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Law Librarian Blog

Law Librarian Blog

By Librarians Joe Hodnicki and Ron Jones.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/
  • May 17

    Could ATL's Law School Ranking Unseat US News?

    Could ATL's Law School Ranking Unseat US News?
    Not gonna happen. IMHO, the only way to reduce the impact the annual ritual known as the US News Law School Rankings is if the entire legal academy starts ignoring US News in law school marketing fodder. You think that...
  • May 17

    Friday Fun: How Many Times Has Star Trek's Mister Spock Been Quoted in Court Opinions?

    Friday Fun: How Many Times Has Star Trek's Mister Spock Been Quoted in Court Opinions?
    Don't know but this could make a good research project for those law librarians looking to write something for possible tenure-recognition publication during their summer break. For starting purposes, Jacob Gershman cites a couple of…
  • May 16

    India Publisher Threatens $1B Lawsuit Against Colorado Librarian

    India Publisher Threatens $1B Lawsuit Against Colorado Librarian
    Here we go again. This time it’s a publisher out of India that is threatening to sue Jeffrey Beall, a librarian at the University of Colorado over characterizations he’s made on his Scholarly Open Access Blog. That blog identifies, in...
Rank this Week: 5

Legal Scholarship Blog

Legal Scholarship Blog

Features law-related calls for papers, conferences and workshops. From the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the University of Washington School of Law.

http://legalscholarshipblog.com
  • Sep 12

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 12, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Alabama Nuno Garoupa (Illinois) Albany James T. Gathii Faculty Workshop Series – Sheldon Halpern, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Jr. Chair in Law and Technology (Albany)
  • Sep 11

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 11, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Chicago Law Public Law and Legal Theory Workshop – Darrell A.H. Miller(Cincinnati Law) Cornell Law Asma Barlas (Ithaca College)
  • Sep 10

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop

    September 10, 2012 Colloquia/Workshop
    Columbia Law Mark J. Osiel (Iowa Law) presents Rights to Do Grave Wrong – paper is not publicly available Georgia Law Jamal Greene (Columbia Law)
Rank this Week: 9

Current Awareness Weblog

Current Awareness Weblog

Covers new case law, changes in legislation, and legal news. From the Inner Temple Library.

http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com
Rank this Week: 10

beSpacific

beSpacific

Features law, marketing, Internet legal resources and technology news. By Sabrina I. Pacifici.

http://www.bespacific.com/
Rank this Week: 14

Legal Informatics Blog

Legal Informatics Blog

Provides scholarly & professional commentary on legal information systems. By Robert Richards.

http://legalinformatics.wordpress.com
  • May 19

    FuzzyLaw: Collection of lay citizens’ understandings of legal terminology

    FuzzyLaw: Collection of lay citizens’ understandings of legal terminology
    The Cardiff University Centre for Language and Communication has made available FuzzyLaw, an online collection of “lay-people’s explanations of legal terms.” Here is the description from the project’s Website: FuzzyLaw…
  • May 18

    Hoekstra: Dataset: A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulation

    Hoekstra: Dataset: A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulation
    Dr. Rinke Hoekstra of the Leibniz Center for Law has posted a dataset entitled A Network Analysis of Dutch Regulations. Here is the description: This fileset contains two networks (CSV files) of citations between Dutch regulations stored on…
  • May 18

    Raman: Ethnographic study of Indian land record digitization project

    Raman: Ethnographic study of Indian land record digitization project
    Bhuvaneswari Raman of the French Institute of Pondicherry has published The Rhetoric and Reality of Transparency: Transparent Information, Opaque City Spaces and the Empowerment Question, Journal of Community Informatics, 8(2), article 866…
Rank this Week: 21

Gallagher Blogs

Gallagher Blogs

Features library news and legal research tips. From the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library of the University of Washington School of Law.

http://gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 15

    New Faculty Publication: Ron Collins' Books by Supreme Court Justice

    New Faculty Publication: Ron Collins' Books by Supreme Court Justice
    Ronald K.L. Collins, Books by Supreme Court Justices, 38 J. Sup. Ct. Hist. 94 (2013).Identifying 353 books, Prof. Collins bibliography is the latest and most comprehensive work covering works written, edited, or compiled by the Justices.Chief…
  • May 14

    New Faculty Publications: Toshiko Takenaka and Signe Naeve

    New Faculty Publications: Toshiko Takenaka and Signe Naeve
    Intellectual Property in Common Law and Civil Law (Toshiko Takenaka ed., Edward Elgar, 2013).UW Law professor Toshiko Takenaka has edited and contributed chapters to this new work, which covers patents, copyright, trademark and unfair…
  • May 10

