Moritz Legal Information Blog

ProQuest’s Regulatory Insight provides federal compiled regulatory histories from 1975-2015. The collection will eventually include regulatory histories from 1936-1974 as well. Regulatory Insight enables researchers to quickly find and view all publications (in PDF format) in the Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register related to a public law. Because the Moritz Law Library also subscribes to ProQuest’s Legislative Insight , it’s possible to link back and forth between the legislative documents associated with the public law and statutes as well. The database is set up to enable searching by agency (e.g., Department of State, National Cemetery Administration), public law number, popular names (e.g., the Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office Act), subjects (e.g., diseases and disorders), keywords, and citations to the Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register. The search functionality is fairly straightforward, but don’t be surprised if you receive no search results when

Last week law librarians from the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio gathered in Dayton, Ohio for the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries . A number of the Moritz Law Library's reference librarians, as well as the Director of the Law Library, participated in the Meeting: Ingrid Mattson was a panelist at the “Mini-Conference for New ORALLians: An Essential Program for First-Time Conference Attendees and Newish Law Librarians. Sara Sampson was the organizer and a speaker at “Researching ORALL States: Building on the Basics.” Matt Cooper and Paul Gatz presented “Make Research Great Again: Building Resources and Skills for Researching Election Law.” Sara Sampson, Matt Cooper, Stephanie Ziegler , and Ingrid Mattson presented “Building Skills to Teach Outside the Research Box: Law Librarians Teaching Legal Writing to 1Ls.” Ingrid Mattson was elected VP/President-Elect of the Association. Stephanie Ziegler continues in her role as a

Take advantage of the career resources and materials at the Moritz Law Library to gain insight on how to find and land the law job of your dreams. The Moritz Law Library’s Career Resources Guide will direct you to websites, journals, and books that can aid in the job search and interview process, as well as databases that can help you research potential employers and interviewers. The Job Resources shelves in the Law Library’s Reserve Room display our most recent books about job searching, interviewing, and practice areas. Other books on legal careers can be found throughout the Law Library by searching the library catalog . Of course, do not forget to check out the Career Services Office website and the Career Services Handbook for invaluable information and guidance on how to find the best law job for you. Please ask at the reference desk if you have questions about the Law Library’s career resources.

The Moritz Law Library now offers access to the American Founding Era Collection from the University of Virginia Press. The database contains digital versions of the papers of some of the major players in the early republic, including Alexander Hamilton, James and Dolley Madison, and the Adams family. In total, there are more than 165,000 documents, including over 16,000 diary entries, as well as letters, military orders, and memoranda. Each collection has a full-text search option, and is also browsable via a unique navigation “compass” at the top of the page. The collections are also annotated with historical and other explanatory notes, providing historical and social context and other explanations, as well as links to other documents in the collection to get multiple perspectives on the issues. A few collections, like the Adams collection, also have links to teacher resources and other projects. Moritz faculty, students, and staff can access the collections here and learn mor

As the November general election approaches, be prepared to explore the issues and topics surrounding election law by using the Moritz Law Library’s new Election Law Research Guide . The guide contains links and guidance on a wealth of election law resources, including primary sources, books and journals, data and statistics, blogs and websites, and interdisciplinary resources. The primary sources section provides helpful tips for locating relevant state and federal statutes as well as cases on particular election law topics. The books and journals portion lists key secondary sources on topics such as voting rights, election administration, and campaign finance. Included among the data and statistics are links to information on election results, redistricting maps, and lobbying and campaign finance disclosures. The guide draws on much of the material gathered by Dean Sara Sampson in the Election Law Research Guide that appears as an appendix to the casebook of Lowenstein, Hasen, an

If you are writing a research paper for a seminar or a note for a law review or journal this semester, now might be a good time to schedule an in-office research consultation with a Moritz Law Library reference librarian. Research consultations are especially helpful when you're beginning a project, as your consulting librarian will work with you to devise a research strategies and identify key databases and tools. To request a research consultation, go to http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/lib/research/request-a-research-consultation/ and fill out the online form with a description of your research project and the times you are available to meet. Reference librarians are available to meet from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Consultations are typically scheduled within 2-3 business days after your request is submitted in order to give the consulting librarian time to prepare. If you need research assistance sooner, please stop by the Reference Desk. Reference Desk hours an

Interested in researching the early history of the Moritz College of Law or locating information about former students, alumni, faculty and staff who contributed to the success of the College over the years? You may have already browsed the College’s website featuring a wealth of historical information celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the College’s founding, with law classes held for the first time on October 1, 1891. A new research guide on College History: Digital Collections & Archives also features library resources and digital archives of interest to Moritz researchers. The guide provides selected highlights of College history and directs users to further information on digital collections, print archives and pictorial resources. Digital collections include the College of Law Class Composites (1902-1996), alumni and student publications such as All Rise , Buckeye Barrister and the Law Record , as well as all five law journals, beginning with the Ohio State Law Journa