Legal Research

Geeks are Guys: Is the Re-Feminization of Law Librarianship Coming?

Posted on September 23, 2008
In The Feminization of Librarianship, Tawny Sverdlin calls attention to the well-known fact that library work has been associated with women since the late nineteenth century when the proliferation of American public libraries began and library education was professionalized to...

AALL Launches Spectrum Blog

Posted on September 23, 2008
The AALL Spectrum Blog has joined the law librarian blogosphere "to continue the conversation about law librarianship and the opportunities we face." Hopefully some material currently published in the magazine's print version and Association news distributed via AALL's website and...

Law Library-Produced Research Guides on the Web: Who Would Win If We Held a State-by-State Contest?

Posted on September 23, 2008
In Ohio, the clear winner by a very wide margin would be Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library. There in-house collection of research guides far surpasses the online collection found in any other Buckeye state law library in coverage of topics...

Resources for Wannabe Law Profs

Posted on September 23, 2008
Know someone who wants to become a law prof? Or someone who should be exiled the "real world" of legal academia? (Firm librarians know what I mean, that associate who simply can't craft practical legal advice for a client.) The...

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Opening: Access Services Librarian, Florida International University College of Law Library

Posted on September 23, 2008
Under the general supervision of the head of Public Services, the Access Services Librarian provides leadership and management for all operational aspects of the department. This position is responsible for developing, interpreting, and implementing policies and procedures that foster quality...

Android-Driven G1: Video of T-Mobile Press Conference and Early Reviews

Posted on September 23, 2008
The first commercial handset running Google's Android operating system, will be coming to T-Mobile as the G1 for $179 on October 22nd. Here's the video of today's T-Mobile press conference and the first few of a zillion reactions to the...

Judge Orders Cheney to Preserve His Papers

Posted on September 23, 2008
The Washington Post and WSJ Law Blog are reporting that U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a preliminary injunction ordering Vice President Cheney and the National Archives to preserve all of his official records. The Bush administration?s legal position ?heightens...

USTR Sued for Release of ACTA Records Under FOIA

Posted on September 23, 2008
EFF and Public Knowledge have sued US Trade Representative under FOIA seeking release of records pertaining to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). [Text of Complaint] ACTA parties are the US, the EU, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New...

Sarah Palin Beware, LJ Has Got You in Their Sights

Posted on September 22, 2008
Norman Oder and the Library Journal staff are monitoring developments in the Sarah Palin library book banning controversy on LJ's website. [JH]

Today is OneWebDay

Posted on September 22, 2008
Called the "Internet's Earth Day", the theme for the third annual OneWebDay is online participation in democracy. Check out OneWebDay's e-Democracy Time Capsule and press release for information about this year's activities. See also OneWebDay's About page for backgound information...

President Signs New Federal Rule of Evidence on Attorney-Client Privilege

Posted on September 22, 2008
President Bush signed new Federal Rule of Evidence 502, S. 2450, into law on September 19, 2008. [Thomas | White House Announcement] The rule applies to the inadvertent disclosure in discovery of information protected by the attorney-client privilege and work-product...

Law Librarians Putting Wikis to Good Use

Posted on September 22, 2008
Principles of Legal Research Course. Cecilia Tellis (Law Librarian, University of Ottawa) has created a legal research wiki for her Principles of Legal Research course. It?s for all first-year students in the Common Law English program at University of Ottawa...

Dissenting Judge's Suggestion That Police Video Introduced Into Evidence Be Published Leads to Video's YouTube Upload

Posted on September 22, 2008
When federal judge Beverly Martin (N.D. Ga.) could not convince her colleagues in Buckley v. Haddock (11th Cir. 2008)(unpublished opinion) to agree with her view that "the Fourth Amendment forbids an officer from discharging repeated bursts of electricity into an...

GPO Seeking Volunteers for FDLP Promotional Video and CD-ROM Assessment Project

Posted on September 22, 2008
Grab Your 15 Minutes of Fame at the Fall DLC Meeting. GPO is looking for volunteers to take part in brief, taped interviews about the FDLP at the Federal Depository Library Conference and Fall Depository Library Council meeting. Volunteers will...

