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I.
GENERAL INFORMATION
A.
Registration
Procedure
§
Eligible students
that have been accepted through the Currents Write-On process must
attend Orientation at the beginning of each semester.
§
Upon satisfying
the mandatory Orientation requirement, the Editor-in-Chief and Dean
Elizabeth Dennis shall issue written notice to eligible students and the
Registrar’s Office stating the names of students authorized to add Currents
(“Members”).
§
Upon receiving
this notice, each Member must register for Currents during the regular or
late registration period as set forth in the STCL Student Handbook.
§
At the discretion
of the Editor-in-Chief, this requirement may be waived for some or all
returning Members who completed the previous semester in good
standing.
§
Good standing is
defined as having completed the previous semester’s work as set forth in
this Manual and/or upon recommendation of the Member’s previous semester’s
Note and Articles Editor.
§
No retroactive
credit will be given for failure to register for Currents.
B.
Two Semester
Requirement
§
Members must
satisfy the General Member Responsibilities, infra, for two consecutive
semesters in order to receive credit for completing the substantial
writing requirement necessary to graduate from
STCL.
§
Members may
interrupt the two consecutive semester requirement upon submitting a
written request to interrupt the two consecutive semester requirement to
Dean Elizabeth Dennis, who has the sole discretion of authorizing such
interruption.
§
Members may list
their participation in Currents
on their résumé as “Member.”
Members who serve on the Currents Editorial Board
(hereafter “Editors” and “The Board” respectively) may list their
participation on The Board corresponding to the position and calendar term
they held or currently hold.
§
Members may not
list Currents participation on
their résumé if they drop Currents or if they fail to meet
the two consecutive semester writing requirement.
§
Editors that have
not satisfied, in good faith, their responsibilities as set forth in the
Currents Members’ Policies &
Procedures Manual (“Manual”) and/or the Currents Editorial Board
Administrative Policies & Procedures Manual (“Administrative
Manual”) may not list their participation on their résumé.
C.
General Member & Editor
Responsibilities
§
The Currents production cycle runs
year round, including during final exams, school holidays and breaks,
therefore, Currents requires
more time than an average one-hour course.
§
Members are not
expected to work a previously specified number of hours per week, but are
required to work the hours necessary to fulfill their duties as set forth
in this Manual, even if these duties are assigned, are or become due
during final exams, school holidays and breaks.
§
Editors are
required to be available throughout the year and to fulfill their duties
as defined in this Manual and in the Administrative Manual, including
during the period of final exams, school holidays and breaks.
§
During the first
two weeks of each semester, Members and Editors must complete a “General
Information, Schedule & Office Hours” Form and submit it to the
Managing Editor.
§
During the first
two weeks of each semester, Members and Editors must also complete an
“Honor Code Statement” and submit it to the Managing Editor.
§
By the end of the
third week of each semester, the Managing Editor must post a general
listing of Editors’ Office Hours in the Members’ and Editors’
Office.
§
By the end of the
third week of each semester, the Managing Editor must organize the
Members’ Office Hours Log Book and place it in the Members’ Office.
Currents work consists primarily of, inter alia:
1.
Note
Assignments
§
See
Notes: Fulfilling your Substantial Writing Requirement
2.
Articles Assignments
§
See
Articles: Preparing Practitioner Articles for Publication
3.
Office Hours
§
Members are
required to work in the Currents Members’ Office a minimum
of twenty (20) hours per semester, which may include time worked on their
student notes, articles, administrative duties or meeting with their
Editors.
§
Editors are
required to hold a minimum of four (4) Office Hours per week during long
semesters and three (3) Office Hours per week during summer sessions. Editors are exempt from holding
Office Hours during school holidays and breaks, but must nonetheless be
available throughout the year if required.
§
Editors will be
exempt from holding specific Office Hours for good cause, which does not
include forgetfulness, busy school, work or personal schedules. Editors are required to give prior
written notice to the Managing Editor of their inability to hold the
specific office hours.
§
During their
regularly scheduled Office Hours, Editors should give priority to Currents related matters,
including meeting with Members or other Editors. At the request of a Member or
another Editor, Editors should make a good faith attempt to meet at a
mutually convenient time when the Editor’s regularly scheduled office
hours present a time conflict.
§
All Office Hours
must be noted in the Members’ Office Hours Log Book. Only documented
Office Hours will count towards satisfying the Office Hour
requirement.
§
All Office Hours
must be completed before finals.
No retroactive credit will be given for failure to complete Office
Hours before finals. Failure
to complete the required number of Office Hours before finals will bar
credit for participation on Currents during that
semester.
4.
Administrative
Duties
§
Members and
Editors general Administrative duties while in the Currents office include:
maintaining the offices clean and answering phones and taking
messages. Phone messages must
be placed in the recipient’s Currents mailbox , although
Editors may leave messages on their designated dry erase boards.
§
Periodically,
miscellaneous duties, assignments or projects may be assigned by another
Editor. These assignments
will be communicated to the Member or Editor via their Currents mailbox or email. Assignments must be completed by
the deadline specified by the assigning Editor. When the assignment is complete,
the Member or Editor should place it in the assigning Editor’s Currents mailbox. Members should document the time
spent and subject matter of the assignment in the Members’ Office Hours
Log Book.
§
Under no
circumstances may an Articles Editor assign articles related duties to
Members of another Note or Article Team without prior approval of the
Managing Editor.
5.
Attending Orientation, Currents Meetings and Special
Events
§
Members and Editors must
attend the mandatory Orientation Meeting held at the beginning of each
semester.
§
At the discretion of the
Editor-in-Chief, this requirement may be waived for some or all returning
Members or Editors who completed the previous semester in good standing or
who request permission not to attend for a justified and verifiable
reason.
§
Members that do not attend
Orientation will not be authorized to enroll in Currents unless special permission
is previously obtained from the Editor-in-Chief and Dean Elizabeth
Dennis.
§
Members are required to make
and physically attend three meetings with their Notes Editor per semester,
and to make and physically attend two meetings with their Articles Editor
per semester.
See Note Team Meetings and
Article Team Meetings, respectively
§
Notes Editors are required to
physically meet with their Note Team Members three times per semester, and
Article Editors are required to physically meet with their Article Team
Members two times per semester.
See Note Team Meetings and Article
Team Meetings, respectively
§
Members and Editors may be
required to help plan, attend and work special events that constitute a
cooperative effort among the faculty sponsors, The Board, and Members of
Currents.
D.
Grade Evaluations &
Recommendations: Members & Editors
§
Each semester,
Members will receive an overall grade of High Pass (“HP”), Pass (“P”), Low
Pass (“LP”) or Fail (“F”) for all Currents work assigned that
semester. These grades are
assigned by Dean Elizabeth Dennis based on final grade recommendations of the
Editor-in-Chief, who relies in turn on the grade evaluations submitted by the
Managing Editor, Articles and Note Editors.
