Jenkins Blog

April 14, 2020

Access American Bar Association Journals From Your Home or Office

Working remotely and looking for an article from an American Bar Association journal? Jenkins has two membership databases that can help. LegalTrac provides indexing and full text coverage for over 70 American Bar Association publications. Many of the titles have current full text coverage with...

West Academic Digital Library

April 9, 2020

Principles of Employment Law, 2nd Edition

Principles of Employment Law 2nd ed . is available online through our West Academic Digital Library database. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the different facets of employment law in a condensed format that can also serve as a supplement to any employment law casebook. Chapters...

Law Journal Press

April 7, 2020

Access to Books - How Can We Help?

Working from home can be challenging for an attorney who is trying to research a legal topic without access to any print resources. In fact, since COVID-19 has forced many of us to work remotely, several of the questions the reference staff have gotten involve access to print resources. Even though...

Legislative History

April 3, 2020

Finding Pennsylvania Legislative Remarks and Debates

Legislative histories can help determine the legislative intent of a particular statute. Librarians at Jenkins compile Pennsylvania legislative histories upon request. Our histories include remarks and debate found in the Pennsylvania House and Senate Journals. The histories we have already...

Law Journal Press

April 2, 2020

Searchable Online Books in Law Journal Press

Law Journal Press * (LJP) has over 150 fully searchable online books which are available to most Jenkins' members remotely. The titles in LJP are categorized into more than 25 practice areas, from Administrative to White Collar Crime , alphabetically. When titles belong to more than one category,...

News & Events

April 1, 2020

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Order Extending Closure

Dear Members, Today the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has extended its general statewide court closure Order until April 30, 2020 subject to the exceptions outlined and as further ordered/implemented by the President Judges of their respective counties. As we previously announced, Jenkins'...

HeinOnline

March 27, 2020

Finding the Restatements and Uniform Commercial Code on HeinOnline

The American Law Institute (ALI) is an independent organization that, through its various publications, works to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. Part of this work includes its most popular publications: the Restatements of the Law and the Uniform Commercial Code. HeinOnline , a...

LexisNexis Digital Library

March 26, 2020

eBooks on LexisNexis Digital Library: General, Federal, PA, & NJ

LexisNexis Digital Library * (LNDL) is a great resource for accessing eBooks, especially while Jenkins’ physical location is closed. This repository of eBooks, powered by OverDrive, offers Jenkins members access to over 260 titles, including treatises, forms, and other materials that cover various...

NewsBank

March 25, 2020

COVID-19 News on NewsBank

The latest news about COVID-19 is easy to find on NewsBank , a membership database available remotely to all Jenkins members . An announcement banner located on the homepage of the database links users to a search for COVID-19 news from sources around the United States and the World. Results...

News & Events

March 24, 2020

Obtaining PFA Orders During the Pandemic

If you, your client, or someone you know is seeking a Protection From Abuse (PFA) order in Philadelphia for their safety, the courts have set up a filing process during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This flyer gives the basic instructions for how to file for an Emergency or a Temporary PFA...

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