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Strictly Legal - The Birkbeck Law…

Strictly Legal - The Birkbeck Law Librarian's Blog

Features library news, tips on new resources, links to useful web sites and more.

http://birkbecklibrarylaw.blogspot.com/

May 16
Spotlight on the Times Digital Archive

Spotlight on the Times Digital Archive

The Times Digital Archive provides a facsimile of the newspaper from 1785-1985 and is one of the resources available via the Birkbeck eLibrary. It is possible to search by keyword on topics as diverse as the abolition of slavery, the…
May 9
Free Access to Law Movement

Free Access to Law Movement

You may be aware of BAILII (the British & Irish Legal Information Institute), which acts as a home for freely available public legal information, including cases, legislation & Law Commission reports. But did you know that it belongs…
Apr 24
Summer term library workshop

Summer term library workshop

This term we're offering Saturday workshops on a variety of topics. They are primarily aimed at postgraduate students, but all are welcome to attend.The programme includes sessions on:Improving your search skillsFinding and accessing thesesAn…

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MoreUs Law Library Blawg

Official blawg of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library at the University of Virginia School of Law.

uvalaw.typepad.com/library/

May 14
A Glimpse of the Past, A Peek at the Future

A Glimpse of the Past, A Peek at the Future

For the first time, the annual Alumni Reunions Weekend program included a program by Law Library. Last Saturday in the library’s Caplin Reading Room, staff members Philip Herrington, Elizabeth Ladner, and Kristin Jensen presented…
Apr 29
Exam Tuesday (4/30): Grilled Cheese for Hungry Law Student

Exam Tuesday (4/30): Grilled Cheese for Hungry Law Student

Hungry law students are invited to stop by MyLab on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. for a grilled cheese study break. Librarians Ben Doherty and Micheal Klepper will flip sandwiches until 7 p.m. or for as long as the cheesy goodness lasts. The…
Apr 2
Succeed by Design! Schedule a Research Consultation

Succeed by Design! Schedule a Research Consultation

The first step to success with a research paper assignment is to develop a research strategy. What resources are available to help you choose a good topic? Once you’ve found a topic, how do you locate the best sources for research on…

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BLAWg IN Bloom: The Indiana Law…

BLAWg IN Bloom: The Indiana Law Library Blog

Covers legal news, legal resources, and library information. From the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

http://www.law.indiana.edu/lawlibrary/blawg

May 1
A Finals Break with Vinny

A Finals Break with Vinny

Finals are almost over! Come take a study break with the Law Library tonight. We’re going to be screening that legal classic My Cousin Vinny. Curtain up tonight at 6:30 in room 125. Popcorn provided!
Apr 19
In the summertime when the weather is high…

In the summertime when the weather is high…

…you can stretch right up and touch the sky. When the weather’s fine, you’ve got legal research, you got legal research on your mind! As you head out for the summer, ready to kickoff your summer gig and bask in the…
Apr 3
Ch-ch-ch-changes: How the Internet and modern computer technologies have entered the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Ch-ch-ch-changes: How the Internet and modern computer technologies have entered the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Computer technology is pervasive in our everyday lives. Certainly technology plays a role in our private lives, whether it be our social media accounts, communication via Skype or text, cloud storage of personal photos and documents, or…

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VALLTalk

From the Virginia Association of Law Libraries.

http://valltalk.blogspot.com/

Apr 29
AALL Awards for VALL Members!

AALL Awards for VALL Members!

Congratulations to Tim Coggins and Sally Wambold! Tim is the recipient of the 2013 Robert L. Oakley Advocacy Award. Click here for more information about the award:…
Apr 29
VLA Council Meeting, April 19, 2013

VLA Council Meeting, April 19, 2013

by Terry Long, VALL Liaison to VLAHighlights of the VLA Council Meeting:• VLA’s finances are stable; ad income is up for Virginia Libraries and for programs.• Membership has increased, even so, a survey will be sent to…
Apr 15
VALL 2013 Spring Meeting

VALL 2013 Spring Meeting

The Spring meeting was held at the College of William & Mary Law School. More than 40 VALL members braved torrential rain to attend the meeting.Linda Tesar, head of technical services at William & Mary's Wolf Law Library, presented…

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Connie Crosby Law Librarian Blog

Law library information by Canadian Law Librarian Connie Crosby.

http://conniecrosby.blogspot.com/

Jan 12
David Weinberger on the Nature of Knowledge: A Viewing Guide

David Weinberger on the Nature of Knowledge: A Viewing Guide

The following keynote by David Weinberger was presented at KMWorld 2012 conference held November 2012 in Washington, DC. Thanks to the folks at Information Today for sharing this video (and the other videos) so that we all have the…
Jan 12
A New Year, a New Attitude

A New Year, a New Attitude

Hi folks! I hope 2013 is treating you well so far. It has already been quite interesting for me. I should mention that 2012 was a bit slow on the consulting side, so I jumped head first into teaching. I became parttime professor at…
Oct 14
Inspiration on a Sunday

Inspiration on a Sunday

Getting back to blogging has been on my mind a lot lately. It is finally taking this melancholy weekend to get me back to actually committing words to the blog again. I am sitting in one of my favourite Irish pubs over a cup of coffee and a…

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The Gavel

Features legal and library news. By the Oklahoma City University Law Library.

http://oculawlib.blogspot.com/

Nov 28
Free Coffee During Final

Free Coffee During Final
Nov 27
Oklahoma Supreme Court Decision on Arbitration Ordered Vacated by SCOTUS