§
Members’ overall
grade recommendations shall take into account the satisfactory completion
of: Notes assignments, Articles assignments, Office Hours, Administrative
Duties, and Attendance at Currents meetings and special
events.
§
Note Editors
shall issue grade evaluations based on the satisfactory completion of Note
assignments.
See
Notes: Fulfilling your Substantial Writing
Requirement
§
Articles Editors
shall issue grade evaluations based on the satisfactory completion of
Articles assignments.
See
Articles: The Editing Process
§
The Managing
Editor shall issue Members’ grade evaluations based on the satisfactory
completion of Office Hours, Administrative Duties, and Attendance at Currents meetings and special
events.
See
sections corresponding to Office Hours, Administrative Duties and
Attendance at Currents meetings
and special events
§
The Managing
Editor shall also issue Editors’ grade evaluations based on the
satisfactory completion of Office Hours, Administrative Duties, Attendance
at Currents meetings and
special events.
§
Based on the
grade evaluations submitted, the Editor-in-Chief shall submit final grade
recommendations to Dean Elizabeth Dennis.
§
The
Editor-in-Chief may alter grade evaluations submitted by the Managing
Editor, Notes and Articles Editors in submitting final grade
recommendations to Dean Elizabeth Dennis. A written statement explaining the
decision to alter a Member’s or Editor’s final grade must be submitted
with the grade recommendations.
§
Dean Elizabeth
Dennis will be the final authority regarding final grades issued for
Members and Editors participation on Currents.
1.
Feedback from Notes & Articles
Editors
§
Notes and
Articles Editors must maintain a log of all assignments issued to
Members. This log shall
include: the date the assignment was made, the subject matter of the
assignment, the deadline, requested extensions for time, whether the
deadline or requested extension for time was met and if not, the reason
for tardiness in completing the assignment, and a comments section on the
Members’ overall performance on that particular assignment.
§
Notes and
Articles Editors must provide Members a Status Report of their performance
at mid-semester [DATE] and at the end of the semester [DATE] based on the
information compiled in the log of assignments.
Sample Status Report, Appendix
_____.
§
Upon issuance of
a Status Report, Members may request a meeting with the corresponding Note
and/or Articles Editor to discuss the evaluation of their performance as
stated on the Status Report.
§
Notes and
Articles Editors must submit copies of the log of assignments and Members’
Status Reports to the Managing Editor by mid-semester [DATE] and at the
end of the semester [DATE].
§
The
Editor-in-Chief will be responsible for calendarizing the general
deadlines (noted as [DATE]) in this Manual) and for notifying the
Editorial Board of such general deadlines. This calendarization must be done
in writing during the first two weeks of each semester.
2.
Overall Grades: Note, Article, Office,
Administrative & Attendance
§
Members must
receive a passing grade in these five areas to receive credit for Currents in a given semester. If a Member receives a failing
grade for any of the five required areas, The Board will review the
decision governing the Member’s final semester grade.
§
The Managing
Editor must compile the information set forth in the Members’ log of
assignments, Status Reports submitted by the Notes and Articles Editors,
and Members’ Office Hours Log Book, and fill out a final Status Report for
each Member. The final Status
Reports must note Members’ completion of Notes duties, Article duties,
Office Hours, Administrative Duties and attendance of Currents meetings and any special
events. This must be
completed and subsequently submitted to the Editor-in-Chief by the last
day of finals in each semester.
§
Notes and
Articles Editors’ evaluations will be based on the timeliness,
thoroughness and diligence in maintaining and submitting copies of the
above mentioned records to the Managing Editor. When submitted at mid-semester and
again at the end of each semester, the Managing Editor must fill out a
final Status Report for each Note and Article Editor noting the Editor’s
completion of the log of assignments and Members’ Status Reports. The Managing Editor’s final Status
Report and all supporting documentation must then be submitted to the
Editor-in-Chief.
§
The
Editor-in-Chief must make final grade recommendations taking into account
the Managing Editor’s final status reports and the satisfactory completion
of Editors’ overall duties as set forth in this Manual and in the
Administrative Manual. Final
grade recommendations and any supporting documentation must then be
submitted to Dean Elizabeth Dennis who is the final authority regarding
the issuance of grades on Currents.
3.
Notice of Assignments,
Deadlines and Vacations
a. Issuance of
Assignments
§
Assignments shall
be distributed to Members and/or Editors via their Currents mailboxes, email or by
general notice posted in the Members’ Office.
§
Members and
Editors are solely responsible for checking these modes of communication
and informing themselves of pending assignments and deadlines.
b.
Deadlines
§
Editors realize
that circumstances will occasionally arise that will make it difficult for
deadlines to be met. Extensions cannot be accommodated
if Editors are not aware of these situations,
however.
§
Notices of
assignments shall expressly set forth the deadline for that particular
assignment. Occasionally,
some or all deadlines will be set and noticed at the beginning of the
semester.
§
To minimize the
impact on the publication schedule, Members and Editors must give express
notice as soon as possible when extensions are needed, but in no case less
than 48 hours notice.
§
The mere act of
requesting an extension or providing notice of an emergency or other
extenuating circumstance does not generate an automatic extension.
§
Articles and
Notes Editors have discretion in granting extensions on articles and notes
assignments, respectively; extensions will only be granted for good
cause.
§
The Managing
Editor has discretion in granting extensions on assignments due from
Articles and Notes Editors; extensions will only be granted for good
cause.
§
Good cause does
not include forgetfulness, vacation, non-emergency leaves, or busy
schedules.
c. Return of Substandard Work – The 48 Hour
Rule
§
At each phase of the Editorial
Process, the Editor in charge has the discretion to return substandard
assignments for additional work.
§
When work is deemed
substandard, the Editor that issued the assignment must give the Member
and/or Editor that submitted the substandard work written notice within
two weeks of submission. This notice should be sent via email and must
describe the specific problems that need to be corrected and a new
deadline for resubmission.
§
Because Members
and Editors are required to check their Currents mailboxes, email accounts
and the Currents Members’ and
Editors’ Office for notices, Members and Editors are solely responsible
for informing themselves of the return of substandard work.
§
Members and
Editors therefore have forty-eight hours (48) from the day notice of
substandard work was issued to correct the deficiency and resubmit the
corrected assignment to the appropriate Editor.
§
Members and/or
Editors that fail to resubmit a corrected assignment by the appropriate
deadline will be considered not to have completed any part of the
corresponding assignment.
4.
