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Canada’s First Library Robot Serves Phase One of Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

October 4th, 2005 by Elim | Comments Off

For the UBC Media Release dated Oct. 3, 2005, see
http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/2005/mr-05-118.html

For more information about the ASRS (Automated Storage and Retrieval System), see http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/asrs/whatis.html

To find out how to retrieve materials from the ASRS, see http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/asrs/how-to/

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New E-book Collection – Making of Modern Law

September 22nd, 2005 by Elim | Comments Off

The Making of Modern Law, also known as “MOML” is the latest collection of e-book records loaded into our catalogue. Representing over 21,000 works, the collection covers American and British legal history of the 19th and early 20th centuries (1800-1926). Titles include casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and more.

These ebooks are full-text reproductions of the original titles held by some of the world’s most important law libraries (Yale and Harvard especially). A vast array of topics is covered: bankruptcy, business/commercial law, constitutional law, criminal law, family law, intellectual law, legal education, procedural law, succession, trusts & estates, economic policy, public finance and taxation.

The records are searchable by author, title, subject, and keywords.

To see a sample, try the title: “Autobiography of a crook”.

Please report any problems or concerns regarding these records to:
lib-ebooks@interchange.ubc.ca

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The GREGORY K. STEELE, Q.C. Prize

June 2nd, 2005 by Elim | Comments Off

The Canadian Centre for Elder Law Studies is pleased to offer the First Annual Gregory K. Steele, Q.C. Prize awarded for best paper on an Elder Law Topic by a graduate or undergraduate student in law. Presentation of the award will be made at the conference. The award includes an honorarium of $500, conference registration expenses and meals. Award recipients will be expected to prepare and submit a journal-length manuscript for possible publication in the Canadian Journal of Elder Law. Final texts are due by August 30, 2005. Texts can be sent to the CCELS.

For more information, please see http://www.ccels.ca/.

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