    New Faculty Publication: Anita Krig on Investment Company as Instrument

    New Faculty Publication: Anita Krig on Investment Company as Instrument
    Anita K. Krug, Investment Company as Instrument: The Limitations of the Corporate Governance Regulatory Regime, 86 S. Cal. L. Rev. 263 (2013). Available on SSRN.AbstractU.S. regulation of public investment companies (such as mutual funds) is…
Rank this Week: 30

Library Boy

Library Boy

Features legal research news. By Michel-Adrien Sheppard.

http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Supreme Court of Canada: New Library Title

    Supreme Court of Canada: New Library Title
    The list of new library titles added to the Supreme Court of Canada collection for the period of May 1st to 15th, 2013 is now available on the Court website.The web page explains: "The Supreme Court of Canada Library does not lend materials…
  • May 16

    Daniel Caron Resigns as Head of Library and Archives Canada

    Daniel Caron Resigns as Head of Library and Archives Canada
    Daniel Caron, the head of Library and Archives Canada (LAC) who presided over the dismantling of many important services at the institution in the wake of extensive budget cuts, resigned yesterday.The CLA Govt Library & IM Professionals…
  • May 15

    Justice Canada 2013 Victims of Crime Research Digest

    Justice Canada 2013 Victims of Crime Research Digest
    Last week's issue of the Weekly Checklist of Canadian Government Publications lists the 2013 Victims of Crime Research Digest. Published by Justice Canada, it includes short, accessible articles on victims of crime research:"Welcome to sixth…
Rank this Week: 41

Hunter's Query

Hunter's Query

Features research tips and law library news. From the Howard W. Hunter Law Library at the J. Reuben Clark Law School.

http://huntersquery.byulaw.info/wordpress/
  • Nov 19

    Jensen on Cyber Attack

    Jensen on Cyber Attack
    Professor Eric Jensen has recently posted his newest paper, Cyber Attacks: Proportionality and Precautions in Attack, to SSRN.  It will be published in the U.S. Naval War College’s International Law Studies Series.
  • Nov 15

    More Finals Help

    More Finals Help
    I’ve already blogged a bit about some of the resources we have to help with finals prep – CALI, Sample Exams, and Flash Cards.  Here are a few other things that might help you as you study for finals.
  • Nov 13

    Flash Card

    Flash Card
    Our Law in a Flash, Flash Cards are a big hit around finals time.  Last year we purchased extra sets because of the high demand.  Flash cards can be checked out at the circulation desk for 2 hours at a time.  Our current sets include Civil…
Rank this Week: 44

Slaw

Slaw

A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.

http://www.slaw.ca
  • May 19

    2013 LawTechCamp

    2013 LawTechCamp
    Technology is the game-changer in the legal field, and yet most lawyers are not very technologically inclined. LawTechCamp seeks to change that, bringing together non-lawyers from the tech sector and the lawyers who are eager to identify the…
  • May 19

    Summaries Sunday: Maritime Law Book

    Summaries Sunday: Maritime Law Book
    Summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw byMaritime Law Book. Every Sunday we present a precis of the latest summaries, a fuller version of which can be found on MLB-Slaw Selected Case…
  • May 17

    Friday Fillip: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream

    Friday Fillip: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream
    For fun, most of the time — as anyone who lives near a school playground will know. That blast of raw sound, bigger than a shout, less prissy than a sung note, pours energy out of us in a way that demands the world take notice. And it…
Rank this Week: 47

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law…

Podcasts at Rutgers School of Law - Newark

Audio and Video broadcasts of interesting lectures and events taking place at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.

http://law-library.rutgers.edu/feeds/podcast.php
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • Oct 3

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure

    The Rehnquist Legacy in Criminal Procedure
    Robert A. Lucas, Professor of Law at the University of Indiana Law School (Bloomington), was the featured speaker on this program. Prof. Bradley has recently edited a collection of essays entitled “The Rehnquist Legacy,”…
  • May 22

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two

    New Jersey Law Librarians Association 2007 Annual Business Meeting and Program Part two
    Our meeting venue, Liberty Hall, is acclaimed as a New Jersey treasure, a gift of history from the Kean family. Our speaker, Mark Lender, history professor at Kean, is working on the recent George Washington letter discovery. Read more about…
Rank this Week: 55

Bev Butula's Blog

Bev Butula's Blog

From the Wisconsin Law Journal.

http://www.wislawjournal.com/type.cfm/Bev%20Butula
Rank this Week: 57

Virtual Library Cat's Eye View

Virtual Library Cat's Eye View

Features news and views from Ernester, the Hofstra School of Law Deane Law Library Virtual Cat.

http://deanelawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S    ! ! ! ! ! !    You made it !!!Best of luck to graduates!!!First years - you survived your first year of law school, now you can make it through anything!Second years - you are now experts…
  • May 16

    Unusual U.S. Government Publications, Part One

    Unusual U.S. Government Publications, Part One
    On Thursdays this Summer, we will be running a series that highlights some unusual, even peculiar, historical publications by the U.S. Government.First in our series is (opens PDF) Sprocket Man, a 1975 superhero comic book that promotes…
  • May 15