Strikes, Failure to Receive
Credit for Fulfilling Substantial Writing Requirement & Immediate
Dismissal
§
Members
may receive a strike for violating any mandate set forth in this
Manual.
§
Editors
may receive a strike for violating any mandate set forth in this Manual
and/or in the Administrative Manual.
Members
§
To receive an
overall passing grade for the semester, Members must receive a passing
grade in each of the following areas: Article work, Note work, Office
Hours, Administrative Duties and Attendance.
§
A passing grade
in each of the aforementioned areas will be awarded if the Member receives
no more than three (3) strikes per area.
§
Upon receiving a
third strike in any of the five aforementioned areas, The Editorial Board
shall convene to determine if the Member should be allowed to continue on
Currents.
§
If The Board
determines that the Member should not be allowed to continue on Currents, the Editor-in-Chief
shall issue a memorandum to Dean Elizabeth Dennis recommending that the
Member receive a failing grade for the
semester.
§
If The Board
determines that the Member should be allowed to continue on Currents, the Member must remedy
all deficiencies to date and must not breach any additional duties or
obligations set forth in this Manual. Upon breach of either of these two
limitations, the Editor-in-Chief shall issue a memorandum to Dean
Elizabeth Dennis recommending that the Member receive a failing grade for
the semester.
§
Members who
receive a failing grade their first semester of Currents will not receive any
credit towards having fulfilled their substantial writing
requirement. Additionally,
they will not be allowed or authorized to re-register for Currents in any subsequent
semester.
§
Members who
receive a failing grade their second semester of Currents will not receive any
credit towards having fulfilled their substantial writing requirement. As
a consequence, no credit will be given for having completed the
substantial writing requirement.
§
Members that hold
a position on The Board during their first and/or second semester of Currents must satisfy all of the
requirements for Members as set forth in this Manual and all of the
requirements for Editors as set forth in the Administrative Manual. Receipt of the maximum number of
strikes allowed to a Member and/or to an Editor will result in the denial
of credit towards having fulfilled the substantial writing requirement and
immediate revocation of The Board position held.
Editors
§
Editors shall
receive a strike for failing to satisfy any of the requirements set forth
in this Manual and/or in the Administrative
Manual.
§
Editors serving
their third or subsequent semester must not exceed four (4) strikes per
semester.
§
Upon receiving a
fourth strike, The Editorial Board shall convene to determine if the
Member should be allowed to continue on Currents. The Editor-in-Chief shall also
submit written notice to Dean Elizabeth Dennis of the Editor’s status and
of The Boards decision regarding the Editor’s status.
§
If The Board
determines that the Editor should not be allowed to continue on Currents, the Editor-in-Chief’s
memorandum to Dean Elizabeth Dennis shall recommend that the Editor be
immediately dismissed from serving on The Board.
§
If The Board
determines that the Editor should be allowed to continue on Currents, the Editor must remedy
all deficiencies to date and must not breach any additional duties or
obligations set forth in this Manual and/or the Administrative
Manual. If the Editor fails
to satisfy and adhere to these limitations, the Editor-in-Chief’s
memorandum to Dean Elizabeth Dennis shall recommend that the Editor be
immediately dismissed from serving on The Board.
§
Dean Elizabeth
Dennis has the sole discretion of mandating a sanction or immediate
dismissal of the Editor in question upon receiving notice of the Editor’s
fourth strike or anytime thereafter.
§
Any Editor may
petition that a strike be imposed on another Editor for failing to satisfy
any of the requirements set forth in this Manual and/or in the
Administrative Manual.
Petitions must be in writing and must include a statement detailing
the norms violated, any supporting documentation, and reasons why the
Editor’s conduct warrants the imposition of a strike.
§
Petitions must be
submitted to Dean Elizabeth Dennis, who will have the sole discretion of
determining if a strike should be issued to the offending Editor.
E.
Administrative
Resources
1.
Editors’ & Members’
Offices
§
All Members and
Editors are welcome to make reasonable use of the resources provided in
the Currents Members’ and
Editors’ offices, so long as it does not constitute waste or an abuse of
such privilege.
§
Because of the
limited space and resources available to Currents, Members and Editors are
strictly prohibited from extending the use and/or availability of Currents resources and/or
facilities to persons that are not members of Currents.
§
Members and
Editors are also strictly prohibited from using the Currents Offices and/or any Currents resources for the benefit
of other organizations (STCL related or otherwise) and/or for holding
personal study group meetings or reunions with non-Currents
members.
§
The Currents phone and/or facsimile
numbers may not be used and/or given out as though they are a Member’s or
Editor’s business and/or personal phone or facsimile number.
§
No long distance
phone calls or facsimiles may be made from the Currents phone or facsimile unless
they are made for Currents
related purposes by an Editor authorized to make such long distance phone
calls or facsimiles.
§
Although Members
and Editors are required to answer phones and take messages, they are not
to be used as a personal answering service. Members and Editors that answer
the phone are only required to take a written message and place it in the
recipient’s Currents
mailbox. Editors may leave
messages on other Editor’s corresponding dry-erase board.
§
Members and
Editors are required to pick up after themselves and respect non-common
areas. Non-common areas
include assigned desk space, shelves, cabinet spaces and/or
mailboxes.
§
Members and
Editors are expressly prohibited from taking, removing or “borrowing”
other Editors or Members personal items or Currents property without
permission.
§
Members may leave
personal belongings in the Members’ Office, however, they do so at their
own risk. Because the
Members’ Office remains open, Currents is not responsible for
missing property.
§
Members that are
enrolled in Currents shall have
unlimited access to the Currents Members’ Office and
limited access to the Currents
Editors’ Office.
2.
Mailboxes &
Email
§
All Members and
Editors are assigned a Currents
mailbox to be used for the distribution of assignments and for
communication between Members and Editors. Mailboxes should not be used for
non-Currents related
purposes.
§
Members and
Editors are responsible for information distributed through mailboxes and
email and are required to check their mailboxes and email on a regular
basis. Failure to check
mailboxes and email on a regular basis is not an acceptable excuse for
failing to complete Currents
related duties or obligations.
3.
Copier & Facsimile
Machines
§
Members and
Editors are authorized to use the copier located in the STCL Law Review
suite to make xerox copies for Currents or school related
work.
§
Members and
Editors are also authorized to use the facsimile machine located in the Currents Editors’ Office, during
Editors’ scheduled office hours.
§
Currently, no
authorization codes are required for use of the copier and facsimile
machines, however, Members and Editors must be reasonable and use
discretion when using these resources.
§
Members and
Editors may not use the copier or facsimile machine for persons not
enrolled in Currents, outside
work or business purposes.
F.
