Obiter Dictum

Monthly Newsletter of the University of San Diego's Pardee Legal Research Center
Volume 23, Number 10
April 2009

New Acquisitions:
View the New Acquisitions online here. If you see an item of interest, click on the title to go to the full record in SALLY. There are also links to tables of contents, publishers’ descriptions, and contributors’ biographical information.

Library Hours:
The library will be closed on Friday, April 11, in observance of Good Friday. The library will be open all other days of the Easter holiday. For regular hours and details, go to the Legal Research Center Web site.

Other Stories:



Chatty Librarian
Chatty Kathy Doll You don’t have to pull a ring to get the librarian to chat with you. Just click on the Chat with a Librarian link on the LRC Web page any time between 1:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday to have a live online chat with a reference librarian about your research needs.

Legal Research in the Real World
Legal Research in the Real WorldStart passing the word to your current and former students. This innovative free CLE program for all attorneys and summer associates working in the San Diego area will be presented by the law librarians of USD and McGeorge law schools on the morning of Friday, May 22. Participants will learn about time- and cost-saving legal research techniques and about resources that are used in law offices. The program will focus on efficient strategies for general and specialized research projects, using print and electronic resources. Click for details and course offerings.

International Tax
International Tax InstituteAs we look forward to this 5th annual conference presented jointly by the law school and the distinguished Procopio law firm, we want to introduce you to some of the international tax materials found in the LRC collection:
> Reuven Avi-Yonah, International Tax as International Law : An Analysis of the International Tax (K4528 .A985 2007)
> Paul Bater et al., eds., The Tax Treatment of NGOs : Legal, Fiscal, and Ethical Standards for Promoting NGOs and their Activities (K4540 .T39 2004)
> Thomas Bissell, International Aspects of U.S. Income Tax Withholding on Wages and Service Fees (KF6289.A1 T35 no.916-3rd.)
> Richard L. Doernberg, International Taxation in a Nutshell (KF6419.Z9 D64 2009)
> Martha A. Klasing and Benedict Francis, Section 911 and other International Tax Rules Relating to U. S. Citizens and Residents (KF6289.A1 T35 no.918-2nd.)
> Michael Lang & Mario Züger, Settlement of disputes in tax treaty law (KJC7114 .S48 2003)
> Ernest R. Larkins, International Applications of U.S. Income Tax Law: Inbound and Outbound Transactions (KF6419 .L38 2004)
> Andrew Lymer &John Hasseldine, The International Taxation System (K4475 .I58 2002)
> Michael J. McIntyre, The International Income Tax Rules of the United States (KF6419.A6 M34)
You may also want to refer to the International Taxation & Tax Planning course guide prepared by our tax specialist, Brent Bernau. For further assistance with tax materials and tax research, you can contact Brent at extension 7557 or by e-mail. 

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