November 2009 Newsletter
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New Resource & Materials Added to the Collection
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New HeinOnline Collections Available
2009 Attorneys as Authors Series a Success!
Cartoon by Stu Rees
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November 2009 Newsletter
November Library Closures

<big>November Library Closures</big> EARLY CLOSURE on Thursday, November 5th: Our Main branch will close at 3:30pm and all other branches will close at 3:45pm for an important staff training. Normal hours of operation will resume on Friday, November 6th.


All branches of the Law Library will be CLOSED on the following days:
  • Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veteran's Day. Normal hours of operation will resume on Thursday, November 12th.

  • Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 26th, 27th, 28th, in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Normal hours of operation will resume on Monday, November 30th.
Veterans Day:
The Act of 1938, made November 11th of each year a legal holiday. 'Armistice Day' was first a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but in 1954, after World War II and Korea, the Act of 1938 was amended by striking "Armistice" and inserting "Veterans." On June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

Thanksgiving:
The first Thanksgiving took place in Plymouth Colony, in present-day Massachusetts, in 1621. More than 200 years later, President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. Congress finally made Thanksgiving Day an official national holiday in 1941.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest pumpkin pie ever baked weighed 2,020 pounds and measured just over 12 feet long. It included 900 pounds of pumpkin, 62 gallons of evaporated milk, 155 dozen eggs, 300 pounds of sugar, 3.5 pounds of salt, 7 pounds of cinnamon, 2 pounds of pumpkin spice and 250 pounds of crust.Happy Thanksgiving
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Upcoming Classes for November & December

<big>Upcoming Classes for November & December</big> Bookmark and Share

Pre-registration is required for all classes, as seating is limited. Please sign up by calling the appropriate branch location.

For a complete description of the classes and the most up-to-date information, visit our Class Calendar.

Classes are usually free to Law Library members and $5 for non-members. However, this time of year marks our MCLE crunch time. Please see individual class descriptions for any member restrictions and limitations of class offerings to the public.

NOVEMBER

Main Branch (619) 531-3900
North County Branch (760) 940-4386
South Bay Branch (619) 691-4929
  • Defining Substance Abuse and Recovery* (DVD)
    Friday, November 20, 2009
    12:00 - 1:00 pm
    1 hour Substance Abuse Participatory credit
    • Open only to our attorney and paralegal
      Law Library members.

DECEMBER
The following classes are open only to our attorney and
paralegal Law Library members as a part of our
annual MCLE crunch time offerings, unless otherwise stated.

North County Branch (760) 940-4386
Main Branch (619) 531-3900
South Bay Branch (619) 691-4929
*MCLE Participatory Credit hour(s) available for these classes.
The San Diego County Public Law Library
is a State Bar approved MCLE provider.
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New Resource & Materials Added to the Collection

<big>New Resource & Materials Added to the Collection</big> by Isabel E.

This month's featured resource:
Managing and Litigating the
Complex Surety Case
by Philip L. Bruner & Tracey L. Haley, Editors

Complex construction suretyship cases can challenge you at every turn and take on a life of their own. This completely updated and revised second edition offers an extensive exploration of practical issues confronting the 21st century fields of suretyship and construction contracting.

This manual discusses sophisticated issues arising in the preparation for trial in cases that routinely involve many parties, multiple locations, numerous claimants, multiple sources of "salvage," different forums for dispute resolution, and a host of technical engineering accounting and construction issues.

New Materials Added to the Collection

The Law Library regularly adds new materials to its collection. To see new books added to the collection in the last month, click here.
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Quick POLL

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New HeinOnline Collections Available

<big>New HeinOnline Collections Available</big> by Chris P.

The Library recently added two new collections to our HeinOnline subscription: the U.S. Congressional Documents Collection and the U.S. Federal Documents, Decisions and Appeals Collection.

U.S. Congressional Documents contains the complete Congressional Record permanent edition (1873-2004) and the Congressional Record daily edition (1994-current), as well as the CR predecessor titles: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1837). Other documents in the collection include American State Papers (1789-1838), Territorial Papers of the United States (1787-1848), Journals of the Continental Congress (1774-1789), and many more.

The documents in this collection provide "insight into the building of the nation and the development of the federal government of the United States." For a complete list of this collection, click here.

U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions and Appeals comprise the complete collection of the official case law of federal agencies. Notable titles in this collection include: Decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (1935-current); Administrative Decisions Under Immigration and Nationality Law (1940-current); and, Internal Revenue Bulletin (1919-current). For a complete list of the collection click here.

HeinOnline is accessible from all Library computers at any of our locations.
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2009 Attorneys as Authors Series a Success!

<big>2009 Attorneys as Authors Series a Success!</big> by Benita G.

Our 4th Annual Attorneys as Authors series successfully celebrated local attorney authors in diverse legal practice areas.

Professor Weinstein kicked off the series with her lecture highlighting the prevalent issues with the current adversarial system in family law proceedings. Based on her 2004 article, the presentation explored how a more conducive approach, taking into account the psychological and emotional issues, would better serve families, especially the children, in reaching a resolution.

The second lecture provided legal strategies and options for self-represented litigants defending themselves against a lawsuit. Professor Campbell presented the third lecture with an interesting monologue of poetry and prose. He gave attendees a rare glimpse into the real life daily practice of a court-appointed counsel. We ended our series with attorney and anti-SLAPP expert James Moneer who presented a comprehensive lecture on anti-SLAPP law cases.

This year's special series received a record number of attendees with many offering high praise for the attorneys' presentations. We thank you for your interest and look forward to introducing another exciting selection of attorney authors next year.
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Cartoon by Stu Rees

<big>Cartoon by Stu Rees</big>

Stu's Views are "Cartoons About Law and Lawyers." Stu Rees is a local entertainment lawyer who represents mostly visual arts creators.
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