Moot Court Rankings

80 moot court teams from US law schools have been ranked by Brian Koppen based on individual and team performances in the 2008 season of national and international moot court competitions. The team from South Texas Law School received the highest ranking.

Hat tip to Law Librarians Blog

Study Abroad Application Deadline - April 1

If you are applying for one of OCU's Study Abroad Programs the deadline to have your application materials turned is is April 1. See the page for the program you are interested in for application requirements.

Law and Poetry: Are they related?

In Law and Poetry, 11 Roger Williams U. L.w Rev. 353 (2006), law and poetry are described as "human creations of imagination and ingenuity, communicate their essence through language, provide order, form and structure to a dizzying array of phenomena present in daily life, and reflect and reshape the culture from which they arise."

April is National Poetry month.

Visit the display of resources on law/lawyers and poetry in the Reference Wing.

Free and Low Cost Legal Research

Given the economic downturn, librarians around the country are working to make patrons aware of alternative free sources and cost reduction measures for subscription database. Georgetown Law recently published a Free & Low Cost Legal Research Guide and Cleveland Marshall Law's blog recently posted cost saving tips for Lexis and Westlaw research. OCU Law Library is currently preparing a research guide that will describe free resources such as those available via the Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) and Fastcase, a resource available at no cost to Oklahoma attorneys via the Oklahoma Bar Association.

Hat tip to Law Librarian Blog.

Fun Friday on Law Librarian Blog - Laptops in the Classroom

Each Friday Law Librarian Blog tries to provide a little humor to your week. Check out this week's Fun Friday video regarding laptops in the classroom.

American Assocaition of Law Libraries Management Institute

Each year the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) selects 30 law librarians from across the nation to participate in its Management Institute. The Management Institute helps to prepare law librarians to address issues such as the changing information environment and decreasing budgets.

The 2009 Management Institute was led by Maureen Sullivan (pictured at right), an organization development consultant whose practice focuses on the delivery of consulting and training services to libraries and other information organizations. Ms. Sullivan designs and presents workshops and leadership institutes on topics of current relevance to librarians, including recruitment, generational synergy, transforming libraries, creating a collaborative workplace, and new approaches to performance improvement.

OCU Head of Reference and Access Services, Darla Jackson, was selected to participate in the 2009 AALL Management Institute. The Institute was held March 19-21, 2009, in Tampa, Florida.

OCU Immigration Law Symposium Display

Information about the Immigration Law Symposium and Roundtable, March 24 and 26, 2008, is available on the OCU Law News and Events website.

To see some of the resources on Immigration Law available at the Law Library, visit the display at the Reference Office.