PubMed
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, describes PubMed as “a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system. PubMed was first released in …Read the Rest…
“Poor Land in Jail. . .” and a look at Ohio
On July 2, 2012, the New York Times ran an article by Ethan Bronner entitled, “Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation.” Focusing on small southern towns, the article examines “the mushrooming of fines and fees levied by money-starved towns across the country and the for-profit business that administer the system.” …Read the Rest…
Ohio School Reform 2012
Major changes are coming to school districts in the State of Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch reports that an agreement has been reached by state legislators on two education bills. Senate Bill 316, backed by Gov. John Kasich, is expected to pass after differing versions of the bill are reconciled. Among the sticking points between the …Read the Rest…
Faculty Scholarship: Prof. Calvin W. Sharpe
Prof. Calvin W. Sharpe, Galen J. Roush Professor in Business Law and Regulation; Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Conflict and Dispute Resolution. BOOKS: Douglas E. Ray, Calvin William Sharpe, Robert N. Strassfeld, Understanding Labor Law, 2011. Law Reserve KF3369 .R39 2011 Labor Law Stories (Laura J. Cooper and Catherine L. Fisk, …Read the Rest…
American Libraries’ E-Content Supplement May/June 2012
The American Library Association (ALA) has just released an e-content supplement to American Libraries: Magazine of the American Library Association. The supplement, E-Content: The Digital Dialogue, takes a close look at topics such as the publisher’s view of e-books; user’s rights and censorship concerns; and expanding e-book access. Sari Feldman, Executive Director of the Cuyahoga …Read the Rest…
Clinical Education and Community Development: Selected Titles at Case Libraries
A current brochure describes The Milton A Kramer Law Clinic Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law and their Community Development Clinic, which provides “a service to the community by assisting in local community and economic development efforts and an opportunity for students to learn the core lawyering skills necessary for transactional and …Read the Rest…