Oklahoma Supreme Court Decision on Arbitration Ordered Vacated by SCOTUS

In a per curiam decision, the United States Supreme Court has ordered a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court be vacated. In Nitro-Lift Technologies v. Howard, the U.S. Supreme Court held that “[s]tate courts rather than federal courts…
Nov 26
Study Room Reservations During Final

Study Room Reservations During Final

From Monday, November 26 through Friday, December 14, 2012 the OCU Law Library Reserved Study Room policy is in effect. The law library has 10 study rooms, 7 of which are available by reservation during the final exam period. These rooms are…

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Law Library of Congress: Global…

Law Library of Congress: Global Legal Monitor

Covers legal news and developments worldwide. By the Law Library of Congress.

http://www.loc.gov/law/

Nov 19
United Arab Emirates: New Law Imposes Sanctions on Online Demands for Regime Change

United Arab Emirates: New Law Imposes Sanctions on Online Demands for Regime Change

Communications and electronic information - On November 13, 2012, the United Arab Emirates amended Federal Law 2-2006 on electronic crimes. The amended legislation includes provisions that punish anyone convicted of using digital means to…
Nov 15
France: Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Draft Law

France: Approval of Same-Sex Marriage Draft Law

Family - France's Council of Ministers (Conseil des Ministres, Cabinet) approved a draft law on November 7, 2012, that legalizes marriage for same-sex couples. The proposal gives such couples the rights usually assigned to marriage, as... The…
Nov 9
Egypt: Government Decides to Postpone Implementation of Real Property Tax Law

Egypt: Government Decides to Postpone Implementation of Real Property Tax Law

Taxation - On November 4, 2012, Egypt's Ministry of Finance decided to postpone the implementation of the real property tax law (Law 196-2008 of June 23, 2008) until January... The Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress covers…

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Westminster Law Library's news and updates. Includes legal research tips, updates on resources (books, databases, websites etc.), event announcements and a news feed from Jurist. For the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law community.

http://www.law.du.edu/library/hearsay/blog/

Nov 18
Writing Tip of the Week: Proofreading Strategie

Writing Tip of the Week: Proofreading Strategie

When you have finished revising and editing your work, spend some time proofreading. Remember that proofreading is not the same as editing—you should not try to do both at the same time. When you edit, you are revising for style and…
Nov 13
Writing Tip of the Week: Use the Correct Tense

Writing Tip of the Week: Use the Correct Tense

Knowing which verb tense to use when discussing the law, precedent cases, or client facts can be confusing at first. But as in other writing, use the present tense to describe facts or rules that exist now and the past tense for facts or…
Nov 5
Writing Tip of the Week: Capitalizing "Court"

Writing Tip of the Week: Capitalizing "Court"

Rules B7.3.1 and 8 of the Bluebook explain when practitioners should capitalize the word “court” in court documents and legal memoranda. Under these rules, capitalize “court” in the following three situations:

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shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress

News, views and information on self-help law and pro se litigation.

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep

Feb 19
Help for pro se users in Clark County, Indiana

Help for pro se users in Clark County, Indiana

Commissioners OK legal help center for courthouse New appointment made to fill a void in County Courts By BRADEN LAMMERS Braden.Lammers@newsandtribune.com Judicial matters were the predominant theme at the Clark County Commissioners meeting…
Jan 5
New York Times op/ed piece about self-help representation

New York Times op/ed piece about self-help representation

Two state judges opine about the state of accessibility to the legal system. As the economy has worsened, the ranks of the self-represented poor have expanded. In a recent informal study conducted by the Self-Represented Litigation Network,…
Jan 5
Indianapolis law library closes but self-help center remains open

Indianapolis law library closes but self-help center remains open

Librarian Zoya Golban turned off the lights and locked the doors Wednesday at the Marion County Law Library for the last time. The cozy repository for legal materials and publicly accessible computers on the third floor of the City-County…

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Legal Research is EASY

Covers basic legal research. By Bret Christensen.

http://legalresearchiseasy.blogspot.com/

May 18
Act Now!

Act Now!

The other day I had a woman come into our library at about 3:00PM in the afternoon frantically (i.e. freaked out of her mind) looking/begging for legal assistance. Seems she had been served with a complaint 30 days prior and, with the…
May 16
...and in other new

...and in other new

Normally, I publish about once a week because my posts about legal research are pretty potent stuff. Today, however, I saw an article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal that talked about Ciolino v. Hewlett-Packard Co, 2013 DJDAR 6149,…
May 11
Running with scissor

Running with scissor

How many times did your mother tell you not to run with scissors? Frankly, I quit counting after 1,000,000,000. Thing is, I don't know what the allure was all about. Running fast and carrying something sharp. Must have…

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CS-SIS

From the Computing Services Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries.

http://cssis.org

May 17
SAVE THE DATE! Annual Meeting Joint Reception

SAVE THE DATE! Annual Meeting Joint Reception

Joint (aka "Alphabet Soup") Reception of the TS/OBS/RIPS/CS SISsWHEN: Saturday, July 13th from 7 - 9 PMWHERE: Sheraton-Metropolitan Ballroom BWHAT: Drinks and desserts with your colleaguesSpecial thanks to Innovative Interfaces for their…
May 9
Innovation and Failing Up - An Experiment in Crowdsourcing at the Annual Meeting

