Throughout history, individuals and groups have produced tracts, essays, manifestos, and open letters intended to influence public opinion or explain complex legal and political questions to broader audiences. The format was often simple: inexpensive paper, straightforward printing methods, and distribution by hand or public posting. One could even argue that America’s most famous “zine” was a series of 85 essays published in newspapers between 1787 and 1788 known today as The Federalist Papers.
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Ex Libris Juris - HCLL Blog
What’s behind the name? “Ex Libris Juris” is Latin for “from the books of law” and much of the information here will relate to the legal information collected and curated by the Law Library. Additionally, “Ex Libris” has long appeared on bookplates – labels appearing inside the front cover of books – and has acquired the connoted meaning “from the library of” to show ownership of the book. Using this connotation, the phrase becomes “from the library of law” and better describes the posts about digital resources, event announcements, and research tips that will regularly appear here.