    Report from European Coalition for Digital Right

    Report from European Coalition for Digital Right
    A recent report from European Coalition for Digital Rights entitled, International Privacy Organisations: Don't Let Corporations Strip Citizens of Their Right to Privacy presents analysis by privacy experts of proposed amendments to the draft…
Rank this Week: 62

Collection Development Blog

Collection Development Blog

Covers legal news and resources. By the Servies Collection Development Department of the Hong Kong University Library.

http://obelix.lib.hku.hk/cdblog
  • May 18

    Visual report — infographic work on the International Criminal Tribunal

    Visual report — infographic work on the International Criminal Tribunal
    The Leitner Center for International Law and Justice has launched a new report, “International Criminal Tribunals: A Visual Overview”.  For public interest law focus, this new 90-page report provides analysis and information…
  • Apr 17

    Launch of the UN Depository Libraries - Global Outreach Map

    Launch of the UN Depository Libraries - Global Outreach Map
    To share ideas of outreach activities, promote interests in global UN issues and encourage the use of UN information resources, Dag Hammarskjöld Library has recently launched a Global Outreach Map.  With this map, feedback about the…
  • Apr 16

    UN Documentation Research Guide: updated and expanded

    UN Documentation Research Guide: updated and expanded
    In honor of the 60th anniversary of the appointment of Dag Hammarskjold as Secretary-General, the library has recently launched a new UN Documentation Research Guide (http://research.un.org/en/docs) with expanded and updated information.…
Rank this Week: 66

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Covers knowledge management, internet marketing and library sciences. By Greg Lambert, Lisa Salazar and Toby Brown.

http://www.geeklawblog.com/
  • May 14

    Bloomberg, Terminals, Reporting, Intelligence, and Ethic

    Bloomberg, Terminals, Reporting, Intelligence, and Ethic
    One of the very first things you hear when you attend a Competitive Intelligence (CI) seminar is that CI is the ethical gathering of intelligence. The reason that ethics is stressed so highly when discussion CI, is that if your CI…
  • May 13

    GeoGuessr: Making a Game out of Google Map

    GeoGuessr: Making a Game out of Google Map
    I usually put some of the non-legal (but fun) things on Friday posts, but today I am leaning toward more of the "Geeks" side of the blog than the "Law" side. Last week I saw a tweet fly by that mentioned GeoGuessr, so I had a few free moments…
  • May 10

    Even Westlaw Knows It's a Tough Market – Law Graduates Can Keep Access Through November

    Even Westlaw Knows It's a Tough Market – Law Graduates Can Keep Access Through November
    Image [cc] Salem State Library Maybe I'm reading a bit much into this announcement from the Dorraine Zief Law Library at the University of San Francisco, but, the fact that Westlaw has decided to allow graduating law students access to their…
Rank this Week: 68

New York Supreme Court Criminal…

New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library

News and information gateway to web based services provided by the New York State Supreme Court Criminal Term Library in New York County.

http://crimlawlib.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 88

Administrative Law Prof Blog

Administrative Law Prof Blog

Edited by Edward M. McClure and Professors Kamina Pinder, Lisa Tripp, Kari Mercer Dalton and Malik Edwards.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adminlaw/
  • Jan 9

    The future of regulatory drafting?

    The future of regulatory drafting?
    See Robert McMillan, "How GitHub Helps You Hack the Government", Wired Magazine, 01.09.13, 6:30 AM at http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/01/hack-the-government/. Is this the leading edge of change in how regulations are…
  • Oct 29

    Good class discussion

    Good class discussion
    Cary Coglianese has posted an interesting discussion on RegBlog, "When is a Federal Agency not a Federal Agency?". Opening paragraphs: As the size and scope of government has expanded over the last century, so too has the web of…
  • Oct 22

    Types of regulatory strategies, and does the third type work?

    Types of regulatory strategies, and does the third type work?
    RegBlog summarizes a new paper by Anil Doshi (Harvard Business School), Glen Dowell (Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management), and Michael W. Toffel (Harvard Business School), "How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure". The…
Rank this Week: 93

Lex Scripta

Lex Scripta

From the Dallas Association of Law Librarians.

http://dallnet.blogspot.com/
  • May 14

    Bloomberg and privacy breach

    Bloomberg and privacy breach
    I've seen a lot of buzz about Bloomberg terminals and reporters seeing customer information. Jean O'Grady has a good summary of the issue at http://deweybstrategic.blogspot.com/2013/05/bloomberg-law-not-impacted-by-bloomberg.html, and goes on…
  • May 8

    RSS reader

    RSS reader
    I am going to be testing out two possible replacements for Google Reader for my RSS feed browsing. Both will ask for permission to access your Google account to pull in your current list of feeds, then import it into their system.The first,…
  • Apr 26

    Copyright reform?