Questions, Suggestions &
Complaints
Members and
Editors are welcome to submit questions, suggestions and/or
complaints. The ideal forum
is the mid-semester General Meeting, however, if discretion does not
permit, submissions may also be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief and/or
the Faculty Advisors at any time.
II.
NOTES: FULFILLING YOUR SUBSTANTIAL WRITING
REQUIREMENT
A.
Purpose &
Goals
§
Members are required to write
a “publication quality” note in order to satisfy and receive credit for
completing their substantial writing requirement through Currents.
§
At the beginning of each
semester, the Managing Editor will assign Members to a Note Team, which is
headed by a Note Editor.
§
The Note Editor is solely
responsible for authorizing his/her Note Team Members’ note topics,
assigning and overseeing all Notes assignments, establishing deadlines,
and answering any Note related inquiries.
§
The Note-Substantial Writing
Requirement is broken into first and second semester
assignments:
First semester - note consists of a minimum
of twenty (20) double-spaced typed pages of text, excluding
endnotes
Second semester
- note
consists of a minimum of thirty (30) double-spaced typed pages of text,
excluding endnotes; the second semester note may consist of a ten (10)
page extension of the first semester note
§
Members may complete their
notes during their first semester on Currents, although they must still
register and complete all duties and obligations corresponding to the
second semester.
§
Members first and second
semester notes must be in 12 point Times New Roman font, double spaced,
with one inch margins on all sides (including page numbers), and contain
end notes in the current Bluebook format.
§
At the end of each semester,
the corresponding Note Editor must issue a cumulative Note grade
recommendation taking into account the general note requirements, which
include: the submission of a topic, an abstract, an outline, a rough
draft, and a final draft to the Members’ Note Editor by the established
deadlines.
B.
Topic
Selection
§
Members are free to select
their own Note topic although it must be within the scope of international
trade law.
§
Members are encouraged to
consult with their Note Editor to determine what topic to address in
writing their Note.
Periodicals or on-line services may also be used for the purpose of
selecting topics. Using
“Topical Highlights” (Westlaw) and “Highlight” (Lexis) databases is
another method of tracking current issues in international law. Lexis’ “ITRADE” library also has
very useful files for purposes of selecting a topic relating to
international law.
§
Because the quality of the
Note depends on selecting a good topic, Members should keep in mind the
following issues when selecting their topic:
§
Select a topic that you find
personally interesting.
§
Select a topic that will allow
sufficient research possibilities.
§
Select a topic that focuses on
an overturned precedent.
§
Select a topic that focuses on
the contraction or extension of a prior
decision.
§
Select a topic that focuses on
the interpretation of a new or unanalyzed law, treaty or international
convention.
§
Avoid topics that are “overly
written” and that will not permit you to distinguish your
analysis.
§
Avoid topics concerning areas
of law that are likely to be modified or changed before you have a chance
to complete your paper and submit it for
publication.
§
Select a topic that is not
being written on by another member of Currents or that has been
published in a recent edition of Currents, since this will most
likely decrease your chances of publication.
C.
Abstract
§
The abstract must be a minimum
of three (3) double-spaced typed pages of text, discuss the relevance and
impact of the Note and include, at a minimum: a concise introduction, a
thesis statement, a synopsis of the analysis, and any relevant
history.
§
The abstract primarily serves
as the foundation for the outline and to familiarize the Note Editor with
the topic. The abstract also
serves as an early detector of whether a paper written on that particular
topic is potentially publishable.
§
The abstract assignment
includes: a copy of the most relevant law journal article on point and at
least three of the most relevant periodical articles, cases, statutes or
treaties discussing the issue.
This information is not only crucial for the Member in beginning to
research the topic but is also useful in helping the Note Editor
understand the issues involved.
This allows the Notes Editor the ability to provide the author with
more helpful and substantive feedback on the topic.
See Sample Note Abstract –
Appendix _____.
D.
Outline
§
The outline is not a skeleton of the components
of the Note. Rather, the
outline consists of a minimum of seven (7) double-spaced typed pages of
text that contain all the parts of the Note, including the arguments and
brief cites to relevant authority.
§
The outline
should provide the Notes Editor with a broad view of the Member’s thesis,
the main arguments and counter-arguments, and an analysis of the major
cases supporting each position.
See Sample Note Outline –
Appendix _____.
E.
Rough
Draft
§
A rough draft constitutes the
Note in its substantially complete form and must include: an introduction,
an analysis, a conclusion and endnotes.
§
The purpose of the rough draft
is to afford the author the opportunity to have time and material with
which to make revisions.
Toward this end, the rough draft should be substantially complete,
but still subject to revision based upon the Note Editor’s comments.
See Sample Note Rough Draft –
Appendix _____.
F.
Final
Draft
§
Notes Editors will return
rough drafts to Members with suggestions regarding the substance and form
of the Notes by the end of the final exam period of the semester.
§
The final draft should reflect
the Notes Editor’s suggestions and reflect a manuscript of “publishable
quality.”
G.
Note Team
Meetings
§
Members must make and
physically attend (3) three meetings with their Notes Editor per
semester.
§
Notes Editors must physically
meet with their Note Team Members during each of these (3) three meetings.
Members are still free, however, to contact and make appointments to see
their Notes Editor at a mutually convenient time during the semester to
discuss problems or the progress of the Member’s performance on notes
assignments.
§
These meetings shall be as
follows:
First Meeting
§
to be held during the first
(2) two weeks of school during a long semester or summer
session
§
Purpose: to aid the Member in
selecting a topic or discuss concerns regarding the selection of a topic
and answer any questions regarding the first Notes
assignment
Second Meeting
§
To be held at mid-semester
[DATE]
§
Purpose: to review Notes
related work performed thus far and answer any questions regarding pending
Notes assignments
Third Meeting
§
To be held at the end of the
semester [DATE]
§
Purpose: to review Notes
related work performed thus far and answer any questions regarding pending
assignments
§
Notes Editors must review
Members’ Notes assignments and are required to make any necessary editing
comments.
§
Note Editors may request
additional extraordinary meetings with Members to discuss the progress of
the Member’s Note or special concerns.
§
Notes Editors are required to
maintain a log of assignments made to Members in conformity with section
I.D.1.
§
Notes Editors are required to
submit a Status Report of each meeting held with each Note Team Member to
the Managing Editor within five (5) working days of each Member’s
individual meeting.
§
Notes Editors are required to
forward a copy of Status Report of the Second and Third Meeting to the
corresponding Member within five (5) working days of each Member’s
individual meeting.
§
Because Members are required
to receive passing grades in each of the five categories previously
defined (Notes, Articles, Office, Administrative & Attendance), it is
important that Members keep track of written verification of their
performance and attendance of Note Team Meetings. Members that do not receive copies
of the Status Reports corresponding to their Second and Third Note Team
Meeting as defined above should submit a written request for such copies
to the Managing Editor no later than 10 working days after the Member’s
individual meeting was held.
