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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 21

    Class Status Denied in Copyright Case Against YouTube

    Class Status Denied in Copyright Case Against YouTube
    Content owners lost another battle against YouTube last week when Judge Louis L. Stanton denied class status to copyright owners in litigation parallel to the Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube case. Lawyers for the Premier League, other…
  • May 21

    Has Any Law Library's Print Collection Budget Increased 20 Percent Since 2010?

    Has Any Law Library's Print Collection Budget Increased 20 Percent Since 2010?
    According to the 2012 AALL Price Index for Legal Publications (member login required)(Carol Avery Nicholson, Price Index Editor), the subscription list price inflation for serials (academic and commercial periodicals, court reporters,…
  • May 20

    Supreme Court Action: Attorney Fees in Vaccine Cases, Habeas Corpus, Foreign Tax Credits, and Chevron Deference

    Supreme Court Action: Attorney Fees in Vaccine Cases, Habeas Corpus, Foreign Tax Credits, and Chevron Deference
    The Supreme Court issued four opinions this morning. The first of these is Sibelius v. Cloer (12-236). The case interprets the attorney fee provisions of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA). The text of the Act…
Rank this Week: 8

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

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: 11

beSpacific

beSpacific

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

http://www.bespacific.com/
Rank this Week: 21

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: 36

Library Boy

Library Boy

Features legal research news. By Michel-Adrien Sheppard.

http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/
  • May 20

    Spring 2013 Issue of Law Library Journal Now Available

    Spring 2013 Issue of Law Library Journal Now Available
    The Spring 2013 issue of Law Library Journal is available on the website of the American Association of Law Libraries.Among the many articles, the following attracted my attention:Training in FCIL Librarianship for Tomorrow’s World (by…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 43

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 20

    Guardianship in Connecticut - 2013 Edition

    Guardianship in Connecticut - 2013 Edition
    Category: FYI;Legal Research;Self-Help Body: The 2013 edition of Guardianship in Connecticut has been posted to our research guides page. The 2013 update includes references to the new permanent guardianship statutes. Published: 5/20/2013…
  • May 20

    Family Law Appellate Court Opinions - 5/20/2013

    Family Law Appellate Court Opinions - 5/20/2013
    Category: Recent Decisions;Family Opinions Body: AC33251 - Eric S. v. Tiffany S. AC33251 - Tiffany S. v. Eric S. ("The plaintiff...commenced this action on May 14, 2009, against the defendant...seeking a dissolution of the parties’…
  • May 20

    Tort Law Appellate Court Opinions - 5/20/2013

    Tort Law Appellate Court Opinions - 5/20/2013
    Category: Recent Decisions;Tort Law Opinions Body: AC33929 - Cummings v. Dept. of Transportation (Highway defect statute (13a-144); "The plaintiff...commenced this action against the defendant, the department of transportation, to recover…
Rank this Week: 71

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: 84

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: 104

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 21

    Social Media & The Strange Combination of Empowerment and Helplessness During a Tragedy

    Social Media & The Strange Combination of Empowerment and Helplessness During a Tragedy
    As I was riding back from Austin, Texas yesterday afternoon, looking out the windows at the remains of the Bastrop fire from two years ago, I got the first news of the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma. It brought back the thoughts of me…
  • May 21

    THE Knowledge System

    THE Knowledge System
    By Jon Pallbo (Jon.Pallbo@gmail.com) (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsI recently watched a TED talk by Michael Idinopulos, called Mr. Manager, tear down these (digital) walls!  It's a great talk and is well…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 116

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: 114

Slaw

Slaw

A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal.

http://www.slaw.ca
  • May 20

    Avoid the Unintentional Expansion of Retainer

    Avoid the Unintentional Expansion of Retainer
    Here’s the scenario: A lawyer is retained to assist a client with a tort claim and an accident benefits claim. The client, meanwhile, has been informed that the long-term disability (LTD) benefits provided by her employer’s group…
  • May 20

    Monday's Mix

    Monday's Mix
    Each Monday we present brief excerpts of recent posts from five of Canada's award-winning legal blogs chosen at random* from forty-one recent Clawbie winners. In this way we hope to promote their work, with their permission, to as…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 120

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: 129

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
  • May 20

    Track Bills Signed into Law by Oregon Governor Kitzaber

    Track Bills Signed into Law by Oregon Governor Kitzaber
    Visit the Bills Signed 2013 link at the Oregon Governor’s website. You can also click on the “Bills Signed by Governor Kitzhaber (2013)” line for a full view of the data-set. (This link may change over time. If so, visit…
  • May 20

    Read the Contract! Database and eBook Licensing for Libraries and Law Firm

    Read the Contract! Database and eBook Licensing for Libraries and Law Firm
    Library (and law firm) database (and eBook) licensing can be tricky, to put it mildly. There are hundreds, thousands even, of fee-based subscription databases used by lawyers, legal researchers, librarians, historians, etc.  If you need…
  • May 16

    Oregon Lawyers and Clients with Hearing Impairment: What is the Law?