Innovation and Failing Up - An Experiment in Crowdsourcing at the Annual Meeting

CS-SIS is a haven for the curious. For those librarians looking a bit to the west to see what else is out there. Sometimes we strike gold and sometimes we strike out. Unfortunately, there are no treasure maps, only fellow travelers to share…
May 7
2013 CS-SIS Karaoke with Ken in Seattle

2013 CS-SIS Karaoke with Ken in Seattle

It's time to announce this year's karaoke venue: We'll be visiting the Hula Hula Tiki Bar at 106 1st Avenue North beginning at 9:30 PM on Saturday, July 13. For complete details including map please visit, and bookmark, the official event…

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Pappas Law Library Blog

From the Boston University School of Law.

http://bulawinteractive.org/libraryblog/

May 17
Fighting the Effects of Information Overload

Fighting the Effects of Information Overload

A study in 2007 found the average person encounters approximately 174 newspapers worth of data every day. With all of that information coming in, we are constantly making decisions about what is and is not worth remembering, and the…
May 13
Studying for the Bar Exam

Studying for the Bar Exam

If you’re taking the bar exam this summer, the thick books are probably already at your house. Hundreds and hundreds of pages, how are you going to learn all of that material? Answer: you’re not. The key to not…
May 9
Shepard’

Shepard’

The first citator was published by Frank Shepard in 1875. Shepard initially published his citation lists in the form of “adhesive annotations” that were pasted directly to the first page of the case in print. The annotation listed…

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Old Fox's KM blotter

Covers knowledge management.

http://0ldfox.blogspot.com/

May 12
Charity...

Charity...

A Dublin lawyer died in poverty and many barristers of the city subscribed to a fund for his funeral. The Lord Chief Justice of Orbury was asked to donate a shilling. "Only a shilling?" said the Justice, "Only a shilling to bury an…
May 11
"A Religion of Peace"

"A Religion of Peace"

linkBattle of GaoFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Islamist destruction of Timbuktu heritage sites)Battle of GaoPart of the 2012 Northern Mali conflictDate26–27 June…
May 10
Interstate Sales Tax

Interstate Sales Tax

https://www.nointernetsalestax.com/http://dmaaction.channeldemocracy.com/alert/view/711http://thedma.org/2013/04/23/dma-urges-senate-to-vote-against-internet-sales-tax-bill/cal thomasheritagehoovercatoatr

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Shaunna Mireau on Canadian Legal…

Shaunna Mireau on Canadian Legal Research

Provides tips on Canadian legal research.

http://mireau.blogspot.com/

Apr 25
Feeding the social media monster

Feeding the social media monster

I am attending the Legal Education Society of Alberta Social Media and You. Randy Brososky of Group of Rogues just told a story about when he was first engaging in social media. He signed up for every new social media…
Apr 4
March/April LawNow magazine article Online Dispute Resolution

March/April LawNow magazine article Online Dispute Resolution

Margo Till-Rogers has written a nice thorough article about online resources for dispute resolution in this months issue of LawNow.The current issue features environmental causes.happy reading!
Mar 5
March/April LawNow Magazine

March/April LawNow Magazine

The March/April 2013 LawNow Magazine is now available. There is a particularly interesting article about Online Dispute Resolution.

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ELLA Blog

From the Edmonton Law Libraries Association.

http://apps.edmontonlawlibraries.ca/Blog/

May 11
"5 Canadian legal rulings involving FaceBook" - CBC news story...

"5 Canadian legal rulings involving FaceBook" - CBC news story...

ELLA is hosting a Social Media in the Courts session on May 17th, 2012. I just came across this very timely news story on CBC that will give all of us a bit of info we can bring to the session: "5 Canadian legal rulings involving…
May 11
"5 Canadian legal rulings involving FaceBook" - CBC news story...

"5 Canadian legal rulings involving FaceBook" - CBC news story...

ELLA is hosting a Social Media in the Courts session on May 17th, 2012. I just came across this very timely news story on CBC that will give all of us a bit of info we can bring to the session: "5 Canadian legal…
Mar 27
Head Start 2012

Head Start 2012

Registration is underway for the Edmonton Law Libraries Association Head Start Program. It is hard to believe, but 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of Head Start. As of March 28, 2012 we are 25% sold - please register your articling…

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D'Angelo Law Library Blog

Covers legal research.

http://lib.typepad.com/dangelo/

Mar 31
The D’Angelo Law Library Blog has a New Home

The D’Angelo Law Library Blog has a New Home

We are pleased to announce that the D’Angelo Law Library blog now officially has a new home. The University of Chicago Library has launched a News site that includes a dedicated section forLaw News. Please visit it for the latest…
Mar 28
New D'Angelo Law Library Blog Coming Soon!

New D'Angelo Law Library Blog Coming Soon!