Failure to request and obtain such documentation within the 10 day
period will result in a waiver of attendance for such meeting.
H.
Publication in Currents
§
Toward the end of
each semester, Note Editors will submit the best article(s) from each Note
Team to the Editor-in-Chief.
§
To be considered
for publication, all Note submissions, whether made by a Member or Editor,
must satisfy the minimum second semester Note requirements set forth in
this Manual.
§
The
Editor-in-Chief will have the sole discretion of determining which student
notes to publish in the upcoming edition of Currents.
§
Factors that may
be taken into account in selecting Notes for publication include but are
not limited to: the overall quality of the note (writing and research),
the topic addressed, the analysis of the topic addressed, and whether or
not the topic addressed was recently published in Currents or is addressed by a note
that has been accepted for publication.
§
Additional
Factors the Editor-in-Chief may take into consideration include: the
Member’s overall performance during the semester and compliance with the
policies and procedures set forth in this Manual. Compliance with the duties
and obligations set forth in the Administrative Manual may also be weighed
when considering submissions made by Editors.
III.
ARTICLES: THE EDITORIAL PROCESS
A.
Purpose & Goals
§
The goal of the editorial
process is to achieve consistent production of a substantively and
technically perfect issue. To be substantively perfect, every proposition
of every article must be well supported by the cited authority. This corresponds to the source
booking process. To be technically perfect, every article must contain
proper citation form, proper formatting, parallelism of both headings and
text, and proper spelling, grammar, and sentence and paragraph
structure. This corresponds
to the ace process.
§
To achieve these goals,
Members are responsible for compiling the content of source books.
B.
Editors’ Duties
§
Once the Editor-in-Chief has
accepted a practitioner article for publication and forwarded it to the
Managing Editor, the Managing Editor is responsible for delegating article
to an Article Editor. This delegation shall be made in writing and must
include a deadline for the submission of the completed source book by the
Article Editor back to the Managing Editor.
§
Deadlines for the submission
of completed source books from Article Editors back to the Managing Editor
shall be previously established by the Editor-in-Chief.
§
If, for a justifiable reason,
the Managing Editor is unable to make this delegation, the Editor-in-Chief
shall be responsible for such duty.
The Managing Editor must have previously submitted written
notification and received written acceptance from the Editor-in-Chief of
his inability to perform this function.
§
Upon receiving an article
assignment from the Managing Editor, the Article Editor shall set up the
initial source book. This
includes: labeling a black three ring binder notebook with the author’s
name, inserting the proper number of sequentially numbered tabs that
correspond to each end note in the article, and inserting a copy of the
author’s original, unedited work. Source book must be kept in
the Editors’ Office at all times.
§
After setting up the initial
source book, the Article Editor will be responsible for distributing an
article assignment memorandum to the article team Members. The Article Editor must issue the
article assignment within one (1) week of having received the article from
the Managing Editor. The
article assignment must contain at a minimum each individual Member’s
assigned article duties and the deadline for the particular article
assignment.
§
Under no circumstances may an
Articles Editor assign articles related duties to Members of another Note
or Article Team without prior approval of the Managing
Editor.
§
The Article Editor is solely
responsible for making and receiving article assignments and for
integrating them into the source book.
§
If, for a justifiable reason,
an Article Editor is unable to make and/or receive article assignments
and/or integrating them into the source book, the Managing Editor shall be
responsible for such duty.
The Articles Editor must have previously submitted written
notification and received written acceptance from the Managing Editor of
his inability to perform this function.
§
Once the editorial process is
complete, the Articles Editor is required to submit a completed source
book to the Managing Editor.
A completed source book includes:
§
a hard copy of the author’s
original work;
§
a hard copy of the author’s
final, edited work;
§
a disk version (in Word) of
the author’s original work (file to be denominated “original”);
§
a disk version (in Word) of
the author’s final, edited work (file to be denominated “final-edited”);
§
sequentially organized
numbered tabs corresponding to each end note in the article;
§
hard copies of the sources and
information cited by the author behind each corresponding end note tab;
and
§
individually marked pages
setting forth the correct Bluebook cite for each end note behind each
corresponding end note tab.
§
The Article Editor must turn
in the completed source book to the Managing Editor by the deadline
established in the delegated assignment initially made to the Article
Editor by the Managing Editor.
§
As the discretion of the
Managing Editor, an Article Editor may be granted an extension to turn in
the completed source book.
§
At the end of the semester,
the Article Editor will be solely responsible for ensuring the completion
of the editorial process and the compilation of source books of all
articles assigned to his article team.
§
Upon receiving the source book
from the Articles Editor, the Managing Editor is responsible for inserting
the author’s singed Licensing Agreement and confirming that the source
book is “complete.” This must be done within the two weeks after the
deadline established in the delegated assignment initially made to the
Article Editor by the Managing Editor. At the sole discretion of the
Editor-in-Chief and taking into consideration the flexibility of the
publication schedule, more or less time may be
afforded.
C.
Source Book Assignments
§
To be substantively perfect,
every proposition of every article must be well supported by the cited
authority. The purpose of
source book assignments is to ensure this substantive perfection.
§
Source book assignments
include locating sources and confirming the accuracy of authors’
assertions and confirming that the listed citations are properly
Bluebooked.
1.
Locating Assigned Sources & Borrowing
Forms
§
Members are
responsible for locating and obtaining a hard copy of each source cited in
all the end notes they are assigned.
The copies submitted must reflect the page number of the exact page
where the source appears, and a copy of the title page of the work that
reflects the name of the author, publisher, year of publication and volume
number (if any).
§
Members are
required to check the on-line catalogues, Westlaw, Lexis and all other
sources in locating assigned sources.
§
Borrowing Forms
are available in the Members’ Office for use in obtaining hard copies of
cited works from the STCL Library. Borrowing Forms permit Members to check
out materials from the library and copy them using the STCL student
publication copiers located in the Law Review suite. Materials must be immediately
returned to the library however.
§
Borrowing
privileges given to Currents
Members and Editors are above that given to the general student body and
are given only for Currents
related assignments.
Borrowing privileges must not be used for research of Member Notes
or to remove materials placed on reserve by any member of the faculty.
Because the abuse of this privilege reflects poorly on Currents, Members and Editors must
not make improper use of borrowing privileges.
2.
Locating Sources Not Available at STCL:
Inter-library Loans & Missing Source
Forms
§
If a Member is
unable to locate a specific source in the STCL Library, the Member is
required to check any and all other local libraries necessary in order to
locate the source.