    Copyright reform?
    Article from Ars Technica web site with proposals for copyright reform. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/five-ways-congress-should-improve-the-copyright-system/Suggested improvements:Bring proportionality back to copyright…
Rank this Week: 102

State Law Library of Montana

State Law Library of Montana

Features notices of new Opinions and Orders from the Montana Supreme Court, library announcements, research tips, and Montana legal news.

http://mtlawlibrary.wordpress.com
  • May 15

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: State v. Matheson

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: State v. Matheson
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0727, 2013 MT 135N, STATE OF MONTANA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. RICHARD LEE MATHESON, Defendant and Appellant.
  • May 15

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: City of Missoula v. Walker

    UNPUBLISHED OPINION: City of Missoula v. Walker
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Unpublished Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0391, 2013 MT 134N, CITY OF MISSOULA, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. ROBERT OSCAR WALKER, Defendant and Appellant.
  • May 15

    OPINION: Matter of K.B. and T.B.

    OPINION: Matter of K.B. and T.B.
    The Montana Supreme Court has issued an Opinion in the following matter: DA 12-0705, 2013 MT 133, IN THE MATTER OF: K.B. and T.B., Youths in Need  of Care.
Rank this Week: 107

CT Judicial Law Libraries' NewsLog

CT Judicial Law Libraries' NewsLog

Covers recent legal developments, legal practice tools, and law library resources in Connecticut.

http://ersa.jud.ct.gov/lawlibnews/Lists/Posts/AllPosts.aspx
  • May 16

    Criminal Law Supreme Court Opinion - 5/16/2013

    Criminal Law Supreme Court Opinion - 5/16/2013
    Category: Recent Decisions;Criminal Opinions Body: SC18731 - State v. Shields (Possession of child pornography first degree; conditional plea of nolo contendere; probable cause; search warrant; computers; certification from Appellate Court;…
  • May 15

    Juvenile Law Supreme Court Opinions - 5/15/2013

    Juvenile Law Supreme Court Opinions - 5/15/2013
    Category: Recent Decisions;Juvenile Law Opinions Body: SC19017 -In re Jusstice W.  (Juvenile delinquency; "The primary issue in this consolidated appeal is whether General Statutes (Sup. 2012) § 46b- 141 (a) (1) (A) permits a…
  • May 13

    Family Law Appellate Court Opinion - 5/13/2013

    Family Law Appellate Court Opinion - 5/13/2013
    Category: Recent Decisions;Family Opinions Body: AC34023 - Kavanah v. Kavanah ("The plaintiff...appeals from certain financial orders made by the trial court following the dissolution of her marriage to the defendant.... On appeal the…
Rank this Week: 126

Oregon Legal Research

Oregon Legal Research

Features information about and links to Oregon Legal Research resources, in addition to comments about cases, statutes, and interesting events in the world of legal research and law libraries. By Laura Orr.

http://blog.oregonlegalresearch.com
Rank this Week: 147

Law In The News

Law In The News

Legal News Headlines. From the Paul L. Boley Law Library at Lewis & Clark Law School.

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/law_news
Rank this Week: 152

National Indian Law Library --…

National Indian Law Library -- News

Covers Native American legal issues, published by the National Indian Law Library, a public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law.

http://nilllibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 5/17

    NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 5/17
    * U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htmCases featured:Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. U.S. (tribal lands)Cahto Tribe of Laytonville Rancheria v. Dutschke (disenrollment)* U.S. Federal…
  • May 10

    Updated Indian Law News Bulletin; Ongoing Native Land Law CLE Serie

    Updated Indian Law News Bulletin; Ongoing Native Land Law CLE Serie
    * News Bulletin  http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htmIn the "Health & Welfare" section we include an article describing some of the changes and benefits of the Affordable Healthcare Act for tribes.Native Land…
  • May 2

    NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 5/02

    NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 5/02
    * U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.htmlPetition for certiorari was filed in Santana v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, gaming addiction) on 4/29/13. * U.S. Courts of Appeals…
Rank this Week: 183

Moritz Legal Information Blog

Moritz Legal Information Blog

Legal information and research resouces. By the Michael E. Moritz Law Library at Ohio State University.

http://moritzlegalinformation.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    Legality vs. Morality - Trademark Edition

    Legality vs. Morality - Trademark Edition
    Pixar is working on a film with the theme or subject Dia de los Muertos, the Mexian holiday honoring the deceased. As film companies typically do, Disney, Pixar's parent company, applied for trademarks using the anticipated name of the film…
  • May 16

    Naked TSA Protester Fights Fine

    Naked TSA Protester Fights Fine
    We have talked in the past about TSA lawsuits, but suing is not the only way travellers have expressed their displeasure at the TSA. Last April, John Brennan took off all his clothes at the TSA checkpoint in Portland, as a protest against…
  • May 15

