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Law Library News for the Week of March 10, 2008

Cheryl Nyberg, editor

Exams Afoot

Winter quarter exams begin next week. By now, even 1L students know what to expect, right? But if you are looking for some help with exam preparation, check out these useful resources on the Gallagher website.

First, you can review a professor's past exams on the UW School of Law Exams site. You will find an Exams link on the navigation bar directly below the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library logo. After you sign in with your UW NetID, you will see a list of professors. To find an exam on a particular topic, click on the first name (Allen) and then use the Find feature (Control-f) to search by topic). Please remember that the Library posts what the faculty provide. If you don't find an exam on X by Professor Y, it is because Professor Y has not given us a copy.

Another page on Law School Exams identifies books, blogs, and websites with tips on preparing for law school exams.

Interim Hours

Between the end of exams and the start of the Spring quarter is interim. The Law Library will be closed March 22-24, Saturday through Monday. The following week, March 25-30, the Library will operate on its interim schedule:

Weekdays, 8am - 5pm
Weekends, Closed

The Reference Office is open weekdays from 9am - 12noon and 1 - 5pm.

Government Secrecy Program Reminder

Government Secrecy: Censoring Your Right to Know will be held on March 19, from 10am-12:30pm at the Odegaard Undergrad Library, Room 220. Visit http://tinyurl.com/33jepr for more information and to register (for free!).

Website of the Week: C-Span Congressional Chronicle

The C-Span Congressional Chronicle matches televised Congressional proceedings with corresponding remarks published in the Congressional Record.

For instance, you can view Senator Patty Murray's comments on the Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007 on the floor of the Senate on March 20, 2007 and read the transcript of those comments as published in the Congressional Record.

The site offers three ways to access this material. The Congressional calendar notes when either or both bodies were in session. When you select a date, the daily summary indicates the order of speakers, subjects addressed, and length of speech or comments. The person search requires only last and first names to recall a chronological list of the member's inventory of videoclips and text. The bill search feature includes several components:

Congressional Record fans (if any) know that discrepancies exist between what members of Congress say on the floor and the text that appears in the Record. Members are allowed to review and extend their remarks. Some text published in the Congressional Record was never uttered on the floor.

The current homepage presents statistics on the current Congress, including pie charts illustrating the amount of time devoted to debate, votes, special orders, and one-minute speeches. Also shown are lists of Representatives and Senators who have made the most speaking appearances. Which of the following Senators would you expect to find in a list of the Top 5 Most Speechifying Senators?

Visit the C-Span Congressional Chronicle to see if you guessed correctly.

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