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Book Review: Law, Life, and the Teaching of Legal History: Essays in Honour of G. Blaine Baker

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Law, Life, and the Teaching of Legal History: Essays in Honour of G. Blaine Baker. Edited by Ian C. Pilarczyk, Angela Fernandez & Brian Young. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022. 532 p. Includes illustrations, appendix, bibliography, contributor biographies, and index. ISBN 978-0-2280-1206-1 (hardcover) $140.00; ISBN 978-0-2280-1207-8 (softcover) $39.95; ISBN 978-0-2280-1226-9 . . . [more]

Posted in: Book Reviews, Thursday Thinkpiece

Book Review: Law Dissertations: A Step-by-Step Guide

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Law Dissertations: A Step-by-Step Guide. By Laura Lammasniemi. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2022. x, 190 p. Includes illustrations, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 978-0-36764-230-3 (hardcover) US$160.00; ISBN 978-0-36756-877-1 (softcover) US$45.95; ISBN 978-1-00312-355-2 (eBook) US$41.35.

Reviewed by Leanne Notenboom
Law Librarian
Toronto Metropolitan University

Writing a dissertation or major research paper . . . [more]

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2023 Walter Owen Book Prize

Applications and nominations are now being received for the Walter Owen Book Prize offered by the Canadian Foundation for Legal Research. The deadline for submissions is May 26, 2023. Additional information is available at:
https://cflr-fcrj.ca/walter-owen-book-prize/ . . . [more]

Posted in: Announcements, Legal Information, Legal Information: Publishing

CALLABCD Conference IRL

The Canadian Association of Law Libraries conference is #IRL in 2023. Our theme Innovation Research Leadership features a focus on each topic during the event May 28-31 in Hamilton, Ontario. Early Bird registration is available for a few more days if you are looking for a discount price. The conference is a must for anyone working in law libraries and welcoming to anyone who has an interest in legal research, knowledge management, legal technology. This conference is our first in-person event since our 2019 meeting in Edmonton. Our virtual events were very successful the last couple years. Member focused activities . . . [more]

Posted in: Education & Training, Legal Information: Libraries & Research

Book Review: Defining Sexual Misconduct: Power, Media, and #MeToo

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Defining Sexual Misconduct: Power, Media, and #MeToo. By Stacey Hannem & Christopher J. Schneider. Regina: University of Regina Press, 2022. xvi, 368 p. Includes table of contents, appendix, notes, bibliography, and index. ISBN 978-0-88977-870-2 (hardcover) $89.00; ISBN 978-0-88977-809-2 (softcover) $34.95. Reviewed by Danielle Noonan Law Library Co-op Lederman Law Library, . . . [more]

Posted in: Book Reviews, Thursday Thinkpiece

Book Review: Fertility: 40 Years of Change

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Fertility: 40 Years of Change. By Maureen McTeer. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2022. ix, 266 p. Includes glossary, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 978-1-55221-637-8 (softcover) $39.95; ISBN 978-1-55221-638-5 (PDF) $39.95. <irwinlaw.com/product/fertility-40-years-of-change>. Reviewed by Alexandra Kwan Digital Services & Reference Librarian Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto Fertility: 40 . . . [more]

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Book Review: Narrative Expansions: Interpreting Decolonisation in Academic Libraries

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Narrative Expansions: Interpreting Decolonisation in Academic Libraries. Edited by Jess Crilly & Regina Everitt. London, U.K.: Facet, 2022. xxxii, 290 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781783304974 (softcover) US$78.99; ISBN 9781783305216 (ePUB) US$92.00. Reviewed by Sonia Smith  Law Librarian Nahum Gelber Law Library, McGill University Narrative Expansions: Interpreting Decolonisation . . . [more]

Posted in: Book Reviews, Thursday Thinkpiece

Tips Tuesday: Finding PDFs on Google

A very short tip today! You can limit your search results on Google to PDFs by adding filetype:pdf to your Google search. PDF isn’t the only file type that Google will recognize; you can also limit your search to file types such as .ps, .dwf, .kml, .kmz, .xls, .ppt, .doc, .rtf, or .swf.

Susannah Tredwell . . . [more]

Posted in: Legal Information, Tips Tuesday

Book Review: Discrimination Stories: Exclusion, Law, and Everyday Life

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Discrimination Stories: Exclusion, Law, and Everyday Life. By Colleen Sheppard. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2021. 222 p. Includes table of contents, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 9781552215371 (softcover) $39.95; ISBN 9781552215388 (PDF) $39.95. Reviewed by Julia Forward Lawyer Guelph, ON Discrimination Stories: Exclusion, Law, and Everyday Life by Colleen Sheppard provides . . . [more]

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Book Review: Decolonizing Data: Unsettling Conversations About Social Research Methods

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Decolonizing Data: Unsettling Conversations About Social Research Methods. By Jacqueline M. Quinless. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022. xx, 173 p. Includes illustrations, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 9781487523336 (softcover) $24.95; ISBN 9781487530105 (ePUB) $24.95; ISBN 9781487530099 (PDF) $24.95. Reviewed by Holly James Law Librarian Alberta Law Libraries Decolonizing Data: . . . [more]

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Book Review: The Law of Independent Legal Advice

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

The Law of Independent Legal Advice. By Ted Tjaden. 3rd ed. Toronto: Carswell, 2021. xciii, 778 p. Includes table of cases, bibliographic references, and index. ISBN 9780779898947 (softcover) $250.00. Reviewed by Hannah Steeves  Instruction & Reference Librarian Sir James Dunn Law Library, Schulich School of Law The name Ted Tjaden . . . [more]

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Book Review: Data Science in the Library: Tools and Strategies for Supporting Data-Driven Research and Instruction

Several times each month, we are pleased to republish a recent book review from the Canadian Law Library Review (CLLR). CLLR is the official journal of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), and its reviews cover both practice-oriented and academic publications related to the law.

Data Science in the Library: Tools and Strategies for Supporting Data-Driven Research and Instruction. Edited by Joel Herndon. London, U.K.: Facet, 2022. 311 p. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 9781783304608 (hardcover) $185.35; ISBN 9781783304592 (softcover) $106.83; ISBN 9781783304615 (eBook) $182.42; ISBN 9781783305186 (ePUB) $74.53. Reviewed by Erica Friesen Research . . . [more]

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