We are excited to announce that later this week, we will be launching a new D'Angelo Law Library Blog, which will be a part of a new University Library-wide news site. The Blog will continue to feature the same mix of news and…
Mar 28
Microsoft Office Training for Law Student

Microsoft Office Training for Law Student

A full day of Microsoft Office training for Law Students will be held on Saturday, April 2nd, beginning at 9:00 AM in classroom V. This program will give students the basic skills on MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) needed during…

Rank this Week: 2010

Cincinnati Law Library Blog

Covers laws and cases, with a focus on Cincinnati and Ohio. By the Cincinnati Law Library Association.

http://cincinnatilaw.blogspot.com/

May 16
Supreme Court review of Sixth Circuit ruling in indigent's civil rights case

Supreme Court review of Sixth Circuit ruling in indigent's civil rights case

As the National Law Journal’s Tony Mauro phrased it earlier this week, “the Supreme Court's running feud with the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals resumed Monday, May 13th., with the justices' decision to grant review in a Tennessee…
May 15
New Ohio Supreme Court Probate Form

New Ohio Supreme Court Probate Form

The Ohio Supreme Court will be accepting public comment on probate court forms relating to Medicaid estate recovery, real property certificates of transfer, foreign adoption, and disinterment applications until June 11, 2013. The Supreme…
May 14
Ohio Firearm Protection Order Bill

Ohio Firearm Protection Order Bill

A bill was introduced in the Ohio House last week that would “require persons subject to civil or criminal domestic violence temporary protection orders surrender all firearms in their immediate possession or control to a law enforcement…

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Law Library News

Covers featured books and library announcements. By the John A. Weir Memorial Law Library at the University of Alberta Law Centre.

http://blogs.library.ualberta.ca/law

May 14
Summer 2013 Access to Law Library Material & Information

Summer 2013 Access to Law Library Material & Information

The Weir Law Library closed to the general public on May 1st, 2013 and will re-open for fall term on September 3rd, 2013. If you require materials from the Law Library, Place a Hold via the Library Catalogue. Your materials will be available…
Apr 29
May Featured Videos – Hidden Gem

May Featured Videos – Hidden Gem

For May I have chosen 10 interesting videos that have not been previously highlighted. Note: as of May 1st the Law Library is swipe card access only. However, you can still borrow these videos by finding them in the online catalogue and using…
Apr 4
Law Library Changes!

Law Library Changes!

We regret to announce that as a direct result of the budgetary situation facing the University of Alberta Libraries, the John A. Weir Memorial Law Library will be accessible via swipe card access only from May through August 2013. The Faculty…

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Boston College Legal Eagle

Features news and research updates from the legal information librarians at Boston College Law School.

http://bclegaleagle.blogspot.com/

May 13
Supreme Court Decisions Reduced to Haiku

Supreme Court Decisions Reduced to Haiku

Tired of reading excessively long Supreme Court cases? How fortunate for those of us with shorter attention spans and even shorter memories that Houston IP lawyer Keith Jaasma condenses U.S. Supreme Court decisions to seventeen syllables in…
May 9
PALMprint - Preserving legal research source

PALMprint - Preserving legal research source

Boston College Law Library has joined the PALMprint ("Preserving America's Legal Materials" or PALM) initiative with other law libraries to commit to the preservation of print legal research source materials. PALMprint focuses on…
Apr 30
New database: Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution

New database: Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution

The law library recently acquired the digital edition of the Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. This important historical source, a twenty-five volume set in print, is a landmark work in historical and legal…

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Biddleblog

Shares the latest news and events at Biddle and legal research tips. By the librarians of the Biddle Law Library and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

http://www.law.upenn.edu/blogs/library/

May 8
New Resource: HeinOnline's State Statutes: A Historical Archive

New Resource: HeinOnline's State Statutes: A Historical Archive

The Penn Law community now has access to a new module in HeinOnline, State Statutes: A Historical Archive.
May 1
Free Legal Resources: Pennsylvania

Free Legal Resources: Pennsylvania

If you are a summer associate in Pennsylvania, if you intend to join a Pennsylvania firm after graduation, or if you are taking a clinical class, you may find it useful to know about some free legal web-based Pennsylvania resources. While…
Apr 18
The Nitty Gritty: Tracking Federal Rule

The Nitty Gritty: Tracking Federal Rule

Tracking federal rules can be tricky sometimes. The Regulation Identifier Number can help.

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Jurisdynamics

Describes the interplay between legal responses to exogenous change and the law's own endogenous capacity for adaptation. By Louis D. Brandeis Dean Jim Chen.

http://jurisdynamics.blogspot.com/

Apr 20
Portfolio Theory as a Pattern of Timeless Moment

Portfolio Theory as a Pattern of Timeless Moment

Jim Chen, Portfolio Theory as a Pattern of Timeless Moments, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2254244: Quantitative finance traces its roots to modern portfolio theory. Despite the deficiencies of modern portfolio theory, mean-variance…
Apr 17
Measuring Market Risk Under Basel II, 2.5, and III: VAR, Stressed VAR, and Expected Shortfall

Measuring Market Risk Under Basel II, 2.5, and III: VAR, Stressed VAR, and Expected Shortfall

Jim Chen, Measuring Market Risk Under Basel II, 2.5, and III: VaR, Stressed VaR, and Expected Shortfall, available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2252463: Each of the most recent accords of the Basel Committee on Banking Regulation, known as…
Jan 7
CPRBlog: The Long Goodbye: On Seeing the Sundarban Island

CPRBlog: The Long Goodbye: On Seeing the Sundarban Island

CPRBlog: The Long Goodbye: On Seeing the Sundarban IslandsThe Ganges River begins at the foot of the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayas and culminates at the Sundarbans Delta, a massive sprawl of swamps, lakes, and scores of islands. (Find an…

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Regent Law Library

Features library and legal news.

http://regentlawlibrary.blogspot.com/

Mar 29
Easter Weekend Hour

Easter Weekend Hour

Law Library hours for this weekend are as follows: Friday, March 29--closed Saturday, March 30--8 am until 6 pm Sunday, March 31--closed Regular hours resume on Monday, April 1. Happy Easter!
Mar 28
Law Library New Chair Delivery Monday April 1!

