Tarlton Library News

Are you researching for a law professor this summer?

If so, come to the Tarlton Law Library’s research training for law students who are working as Research Assistants (RAs) or who may be interested in being RAs in the future. The training session is scheduled for Thursday, May 17, at 1pm, in the library’s computer classroom (3.222/3.223) on the 3rd Floor.

Topics covered will include a practical overview of procedures, such as how to borrow materials from different libraries on campus, as well as a rundown of major legal research resources and guides to help you throughout the summer.

Please RSVP to Matt Steinke, Assistant Director for Public Services, to reserve a spot.

The Supreme Court issued one opinion today.
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Austin Troy. The Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities. New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2012.

As global demand for energy grows and prices rise, a city’s energy consumption becomes increasingly tied to its economic viability, warns the author of The Very Hungry City. Austin Troy, a seasoned expert in urban environmental management, explains for general readers how a city with a high “urban energy metabolism”—that is, a city that needs large amounts of energy in order to function—will be at a competitive disadvantage in the future. He explores why cities have different energy metabolisms and discusses an array of innovative approaches to the problems of expensive energy consumption.

Thank Your for Smoking

A charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco struggles with the twin demands of being successful at his job and acting as a good role model for his son.

Tarlton’s Law in Popular Culture collection (LPOP) is always growing with the addition of new titles, including feature films and television series on DVD. We’re spreading the word by featuring selected titles here on our blog. LPOP videos and DVDs are exclusively available to the UT law school community, i.e. students, staff and faculty, for three day loan. Enjoy!

Nicholas Katzenbach, who served as Deputy Attorney General under President John F. Kennedy and  Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson, died on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.  During the Kennedy administration, Katzenbach confronted Alabama’s Governor George Wallace during the integration of the University of Alabama.  He was involved in several famous civil rights cases, including Katzenbach v. McClung, 379 U.S. 294 (1964), which forbid racial discrimination in restaurants.  Tarlton’s digital collection, The Papers of Justice Tom C. Clark, includes drafts and correspondence that reveal the Court’s deliberations in that case and the related case, Heart of Atlanta Motel v United States, 379 U.S. 241 (1964).  In 2008, Katzenbach published his memoir, Some of It Was Fun: Working with RFK and LBJ.

Sara Holtz. Bringin’ in the Rain: A Woman Lawyer’s Guide to Business Development. Granite Bay, Calif. : ClientFocus, c2008.

In this book, Sara Holtz shares wisdom gained from more than 15 years of coaching and training lawyers in effective approaches to business development. Filled with practical advice on the most efficient and effective ways to generate a client base, it demystifies the business development process and provides time-tested, proven approaches to growing your practice.

Written in a concise and action-oriented style, Bringin’ in the Rain provides a step-by-step guide to developing a book of business. It can also serve as a reference manual for specific business development challenges.