Category Archives: Chicago-Kent
Librarians in the Classroom
Research librarians at the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law played key roles in an intensive, seven-day intersession course in January designed to simulate real-life, collaborative work at a busy law firm. The course, Problem Solving Skills for Lawyers, was taught … Continue reading
Faculty and Staff’s Favorite Banned Books: Part 4
Alex Magalli, Administrative Assistant at the Law Review, writes about “The Societally Crass yet Brilliant Works of Bret Easton Ellis” They say the Dutch Masters painted with more than 60 unique shades of black. Similarly, Bret Easton Ellis has at … Continue reading
Faculty and Staff’s Favorite Banned Books: Part 3
Elizabeth De Armond, Professor of Legal Research & Writing, wrote: Although I wouldn’t say The Hunger Games was an all-time favorite, I thought it was a wonderful book – a top example of kid-lit – and was somewhat astonished to … Continue reading
Faculty and Staff’s Favorite Banned Books: Part 2
We asked faculty and staff of the law school to write to us about their favorite banned book. To give them some ideas we included a list of classic novels that were banned at one time or another: One more … Continue reading
Faculty’s Favorite Banned Books: Part 1
We asked faculty and staff of the law school to write to us about their favorite banned book. To give them some ideas we included a list of classic novels that were banned at one time or another: Three members … Continue reading
Welcome to Banned Books Week!
This week the Library’s blog posts will be devoted to the freedom to read as we celebrate all types of literary work during Banned Books Week, which begins today. The American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom established this annual … Continue reading
Welcome 1L’s!
This week is the beginning of orientation for our 1L’s. For me, this August marks the 10 year anniversary of when I started law school right here at Chicago-Kent. I remember how exciting it was to be at the threshold … Continue reading
Archival Chicago-Kent Display
This year marks the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the Chicago College of Law–a forerunner of what would eventually become the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. To commemorate this occasion, the school has put together an array of events, … Continue reading
Welcome New Students!
Welcome or welcome back! The Library has several online guides for those of you who are new to the law school and/or new to Chicago. “Welcome to Chicago” will tell you about things to do in the city and also … Continue reading
Flipping Flop?: A Guest Lecture at CALI 2013
A couple of weeks ago, Debbie told you about the (then) upcoming CALI Conference on law school technology being held at Chicago-Kent from June 14-16. Now that CALI is over, I thought I’d give you a rundown of the presentation given … Continue reading