Law Library New Chair Delivery Monday April 1!

Law Library New Chair Delivery on Monday, April 1! This is no joke! The Law Library will be a noiser than normal place on Monday, April 1 as we welcome a delivery of 300 new chairs. Please excuse the disruption, and stay…
Mar 1
Spring Break!

Spring Break!

The Law Library will be operating on an abbreviated schedule during Spring Break. March 3: 2:00 pm --8:00 pm March 4-8: 7:30 am--10:00 pm March 9: 8:00…

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Strategic Librarian

Covers strategies to develop and lead law firm libraries. By Nina Platt.

http://strategiclibrarian.com

Mar 25
LAC Group & Rapid Research Solutions: R2S

LAC Group & Rapid Research Solutions: R2S

I’ve made a few career changes over the last few years, but nothing compares to what I am currently doing. I was asked to join LAC Group last year and was very excited to start in July after discussions with law librarian,…
Sep 12
The Naive Librarian who expected change – Parts I and II

The Naive Librarian who expected change – Parts I and II

For Pinhawk Librarian News Digest readers, skip down to the heading, The Memo. For other readers, the first part of this post is from my editorial in today’s Pinhawk Librarian News Digest. When I began working on the digest this morning –…
Mar 22
The Rumours are True: LexisNexis buys Law360 Summarized

The Rumours are True: LexisNexis buys Law360 Summarized

If you would like a summary of what legal writers and bloggers are saying about the LexisNexis Law360 acquisition, you may want to continue reading. I’ve been editing the PinHawk Librarian News Digest just short of a year now. I…

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The Gov Docs Guy

Highlighting newsworthy government documents, from the Library of the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

http://govdocsblog.kentlaw.edu/wordpress

Nov 20
“Modern societies need current, detailed social and economic statistics; the U.S. is losing them.”

“Modern societies need current, detailed social and economic statistics; the U.S. is losing them.”

On May 9, 2012, the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the appropriations bill to eliminate the American Community Survey (ACS).
Jul 30
Proclaiming the value of the Federal Depository Library Program

Proclaiming the value of the Federal Depository Library Program

The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is now several months into the development of a national plan for the future of the more than century-old partnership between FDLP libraries and the Government Printing Office (GPO). As planning…
May 10
This blog is moving!

This blog is moving!

This blog will soon be rolling out to library.kentlaw.iit.edu/blogs/govdocs. So update your bookmarks and RSS feeds, tell your friends and neighbors, and look here for updates on the migration date.

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LLNE News

Features member news, LLNE updates, and tips on technology. By the editors of the LLNE News.

http://llne.blogspot.com/

Nov 15
LLNE Fall Meeting 2012: eBooks Revolution

LLNE Fall Meeting 2012: eBooks Revolution

Harvard Law School will be hosting the LLNE annual Fall Meeting on Friday, December 7th, 2012. For more details, agenda, speakers, and registration information, please go to the meeting website.
Jul 13
New slate of candidates for LLNE Executive Board

New slate of candidates for LLNE Executive Board

The Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the following slate of officers for the coming year.VP/President Elect: Barbara Schneider from the MA Trial Court Law Libraries (one year term)Secretary: Nicole Dyszlewski, Senior Law Librarian…
Jul 1
There are still tickets to the Boston Red…

There are still tickets to the Boston Red Sox vs. the Toronto Blue Jays during AALL in Boston!

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Depraved Librarian

A carnival of news and information about culture, law, music, technology and research. By Grace Lee.

http://depravedlibrarian.wordpress.com

Sep 15
Links for 2012-09-14 [del.icio.us]

Links for 2012-09-14 [del.icio.us]

Let me google that for you "http://bit.ly/Ubn5Kq" Fine Art America " Stonington Stilts Metal Print By Daryl Shaw fineartamerica.com Buy Stonington Stilts by Daryl Shaw as a metal print."
Sep 13
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Sep 12
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Power Searching with Google is back - Inside Search "If you missed Power Searching with Google a few months ago or were unable to complete the course the first time around, now’s your chance to sign up again for our free online course that…

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Law Dawg Blawg

Features research tips, library announcements, news and links of interest. By the law librarians of Southern Illinois University.

http://lawdawglib.blogspot.com/

Aug 31
Links for 2012-08-30 [del.icio.us]

Links for 2012-08-30 [del.icio.us]

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Aug 30
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Your Pet’s Other Best Companion
Aug 29
Links for 2012-08-28 [del.icio.us]

Links for 2012-08-28 [del.icio.us]

Tips for Pet Parenting After a Divorce

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Jason the Content Librarian

Covers technology, libraries, and the Internet. By Jason Eiseman.

http://www.jasoneiseman.com/blog

Feb 23
E-Book Lending Program from Internet Archive & Partner Librarie

E-Book Lending Program from Internet Archive & Partner Librarie

ReadWriteWeb is reporting that “Internet Archive Partners With 150 Libraries to Launch an E-Book Lending Program.”
Feb 17
Video: Watson and Law Librarian

Video: Watson and Law Librarian

Following up on my post yesterday, I have been thinking for awhile about adding more video to this blog. The problem is getting the motivation during busy work times to create the content can be difficult. However, I think I’ve come up with…
Feb 16
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlord

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlord

Everyone is busy imagining why the IBM computer Watson is so important to their own industry. Robert C. Weber writes in the National Law Journal about how great it will be when computers like Watson can perform legal research on their own.

