Looking for a known case.

Selected Paralegal Periodicals Owned by NCC Library

1. Paralegal Today: provides paralegals with the latest news, salary data, how-to, tips and cautions, software and hardware reviews, and digital forms.

2.Connecticut Law Tribune : a weekly newspaper that provides job announcements in Connecticut besides of news.

Selected Databases in NCC Library

LOIS Law
Westlaw
LexisNexis

Note: If you want to access these databases off campus, don’t forget to log in http://my.commnet.edu , sign in with your NetID (your student ID@student.commnet.edu) and password.

Note: For more assistance on Westlaw, click on NCC database tutorial.

Note: Steps to print in 2 columns:

1.Copy the case selected.
2.Open a blank Word document
3.Click “Page Layout” on menu bar.
4.Click “Columns”.
5.Select “two” on the drop down menu.
6.Paste.

Other related web sites

AltLaw - is a joint project of Columbia Law School's Program on Law and Technology and the Silicon Flatirons Program at the University of Colorado Law School.
Connecticut Law and Legislation - Connecticut Law Library.
General Statutes of Connecticut.
Google Scholar.
LII – Legal Information Institute by Cornell University.
New York State Court Unified Court System.