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Newsletter of the University of San Diego's Pardee Legal Research Center<br> Volume 23, Number 2<br> September 2008</span> <o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;mso-cellspacing:0in;background:white;mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=200 valign=top style='width:150.0pt;border:none;border-right:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt; padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'> <p style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>New Acquisitions:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#999999'><br> View the <a href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/3400873:3847319497:m:1:108220247:96ADBC2D89A663BD80A99D7FCD3C28C8" target="_blank">New Acquisitions</a> online here. If you see an item of interest, click on the title to go to the full record in <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>SALLY</span></strong>. There are also links to tables of contents, publishers descriptions, and contributors biographical information.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size: 11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Library Hours:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999'><br> The library will be closed on Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. For regular hours and details, go to the Legal Research Center web site at <a href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/3400874:3847319497:m:1:108220247:96ADBC2D89A663BD80A99D7FCD3C28C8">http://www.sandiego.edu/lrc/about/hours.php </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Other Stories:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#999999;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#one">Inclusion &amp; Diversity</a><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#999999;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#two">Library Trek: The Next Generation</a><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#999999;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#three">Tax Specialist</a><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#999999;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#four">Subject Compilations of State Laws Online</a><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='color:#999999;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="#five">Forward Obiter Dictum</a><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> </td> <td width=400 valign=top style='width:300.0pt;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'> <p style='line-height:150%'><a name=one></a><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#01206D'>Inclusion &amp; Diversity</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><br> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Inclusion and Diversity" style='position:absolute;margin-left:129.3pt;margin-top:0;width:110.25pt; height:90pt;z-index:251658240;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/images/od/diversity.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=147 height=120 src="http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/images/od/diversity.gif" align=right alt="Inclusion and Diversity" v:shapes="_x0000_s1026"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>John Adkins, head of public services at the LRC, has been working diligently on the USD President's Advisory Board on Inclusion &amp; Diversity, which advises President Lyons-via reports, recommendations and initiatives-on issues, policies and practices that affect the university's commitment to inclusion and diversity. This year President Lyons will be highlighting the board's work in her convocation address, &quot;On Our Campus,&quot; which will kick off a year-long initiative to increase diversity awareness on campus. John has been producing a series of video vignettes of faculty, students, administrators and staff talking about their experiences with inclusion and diversity at USD and in other aspects of their personal and professional lives. These vignettes will be shown at &quot;On Our Campus&quot; events, in classrooms and small forums as well as on <a href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/3400875:3847319497:m:1:108220247:96ADBC2D89A663BD80A99D7FCD3C28C8">USD's Web site</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><a name=two></a><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#01206D'>Library Trek: The Next Generation</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><br> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Library Trek" style='position:absolute;margin-left:64.8pt;margin-top:0; width:78pt;height:78pt;z-index:251659264;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/images/od/trek.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=104 height=104 src="http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/images/od/trek.gif" align=right alt="Library Trek" v:shapes="_x0000_s1027"><![endif]><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>The LRC is committed to providing the highest level of professional service, not only now, but in the future as well. In furtherance of that ideal, we devote our time and energy to identifying and mentoring promising individuals who demonstrate both interest and aptitude in the field of librarianship. Last year, we hired Melissa Fung, a brand new graduate of the renowned law librarianship master's program at the University of Washington. Melissa has already made a name for herself at the law school as a top notch foreign and international law librarian.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Judy Davis, a graduate of Stanford Law School, spent the last two years as our evening circulation assistant while working on her Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from San Jose State University (SJSU). Now, having completed the program, Judy is moving on to a position at USC Gould School of Law as their access services librarian. In her place, we are welcoming another SJSU MLIS student, Allison Coltin. Allison's husband, Brian, is a USD law student. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Anna Russell, also a USD law student who is entering the SJSU MLIS program, will be interning at the LRC this fall. Eric Austin, yet another USD law student, has joined the staff as our serials and bindery assistant and is showing definite interest in pursuing an MLIS after law school. Our cataloging assistant, Jason Curtis, who came to us from the San Diego County Public Law Library, is about to complete his MLIS as well. We are delighted to have these opportunities to pass on the LRC tradition of excellence to such a talented group of future librarians. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><a name=three></a><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#01206D'>Tax Specialist</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><br> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Tax" style='position:absolute;margin-left:88.8pt;margin-top:0;width:90pt; height:1in;z-index:251660288;mso-wrap-distance-left:0; mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/images/od/tax.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=120 height=96 src="http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/images/od/tax.gif" align=right alt=Tax v:shapes="_x0000_s1028"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Reference librarian Brent Bernau, who serves as our bibliographic specialist for federal and California governments, has taken on the role of research specialist for federal, state and local tax resources. As such, he will prepare and maintain tax research guides and bibliographies, offer training in tax research, assist patrons who are seeking tax materials and advise the collection development librarian on the acquisition of tax resources. Those with specific tax research requests may contact Brent at <a href="mailto:bbernau@sandiego.edu">bbernau@sandiego.edu</a> or by phone at (619) 260-7557.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><a name=four></a><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#01206D'>Subject Compilations of State Laws Online</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><br> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="State Laws Online" style='position:absolute;margin-left:61.8pt; margin-top:0;width:76.5pt;height:49.5pt;z-index:251661312; mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0; mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right; mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/images/od/map.gif"/> <w:wrap type="square"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=102 height=66 src="http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/images/od/map.gif" align=right alt="State Laws Online" v:shapes="_x0000_s1029"><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; color:black'>The LRC has added access to more than 18,000 sources of 50-state surveys to our HeinOnline subscription. Hein has digitized the renowned print SUBJECT COMPILATIONS OF STATE LAWS that legal researchers have valued since its inception in 1979. The compilation is a comprehensive source for identifying thousands of articles, books, government documents, loose-leaf services, court opinions and Internet sites that compare state laws on hundreds of subjects. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>To use the online version, go to the <a href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/3400876:3847319497:m:1:108220247:96ADBC2D89A663BD80A99D7FCD3C28C8">list of legal research databases</a> and select the HeinOnline link. 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