    Oregon Lawyers and Clients with Hearing Impairment: What is the Law?
    A recent Oregon Law Practice Management (OLPM) blog post on this subject is one place to begin reading about this subject, including brief discussions of the duties of public defenders and other government attorneys and private attorneys and…
Rank this Week: 139

Library Stuff

Library Stuff

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

http://www.librarystuff.net
  • May 21

    ARL Releases RLI 280 on OERs, E-Book Licensing, Research Library Trend

    ARL Releases RLI 280 on OERs, E-Book Licensing, Research Library Trend
    “ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 280, which features articles on open educational resources (OERs) as an alternative to traditional textbooks, ARL’s e-book licensing effort, and research library trends as…
  • May 21

    Knight Foundation Strengthens Support for Television News Research Service

    Knight Foundation Strengthens Support for Television News Research Service
    “Thanks to a recent $1 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we will be expanding our TV News Search & Borrow service that enables everyone to search, quote and borrow U.S. television news programs. Launched…
  • May 21

    New Research Tools Kick Up Dust in Archive

    New Research Tools Kick Up Dust in Archive
    “Seated recently in the special collections room at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology library, Anders Fernstedt raced through an imposing set of yellowing articles and correspondence. Several years ago Mr. Fernstedt, an…
Rank this Week: 181

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: 180

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 20

    Wiring the future

    Wiring the future
    The Boston Globe for May 19 had an interesting article in the Ideas section, "The Too-Smart City" by Courtney Humphries, in print at pp . K1, 4-5. The article looks at the amazing new ideas that city planners and technologists are coming up…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 212

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: 200

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: 208

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: 220

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: 240

UB Law Library Blog

UB Law Library Blog

Features news from the UB Law Library.

http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/blog/law
  • May 20

    Oh Nuts!

    Oh Nuts!
    Love means never having to say you’re sorry…unless that love has something to do with Nutella. In that particular case, it’s best to cease, desist, and call it a day. Since 2007, enthusiasts of that hazelnut spread have…
  • May 15

    No H8 4 the Pl8

    No H8 4 the Pl8
    Whenever I’m stuck in traffic and every radio station has conspired against me to play commercials at the same time as they have a tendency to do, I thank the boredom gods for whatever clever person thought up the idea for vanity…
  • May 11

    Access to Law Database

    Access to Law Database
    UPDATE: Access to all databases has been restored. It appears there is a temporary problem accessing the UB Databases. If you are attempting to use any of the LEGAL databases, please use this link: Law Databases…
Rank this Week: 260

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 20

    Spock Cited

    Spock Cited
    Law Librarian Blog suggested a great paper topic: how many times has Spock been cited in judicial opinions? The question is based on a Wall Street Journal article which cites the most recent example. If this type of paper is up your alley,…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 267

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: 300

Bev Butula's Blog

Bev Butula's Blog

From the Wisconsin Law Journal.

http://www.wislawjournal.com/type.cfm/Bev%20Butula
Rank this Week: 282

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 20

    Electronic Devices and Lawyer

    Electronic Devices and Lawyer
    Quite frequently we see articles on "must have" electronic devices or apps for attorneys.  Today LTN has an article with a twist:  10 Devices You Should Never Take Along on a Business Trip.  Looking over the list of devices…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 321

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: 345

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: 393

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: 389

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 21

    Book Giveaway!

    Book Giveaway!
    The Charlotte School of Law Library is launching a Book Giveaway! These are treatises, reporters, and state statutory items that will not move with us when we relocate the Law Library uptown. These materials will be available for free on…
  • May 21

    ALR Student’s Corner: The Environmental Law Practice Guide — An Explosion of Environmental Exposition

    ALR Student’s Corner: The Environmental Law Practice Guide — An Explosion of Environmental Exposition
    Prior to exploring the Environmental Law Practice Guide, I often wondered—why would I use a treatise to research a legal topic when I can use online research tools such as Westlaw or LexisNexis? What possible benefits could there be in…
  • May 20

    Meck Dec Day — May 20, 2013

    Meck Dec Day — May 20, 2013
    The citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, declared independence from Great Britain a full year before the Declaration of Independence was written.  The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, originally called the resolution…
Rank this Week: 407

Un blog pour l'information…

Un blog pour l'information juridique

By Emmanuel Barthe.

http://www.precisement.org/blog/
Rank this Week: 440

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 20

    Open and machine-readable data requirement for all gov info

    Open and machine-readable data requirement for all gov info
    Last week the White House announced that President Obama has issued Executive Order 13642 (3 page pdf) "Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information", affecting federal agencies. The Office of Management…
  • 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…
Rank this Week: 414

