House of Fins came today to empty the tank of all our fish.  This is the first step in a three step process to convert the tank to freshwater.  We should have the fish back in the tank within 30 days.  

The tank is temporarily out of commission but will be back and beautiful as ever in 30 days.

The Law Library's list of new acquisitions for January 2010 are now available:

• All Acquisitions
• German, French and Italian Language Acquisitions
• Spanish Language Acquisitions
• New Movies and TV Programs
  

Or, as always, you can visit the library's new acquisitions web page: http://www.law.yale.edu/library/acquisitions.asp.

Meredith, our LexisNexis representative will be hosting workshops in February to teach students how to efficiently search in LexisNexis.  The first workshops will be on February 17th, starting at 3:00 p.m.; the second series with be on February 24th starting at 3:00p.m.  Each workshop will last 40 minutes.  For more details, and to register, go to the LexisNexis MySchool page.

The Law Library's list of new acquisitions for December 2009 are now available:

• All Acquisitions
• German, French and Italian Language Acquisitions
• Spanish Language Acquisitions
• New Movies and TV Programs
  

Or, as always, you can visit the library's new acquisitions web page: http://www.law.yale.edu/library/acquisitions.asp.

The Law Library's hours during the recess and holiday period will be as follows: 

December

    19-20, Sat - Sun, 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.

    21-23, Mon - Wed, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

    24-27, Thurs - Sun, Closed

    28-31, Mon - Thurs, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Access only, no services.

January

    1, Fri, Closed

    2-3, Sat - Sun, 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m., Access only, no services.

Regular hours resume on Monday, January 4th, 2010.

Reference questions can be sent to lawref@pantheon.yale.edu, during this time. Reference Librarians will periodically check this e-mail account on weekdays only.

Please Note: Level 2 entrance will close on Saturday, December 19^th at 5:00 p.m. and will re-open on Monday, January 11^th, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

The Reading Room entrance (L3) will be the only access point to the library.

For further library hours & announcement updates please visit: http://www.law.yale.edu/library/about/hours.asp

Cesar Zapata
Collections & Access Coordinator
Cesar.Zapata@Yale.edu

The Law Library's list of new acquisitions for November 2009 are now available:

• All Acquisitions
• German, French and Italian Language Acquisitions
• Spanish Language Acquisitions
• New Movies and TV Programs
  

Or, as always, you can visit the library's new acquisitions web page: http://www.law.yale.edu/library/acquisitions.asp.

Responding to requests from law students, we will restrict non-law student access during undergraduate and Law School reading/exam periods. 
 
Effective the evening of Friday, December 4 and continuing through the afternoon of Wednesday, January 20, admission to the Law Library will be limited to Law School affiliates, University faculty, and Law Library pass holders.  (Passes will be given to non-law students doing legal research and presenting a letter from a faculty member or college dean.) 
 
During this restricted period, law students must show their ID card with the Law School sticker every time they enter the library to gain admission to the Law Library. 
 
The library monitors will be intending conscientiously to enforce this policy so please help them by having your card when you come to the library.  If for some reason you do not have the Law School sticker on your card, you can get one from the Registrar's Office.  In general, we ask for your cooperation with staff who will be implementing the rules in the stressful environment that exams create for all of us. 
 
Restrictions must always be implemented with caution because we are committed to participating in the University community.  If you have suggestions about these policies, please feel free to communicate them to me. 
 
Fred Shapiro 
Associate Librarian for Collections and Access 
Lillian Goldman Law Library 
Yale Law School 

Book Discussion with YLS Professor Daniel C. Esty '86 with commentary by Visiting Lecturer in Law, Stephen D. Ramsey on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 6:00 p.m. at Labyrinth Books, 290 York Street, New Haven, CT

The Yale Law Library and Labyrinth Books invite you to a conversation with Daniel Esty about the ways in which forward-thinking business leaders who see the Green Wave coming can profit from it.

This book explores what every exectuive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and business. It shows how companies genearte lasting value, cutting costs, reducing risks, increasing revenues, and creating strong brands, by building environmental thinking into their business strategies.

Daniel Esty is Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University with appointments in the Environmental and Law Schools. He is also a former top official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and has advised companies across the world on corporate environmental strategy. 

When: Wednesday, December 2nd, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Library Computer Classroom on L2
Event Details:  Foreign and International Law Librarian Teresa Miguel will discuss where to find foreign and international law on the web and how to identify which of these sources are authoritative and authentic.  This is a very useful introduction to the sources of international law for those students who are considering studying foreign affairs, international or transnational law.  No registration required, all are welcome to attend!

November 25, Wed, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., reduced staff
November 26, Thur, Closed (Thanksgiving)
November 27, Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., reduced staff
November 28, Sat, Regular Hours 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
November 29, Sun, Regular Hours 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Midnight

Directed by Pantelis Voulgaris, the award-winning and beautifully filmed Brides is set in 1922 aboard the SS King Alexander.  Niki is a mail order bride from Greece bound for her new husband in Chicago. Norman is an American photographer on his way home to a failed marriage.  Niki and Norman befriend one another and share more than a transatlantic journey, changing their lives forever.

Co-sponsored by the Lillian Goldman Law Library & the YLS Graduate Programs

November 25, Wed, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., reduced staff
November 26, Thur, Closed (Thanksgiving)
November 27, Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., reduced staff
November 28, Sat, Regular Hours 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
November 29, Sun, Regular Hours 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Midnight

 The Law Library's list of new acquisitions for October 2009 are now available:

• All Acquisitions
• German, French and Italian Language Acquisitions
• Spanish Language Acquisitions
• New Movies and TV Programs
  

Or, as always, you can visit the library's new acquisitions web page: http://www.law.yale.edu/library/acquisitions.asp.

The Yale Journal of International Law (YJIL) announces the launch of its new website, www.yjil.org, featuring unique online content for the first time in its thirty-five year history.  YJIL Online provides authors a forum for short analytical essays relevant to both scholarship and practice. The first issue includes a co-authored essay by State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh, and a short article by Yale Professor W. Michael Reisman and Brad Tennis.  The third feature essay, by practitioners Eddan Katz and Gwen Hinze of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, analyzes the potential impact of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement under consideration by the U.S.

Trade Representative. The new website also highlights information about the 35th Anniversary YJIL Conference (Government Lawyering and International Law) and how to subscribe to the Journal.