Welcome Adrienne Dewitt !!!!

North Carolina Central University School of Law Library welcomes our newest Reference Librarian, Adrienne DeWitt. She comes to us from Indiana University where she recently received her Master of Library Science. She also received her Juris Doctor from Valparasio University School of Law. Ms. DeWitt will be working with the Law Library's electronic resources and teaching first year legal research. She is currently a member of the American Association of Law Libraries and the Indiana State Bar.

Monkeys and Copyright Law

Perhaps you've seen the images floating about the news in recent weeks - images of smiling Indonesian macaques taken with British photographer David Slater's camera by those very same macaques. These images have stirred up quite a bit of controversy in the few last weeks - mostly because the answer of who actually holds copyright on those iconic photos is in question. Is the holder of the copyright Mr. Slater, owner of the camera? Is it Caters News, distributor of Slater's images)? Or is it the picture taking macaques?

If you are interested in learning about copyright law so you can enter this interesting debate, check out the Law Library's holdings on copyright law. These materials are located on the 2nd floor of of the Library in call number range KF 2990 - 3091 or by using the Law Library's catalog. Some suggested searches are:

copyright-- United States
copyright infringement-- United States

You can also stop by the Reference or Circulation Desks for assistance locating books on copyright law.

LexisNexis Law Student Webinar: Finding an Original Note Topic and Preemption Checking

Did you know that LexisNexis offers free webinars to lahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifw students? This Saturday , July 16 at 3:00 PM Lexis will be offering a session on "Finding an Original Note Topic and Preemption Checking". Preemption checking is important if you would like to get published. It is also useful in helping you find a great topic for your seminar course. For more information on this webinar please visit the LexisNexis Student Webcast Page.

Supplement your Bar Studies with a North Carolina Treatise!!!

Do you feel like your North Carolina Bar outlines are skimpy? Do you need to supplement what you are reading ? Well stop by the Law Library and checkout a Legal Treatise. A Legal Treatise is an excellent resource because it provides in-depth treatment of a single legal subject and some analysis of the law. Our Law Library also has North Carolina Specific Treatises. These treatises can be extremely helpful to a North Carolina Bar Exam Student because they focus on North Carolina State laws and Cases.

If you are interested, here are a few North Carolina specific treatises you may find helpful

1. Lee's North Carolina Family Law

2. Webster's Real Estate Law in North Carolina

3. Wiggins Wills and Administration of Estates in North Carolina

4. North Carolina Law of Torts 2nd ed (Written by Professor Morris)

5. Shuford North Carolina Civil Practice and Procedure

6. North Carolina Corporation Law and Practice

7. North Carolina Law of Damages

8. Brandis & Brown on North Carolina Evidence

9. Criminal Procedure in North Carolina (Written by Irving Joyner)

Most of these books can be found in our reserve collection located behind the circulation desk. If you need any assistance ask a circulation clerk or a reference librarian.