Searching for the Borders

I like to think about legal research as a complex jigsaw puzzle. The border pieces of the puzzle are the tasks we must complete in order to find an answer to a research problem. Once the border pieces have been fit together, the inside pieces must be found, then turned to fit into place—like knowing the details of how to select and effectively use the best research tool. Let’s start with the border. Jigsaw puzzle veterans know it is always easier to fit the other pieces into place once the borders or edges have been found. But wait, with so many changes in legal information sources, are there any border pieces that we may confidently say will still be available now and in the future

Nowhere to Run; Nowhere to Hide : The Reality of Being a Law Library Director in Times of Great Opportunity and Significant Challenges

Edited remarks presented at a program on January 5, 2015 at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

Banking Law

Introduction Federal Law State Law Federal Regulatory Framework Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Home Loan Bank Board Office of Thrift Supervision State Regulatory Framework Additional Research Sources Appendiceshttps://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-chapters/1024/thumbnail.jp

Banking Law

Introduction Federal Law State Law Federal Regulatory Framework Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Office of Thrift Supervision Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Resolution Trust Corporation Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Home Loan Bank System State Regulatory Framework Additional Research Sources Appendiceshttps://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-chapters/1026/thumbnail.jp

Banking Law

Introduction Federal Law State Law Federal Regulatory Framework Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Home Loan Bank Board State Regulatory Framework Additional Research Sources Appendices and indexhttps://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-chapters/1023/thumbnail.jp

Hot Topic: Grief in the Workplace

In our death-denying culture, grief is a personal thing not shared with others. I believe that the events of September 11 have made us recognize that we cannot leave grief at the doorstep of our workplaces. Many of us were at work when the stories broke that day. Whether our grief is caused by the acts of terrorism or has a more personal context, we cannot deny that the symptoms of grief create stresses that affect people and, therefore, the work in our libraries

The Process of Legal Research

Introduction Strategies for Effective Legal Research Integrating Manual and Computerized Legal Research Tools Managing Your Legal Researchhttps://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/faculty-chapters/1015/thumbnail.jp

Books? Why?

Yes, we still need law books