    Police Manhunts and Ensuing Litigation

    Police Manhunts and Ensuing Litigation
    For better or worse, we live in a wildly litigious society. On one hand, the U.S. tendency seems to be to seek redress in court rather than through personal vendetta. On the other hand, folks seem to sue for everything under the sun. How…
Rank this Week: 184

Library Stuff

Library Stuff

Dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development. From Information Today, Inc.

http://www.librarystuff.net
  • May 17

    Skip Prichard named OCLC President and CEO

    Skip Prichard named OCLC President and CEO
    “Skip Prichard, an experienced senior executive in the information services market, has been named the next OCLC President and CEO. Mr. Prichard has led multi-national organizations that serve libraries across the full spectrum of…
  • May 17

    James L. Hilton will return to U-M as dean of librarie

    James L. Hilton will return to U-M as dean of librarie
    “James L. Hilton, a professor and higher education administrator nationally recognized as an advocate for collaboration between academics and technology, will return to the campus where he began his academic career, as U-Ms dean of…
  • May 16

    Credo Releases 12 New and Updated Perpetual Access and Subscription Collection

    Credo Releases 12 New and Updated Perpetual Access and Subscription Collection
    “Credo, the industry leader for information skills solutions, today announced that it has launched 12 new and updated Subject and Publisher Collections, adding to the more than 75 collections currently available for perpetual purchase…
Rank this Week: 189

GGU Law Library Blog

GGU Law Library Blog

Covers legal news and library updates. From the Golden Gate University School of Law Library.

http://goldengatelawlibrary.blogspot.com/
  • May 6

    First Annual Report on the Digital Common

    First Annual Report on the Digital Common
    We've published our first Annual Report on our institutional repository, Digital Commons. Read it here: http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/reports/1/.
  • Mar 26

    Unlimited Access to Lexis Advance This Summer!

    Unlimited Access to Lexis Advance This Summer!
    We are happy to announce that your law school Lexis Advance ID will remain active during the summer and that you will have unlimited access to the content available to you in law school to be used for your academic, as well as any summer…
  • Mar 12

    How much does Lexis cost?

    How much does Lexis cost?
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The Librarian at Law

The Librarian at Law

Covers legal and library news. By Lee Sims.

http://librarianatlaw.blogspot.com/
  • Jan 27

    Yet Another Cautionary Tale Of Bad Legal Writing

    Yet Another Cautionary Tale Of Bad Legal Writing
    The ABA Journal reports another case in which an attorney has been raked over the proverbial coals for poor writing. The title to the article - Federal Judge’s Footnote Hits Employment Lawyer for TMI in Legal Briefs - is perhaps slightly…
  • Jan 20

    ABA Law School Transparency Site

    ABA Law School Transparency Site
    If you're interested in the new ABA transparency guidelines you might want to check out the LST - Law School Transparency - web page. The Winter 2012 Transparency Index Report is ready. This is the first Transparency Index Report. The full…
  • Dec 23

    Duncan Law School Sues ABA

    Duncan Law School Sues ABA
    No surprise here. Duncan Law School, the Tennessee law school featured in last Sunday's NY Times article about the business of law schools has lost their bid for accreditation. See the post here for a link to that article and some details.
Rank this Week: 195

Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference

Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference

From the librarians of the Barco Law Library, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

http://barcorefblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 14

    LLMC to launch new interface

    LLMC to launch new interface
    The Law Library Microform Consortium publishes a monthly newsletter which it sends via email link. The May 2013 newsletter just arrived and it contains the excellent news that LLMC has been beta testing a major redesign of the LLMC-Digital…
  • May 14

    3D printer gun plans pulled from website

    3D printer gun plans pulled from website
    A University of Texas law student and his company called "Defense Distributed" recently figured out how to make a working handgun on a 3D printer and made the plans available on the Defense Distributed website. The federal government got…
  • May 14

    Build-Your-Own Law School Ranking

    Build-Your-Own Law School Ranking
    The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System has an online tool that essentially lets you build your own law school rankings, depending on what sort of legal career you want. The tool they provide is called "Law Jobs By the…
Rank this Week: 204

BLS Library Blog

BLS Library Blog

Provides news and views on matters of interest to the Brooklyn Law School community.

http://blslibraryblog.blogspot.com/
  • May 9

    Pretrial Motion Practice and Employment Discrimination

    Pretrial Motion Practice and Employment Discrimination
    New York Law School Law Review has a new symposium issue, Volume 57, Issue 4, Trial by Jury or Trial by Motion? Summary Judgment, Iqbal, and Employment Discrimination. The issue is based on a symposium held at New York Law School in April…
  • May 7

    Taxing Internet Sale

    Taxing Internet Sale
    The Senate, by a vote of 69-27, passed S. 336, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, a bill designed to restore States’ sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws. The legislation seeks to reverse the decision of…
  • May 3