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Connie Crosby Links

Documenting the World Wide Web, one webpage at a time.

http://conniecrosbylinks.blogspot.com/

May 1
Negotation Skills for Librarian

Negotation Skills for Librarian

My colleague Yasmin was asking if I knew of any materials on negotiation skills. Here are a few things I came up with:We covered it at NE2007 -- the audio is on this page-- http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/NE2007/Proceedings.html it is program…
Mar 12
South by Southwest - Connie's SXSW Link

South by Southwest - Connie's SXSW Link

South by Southwest is not just a music event, but also a big event in the social media industry. I'm pulling together a few links to help me track everything while I watch from afar:Main page: http://www.sxsw.com/Schedule: …
Feb 25
Stem Legal Update

Stem Legal Update

My friend and colleague Steve Matthews of Stem Legal is a busy guy! Here are some of his recent announcements:

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Legal Periodicals

For those interested in legal periodical publishing, indexing, searching, ranking and use. Edited by John Doyle, Washington and Lee University Law Library.

http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lawrevs/

Feb 20
article on law review

article on law review

An article of mine, to be published soon in the Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, entititled, The Law Reviews: Do Their "Paths of Glory Lead But to the Grave"? is available at: http://lawlib.wlu.edu/articles/lawreviews.pdf John…
Feb 20
article on law review

article on law review

An article of mine, to be published soon in the Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, entititled, The Law Reviews: Do Their “Paths of Glory Lead But to the Grave”? is available at: http://lawlib.wlu.edu/articles/lawreviews.pdf John…
Jan 2
Law Journal Rankings Updated For 2008

Law Journal Rankings Updated For 2008

The law journal rankings database at http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ has been updated through 2008. An extra effort was made this year to rank all listed journals (in previous years a significant number of law journals had been listed in the…

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lo-fi librarian

Features a legal librarian's musings.

http://www.my-rss.co.uk/rss.php?feed=217

Apr 21
A Twitter Dissertation (exceeds 140 characters)

A Twitter Dissertation (exceeds 140 characters)

Twitter: Expressions of the Whole Self - An investigation into user appropriation of a web-based communications platform, MSc Dissertation Edward Mischaud (LSEs Department of Media and Communications). This paper's overarching objective…
Apr 21
LexisNexis Butterworths Revamp

LexisNexis Butterworths Revamp

Enhancements to LNB are due to take effect in Spring 2008 (is it Spring yet? B-r-r-r!) They are said to include: New cleaner, simpler homepages for legal and tax users A new dedicated URL for tax users Favourite sources easily accessed from…
Apr 20
Insitelaw

Insitelaw

Charon QC, aka Mike Semple Piggot, has a new venture: Insitelaw newswire focusing on legal news and law blogs. The site features editorials, Charons famous podcasts, the daily 4 minute news podcasts and lots of links to legal news stories and…

Rank this Week: 2189

Ross-Blakley Law Library Blog

Covers key legal-education, research, practice, and law-library news. From the John J. Ross-William C. Blakley Law Library of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

http://lawlibnews.lawnews-asu.org/

May 7
Library Intersession Hour

Library Intersession Hour

From May 8-May 26, the Law Library will be open Monday-Saturday, 8am-5pm. Have a great break!
May 6
Research Resources for Summer Employment

Research Resources for Summer Employment

The final exam period comes to a close tomorrow, and many of you will soon be starting summer jobs. The Law Library has compiled a Resources for Summer Associates guide to help you successfully navigate your summer employment. …
Apr 24
From the Archives: Reading Period

From the Archives: Reading Period

While the seats are packed, it’s pretty quiet here in the Law Library, as students are taking full advantage of the Reading Period to prepare for final exams. Law students have long taken refuge in the library for quiet…

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Library technican dialog

Covers marketing, networking, and professional development for law librarians.

http://brendawoa.wordpress.com

May 6
Tech tip

Tech tip

We are all geeks as we play with electronic devices. But somewhere along the way we became impatient. David Pogue shares tech tips aimed at a beginner audience: Did you pick up a few tricks? I like space bar for scrolling — news to me.…
Apr 24
Study with Ebook

Study with Ebook

You need training for ebooks? It’s so easy to use. That is a typical response to researching with ebooks. This is not an article about leisure reading of ebooks. Fundamentally the process of studying or researching ebooks is a different…
Apr 9
Computers in Libraries 2013

Computers in Libraries 2013

Computers in Libraries (CIL2013) is one of those conferences that I’ve always wanted to go to, but will probably never get to. View the archives of posts here. I especially liked Metrics, Value and Funding with…

Rank this Week: 2484

TSLL TechScans

Covers the latest trends and technology tools for Technical Services Law Librarians.

http://tslltechscans.blogspot.com/

May 6
BIBFRAME "Early Experimenters" issue discussion paper

BIBFRAME "Early Experimenters" issue discussion paper

http://bibframe.org/documentation/annotations/Sally McCallum, chief of LC's Network Development and Standards Office, announced on May 2 the availability of a discussion paper on the BIBFRAME annotation model, prepared by a subgroup of the…
Apr 26
Cataloging the Stream?

Cataloging the Stream?

