Every once in a while we get tired of writing posts about legal research, new books and websites, and other serious stuff, so we look for something fun to write about. This involves a different kind of research and, even more fun, getting to go down a rabbit hole. Each fact that is uncovered raises a potential new research path and rabbit hole until finally the brain shouts “Enough, stop!” This week’s rabbit hole is about the library’s oldest book.
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Airing Out the Rare Books
As a library, we often highlight the shiny new books we acquire and neglect those books that have been here for years, perhaps even over a hundred years.
Established in 1826, the Great Library has quite a collection of older books and documents. What might come as a surprise to some frequent users of the library is that there is a small room only accessible to library staff that contains our rare book collection. While the room is staff only, avid bibliophiles and researchers may request items to be retrieved from this collection for study in the library.
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Another Sign of Summer
This week the Great Library switches over to summer hours. For the months of July and August, we will be closed on Friday evenings and on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Law Society Improves Access to Current CPD Materials by Lifting Embargo
Great news for legal practitioners, researchers and law librarians! The Law Society of Ontario has eliminated its embargo on new CPD materials available through AccessCLE. Now even the most recently added papers from 2019 programs are free to print or download in PDF format.
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New Books – Early Summer 2019
Recent additions to our collection include books covering a range of topics, from smart contracts and blockchain law to the Colten Boushie trial.
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