Law Librarian Blog: Legal Research

Posted on February 26, 2009
Carl Malamud is "running" for the position of Public Printer of the United States. Check out his campaign site for details on his plans for the GPO and endorsements. Position papers here. Endorsements can be sent directly to Carl by...

New on LLRX.com for February 2009

Posted on February 26, 2009
From LLRX.com: E-Discovery Update: Revisiting ESI Agreements and Court Orders, by Conrad J. Jacoby Researching Intellectual Property Law In The Russian Federation, by Julian Zegelman Six Questions and a Strategy for Campus-wide Information Competence, by Stuart Basefsky FOIA Facts: President...

Seeking Nominations for the 2009 Roy M. Mersky Spirit of Law Librarianship Award for Public Service

Posted on February 26, 2009
Each year, the newly re-named Roy M. Mersky Spirit of Law Librarianship Award for Public Service Committee honors one law librarian or law library organization for his or her service to the community. Please help us recognize law librarians by...

Scared Silent: Where Have All The Law Student Bloggers Gone?

Posted on February 26, 2009
There's some anecdotal evidence that law students have stopped blogging because career services advisors have warned them that blogging can be detrimental to getting hired. See Robert Ambrogi's Legal Blog Watch post. Certainly some career services advisors have warned students...

Digital Information Management (DigIn) Certificate

Posted on February 26, 2009
The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science has openings in the school's graduate certificate program in Digital Information Management (DigIn), and that scholarships are available for students entering the program in 2009...

Reminder: Deadline for Shaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians Rapidly Approaching

Posted on February 25, 2009
The application deadline for 2009 FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians is March 1, 2009. Details here. [JH]

A video rendition of Wiki making

Posted on February 25, 2009
If you have attended a librarian conference in the past 8 years or so I am sure you have heard of the push for libraries and librarians to work with wikis. This trend may be somewhat fading as other tools...

Federal Judiciary Technology Plan Available

Posted on February 25, 2009
The Long Range Plan for Information Technology in the Federal Judiciary, revised fiscal 2009 version, is now available from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The plan presents an evaluation of current technology, and development goals and budget requirements...

Should Academic Law Library Directors Be Tenured Law Faculty?

Posted on February 25, 2009
ABA Standard 603(d) provides that directors should hold faculty appointments with security of faculty position, and not in the administrative position of director, unless under very special circumstances. In What Interests are Served When Academic Law Library Directors are Tenured...

Georgetown Honors Bob Oakley with Symposium on the Future of Today's Legal Scholarship

Posted on February 25, 2009
As many will recall Georgetown Professor and Law Librarian Bob Oakley died unexpectedly Saturday, September 29, 2008, of cardiac arrest. He was only 61. He had served as Law Librarian at Georgetown for over 25 years. On July 25, 2009,...

University of Chicago Law School Dean Stepping Down in 2010

Posted on February 25, 2009
Brian Leiter (Chicago) is reporting that Saul Levmore, who has been Dean of the U of C Law School since 2001, is stepping down in 2010. [JH]

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