Recently, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings issued a document entitled "The Netflix Long Term View," in which Netflix details their plans to start produce more original programming, anticipating that users will abandon "linear TV"…
Apr 19
More on RSS feed

More on RSS feed

Here are some additional options for managing your RSS feeds.Feedspot provides a simple interface, easily imports your GoogleReader feeds and can interact with your social media (Facebook, Twitter) accounts.The Old Reader provides a nice…

Rank this Week: 2437

Yale Law Library - Rare Books Blog

Covers historical and rare law books.

http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/rarebooks/default.aspx

Apr 26
Rare books and manuscripts join the eYLS Repository!

Rare books and manuscripts join the eYLS Repository!

The Rare Book Collection is excited to announce that it now has its own section in the Lillian Goldman Law Library's eYLS Repository. Titled Yale Law Special Collections, it contains digitized rare books and manuscripts from the Rare Book…
Apr 4
Exhibit talk at the Litchfield Historical Society

Exhibit talk at the Litchfield Historical Society

Michael von der Linn, lead curator of our current exhibit, "From Litchfield to Yale: Law Schools in Connecticut, 1782–1843," will be speaking about the exhibit on April 19 at the Litchfield Historical Society in Litchfield, Connecticut.…
Apr 4
Exhibit talk now online: "Law Schools in Connecticut, 1782-1843"

Exhibit talk now online: "Law Schools in Connecticut, 1782-1843"

Michael von der Linn's March 27 talk, "From Litchfield to Yale: Footnotes to the Exhibit," is now available online in the Lillian Goldman Law Library's Vimeo channel. Von der Linn, Manager of the Antiquarian Book Department at The Lawbook…

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Library Consumer Advocacy Caucus

Law librarians and legal information vendors seeking to restore fair and competitve legal information markets in the U.S.

http://libraryconsumeradvocacy.wordpress.com/

Oct 15
Re-registering the Caucu

Re-registering the Caucu

Dear Colleagues,
Sep 28
FTC Prenotification Negative Option Rule Update

FTC Prenotification Negative Option Rule Update

Our action item was approved by the AALL Board at the meeting in July.
Jul 11
FTC Prenotification Negative Option Rule Recommendation

FTC Prenotification Negative Option Rule Recommendation

Written by Jamie Marie Keller The Consumer Advocacy Caucus proposed it’s first formal action to the AALL Board regarding the FTC Prenotification Negative Option Rule Recommendation. The action item is Tab 13 (starts on page 64) for the…

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Fairly Used

Discusses news in the Copyright and Fair Use industry, as well as updates to the Stanford Copyright and Fair Use site.

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/blog/

Jan 6
Attack on Open Acce

Attack on Open Acce

Even very popular government mandates have opponents, and the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Public Access Policy certainly has its critics. According to the agency, “The NIH Public Access Policy implements Division G, Title II, …
Jul 4
Behind the Scenes With Winston Tabb, Representing Libraries at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Behind the Scenes With Winston Tabb, Representing Libraries at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Apr 22
Copyright Case Summaries: Interview with Cicely Wilson and Courtney Minick of Justia

Copyright Case Summaries: Interview with Cicely Wilson and Courtney Minick of Justia

Above: Cicely Wilson and Courtney Minick of Justia, holding Sheba and Belle, respectively

Rank this Week: 2567

Foreign Collection Development…

Foreign Collection Development Blog (FCIL-SIS)

Discusses new titles and current issues in collection development for law librarians who collect foreign and international law at their institutions.

http://foreignlawcollections.blogspot.com/

Nov 28
Google Scholar Citations Open To All - Google Scholar Blog

Google Scholar Citations Open To All - Google Scholar Blog

Google Scholar Citation
May 5
The Role of Information Specialists in the Aftermath of Military Conflict

The Role of Information Specialists in the Aftermath of Military Conflict

This week, the New York Times reported the death of Ernesto Sábato, renowned novelist and head of the commission that investigated the crimes committed by Argentina's military dictatorship during the "Dirty War" from 1976 to 1983. Ernesto…
Sep 22
Autumn...and International Law...in New York (City) with apologies to Vernon Duke and Jo Stafford

Autumn...and International Law...in New York (City) with apologies to Vernon Duke and Jo Stafford

Weather-wise, October is a great time to visit New York City, and you beat the crowded November and December holiday season.If your plans are bringing you here October 21-23 this year, anchor your vacation with a little continuing…

Rank this Week: 2456

Law Library Reference Blog

From the University of British Columbia Law Library.

http://blogs.ubc.ca/lawref/

Aug 17
IT Bulletin

IT Bulletin

UBC IT Bulletins: http://bulletins.it.ubc.ca/ UBC Library eResources: Service Bulletins: http://blogs.ubc.ca/eresourcestatus/
Jul 7
UBC Wireless for Visitor

UBC Wireless for Visitor

eduroam Wireless Network Visitors from other educational institutions which support eduroam should use this wireless network. For list of participating institutions and how to set up, click here.
Jun 23
CCH Rapid Finder

CCH Rapid Finder

The CCH Rapid Finder can be found at here.

Rank this Week: 2500

AbsTracked

Covers law, libraries, reference, technology, and fun. By Abbie Mulvihill.

http://abstracked.blogspot.com/

Mar 10
Mario Day 2010

Mario Day 2010

Happy Mario Day (just in the nick of time) to all the Marios I now know and to all the people who celebrate with them!! Mario Day has become an interesting lesson in the evolution of a popular idea. As anyone who is familiar with this blog…
Oct 12
What's Old is New

What's Old is New

I have to admit, I'm a little surprised I remembered my Blogger password. I just decided I needed to post something other than information about July 10th. Yikes.Unfortunately, I don't have anything terribly exciting to mention. I just want…
Jul 10
Happy Julio Day!

