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3 Nov 2009, 5:01 pm
Alex Golub discusses how the Kindle performs for academic reading, and concludes that "the Kindle is designed to let you read mystery novels, not academic books. [read post]
22 Apr 2007, 6:02 pm
On any given day I'm usually working on an eclectic mix of non-fiction and crime or mystery novels. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 2:31 pm
Those of you who venture to the far side of the reference desk to our "leisure reading" area will notice a new addition next to the newspaper rack. [read post]
5 Dec 2007, 6:49 pm
I'm a big fan of the New York Times' "On This Day" feature, and as an oenophile, I found today's legal history entry particularly meaningful. [read post]
21 Apr 2008, 4:38 pm
Due to growing complaints about the noise and odor that accompanies eating, the Zief Law Library is stepping up enforcement of the existing "no food" policy. [read post]
27 Feb 2007, 9:33 am
Yesterday's San Francisco Chronicle had an interesting article about prosecutors who have launched blogs. [read post]
19 Mar 2007, 9:30 am
If you're a member of the BAR/BRI class action and you're unhappy with the proposed settlement of the case that we reported last month, you can sign a petition at PetitionOnline registering your displeasure. [read post]
18 Jun 2007, 2:35 pm
Dean Jeff Brand, always interested in how law can serve the cause of social justice, stopped by the Zief Library the other day full of praise for Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age, a "fantastic book," in his words, "that every incoming first year law student should read. [read post]
14 Dec 2006, 5:22 pm
IP practitioners love to carp about the free patent search site offered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). [read post]
22 Jan 2007, 1:37 pm
The University of Pennsylvania Law Review, not to be outdone by Yale's Pocket Part or Harvard's The Forum, has joined the growing number of law reviews that have created an online space for debate and commentary about their recently-published articles. [read post]
7 Aug 2008, 9:07 pm
Somehow, we knew that this story wasn't going away anytime soon. [read post]
13 Mar 2007, 12:10 pm
It is rare that Zief Brief has a chance to deflate an urban legend, especially one that involves the object of ongoing media frenzy. [read post]
8 Feb 2007, 12:05 pm
The recent launch of the Cornell Law Library's Legal Research Guide search engine got ZiefBrief thinking about the utility of research guides and the various ways to find them. [read post]
8 Jun 2007, 12:02 pm
This recently released Congressional Research Service report, "Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB): Quarantine and Isolation," contains everything you've always wanted to know about federal quarantine and isolation powers, including a reminder that the terms "quarantine" and "isolation" are not interchangeable. [read post]
12 Jul 2007, 3:29 pm
I was fairly certain that Andrew Speaker would be sued by some of his fellow passengers, and sure enough, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting today that several Canadians who were on the same Montreal flight with Speaker have filed lawsuits against him in Quebec Superior Court. [read post]
24 May 2007, 11:11 am
The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog reports today that Eliot Disner has been fired by McGuireWoods. [read post]
1 Apr 2020, 11:28 am
Worrying in the midst of a pandemic is understandable. [read post]
5 Jul 2007, 12:44 pm
Today ZiefBrief learned that Incisive Media, a U.K. company, has purchased the venerable ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media), publisher of the American Lawyer, The Recorder (one of San Francisco's legal papers), the National Law Journal, and other well-regarded national and regional legal magazines and newspapers. [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 11:04 am
This week, HeinOnline announced a beta "faceted search" option for its Law Journal Library. [read post]
5 Feb 2008, 8:57 am
Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you've heard the story about Anthony Ciolli, a Penn law student who was once "Chief Education Director" for the controversial message board site, AutoAdmit. [read post]
