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LC's Disability Employment Awareness Month Resources

Posted on October 24, 2008
To mark its celebration of Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Library of Congress has launched a new website. The site notes upcoming events as well as Library resources pertaining to disability history. See also the new Library of Congress Experience...

UC Irvine's Donald Bren School of Law Free for Entering 2009 Class

Posted on October 23, 2008
The UC Irvine Law School is giving full 3-year tuition scholarships worth about $100,000 to its first 2009 class of about 60 students, the National Law Journal reports. That's a $6 million write-off. Originally, the school had planned to offer...

Kudos to San Bernardino County Law Library

Posted on October 23, 2008
The GPO named the San Bernardino County Law Library (California) the 2008 Federal Depository Library of the Year. The library services the largest county, in land area, in the US. The To meet the needs of its patrons for government...

Pew Report Finds Voters Cannot Easily Locate Information in State Election Websites

Posted on October 23, 2008
The Pew Center on the States has released its report Being Online is Not Enough: State Elections Web Sites, a 50-state analysis of election websites' usability and finds that voters cannot easily locate voting information online. The report offers recommendations...

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Fulbright & Jaworski's 2008 Litigation Trends Survey

Posted on October 23, 2008
In its latest annual 2008 Litigation Trends Survey, the international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. predict a rise in corporate litigation. ?This year?s survey appears to mark an inflection point for American business, between the end of a prolonged...

Political Ideology in American Universities

Posted on October 23, 2008
Contrary to popular belief, the problem with U.S. higher education is not too much politics but too little. Far from being bastions of liberal bias, American universities have largely withdrawn from the world of politics. So conclude Bruce L. R....

Arizona State College of Law Faculty Scholarship Repository

Posted on October 23, 2008
From the announcement: "I am pleased to bring to your attention a new service of the Ross-Blakley Law Library at Arizona State University. We have created a web based repository of the Sandra Day O' Connor College of Law faculty?s...

Opening: Technical Services/Reference Librarian, Texas Legislative Reference Library

Posted on October 23, 2008
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary responsibilities include serials management, cataloging, and reference. As a member of the Legislative Reference Library team, serves as an information consultant to legislative staff, state agency staff, and the general public...

Who Are Accidental Librarians?

Posted on October 22, 2008
Accidental librarians are library staffers who are doing the job of a librarian without the advantage of a professional education. Pamela H. McKellar, a 25-year library veteran who has mentored accidental librarians in all types of settings, covers library principles,...

Mark Cuban Launches Bailout Watchdog Blog

Posted on October 22, 2008
Mark Cuban launched BailoutSleuth this month to "keep an eye on our taxpayer dollars and call Bullshit when necessary." Chris Carey edits the blog, which looks promising. Recent watchdog posts include The End of Bailout Transparency Already? and More Bailout...

Judicial Selection During the Bush Administration

Posted on October 22, 2008
Alliance for Justice has issued a report that outlines the legacy of President Bush's appointments to the federal courts. In Judicial Selection During the Bush Administration: 2008, the authors contend that a close examination of key judicial appointments that have...

The Facts Regarding the Google-Yahoo Ad Deal (According to Google)

Posted on October 22, 2008
Google has published a website explaining "the facts" surrounding the advertising deal it announced with Yahoo in June. According to a report on SearchEngineLand, the mini-site is an attempt to tell its story about why there?s no need to fear...

The Science of Courtroom Litigation

Posted on October 22, 2008
The Science of Courtroom Litigation: Jury Research and Analytical Graphics Edited and co-authored by Samuel H. Solomon, Joanna Gallant and John P. Esser List Price: $95.00 Law Journal Press (#ALM20); 384 pages; 2008. ISBN: 978-1-58852-143-9 Product Description: With the tools...

State by State Bankruptcy Filings

Posted on October 22, 2008
CreditCards.com has created an interactive map for state bankruptcy statistics. By clicking on an individual state, the site automatically generates compiled stats including: Cumulative filings Filings per capita State rank Total population Increase (or decrease) in per capita filings Ratio...

Buckley's Supreme Courtship

Posted on October 21, 2008
Christopher Buckley, the novelist, political satirist and son of the conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr., is about to launch a book tour for his new novel, Supreme Courtship (Twelve, September 3, 2008). The storyline starts with the President ticked...