Happy Julio Day!

So, how is Julio Day gaining momentum? Well, apparently because of me. It turns out it had a little momentum before my Julio Day post 2 years ago. The person who first dubbed Julio Day (at least so far) turns out to be a fellow Illinoisan…

Rank this Week: 2435

Ohio Legal Research Blog

By Kathy Hall, Melanie Putnam and Susan Schaefgen.

http://ohiolegalblog.blogspot.com/

Oct 26
Lawriter sold to SSN Holdings Inc.

Lawriter sold to SSN Holdings Inc.

The legal research provider, Lawriter LLC, has been acquired by SSN Holdings Inc. Lawriter became a subsidiary of Collexis Holdings in early 2008. According to a Sept. 6, 2009 blog post on The Cottonboll Conspiracy:
Oct 28
Report on invasive species in Ohio

Report on invasive species in Ohio

The Union of Concerned Scientists ha
Oct 24
Judgepedia

Judgepedia

Judgepedia is a wiki encyclopedia about judges and courts, brought to you by the same sponsors of

Rank this Week: 2677

BarclayBlog

Legal research updates from around the world and new and interesting research resources and web sites of interest. From Syracuse University College of Law.

http://bllsulaw.blogspot.com/

Aug 28
Law Firm Hiring practices in the economic downturn

Law Firm Hiring practices in the economic downturn

The economy continues to impact the traditional large law firm hiring cycle:A NY Times article focuses on 2Ls waiting for the chance to interview in the fall: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/business/26lawyers.html?em Some famous firms have…
May 4
Movin' On

Movin' On

To my faithful readers: After many happyand productive years at the Barclay LawLibrary, I will be moving on to becomeExecutive Director of the Dewitt CommunityLibrary. This was a tough decision, but asa former library director always told…
Apr 26
New Online Legal Magazine a "Refreshing Alternative" to Traditional Law Review

New Online Legal Magazine a "Refreshing Alternative" to Traditional Law Review

The Legal Workshop is a new online legal journalthat seeks to disseminate legal scholarship to a broadaudience of readers. The new endeavor is produced bya consortium of academic law reviews: Stanford LawReview, New York University Law…

Rank this Week: 2561

Class Action Countermeasures

Covers class action defense. By McGuireWoods LLP.

http://www.classactioncountermeasures.com

May 21
Coupon Settlements Revisited - Feder v Frank

Coupon Settlements Revisited - Feder v Frank

Just about anyone who owns a printer has strong opinions on toner cartridges. An enterprising group of plaintiffs' lawyers sought to capitalize on consumer annoyance with printer cartridges by filing three class actions in the Northern…
May 16
Class Action a la Francais? - The Approach of the French Group Action

Class Action a la Francais? - The Approach of the French Group Action

The Economist is reporting that the French president Francois Hollande's government just presented a class action bill to the Council of Ministers on May 2. While the bill still must be debated and passed, it has already generated a fair…
May 14
Standing and Certification: Kennedy v. United Am. Ins. Co

Standing and Certification: Kennedy v. United Am. Ins. Co

Brenda Kennedy was hospitalized in 2009 for four days. She had an insurance policy from United American that paid benefits for each day that she spent in the hospital, and she assigned those benefits to the hospital. When she received…

Rank this Week: 3128

Law Bod Blog

News and chat from the Bodleian Law Library at Oxford University.

http://lawbod.wordpress.com

May 20
What’s UPSO at OUP, and the Oxford Index..

What’s UPSO at OUP, and the Oxford Index..

I’d like to draw your attention to a resource called the Oxford Index. It is a free resource available to everyone, and it may have a usefulness beyond the usual legal research sources we are familiar with. The breadth of online…
May 8
Indigenous Peoples and the law (and a useful new LibGuide!)

Indigenous Peoples and the law (and a useful new LibGuide!)

I thought that I would take the opportunity, having done a lot of research for my soon-to-be-published LibGuide on the topic, to share a few interesting pieces of international legislation and highlight a significant case concerning…
May 1
What links tattoos, hackney carriages and water …

What links tattoos, hackney carriages and water …

Byelaws that’s what! by Hannah Chandler A lengthy search for byelaws recently prompted us to delve further and do a bit of research…. Byelaws are effectively local laws to deal with local issues. They are made by a body, such as…

Rank this Week: 3122

University of New Hampshire School…

University of New Hampshire School of Law Library Blog

Provides law library news.

http://library.law.unh.edu/blog

May 17
Summer Library Hour

Summer Library Hour

Congratulations to the Class of 2013! Tomorrow, May 18th, the law library's 2nd and 3rd floors will be open from noon to 2:30 if anyone wants to tour their families around. Sunday, May 19th, the law…
May 13
Summer Westlaw and Lexis Acce

Summer Westlaw and Lexis Acce

Westlaw and LexisNexis both have options for extending your access through the summer. Westlaw Automatic access to 40 hours of Westlaw and 40 hours of WestlawNext for July + August. Nothing to fill out and no restrictions. read more
May 9
Harvard Journal of Law and Technology -Now on HeinOnline

Harvard Journal of Law and Technology -Now on HeinOnline

Over 20 years of the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology (1988-2012) are now available via HeinOnline. Simply click here and scroll to the Journal on the left menu screen.

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