Library News & Events
You can browse for events by using the links below, or search our entire calendar by clicking here http://morris.law.yale.edu/iii/calendar/month.
Accessing previous exams
Many professors have uploaded previous exams for students to use as study aids.
Yale Law School students can access these exams from our Morris catalog.
- Search for the name of the professor.
- Locate & Click on the link for the previous exam you want to access.
- Then click on the link to view the actual PDF of the previous exam.
Please contact a librarian if you have trouble accessing these exams.
Morris Cohen Reflections Interview
Professor Emeritus of Law and Professional Lecturer in Law Morris Cohen discusses his life, family, and career with Bonnie Collier, former Associate Librarian of Administration for Yale Law School.
New Law Library Acquisitions for December 2010
The Law Library's lists of new acquisitions for December 2010 are now available:
- All Acquisitions
- German, French and Italian Language Acquisitions
- Spanish Language Acquisitions
- Movies and TV Programs
Or, as always, you can visit the library's new acquisitions web page: http://library.law.yale.edu/new-acquisitions
Representing Justice: Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-States and Democratic Courtrooms
Book Talk discussion on "Representing Justice". A fascinating and ambitious study of the iconography of justice and what it reveals about attitudes towards a just society, impartiality and authority, from the Renaissance to the Mexican Muralists.
Remembering Morris Cohen
All of us at Yale Law Library mourn the passing of Morris Cohen who died peacefully at home on Saturday, December 18. Morris directed this library for a decade and continued his scholarly, teaching and mentoring roles here for nearly another 15 years. We all have so many fond memories. His presence brought cheer to those around him, and he was quick to make lasting friendships. He was a brilliant scholar librarian who was willing to share his knowledge with others, but he was never obtrusive. He was endlessly curious, especially about other people. His “puckish humor” brought smiles to many. He could be a bit of a rascal, but he was filled only with kindness. Lunch or dinner with Morris typically meant dessert, which he’d want to buy and share. Morris remained an inspiration to the end, and it’s hard to imagine the world of law libraries without him. Follow this link for more information or to post a tribute: http://library.law.yale.edu/morris-l-cohen-obituary
Brief Formatting Workshop for First-Year Students
Due to popular demand, the library will be offering three more sessions of the brief-formatting workshop for first-year students this Wednesday, November 3rd. This program will give students the tools to properly format briefs in Microsoft Word, including how to create a table of contents and a table of authorities. Students will also learn how to find applicable briefs and other court documents to aid in research. To register for a workshop, please go here.
If you have any questions, please contact Camilla Tubbs.
New Law Library Acquisitions for October 2010
The Law Library's list of new acquisitions for October 2010 are now available:
- All Acquisitions
- German, French and Italian Language Acquisitions
- Spanish Language Acquisitions
- Movies and TV Programs
Or, as always, you can visit the library's new acquisitions web page: http://www.law.yale.edu/library/acquisitions.asp
Book Talk: How to Be French: Nationality in the Making Since 1789 by Professor Patrick Weil, with commentary by Professor Timothy Snyder
Patrick Weil
How to Be French: Nationality in the Making Since 1789
Tuesday, November 16, at 6:15 p.m.
Labyrinth Books
290 York St., New Haven, CT
The Lillian Goldman Law Library invites you to a discussion of an important book by Professor Patrick Weil, with commentary by Professor Timothy Snyder.
How To Be French is an award winning book in which Patrick Weil employs comparative techniques to dissect the history of French nationality laws from 1789 to the present. Originally published in France, in 2002, this masterful English language translation offers important lessons for discussing contemporary issues of nationality in France and other western nations, including the U.S. Learn more from the author and commentary provided by Professor Timothy Snyder at the upcoming book discussion being held at Labyrinth Books and sponsored by the Lillian Goldman Law Library.
Patrick Weil is Visiting Professor of Law and Robina Foundation International Fellow at Yale Law School and a senior research fellow at the French National Research Center in the University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne.
Timothy Snyder is a Professor of History at Yale and an expert in modern East European political history.
Book Talk: Winner Take All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class by Professor Jacob Hacker, with commentary by Professor Robert Shiller
Jacob Hacker
Winner Take All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
Wednesday, December 1, at 5 p.m.
Labyrinth Books
290 York St., New Haven, CT
The Lillian Goldman Law Library invites you to a discussion of an important book by Professor Jacob Hacker, with commentary by Professor Robert Shiller.
Winner Take All Politics is a ground-breaking work demonstrating how the U.S. political system was hijacked by the super-rich over a series of both Democratic and Republican led administrations and showing a path for taking it back. The authors are lauded for their insights in featured reviews ranging from the New York Times* to Mother Jones, and famed consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren calls this book must reading. Learn more from the author with commentary provided by Professor Robert Shiller at the upcoming book discussion being held at Labyrinth Books and sponsored by the Lillian Goldman Law Library.
Jacob Hacker is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Professor of Law, Yale University.Robert Shiller is the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University.
Haiti: the Impact of the Haitian Earthquake on its Libraries: A Report from the Ground
Professor Patrick Weil
Maurice R. Greenberg Visiting Professor of Law, Yale Law School
President, Libraries without Borders
Haiti: the Impact of the Haitian Earthquake on its Libraries: A Report from the Ground
Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall
120 High Street
New Haven, Connecticut
It’s been nearly a year since a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti, indiscriminately destroying lives and cultural institutions, including its libraries. Libraries Without Borders already was working to assist in the development of Haitian libraries prior to the earthquake and was among the first responders to this crisis. Most of the public libraries buildings and/or collections have been seriously affected by the earthquake. The cultural and educational structures in the capital have largely been destroyed.
Libraries Without Borders with the support of many partners, is leading an international effort to save and rebuild the collections and to develop new libraries.
Learn more about the state of recovery and what still needs to be done from the President of Libraries Without Borders, Patrick Weil, Visiting Professor of Law, at Yale Law School.
Patrick Weil is Visiting Professor of Law and Robina Foundation International Fellow at Yale Law School and a senior research fellow at the French National Research Center in the University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne.