Cleveland Law Library Weblog

Cleveland Law Library Weblog

Informs local attorneys of major legal developments important to their practice. By Sue Altmeyer.

http://suealtmeyer.typepad.com/cleveland_law_library_web/
Rank this Week: 403

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: 435

Et Seq. - The Harvard Law School…

Et Seq. - The Harvard Law School Library Blog

Covers library legal issues, legal information sources, and notices for the Harvard Law community. From the law librarians of Harvard Law School.

http://etseq.law.harvard.edu/
  • Nov 26

    852 RARE: A Unique and Heartfelt Tribute to Sir Edward Coke

    852 RARE: A Unique and Heartfelt Tribute to Sir Edward Coke
    Title page, The Recorde of Honor and Vertue ...
  • Nov 20

    Thanksgiving – A Round Up of Link

    Thanksgiving – A Round Up of Link
    As you get ready to depart for Thanksgiving, take some time to learn a little bit about the laws surrounding this holiday:
  • Nov 14

    Financial Times now Online at Harvard

    Financial Times now Online at Harvard
    The Financial Times (FT) is now available to the Harvard community. Sign up for premium accounts to FT.com, which include: Unlimited FT.com article access The LEX column Unlimited mobile and tablet access ePaper access 5 year company…
Rank this Week: 461

The Running Librarian

The Running Librarian

Covers legal publishing and web 2.0. By James Mullan.

http://www.therunninglibrarian.co.uk/
  • Jul 14

    Social intranets evolution or revolution

    Social intranets evolution or revolution
    The Techbubble blog has published an interesting blog post on Social intranets, which for anyone considering implementing a social intranet is well worth a read.
  • Jul 13

    Can you make tacit knowledge...explicit?

    Can you make tacit knowledge...explicit?
    Two excellent posts here which discuss whether you can make tacit knowledge (the stuff
  • Jul 3

    PLC Knowledge Management Forum

    PLC Knowledge Management Forum
    Yesterday I was lucky enough to attend the PLC Knowledge Management Forum. This was a one day event held at Haberdashers Hall aimed at Knowledge Managers, Professional Support Lawyers and Information Professionals. The format of the day was a…
Rank this Week: 442

Lore Librarian

Lore Librarian

Coves library, law-library, web stuff, 2.0, and other random wafflings.

http://lorelibrarian.wordpress.com
  • May 20

    Interesting Things of the Week #175

    Interesting Things of the Week #175
    6 Quick Steps to Get Started with Google+ Digital Workplace 24 #dw24 - screenshots and recordings from last week’s sessions. The Usable Library Top 10 Everyday Life Hacks That Take 10 Seconds or Less Handy app - eyeReport:…
  • May 13

    Interesting Things of the Week #174

    Interesting Things of the Week #174
    Online anonymity to be confined to virtual history Photos of Abandoned ‘Star Wars’ Film Set Locations in Tunisia Hashtag Banner Software Development Top 30 Mistakes Give us the Mr Men version of history No excuse for boring an…
  • Apr 29

    Interesting Things of the Week #173

    Interesting Things of the Week #173
    Information may want to be free, but you’ll probably go to jail for helping it. Origami Book Art Display Mobile app turns iPhone into hearing aid 30 things to tell a book snob Kids read and write better on iPads: Swedish study Open…
Rank this Week: 503

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: 537

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: 502

Jenkins Blog

Jenkins Blog

Covers technology and legal research. By the staff of the Philadelphia-based Jenkins Law Library.

http://www.jenkinslaw.org/blog
Rank this Week: 507

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: 516

Law Firm Bottom_Line

Law Firm Bottom_Line

Discussion on cost recovery, legal information services contracts and legal research training.

http://lawfirmbottomline.wordpress.com
  • Dec 12

    A Major Shift – Transforming the Practice of Law

    A Major Shift – Transforming the Practice of Law
    We at Cable&Clark have evolved over the years, adapting to change and market needs. Right now, we are going through a major shift in our business model — a model that changes that way we deliver our services to clients … Continue reading…
  • Nov 14

    Change anyone?

    Change anyone?
    Everyone knows that change is inevitable. For law firms and their law libraries, significant change has occurred over the last decade and will continue for the unforeseen future. Change is a necessity for survival. I’ve been an advocate of…
  • Nov 2

    Things change, life can go on even better than before with the right attitude

    Things change, life can go on even better than before with the right attitude
    Even though some changes in life are a long time in the planning, when the time actually comes to implement the change our human instinct is to resist.
Rank this Week: 551

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: 592

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 20

    Department of State Honors Law Library for Legal Research Expertise

    Department of State Honors Law Library for Legal Research Expertise
    The following article originally appeared in the May 3,  2013, edition of Library of Congress staff newsletter, The Gazette. The U.S. Department of State this week honored the Law Library of Congress for legal research work it provides…
  • 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,…
Rank this Week: 654

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: 591