    CALI Lessons for Final Exam

    CALI Lessons for Final Exam
    Brooklyn Law School students can better prepare for final by using CALI lessons. BLA students registering for the first time can contact a reference librarian for the school's authorization code to create a new account. Lessons written by…
Rank this Week: 215

Out of the Jungle

Out of the Jungle

Thoughts on the present and future of legal information, legal research, and legal education. From Jim Milles, BJ Kaufman, Betsy McKenzie, Linda Ryan, Marie S. Newman, Greg Laughlin, Ann Puckett, Gail Daly and Jacqueline Cantwell.

http://outofthejungle.blogspot.com/
  • May 17

    New Student Loan Bills in Committee - Watch Out!

    New Student Loan Bills in Committee - Watch Out!
    On July 1, 2013, the interest rates on student loans is scheduled to double, from from the current 3.4% to 6.8%.   The House Education and Workforce Committee, controlled by Republicans, passed HR 1911,out of committee to the…
  • May 4

    CERN celebrates 20 years of the World Wide Web

    CERN celebrates 20 years of the World Wide Web
    CERN is where the Web was actually invented by Tim Berners-Lee, and they are celebrating it's 20th birthday this year.  See their website here.They also give a link to the document by which CERN put the Web into the public domain on…
  • Apr 30

    Domain Name Rush Following Boston Bombing

    Domain Name Rush Following Boston Bombing
    Dear OOTJers,       I was amazed, fascinated and a good bit appalled to read about the rush on Internet domain names in the wake of the bombing here in Boston.  There was a brief article in the Boston Globe,…
Rank this Week: 241

Legal Research Plus

Legal Research Plus

By Paul Lomio, Erika V. Wayne, Kate, Wilko and George Wilson. The authors are law librarians and advanced legal research instructors at Stanford Law School.

http://legalresearchplus.com
Rank this Week: 254

Trial Advocacy Blog

Trial Advocacy Blog

Focuses on trial advocacy. From Temple University's Beasley School of Law.

http://indexhtml.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 8

    Temple Law Professor and Juvenile Lifer Ruling

    Temple Law Professor and Juvenile Lifer Ruling
    Professor Sarah Jacobson was quoted in Paula Reed Ward's recent article about Jeffrey Cristina, who was found guilty of second-degree murder and robbery.  He was 17 years old and faced a mandatory prison term of life without parole --…
  • Mar 6

    January/February 2013 Law Library Acquisitions List

    January/February 2013 Law Library Acquisitions List
    Administrative LawRegulation : why and how the state regulates / by Barak Orbach.[New York, NY] : Foundation Press, 2013.KF5402.O73 2013 AntitrustDOJ civil antitrust practice and procedure manual / [editor, Kenneth M. Vorrasi].Chicago, Ill. :…
  • Feb 11

    TRIAL TEAM RETAINS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

    TRIAL TEAM RETAINS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
     　This past weekend, Temple's National Trial Team defended its NTC Regional Championship of the National Trial Competition at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia. It was Temple’s 25th regional championship in 27…
Rank this Week: 263

In Custodia Legis

In Custodia Legis

Covers current legal trends, collecting for the largest law library in the world, a British perspective, a perspective from New Zealand, legislative developments in THOMAS, and cultural intelligence and the law.

http://blogs.loc.gov/law
  • May 17

    University of Baltimore School of Law – Pic of the Week

    University of Baltimore School of Law – Pic of the Week
    The following is a guest post by Tracy North, a reference specialist in the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, who has been the Handbook of Latin American Studies Webmaster since 1996 and Social Sciences Editor…
  • May 16

    Banning Baby Name

    Banning Baby Name
    At the start of May for the last few years I’ve seen multiple news items about the baby names that were rejected by the New Zealand authorities during the previous year (e.g., Lucifer, Prince, J, Rogue…).  The list of names,…
  • May 15

    Upcoming Event: The Role and Impact of Islamic Law in Transitioning Arab Spring Countrie

    Upcoming Event: The Role and Impact of Islamic Law in Transitioning Arab Spring Countrie
    The Law Library, along with the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division, will hold a  panel discussion on the role and impact of Islamic law in transitioning Arab Spring countries. The program is scheduled for 1:30…
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Charlotte Law Library News

Charlotte Law Library News

Covers research, books and library news. From the Charlotte School of Law library team.

http://charlottelawlibrary.wordpress.com
  • May 16

    Summer Access to Westlaw

    Summer Access to Westlaw
    Wondering if you can use Westlaw this summer? Password extension for acceptable uses is available at www.lawschool.westlaw.com. Find the button above on the Westlaw landing page (see bottom right of page) and click GO.  Follow the…
  • May 14

    Thar’s Gold in them Thar Asteroids! But Who Owns It?