See
Section V: Editorial & Research Tools
§
If a Member is
unable to locate a specific source at another local library, he/she must
complete and submit a Missing Source Form to the corresponding Article
Editor.
See
Missing Source Form, Appendix _____.
§
Missing Source
Forms must not be used to obtain sources available at another local
library.
§
Members that have
completed and submitted a Missing Source Form to their Article Editors are
still responsible for checking with the library to see when the source
becomes available and for completing the corresponding assignment.
§
While waiting for
the missing source to become available, Members must nonetheless locate
another alternate source that makes reference to the assertion cited by
the author and temporarily complete this assignment as if it were the
original source.
§
Articles Editors
may, at their discretion, however, extend deadlines for certain source
book assignments. Articles
Editors’ extensions to their article team Members, however, will not alter
the Article Editor’s deadline for submitting the completed source book to
the Managing Editor.
3.
Editing End Note
Citations
§
Upon locating and
obtaining hard copies of all assigned end note sources, Members should
confirm the accuracy of the citation of such end notes.
§
For every end
note assigned, the Member must prepare an end note page. This page consists of one (1)
individual page that sets forth:
§
the corresponding
end note number,
§
the complete and
proper end note citation using the most current Bluebook, and
§
a list of all the
applicable Bluebook rules used in noting the proper citation.
§
After locating
and obtaining hard copies of all assigned end note sources, ensuring and
preparing an end note page with the proper Bluebook citation of the listed
end notes, the Member shall turn in all the corresponding paper work into
the appropriate Article Editor by the assigned
deadline.
§
During the Ace
process, every authority cited in every end note is evaluated to determine
if and how it supports the proposition for which the author cites it.
§
Determining if an
authority supports a proposition if fairly straightforward; determining
how a cited authority supports the author’s proposition is generally more
difficult. The Bluebook rules
on signals should be consulted for the latter.
§
If an authority
is cited as the source of a quotation, the Member must verify that the
quoted language exactly replicates the language it purports to quote. Any
modification or omission within the quoted language must be appropriately
indicated.
In addition to verifying that the cited
authority is substantively correct, many technical requirements govern the
proper form of end notes. The following is a brief overview to be used
exclusively in the ACE process.
Members are responsible for consulting The Bluebook and The Greenbook for more specific
rules.
Verify that the parties named in a case style
are spelled and abbreviate correctly according to Table 6 of The Bluebook. Generally, case
names should only be abbreviated within the end notes of an
article.
ii.
Jurisdictional Information
The proper citation form for cases contains
information regarding the geographical location and hierarchical level of
the court rendering the opinion.
iii. Date
of Decision or Publication
A date must be included in the full citation of
every authority. However, the manner in which the date is listed varies,
depending on the type of authority used. Consult The Bluebook and The Greenbook for specific
rules.
Misspelling the author in cited authority is
one of the least understandable mistakes that can occur. Verify the
spelling of the author’s name with the source book. Ensure the accuracy of any
applicable accents.
Table 13 of The Bluebook contains a list of
abbreviations for commonly cited English language
periodicals.
Case citations should include a phrase
indicating the weight of authority cited, such as overruled or reversed on other grounds, as
applicable.
vii. Writ
Histories and Subsequent Histories
All Texas cases from the Courts of Appeals,
both civil and criminal, have a writ or petition history. Furthermore,
when subsequent proceedings have altered the authoritative value of an
opinion, an appropriate notation must be included in the
citation.
Footnotes rarely cite only one authority.
Multiple sources must be placed in a certain order, which is generally:
constitutions, statutes, cases, and secondary
materials.
ix.
Omissions and Additions in Quotations
Whenever a quotation omits the footnotes or
citations contained in the original, the article citation must include the
parenthetical notation “(citations omitted)” or “(footnotes omitted).”
Italics may be added to quoted material for emphasis. In such cases, the citation should
include the notation “(emphasis added).” Words added to a partial
quotation to clarify the meaning should be
bracketed.
Except where authority is introduced by the
signal “See generally,” all
citations require a pinpoint citation, which indicates the exact page
within the source where the proposition or quotation can be found. All
pinpoint citations must be verified for accuracy. Moreover, if a signal
calls for a pinpoint citation, a pinpoint must be added, and the
proposition must be checked.
xi.
Signals and Parentheticals
Signals indicate how an authority supports the
author’s proposition. Parenthetical information is generally recommended
and encouraged when the relevance of a cited authority might not otherwise
be clear to the reader. Explanatory parenthetical phrases generally begin
with a present participle, such as holding or stating. The parenthetical
should specifically support the author’s stated proposition in the
text.
Both cases and statutes may be short-cited.
Refer to The Bluebook for
specific rules.
When editing law review articles, Members
should remember that they contain three types of typefaces: Roman,
Italics, and small caps. Underlining is never used in a law review
article. Many rules govern use of these typefaces, so The Bluebook should be
consulted.
D.
Ace Assignments
§
To be technically perfect,
every article must contain proper citation form, proper formatting,
parallelism of both headings and text, and proper spelling, grammar, and
sentence and paragraph structure.
The purpose of ace assignments is to ensure this technical
perfection.
§
Ace assignments consist of
checking quotations for missing and incorrect words, punctuation,
alterations, grammar, spelling, and style.
§
Because articles submitted to
Currents are oftentimes written
by foreign practitioners who speak English as a second language, it is
important to make technical corrections in a manner that will neither
affect the substantive content of the article nor alter the author’s
chosen writing style.
§
Although both the text and
footnotes of an article are edited during the Ace process, editing styles
vary from person to person.
An author’s text is his own personal creation, carved from his
thought and etched with his style. Therefore, when editing an author’s
text, individual writing styles are to be respected. Members should only make very
minor grammatical corrections, not modify or change the author’s writing
style. If a Member feels that
a sentence or paragraph is unclear, it should be marked for the Articles
Editor’s further review.
§
Each article team
Member must fill out an Ace Checklist and Cover Sheet for each assignment
and attach it to the final work product turned into the corresponding
Article Editor.
Grammar and punctuation are technical aspects
of an article that readily lend themselves to editing. Although this list
is not exhaustive, the following are some of the errors to specifically
look for in the Ace.
Spelling errors are possibly the most obvious
and easily remedied errors found in an article. A misspelled word is never
considered a matter of personal style and should always be corrected. When
in doubt, consult a dictionary.
The period is the punctuation mark used to mark
the end of a sentence. It may also be used at the end of abbreviations. A
period is always followed by one space.
2.
Comma
Commas generally function to separate
independent clauses, separate elements, and set off dependent clauses not
essential to the meaning of the sentence. Commas also have several
conventional uses, as in dates. Using commas excessively renders an
article as confusing and unintelligible as omitting necessary ones.
