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At some time in the future it may be that broadcasting will become a profession with an agreed upon preparatory course of study. At the present time, not only is there a lack of uniformity in course offerings and content, but there is no substantial agreement as to whether broadcasting is or even should be a profession. (In this connection, the recent proposals by William Chambliss in the September 18 issue of Broadcasting looking toward professional standards, education and licencing for advertising practitioners become particularly intriguing.)

Most encouraging however is the interest shown by teachers of broadcasting whenever they assemble for discussion of their common problems. In the following report, Professor Sherman P. Lawton, author of The Modern Broadcaster and coordinator of Broadcasting Instruction at the University of Oklahoma describes the questions raised (but not settled) at two recent meetings: a colloquium on the beginning course in broadcasting held as part of the “Annual Radio‐TV Conference and Clinic” in March 1961 at the University of Oklahoma, and a APBE‐sponsored session at the April meeting of the Institute for Education by Radio‐Television in Columbus.     

Legal Reminiscences

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SYMBOLOGY: THE USE OF SYMBOLS IN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS (A Report on the Fourth Communications Conference of the Art Directors Club of New York). Edited by Elwood Whitney. New York: Hastings House (Communications Arts Books), 1960. 186 pp. $6.95.

DESIGN IN MOTION. By John Halas and Roger Manvell. New York: Hastings House (Visual Communication Books), 1963. 160 pp. $13.50.

THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE UNITED STATES. By Fritz Machlup. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1962. xx + 416 pp. $7.50.     

中国图书馆法制史及法权述要

文章简要阐述中国图书馆法制史;对中国图书馆立法问题给出了基本评价;论述了当代中国图书馆立法的必要性;提出图书馆法权概念,并论证了其与图书馆核心价值历史的、现实的关系。文章强调,中国当代图书馆法权来自宪法,法权内容却明显缺失,只有通过图书馆立法,才能对图书馆法权予以明确、具体、系统的说明和规定,并客观彰显图书馆核心价值。     

论我国图书馆法制建设所应体现的法理精神

很多国家都制定了本国的图书馆法,但国内外图书馆法所体现的法理精神存在一定的差别,通过分析,从法理学角度指出了我国图书馆法需解决的主要问题。     

档案行政诉讼中法律适用和法律冲突

档案行政诉讼，是指国家审判机关即人民法院依法审理和解决机关、团体、企业事业单位和其他组织以及公民个人不服档案行政管理部门处理的行政案件的活动。而如何正确选择适用法律，并且有效解决法律之间的冲突，就日益成为档案行政诉讼中尤为重要的核心问题。     

Butterworth Legal Publishers

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Legal Death:

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Teaching Legal Research

ABSTRACT

Questions about the importance and viability of legal research and writing as a part of the law school curriculum are not novel. Confronting these questions head-on, however, is a responsibility that should be handled by law librarians. This article addresses the issue of teaching legal research in an academic law library setting. The reasons why the author has pursued an aggressive approach when dealing with legal research instruction are explored. The methods employed to carry out that legal research instruction mandate are examined. creased as legal research and writing are more and more frequently combined and taught by writing faculty.¹ At the same time, the research skills of law students are on a downward spiral. Howland and Lewis document this plunge in an informative survey.² Law librarian Donald Dunn substantiates this decline and attributes it, in part, to “the increased emphasis in law schools on legal writing,”³ in consequence of which, while “legal writing entered the expressway; legal research took the off-ramp.”⁴ Further, law librarians and legal research have even been pummeled by one of America's most popular authors.⁵ In this environment, it may seem unwise to continue to advance the argument that academic law librarians should teach legal research. Notwithstanding the obstacles that face such instruction, law librarians have an obligation to press forward in this important work.⁶ Legal writing instructors have not demonstrated that they have the expertise to provide this instruc-tion.⁷ Likewise, law faculty have demonstrated that they do not have the interest in tackling the task.⁸ Say two authorities on the subject: “Regular faculty members generally do not teach a research course, and when they do decide to teach one, the results are invariably disastrous. Most law faculty members cannot teach legal research because they do not understand it themselves. If compelled to teach the course, they rebel.”⁹ Perhaps it is time for law schools to cede the stewardship for legal research instruction to those information professionals who have been trained and are qualified to teach legal research instruction -law librarians.¹⁰ And it is time for any reticent law librarians to accept the obligation to take a more proactive approach toward teaching legal research.¹¹     

English Legal History Research

Abstract

Questions about English law that require some historical research are not uncommon.This article will discuss the sources that can be found in a typical U.S.academic law library to answer these queries.     

Specialized Legal Research Courses: The Next Generation of Advanced Legal Research

This article examines the current state of Advanced Legal Research (ALR) courses and the emergence of Specialized Legal Research (SLR) courses. It surveys the curriculum of all ABA-accredited law schools and provides updated statistics of ALR course offerings. It also identifies for the first time (1) the law schools currently offering SLR courses, (2) the most popular SLR course topics, and (3) the role of the law library in determining whether to implement a SLR course. The results of this survey will hopefully educate law schools about the trends and variety of legal research course offerings.     

Cost Effective Legal Research

Abstract

Legal researchers need to be able to efficiently retrieve information in a cost effective manner. To do this, they must be familiar with the various information formats and be able to evaluate these formats. This article reviews the various information formats, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each format, suggests research strategies, and reviews Internet sites that provide legal information.     

Legal Reference Service:

This article examines the duties and liabilities of legal reference librarians to provide legal information to all sorts of patrons. While some law librarians may be bound to provide extensive reference service to specific patrons as a result of laws or court decisions, most librarians are only under those requirements determined by the local library or its governing body. Inadequate legal advice, instead of good legal reference service, can result in librarian malpractice and liability, with varying degrees of harm to the patron as well. A proposed hierarchy of patrons, with differing levels of service to be rendered is proposed. The final section deals with alternative means of legal information delivery, which would take the burden away from law librarians.     

季汉法制蠡测

季汉将德主刑辅理念置于立法指导思想之首。季汉法制是中华法系法律儒家化进程的一部分。身处兵戈扰攘的战争时代、坐困固守必亡的地理单元，季汉作为以匡扶汉室为政治背书的客籍政权，需以对外侵略与对内威服为立法目的，这迫使其吸收三晋法家的农战论与重刑观、管仲的官山海思想及桑弘羊的重商主义。季汉形成一套独特的战时法律体系，令整个国家机器为战争服务。在合理的法制配置下，季汉经济未严重失调，社会矛盾维持在可控状态。     

A Moral and Legal Obligation

The Commission on Preservation and Access and the Research Libraries Group (both US organizations) created a task force to study the requirements for preserving digital information. The report, published in May 1996, recommends a certification process for digital archives and calls for a legal authority to rescue digital files in danger of being lost. The paper reviews the reactions of the library, archival, and educational communities and describes the current actions being taken.     

Legal Aspects of the Internet

Legal aspects of the Internet can be examined from two points of view: the solution of technical problems concerning the security of information, nets and resources; and the solution of global problems of the Internet as a part of media in a democratic society. The second aspect is the topic of this paper. How do we secure the basic democratic values on the Internet as a free and non-ideological communication site? Using the examples of some legislative initiatives concerning the Internet, the following problems are analysed: protection of the right of property, of the right of safety and of the right to freedom of speech. It is concluded that the Internet guarantees the rights and freedom of democratic societies. An analysis of state attempts to control the Internet and of problems linked to ethics among free users is provided.     

Chapter 10: Legal Sources

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