    Thar’s Gold in them Thar Asteroids! But Who Owns It?
    If you managed to snag an asteroid and tow it back to Earth, is it yours?  What are the laws about space resources?  Is Space Law the final frontier? You may laugh, but this science fiction movie plot is coming … Continue…
  • May 9

    The Digital Commons Law Network

    The Digital Commons Law Network
    Open Access has become one of the new hot topics in academic scholarship, especially in law schools. What is open access?  Well, open-access materials are digital, online, free of charge, and free from most copyright and licensing…
Rank this Week: 301

l r c - o r b i t ... ... ... the…

l r c - o r b i t ... ... ... the usd research satellite

Covers the legal research center, legal news and legal research resources. By John Adkins.

http://lrc-orbit.typepad.com/lrc/
  • May 14

    Does Your Garden Violate Patent Law?

    Does Your Garden Violate Patent Law?
    You may have heard about a company called Monsanto – for many years, environmentalists have been trying to draw attention to the company’s genetically modified crops in an effort to steer Americans away from foods that they consider to…
  • May 6

    Sandra Day O’Connor: Regretful?

    Sandra Day O’Connor: Regretful?
    Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor recently made headlines when she expressed doubt over the Supreme Court’s handling of Bush v. Gore, the case that prevented a recount of Florida votes in the 2000 election. While O’Connor…
  • Jan 15

    Third Annual USD School of Law Patent Law Conference: The Future of Patent Law Remedie

    Third Annual USD School of Law Patent Law Conference: The Future of Patent Law Remedie
    When: Friday, January 18th Where: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Cost: Free for professors and students This Friday the University of San Diego will host "The Future of Patent Law Remedies" which will address…
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Judge Ben C. Green Law Library…

Judge Ben C. Green Law Library Blog

Features legal news and research guides. From Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

http://lawlibrary.case.edu/blog
  • Nov 9

    New Law Review format on display at Circ. Desk

    New Law Review format on display at Circ. Desk
    The Case Western Reserve Law Review has put a lot of really solid work into the typesetting and page layout of their journal. Besides some real benefits for their operation in the pre-production process, this reformatting makes the Law Review…
  • Nov 8

    The Day After – Looking at the Prediction

    The Day After – Looking at the Prediction
    The votes are still being counted in 27 states as of 5pm. However, the election has been called and President Barack Obama will serve an additional four years as President.
  • Nov 5

    Election Maps — Nov 5th — Election Eve Prediction

    Election Maps — Nov 5th — Election Eve Prediction
    Last Tuesday I posted the information from four election map sites. I have posted at the end of this blog the information from today for those same sites. Not surprisingly, not one of the maps has gone completely unchanged.
Rank this Week: 300

Un blog pour l'information…

Un blog pour l'information juridique

By Emmanuel Barthe.

http://www.precisement.org/blog/
Rank this Week: 321

Law Library of Congress: News and…

Law Library of Congress: News and Events

Announces programs hosted by the Law Library of Congress, including legal film series, speaker series, and recognition events.

http://www.loc.gov/law/news/
Rank this Week: 330

WisBlawg

WisBlawg

Covers legal research and Internet news & information with an emphasis on Wisconsin. From the University of Wisconsin Law Library and librarian Bonnie Shucha.

http://www.law.wisc.edu/blogs/wisblawg/
  • Apr 24

    Former UW-Madison Law School George Bunn Die

    Former UW-Madison Law School George Bunn Die
    From the Wisconsin State Journal:Former UW Law School Dean George Bunn, a noted nuclear arms expert and negotiator, died of spinal cancer Sunday in Palo Alto, Calif., said his son Matthew Bunn. He was 87. A more detailed obituary appears at…
  • Apr 16

    Happy National Library Week!

    Happy National Library Week!
    Stop by the Law Library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week! READ Poster View this year's poster featuring Steve Barkan, Professor of Law and Director of the Law School Library - On display inside the library entrance on…
  • Mar 29

    WI Act 5 Changes Publication and Effectiveness Process for Acts - Removes Authority of Sec of State

    WI Act 5 Changes Publication and Effectiveness Process for Acts - Removes Authority of Sec of State
    2013 WI Act 5, which modifies the establishment of a publication date for acts, quietly went into effect yesterday. According to the Wisconsin Legislative Council the act does several things:Removes the authority of the Secretary of State…
Rank this Week: 334

The Blackacre Times

The Blackacre Times

Features research tips, pop culture, and legal news. By the Georgia State University Law Library.

http://theblackacretimes.com/
  • May 17

    My Favorite Legal Term

    My Favorite Legal Term
    by Hanish Patel You may be lying (or perjuring) if you claimed you did not have a favorite legal word. Essentially, a legal term is a vast and abstract concept, spanning generations from our legal ancestors, boiled down to a few syllables.…
  • May 9

