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New Library Resources

Last Updated: March 5, 2009

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This is a list of many of the resources recently added to our collection.  If you have a suggestion for a resource that you would like the Library to obtain, please contact us.

Note: Some of the older resources on this list are materials that were recently retrieved from Archive Storage or donated and added to the Library's Catalog for the first time.

 

Access and Fairness

 

Institute for Court Management.

Improving Access to Justice for Pro Per Litigants: Participant Guide (2000)

KF8891 .I47 2000

 

Caseflow Management

 

American Bar Association JAD/Lawyers Conference Task Force on Reduction of Litigation Cost and Delay.

JAD/Lawyers Conference Task Force on Reduction of Litigation Cost and Delay (retrieved from Archive)

KF8727 .A44 1993

 

Casey, Dennis J.

Simplified Criminal Case Processing in the Massachusetts District Courts (retrieved from Archive)

KFM2910.5 .C65 C37 1982


Civil Litigation

 

Southwestern Law School (Southwestern University Law Review)

Perspectives on Asbestos Litigation.

KF1297 .A73 P47 2008


Continuations

 

The Library receives on a continuous basis, updates or revisions to various resources that are already part of the collection. An example of material recently received is the following:

 

Marke, Julius J.

Legal Research and Law Library Management.

KF240 .M24 1990

 

Court Administration

 

Arkansas, General Assembly. Legislative Council. Research Department.

Statistical Data, Arkansas Circuit, Chancery and Probate Courts [microfilm]
KFA3671 .A74 1958

 

California. Administrative Office of the Courts.

The State Judicial Department [microfilm]

KF209 .L38 1967

 

Ohio. General Assembly. Legislative Service Commission.

The Ohio Court System: Its Organization and Capacity [microfilm]

KFO508 .A25 1961

 

Department of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Court Performance Measures for Child Abuse and Neglect Cases [electronic resource]

Assessment Guide

Implementation Guide

Key Measures

Technical Guide

User's Guide

 

Spohn, Cassia.

Courts: A Text Reader.

KF8720 .S66 2009

 

Court Rules

 

The Library maintains print versions of court rules from all 50 states.  They are located in the reference section of the collection.  Some of the recent additions include:

 

Nevada Court Rules 2009

Wyoming Court Rules 2008 Supplement

 

Criminal Justice and Procedure

 

American Bar Association. Ad Hoc Innocence Committee to Ensure the Integrity of the Criminal Process.

Achieving Justice: Freeing the Innocent, Convicting the Guilty: Report of the ABA Criminal Justice Section's Ad Hoc Innocence Committee to Ensure the Integrity of the Criminal Process.

KF9756 .A24 2006

 

American Judicature Society.

National Conference on Preventing the Conviction of Innocent Persons (2003)

KF9756 .N38 2003

 

Family Violence

 

Levy, Bert.

Making a Difference: Domestic Violence and the Role of the Court [videorecording]

KF9322 .M35 1998

 

Finance

 

The Washington Economics Group.

The Economic Impacts of Delays in Civil Trials in Florida's Courts Due to Under-Funding of Court System.

KFF510.5 .C65 W37 2009

 

Human Resources

 

Curry, Theodore H.

Human Resources Management in the Courts.

KF8770 .C87 1995

 

Fetter, Theodore J.

New Jersey's Program to Build and Develop a Diverse Workforce [microfilm]
KFN2324.5 .F48 2002

 

Society for Human Resource Management.

HRMagazine (2008 was donated to the Library)

HF5549 .A2 P39

 

State of Maryland Judiciary.

Human Resources Policy on Emergency Disaster Preparedness.

KFM1710.5 .A3 S73 2006

 

WorldatWork (Organization)

Workspan: The Magazine of WorldatWork (2008 was donated to the Library)

HF5549.5 .C67 W67

 

International

 

Swedish Courts.

The Swedish Judiciary.

KKV1580 .S94 2008

 

Judicial

 

Donnelly, Terence R.

Rule-Making Powers of State Supreme Courts and Samples of Specific Rules (retrieved from Archive)

KF8736 .D66 1974

 

Louisiana (Legislative Council)

A Comparative Study of the Louisiana Judiciary: Compensation and Emoluments of Judges; Vacations and Terms of Court [microfilm]

KFL525 .A25 1966

 

Maryland. Judicial Salary and Pension Review Board.

A Report of the Judicial Salary and Pension Review Board [microfilm]

KFM1600 .M38 1967

 

Posner, Richard A.

How Judges Think.

K2300 .P67 2008

 

Torres-Spelliscy, Ciara, Monique Chase and Emma Greenman.

Improving Judicial Diversity.

KF8776 .T67 2008

 

Conference of Chief Justices.

Conference of Chief Justices (DVD-ROM)

KF8736 .C665 2009

 

Juries

 

Donnelly, Jason.

Decisions Without Reasons: Rethinking Jury Secrecy.

KU3665 .D66 2008

 

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

 

Arizona. Legislature. Legislative Council. Juvenile Delinquency Study Committee.

Juvenile Courts [microfilm]

KFA4186 .A25 1958

 

Arizona. Legislature. Legislative Council. Juvenile Delinquency Study Committee.

Report of Juvenile Delinquency Study Committee [microfilm]

HV9105 .A68 A5 1975

 

California. Governor's Special Study Commission on Juvenile Justice.

Report of the Governor's Special Study Commission on Juvenile Justice [microfilm]

KFC117 .R4 1960

 

Science, Technology and the Law

 

Institute for Court Management.

Court Technology: Present and Future (2002)

KF8732.7 .C685 2002

 

Institute for Court Management.

Technology in Court Administration: Navigating Courts Through the Technology Decision: Participant Guide (2002)

KF8732.7 .T43 2002

 

Specialized Courts

 

Ohio. General Assembly. Legislative Service Commission.

Minor Courts in Ohio [microfilm]

KFO517 .A8 O48 1959

 


 

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