Where Do the Most Elite Law Firms Go to Hire New Lawyers?

Posted on October 21, 2008
Brian Leiter (Chicago) has the answer on his Law School Rankings website. His study shows how little impact U.S. News rankings have on where the firms choose to hire and how much geography matters once you get outside the ranks...

The Citation of Wikipedia in American Judicial Opinions

Posted on October 21, 2008
Wikipedia has been cited almost 300 times in American judicial opinions as of September, 2008 according to Lee Peoples' The Citation of Wikipedia in American Judicial Opinions (SSRN). The article comprehensively examines citations to Wikipedia in American judicial opinions...

FindLaw Special Edition: Elections 2008

Posted on October 21, 2008
FindLaw Special Edition: Elections 2008 is an election portal with resources that provide authoritative election information, specifically as it pertains to the legal world, including: Election commentary from FindLaw legal specialists Featured late-breaking Reuters politics videos...

Universities Form HathiTrust as a Backup Repository to the Google Book Project

Posted on October 21, 2008
While the Google Book Project steams along, university libraries involved in the project have banned together to form HathiTrust, a repository to archive and share their digitized collections. Their goals are to: To build a reliable and increasingly comprehensive digital...

2008 Report on International Religious Freedom

Posted on October 21, 2008
The U.S. Department of State has issued it's 2008 Report on International Religious Freedom. The annual report highlights both the protections and the unjust violations of religious freedom around the world. Part I of the report details U.S. actions in...

Opening: Reference and Student Services Librarian, Oklahoma City University Law Library (Search extended)

Posted on October 21, 2008
The Reference and Student Services Librarian provides legal reference services to law students, law faculty and other patrons of the Law Library. This includes answering legal research and general reference questions, assisting law students, law faculty, and other patrons with...

Law School Rank and GPA Aren?t the Best Predictors of BigLaw Success

Posted on October 20, 2008
Law school rank and grade point average aren?t the best predictors of success at large law firms, according to a study of more than 1,300 associates conducted at a top 25 law firm trying to combat high associate attrition rates....

Sarah Palin's "First Official Press Conference"

Posted on October 20, 2008
From SNL. [JH]

2008 RAND Institute for Civil Justice Annotated Bibliography

Posted on October 20, 2008
The RAND Institute for Civil Justice has released an annotated bibliography covering its analytical research. "The ICJ facilitates change in the civil justice system by analyzing trends and outcomes, identifying and evaluating policy options, and bringing together representatives of different...

Sovereign Wealth and Sovereign Power, Risks to U.S. of Dependence on Foreign Governments to Finance Deficit

Posted on October 20, 2008
Reducing our dependence on foreign governments should be an important priority for the next president, according to a new report Council on Foreign Relations. According to Sovereign Wealth and Sovereign Power, "the longer the United States relies on central banks...

New State Forms Compilations

Posted on October 20, 2008
From Law Journal Press: Library of Connecticut Family Law Forms (October 2008)(978-1-57625-334-2; $249.99) Product Description: Library of Connecticut Family Law Forms is a comprehensive library of 260+ sample documents and court forms in matters of Separation, Divorce, Child Custody, Visitation,...

Opening: Senior Reference Librarian , Texas Legislative Reference Library

Posted on October 20, 2008
WORKING TITLE: Senior Reference Librarian JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: As a member of the Legislative Reference Library team, serves as an information consultant to legislative staff, state agency staff, and the general public. ESSENTIAL TASKS: Provides reference assistance in person and over...

In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad ? Compilation and Commentary

Posted on October 19, 2008
New report from the RAND Corporation: "This book presents the actual statements and writings of jihadis expressing their views on virtually every subject relevant to their cause. It is not about Islam as it is practiced in its many varieties...

SCOTUS Blocks GOP Challenge to Ohio Voters; Republicans Turns to Ohio Supreme Court

Posted on October 18, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a temporary restraining order won by the GOP in lower court rulings to challenge some 200,000 newly registered Ohio voters. The Court ruled that the plaintiffs in the action were not ?sufficiently likely to prevail...

Legal Issues Every Librarian Should Know

Posted on October 17, 2008
In 25 Important Legal Issues Every Librarian Should Research, Jessica Merritt writes "most people don?t think of librarians as legal entities, but the fact is there are a number of legal issues that are important for librarians to understand. Whether...

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