Jenkins Blog

July 25, 2019

CC Search: Finding Openly Licensed and Public Domain Images

Have you ever had difficulty finding a digital image to use in a presentation, blog post, website, or other project that doesn’t infringe upon the image creator’s intellectual property rights? You’re in luck. Creative Commons recently launched a new tool called CC Search that allows users to search...

vLex/Fastcase

July 23, 2019

Fact-Checking News Sources

The fast pace of the 24 hour news cycle has pushed sources to break news quickly, and often sensationalize stories to remain competitive. The rush to be the first to publish has created an environment where facts are checked during or after a story breaks. Consumers are now forced to be more aware...

News & Events

July 22, 2019

REAL ID: Now That Didn't Hurt, Did It?

My PA driver's license was due to expire in August, so I decided what-the-heck let me get a REAL ID. That way, after October 2020 I won't need my passport to fly domestically. Plus, if I ever have to do a class at a federal office I also won't have to remember to bring my passport to work with me...

vLex/Fastcase

July 18, 2019

Fastcase Tip: Authority Check

Fastcase offers a research tool called Authority Check , which helps find later citing cases to a particular case. Authority Check can be used to locate related authority on your topic or to prioritize your research by looking for the most fequenty cited cases. In the Fastcase Classic interface,...

American Bar Association (ABA)

July 16, 2019

New ABA Title: Biotechnology and the Law

According to the OED , biotechnology is "The application of science and technology to the utilization and improvement of living organisms for industrial and agricultural production and (in later use) other biomedical applications". Broadly, biotechnology (or biotech) covers a wide-range of topics...

Legal Dictionaries

July 11, 2019

Black's Law Dictionary, 11th Edition Now Available at Jenkins

The 11th edition of Black's Law Dictionary (2019) is now available at Jenkins. The 11th edition provides definitions for over 55,000 legal words and phrases. Library users can find the dictionary in print or from any of our four Westlaw computers. To access the dictionary on Westlaw, search Black's...

LexisNexis Digital Library

July 9, 2019

New PA and NJ eBooks on LexisNexis Digital Library

Jenkins is pleased to announce that we have added 13 new eBooks on several topics - such as causes of action, insurance, and eDiscovery - to our collection. Each title offers a practical, one-volume summary of a subject as it relates to either Pennsylvania or New Jersey. The eBooks, from American...

Westlaw

July 2, 2019

4 Westlaw Stations Now Available at Jenkins

Now that we are located at 1801 Market Street, our Westlaw stations have been in high demand. To accommodate our members and the self-represented litigant users, we have just added an additional Westlaw station for research at the library. This gives us a total of four stations. These public access...

Legal Trac

June 27, 2019

Philadelphia Court's Website Is Back Up!

After five weeks of being offline, the Philadelphia Court's website is back up! https://www.courts.phila.gov/ While some online services may still be down, others are running as normal. Here are links to some of the website's popular features: Forms - https://www.courts.phila.gov/forms/ Local Court...