10 Books Not To Read Before You Die

Posted on September 22, 2008
According to Richard Wilson, here they are: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Iliad by Homer War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolff Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson The...

Opening: Director of Information Resources & Technology, Phoenix School of Law

Posted on September 22, 2008
The Phoenix School of Law is seeking applications for the Director of Information Resources & Technology (or Assistant or Associate Dean depending on qualifications) with the possibility of faculty appointment. The Phoenix School of Law is part of the Infilaw...

Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests

Posted on September 21, 2008
New CRS Report (via opencrs): "The new report on the Russia-Georgia conflict provides information on the background of the conflict, including the establishment of Russian, Georgian, and Ossetian peacekeeping units in South Ossetia in 1992, conflicting referenda in South Ossetia...

Hong Kong Wins Olympic Gold in Economic Freedom Rankings

Posted on September 21, 2008
The 2008 Economic Freedom of the World Annual Report seeks to measure the consistency of the institutions and policies of various countries with voluntary exchange and the other dimensions of economic freedom. The report is co-published by the Cato Institute,...

New Report Indicates Key Homeland Security Mandates Ignored

Posted on September 20, 2008
Committee on Homeland Security has released a new report examining the current state of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 [Thomas]. Prepared by the Committee on Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How the...

Bush Administration's Three-Page Bailout Bill to Cost $700 Billion

Posted on September 20, 2008
The Bush Administration's bailout program seeks authorization to spend as much as $700 billion to buy troubled mortgage-related assets. In a scant three-page document the proposed bill [Text of Bill | Administration's Fact Sheet] requests unfettered authority for the Treasury...

Friday Fun: You're not going to be happy if your baliff touches me

Posted on September 19, 2008
You don't hear this sort of "banter" between judges and litigants in court everyday, not even in the People's Court. An arrogant defendant demands "a certain level of respect" from da Judge and gets thrown out of court but not...

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Posted on September 19, 2008
One could argue that imitation is the ultimate form of flattery, but passing off content as if it was your own is just plain wrong and it is an all too common occurrence in the blogosphere, Robert Ambrogi's discusses the...

Yale Digitization Project Stalls Because Microsoft Shutdown Its Live Book Search

Posted on September 19, 2008
The Yale Daily News is reporting that Yale Library is considering its options because of the cancellation of Microsoft's Live Book Search project. See LLB's earlier post. Microsoft has pledged to complete scanning of the approximately 32,000 volumes already sent...

Google Reader in Plain English

Posted on September 19, 2008
The folks at Common Craft have put together a nice introductory tutorial for Google's RSS reader. Check it out. [RJ]

Opening: Reference Librarian, Elon University School of Law Library

Posted on September 19, 2008
Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Associate Dean for Library and Information Services, this position participates as a member of the Public services department team of two professional librarians. Each reference librarian provides extensive general reference and research assistance to...

PDAs Trump Spouses in the Bedroom

Posted on September 19, 2008
A new survey found that 85% of professionals believe that modern technology makes them feel compelled to be connected to work 24/7 so much so that 84% check their PDAs just before going to bed and as soon as they...

Crowdsourcing the Legality of the Federal Bailout of AIG

Posted on September 19, 2008
On Legal Blog Watch, Carolyn Elefant surveys the issues presented in the law blogosphere: What specific statutory provisions authorized the Federal Reserve to make an $85 billion loan to AIG? Is the AIG deal a loan or a takeover? Can...

SEC to Traders: Time-out for Short Selling

Posted on September 19, 2008
The SEC, acting in concert with the U.K. Financial Services Authority, has halted short selling in trading 799 financial companies "to protect the integrity and quality of the securities market and strengthen investor confidence." The action is immediately effective...

LC's Compiles Directory of State Digital Resources

Posted on September 18, 2008
Christine A. Pruzin, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress has compiled a list of state and regional digital projects and collaborations which ?provide unprecedented access to materials that document local and regional growth and development as well as...

ACTL Litigation Survey Finds "Serious Flaws" in US Civil Court System

Posted on September 18, 2008
A new survey from the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) and the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) finds serious flaws in the US civil court system. According to ACTL Task Force Chairman Paul C....

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