Questions regarding proper use of commas should be looked up in the Texas
Law Review Manual on Usage & Style or the Chicago Manual of Style. If
a clear answer cannot be discerned after consulting both of these sources,
the comma should be marked for review by the Articles Editor. A comma is
always followed by one space.
The colon is primarily a mark of introduction.
It signals that the preceding statement is about to explained, amplified,
or summarized. It may also signal that a quotation or a series will
follow. A colon is always preceded by an independent clause, but it need
not be followed by one. A colon is always followed by one space.
4.
Semicolon
A semicolon separates independent clauses
without requiring that a conjunction separate them. Generally, the
semicolon is most appropriate when the first clause creates some
suspense—some expectation in the reader that an equally important and
complementary statement will follow. A semicolon may also be used to
separate items in a list if using a comma to separate them would be
confusing. A semicolon is always followed by one space.
5.
Hyphens, Endashes, and Emdashes
Hyphens (-) appear only in hyphenated words
(such as attorney-client privilege). Endashes (–) are used to indicate a
range of pages or dates. Emdashes (—) may be used in place of commas or
parentheses to set off and emphasize dependent clauses. Hyphens, endashes,
and emdashes always appear without leading or trailing spaces.
6.
Quotation Marks
Quotation marks enclose direct quotations from
speech and writing and are always used in pairs. Use a double quotation
mark to enclose direct quotes; use single quotation marks to enclose a
quotation within a quotation. Quotation marks should never be used to set
off a block quote. They may be used to introduce a word or phrase of art,
but subsequent uses of the word or phrase should not include quotation
marks. Any alteration of text within quotation marks must be appropriately
indicated.
7.
Ellipses
A punctuation mark composed of three spaced
periods [. . .] used to indicate the omission of material from a quoted
passage. An ellipsis is never used to indicate an omission at the
beginning of a quotation. An ellipsis is followed by a period when
material is omitted at the end of the
sentence.
Throughout the article, the author will state
propositions that are not his own thoughts, but he will not cite the
authority for the proposition. In these cases, the Member editing that
portion of the text is responsible for inserting the necessary end note.
If it is unclear whether the end note should be added, it must be added.
E.
Article Team Meetings
§
Members must make
and physically attend two (2) meetings with their Article Editor per
semester.
§
Article Editors
must physically meet with their article team Members during each of these
two meetings. Members are
still free, however, to contact and make appointments to see their Article
Editor at a mutually convenient time during the semester to discuss
problems or the progress of the Member’s performance on articles
assignments.
§
These meetings
shall be as follows:
First
Meeting
§
To be held during
the first (3) three weeks of school during a long semester or summer
session
§
Purpose: to
review Members’ source book and ace assignments completed thus far and
answer any pending questions
Second Meeting
§
To be held during
the (3) three weeks before the deadline set forth in the article
assignment memorandum.
§
Purpose: to
review Members’ source book and ace assignments completed thus far and
answer any pending questions.
§
Members may
contact their Articles Editor any time during the semester to address any
questions concerning articles assignments.
§
Notes Editors may
also request additional extraordinary meetings with members to discuss the
progress of the Member’s articles assignments or special concerns.
§
Articles Editors are required
to maintain a log of assignments made to Members in conformity with
section I.D.1.
§
Articles Editors are required
to submit a Status Report of the meeting held with each Member to the
Managing Editor within five (5) working days of each Member’s individual
meeting.
§
Notes Editors are required to
forward a copy of Status Report of the First and Second Meeting to the
corresponding Member within five (5) working days of each Member’s
individual meeting.
§
Because Members are required
to receive passing grades in each of the five categories previously
defined (Notes, Articles, Office, Administrative & Attendance), it is
important that Members keep track of written verification of their
attendance of article team meetings.
Members that do not receive copies of the Status Reports
corresponding to their First and Second article team meeting as defined
above should submit a written request for such copies to the Managing
Editor no later than 10 working days after the Member’s individual meeting
was held. Failure to request
and obtain such documentation within the 10 day period will result in a
waiver of attendance for such meeting.
IV.
THE CURRENTS EDITORIAL
BOARD
A.
General
Eligibility
§
The Currents Editorial Board is
responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Journal. Consequently, each Editor must
spend a significant amount of time overseeing and managing his part of the
organization.
§
To run for a
position on The Board, Members must:
§
Complete the
first required semester before running for a
position,
§
Be enrolled
(first and/or second semester Members) or participating (third and
subsequent semester Members & Editors) in Currents the semester elections
are held, and
§
Have at least two
semesters left before graduation.
Members are prohibited from running for a position on The Board
their last semester at STCL.
§
The Board
typically includes the following editorial
positions:
§
Editor-in-Chief
1 position
§
Managing
Editor 1
position
§
Assistant
Managing Editor 1 position (as needed)
§
Symposium
Editor 1 position (as
needed)
§
Articles
Editor 3 positions (as needed)
§
Notes Editor 3 positions (as
needed)
B.
Editor-in-Chief
§
The
Editor-in-Chief is responsible for overseeing the entire organization,
administration and functioning of the Journal. Additionally, the Editor-in-Chief
acts as the primary representative of the Journal.
§
Coordinating the
membership’s effort to publish the Winter and Summer editions of Currents is the Editor-in-Chief’s
primary responsibility.
§
To hold the
position of Editor-in-Chief, an applicant must possess excellent research
and writing, interpersonal, public relations, management, organizational
and leadership skills.
§
To run for the
position of Editor-in-Chief, a Member must have completed at least two (2)
semesters on Currents.
C.
Managing
Editor
§
The Managing
Editor is responsible for the internal management of the Journal and for
giving support to the Editor-in-Chief in accomplishing the administration
and functioning of the Journal.
§
Serving as the
administrator of the Editors’ and Members’ Offices and of the Articles and
Notes Editors and their corresponding teams are the Managing Editors’
primary responsibilities.
§
Other functions
overseen by the Managing Editor include: the marketing of the Journal, and
general administration of the Editors’ and Members’ Offices.
§
To hold the
position of Managing Editor, an applicant must possess excellent research
and writing skills, have excellent interpersonal skills and be willing to
work in conjunction with the Editor-in-Chief in accomplishing the goals of
the Journal.
§
To run for the
position of Managing Editor, a Member must have completed at least two (2)
semesters on Currents.
D.
Assistant Managing
Editor
§
The position of Assistant
Managing Editor is filled on an as needed
basis.
§
During General Elections, the
incoming Editor-in-Chief and incoming Managing Editor will jointly decide
the role to be played by the incoming Assistant Managing. This role will be either to give
total support to the Managing Editor, or to completely oversee and perform
certain specific duties that generally correspond to the Managing
Editor. In the case of the
latter, the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor must jointly agree to the
specific duties assigned to the Assistant Managing Editor. Notice of these
specific duties must be given to the Assistant Managing Editor within the
first three (3) weeks of the
semester.