    Toward Better Googling

    Toward Better Googling
    There’s this idea floating around that, as librarians, we’re supposed to tell you not to “just Google it.” But the reality is that, well, that works sometimes. The problem that many people have with finding…
  • May 2

    Coffee, Kittens, and Other Exam Info

    Coffee, Kittens, and Other Exam Info
    Another season of exams have begun. And once again, the library is here to provide you with what you need most: caffeine and cute. There will be free coffee available in the law library conference room throughout the exam period. Stop by any…
Rank this Week: 343

AALL Spectrum Blog

AALL Spectrum Blog

A place for law librarians to discuss AALL Spectrum articles and their profession

http://aallspectrum.wordpress.com
  • Jun 15

    AALL Spectrum blog has moved

    AALL Spectrum blog has moved
    The AALL Spectrum blog has moved to inside AALLNET, http://www.aallnet.org/blogs/spectrum-blog. Within AALLNET it should be more readily found by AALL members yet still viewable my non-members.  All the archived content will remain on this…
  • Jun 6

    The Value of Law Librarian

    The Value of Law Librarian
    Law librarians know the value of law librarians, even when they struggle to articulate that value to others. It pleases us when someone aptly describes what we do; and it satisfies even more when that praise comes from a user. One such…
  • Jun 5

    Monty the Therapy Dog

    Monty the Therapy Dog
    Commencement ceremonies create a certain emotional state in me. I don’t understand why they do, they just do. So when Julian Aiken emailed me that:
Rank this Week: 338

Election Law @ Moritz

Election Law @ Moritz

Information and insight on the laws governing federal, state and local elections. By the Moritz College of Law.

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/
Rank this Week: 353

Utah State Law Library Blog

Utah State Law Library Blog

Provides information about Utah legal research, self-help resources, new books and briefs.

http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/blog/
  • Mar 14

    So Long, Blog

    So Long, Blog
    Dear loyal blog readers: We are retiring the Utah State Law Library blog after more than four years and 800+ posts. The blog has been a great way for library staff to share library news, new forms, court resources and...
  • Mar 7

    SLC Infobase

    SLC Infobase
    The Salt Lake City's website provides a wealth of resources for SLC residents, including information about the city justice court, city services like garbage pickup or snow removal, and city council news. If you're interested in some historic…
  • Mar 4

    National Consumer Protection Week

    National Consumer Protection Week
    March 3-9, 2013 is National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). Organizations from around the nation developed National Consumer Protection week to make people aware of their consumer rights and help them make better financial decisions. The…
Rank this Week: 354

Vincent G. Rinn Law Library

Vincent G. Rinn Law Library

Covers books, current affairs, legal news and legal research. From the DePaul University College of Law.

http://depaullaw.typepad.com/library/
Rank this Week: 419

Vermont Law School's Library Blog

Vermont Law School's Library Blog

Covers legal news and information about the library.

http://vlslibrary.wordpress.com
  • May 13

    Books Due!

    Books Due!
    Dear Library Patrons, Please return your library books prior to leaving for the summer. And, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us during the summer for any of your research needs! We hope you have a great summer! From ……
  • May 10

    I know I’m Always Confused by how Kale and “Chikin” are “to some Extent Actually Identical.” Are You?

    I know I’m Always Confused by how Kale and “Chikin” are “to some Extent Actually Identical.” Are You?
    You’ve probably seen the “eat more kale” bumper stickers. Out of curiosity, when you saw the bumper sticker did you think of Chick-Fil-A? According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office there is potential for consumers to…
  • Apr 22

    A Poem from National Library Week: Ad faciendium (ad fay-shee-en-dam): To do, to make

    A Poem from National Library Week: Ad faciendium (ad fay-shee-en-dam): To do, to make
    Last week was National Library Week. To celebrate, we asked patrons to choose any book, go to page 43, and write down the text from line 13. A few people participated, and below is the “poem” or “story” that resulted…
Rank this Week: 436

Yale Law Library - Foreign and…

Yale Law Library - Foreign and International Blog

Covers international law, agreements and legal research resources.

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/foreign/default.aspx
  • May 3

    Is the united Nations Getting Away with Murder?

    Is the united Nations Getting Away with Murder?
    The search for accountability for the genocide of the Bosnian Muslims in July 1995 has gone beyond the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.    In 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina brought a case to the…
  • Apr 19

    Resources on Corporate Liability and Human Right

    Resources on Corporate Liability and Human Right
    This year’s Bernstein Symposium, Beyond Kiobel:  Human Rights and Corporate Liability in the 21st Century, held last week, explored how the legal framework of international human rights law has evolved to make possible holding…
  • Apr 4

    Comparing Human Rights System

    Comparing Human Rights System
    In addition to the United Nations' overarching human rights regime, Europe, Africa, and the Americas each have regional human rights systems.  They share similarities and also have significant differences and histories.  Below is a…
Rank this Week: 447