February is known for Valentine’s Day and Washington’s Birthday. If you have some time between crafting cards for loved ones and learning about America’s presidents, we recommend attending some of our upcoming webinars.
In February, our slate of webinars includes two presentations on American legal resources: one on navigating Congress.gov and the other on federal legislation. More information about the Law Library’s upcoming U.S. law webinars and registration links can be found below.
Orientation to Legal Research: U.S. Federal Statutes
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023, 1:00 p.m. EST – 2:00 p.m. EST
Content: Provides an overview of U.S. statutory and legislative research, including information about how to find and use the U.S. Code, the U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. federal bills and resolutions.
Instructor: Louis Myers. – Louis is one of the Law Library’s legal reference librarians. He holds a B.A. in history from Kent State University, a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law, and a Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) from Kent State University.
Register here.
Congress.gov Webinar
Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023, 2:00 p.m. EST – 3:00 p.m. EST
Content: This orientation is designed to give a basic overview of Congress.gov. While the focus of the session will be searching legislation and the congressional member information attached to the legislation, new features on Congress.gov will be highlighted.
Instructors: Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer. Barbara is the bibliographic and research instruction librarian at the Law Library. She holds a B.A. in history from Duke University, a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and a Master of Science in Library and Information Science with a specialization in law librarianship from Catholic University. Robert is the chief of the Law Library’s Office of External Relations. He holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Kentucky, a J.D. from Wayne State University, and a Master of Library Science from Florida State University.
Register here.