§
Because this position, by
definition, implies assisting the Managing Editor, the Assistant Managing
Editor will nonetheless play a supportive role to the Managing Editor,
even if elected to oversee and perform specific duties. In theses cases, written notice
must be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief and to the Assistant Managing
Editor of any additional duties to be performed by the latter.
§
To hold the position of
Assistant Managing Editor, an applicant must possess excellent research
and writing skills and be open to working in close conjunction with the
Managing Editor.
§
To run for the position of
Managing Editor, the position must be currently required and available,
and the Member must have completed at least one (1) long semester on Currents.
E.
Articles
Editor
§
Articles Editors
are responsible for the administration, oversight and effective completion
of the editorial process of practitioner articles to be published in the
upcoming edition of Currents. This entails, but is not limited
to: maintaining a log of assignments, setting up the initial source books,
assigning all article related assignments, compiling all ace and source
booking assignments as set forth in this Manual, and finally but equally
important, producing a final, edited version of the practitioner articles
assigned to their article team.
§
Because Articles
Editors are required to submit a completed source book to the Managing
Editor prior to the printing process, Articles Editors must work with the
Managing Editor finalizing any editing details that may arise after the
source book has been submitted to the Managing Editor. This includes, but is not limited
to, additional editing of practitioner articles and supplementing source
book data.
§
To hold the
position of Articles Editor, an applicant must possess excellent research,
writing and editing skills.
Articles Editors must also be effective communicators and have the
ability to detect and resolve problems with Members’ article team
performance early in the editing process.
§
To run for the
position of Articles Editor, a Member must have completed at least one (1)
long semester on Currents.
F.
Notes
Editors
§
Notes Editors are
responsible for the administration and oversight of Members’
Notes-Substantial Writing Requirement. This position generally entails,
but is not limited to: maintaining a log of assignments, assigning all
note related assignments, and editing all Members’ note related
assignments.
§
Because Notes
Editors’ work mainly deals with helping Members’ complete their student
notes and satisfy their substantial writing requirement, applicants must
also invest sufficient time overseeing the writing
process.
§
To hold the
position of Notes Editor, an applicant must possess excellent research,
writing and editing skills.
Notes Editors must also be effective communicators and have the
ability to detect and resolve problems with Members’ note team performance
early in the writing process.
§
To run for the
position of Notes Editor, a Member must have completed at least one (1)
long semester on Currents.
G.
Faculty
Advisors
H.
Senior
Publications Coordinator
§
Sharyn
Kearns is the Senior Publications Coordinator of South Texas College of
Law.
§
The
role of the Senior Publications Coordinator is limited to the duties
agreed upon between the Editor-in-Chief and Dean Elizabeth Dennis.
§
Because
the role of the Senior Publications Coordinator is to facilitate the needs
of STCL student publications
before the STCL Administration, only the Editor-in-Chief and occasionally,
the Managing Editor, may submit requests for assistance. Such requests
must be previously authorized by Dean Elizabeth Dennis.
§
Any
requests that may ultimately be handled by the Senior Publications
Coordinator must first be submitted to the appropriate editor, as set
forth in the Administrative Manual.
I.
Elections
§
Elections are
held in the Spring and Fall semesters. General Elections are held only in
the Spring semester and Regular Elections are held every semester, as
needed.
§
The availability
of Editorial positions is based on the needs of the Journal at that time.
§
To be elected to
a position on The Board, a Member must be prepared to assume the position
immediately and/or beginning the following
semester.
§
Elections must be
held according to the Elections Procedure outlined in the Administrative
Manual.
V.
EDITORIAL & RESEARCH TOOLS
A.
STCL Fred Parks Law Library
§
Currents has the privilege of having the excellent
support of Monica Ortale, the STCL Faculty Services and Reference
Librarian. Her telephone
number is (713) 646-1721, e-mail address: ortale@stcl.edu. She is willing to help Currents Members search for
difficult sources provided that
a reasonable amount of time is given and that the Member has made a good
faith attempt to find the source first.
§
Members should
familiarize themselves with the regular library hours along with the
special hours for holidays and final exams period. The main telephone number of the
library is (713) 646-1711.
B.
Houston Area
Libraries
§
All copy expenses at other
libraries will be reimbursed upon the presentation of a receipt and a
reimbursement form.
|
Harris County Law
Library 1019
Congress (713)
755-5183 |
University of Houston Law
Library 4800 Calhoun (713)
743-2300 www.uh.edu/campus/libraries.html |
Texas Southern Law
Library 3100
Cleburne (713)
313-7125 |
§
General Information Libraries
|
Houston Public
Library-Downtown 500 McKinney (713)
236-1313 www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hpl.index.html |
University of
Houston 4800 Calhoun (713)
743-1050 www.uh.edu/campus/libraries.html |
Rice University
Library 6100 Main
Street (713)
527-4021 www.rice.edu/Fondren |
|
University of St.
Thomas-Doherty 3800 Montrose
Blvd. (713)
525-2190 |
Houston Baptist
Library 7502 Fondren (713)
995-3304 |
University of Texas Medical School
Library (713)
797-1230 |
§
On-Line Searches for Sources
& Interlibrary Loans
§
To find a book
unavailable in any Houston library, use the following search
tool:
1.
Go to the Fred
Parks Law Library home page,
2.
Click on
FirstSearch/OCLC,
3.
On the next page,
again click FirstSearch/OCLC, and
4.
Use Worldcat to
search for the source.
§
Members may use
this search engine to search for books in libraries
nationwide.
§
Once the page of
libraries containing the book is located, the page must be printed and
attached to the Missing Source.
Both must be submitted to the corresponding Article Editor so that
s/he may process an interlibrary loan.
§
Members are not
responsible for initiating interlibrary loans, but they are responsible
for giving their Articles Editors the information needed for the Editor to
initiate the loan. Once the
Articles Editor submits initiates the interlibrary loan, Members are
responsible for checking back with the library to find out when the source
becomes available and for completing their articles
assignments.
C.
Editing
Aids
§
Ace Checklist and
Cover Sheet
§
Bluebook Rules
& Tables
§
Introductory
Signals
D.
Research Tips: When the U.S.
is not a Party to a Treaty
E.
Research Tips: When the U.S.
is a party to a Treaty
F.
Internet Links for
Lawyers
G.
International Legal Research
on the Internet (Dr. Mark E. Steiner)
H.
Westlaw Orientation
Presentation (Sara Williams)
I.
Lexis International Law
Resource Guide (Cherie Williams)
APPENDICES
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