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Our cataloging librarian, Judith Vaughan-Sterling, has compiled a list of recent acquisitions for October 2007.

Bill Draper has been a reference libraian at Biddle since 1992. Bill supports faculty research in taxation, bankruptcy, law & economics, antitrust, securities, corporations, property law, health law, constitutional law, environmental law, law & philosophy, and law & religion.

So you want find out what your professor has been thinking about lately? You want to know what’s been on his or her mind? Here is your chance. (More after the jump.)

If Rupert Murdoch has his way, he'll soon own the Wall Street Journal--and drop the newspaper's online paywall in the process. (More after the jump.)

In 2008, you're likely see a lot more case law available free of charge on the web. (More after the jump.)

Due to an increased demand for library study rooms, an online reservation system is now available. This system is designed to make the study rooms available to as many law students as possible.

To reserve a room, go to the Goat and click on "Reserving Study Rooms" under "Library."

DRM, or digital rights management, refers to software and hardware based restrictions placed on creative material which aims at protecting a copyright holder’s interest in limiting access to the material. DRM determines where and how you can access a digital product and what modifications, if any, you can make to the content. DRM can be viewed as conflicting with systems interoperability---that is, the ability or lack of ability for a user to play a song downloaded on Itunes on her Zune. (More after the jump).