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Jenkins Blog

August 15, 2024

Digital Assistants for Landlord-Tenant and Debt Collection Cases in Philadelphia

If you are a Philadelphian representing yourself in a debt collection case or a Landlord-Tenant case regarding non-payment of rent in Municipal Court, check out these new digital assistants for guidance: Consumer Debt Collection Information Bot (CODI) Tenant/Landlord Digital Assistant (T/LDA) These...
ABA
August 8, 2024

Ethics for Attorneys on GenAI Use: ABA Formal Opinion #512

The ABA has issued its first ethics guidance for attorneys on their use of generative AI technology. Formal Opinion 512 directs lawyers who use generative artificial intelligence tools to "fully consider their applicable ethical obligations, including their duties to provide competent legal...
LexisNexis Digital Library
August 1, 2024

New Additions to the LexisNexis Digital Library

This month, 65 ABA titles were added to Jenkins' LexisNexis Digital Library . The titles are available to access remotely with select memberships. Jenkins will continue to receive additional ABA titles in print while also maintaining historic titles on microfiche. A full list of the new additions...
LexisNexis Digital Library
July 25, 2024

LexisNexis Digital Library: Fixing A Common Error Message

Did you try to read an e-book in the LexisNexis Digital Library (LNDL) , but get an error message that says that "something went wrong"? There's an easy fix! Click here or click "View Steps" below for step-by-step instructions. Hint: Start by signing out of LNDL ( not your Jenkins account). C lose...
WestlawNext
July 19, 2024

National Reporter Images

Our public access Westlaw stations here at the library now include National Reporter images for case law. This new feature allows you to see exactly what a case from the National Reporter system looks like in a print reporter. Find images from sources such as the Federal Reporter, Federal...
American Bar Association
July 11, 2024

The Philadelphia Lawyer & The Philadelphia Bar Reporter: Now Available Online

Two Philadelphia Bar Association titles have been added to HeinOnline -- The Philadelphia Lawyer and The Philadelphia Bar Reporter . HeinOnline is accessible remotely to Jenkins' members or can be accessed onsite at Jenkins. The titles can be found in Hein's Bar Journals database. The Philadelphia...
West Academic
June 27, 2024

Recent Additions to West Academic

West Academic Digital Library offers access to over 280 Nutshells, Hornbooks, and Concise Hornbooks providing valuable reference guides that cite landmark cases, statutes, and articles. As a Jenkins member, you can access publications directly in your browser, with no need to check out or download...
HeinOnline
June 20, 2024

New Database: HeinOnline's Nominative Reports

The new Nominative Reports databases available through HeinOnline provide comprehensive coverage of rare nominative reports from the UK, Ireland, and the US. Accessible with select Jenkins' memberships, these databases compile the rare reports to provide access conveniently in all one place -- with...
ABA
June 14, 2024

Litigating Adverse Possession: Pirates v. Zombies, by Paul Golden

In a recent episode of The Modern Law Library podcast , the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles spoke with litigator Paul Golden about his new book, Litigating Adverse Possession Cases: Pirates v. Zombies . Now available to borrow from Jenkins , this engaging treatise is " the first known book which focuses...
Discovery
June 10, 2024

Electronic Evidence and Discovery

Ever have to answer a question related to digital evidence or e-discovery? Save research time and check out our guide, Electronic Evidence & Discovery . This guide will efficiently lead you to the relevant material on this topic in Jenkins' collection. The guide divides sources between...