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Kennedy and Mighell's The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies

Posted on March 18, 2008
Written by two widely recognized experts in the field, Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell, this is the first comprehensive guide to collaboration technologies dedicated to the special requirements of lawyers and law firms -- a must have title! [JH] The...

US Tort Liability Index: 2008 Report

Posted on March 18, 2008
The Pacific Research Institute has published its US Tort Liability Index: 2008 Report. The Report measures the best and worst state tort law systems. The Pacific Research Institute developed the Index "as a tool for governors and state legislators to...

LLB Poll, Would You Sell Shares in the Future of Your Career?

Posted on March 18, 2008
Sports Illustrated is reporting a story about Randy Newsom, a minor-league pitcher for the Akron Aeros who is selling shares of stock in his baseball career. For $20, anyone can buy one share in the 25-year-old's career. That investment could...

LC's Digital Preservation Program Launches Newsletter

Posted on March 18, 2008
News from the Library of Congress: "A monthly online newsletter highlighting the important work that the Library of Congress?s digital preservation program is performing to collect and preserve the nation?s heritage in digital form will launch in March...

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Information Isn't Reserved for Books

Posted on March 18, 2008
Great article from the Houston Chronicle: "If Google and a librarian had an informational smackdown, who would win? Many people champion Google, with its impressive number of results. But research librarians say their powers have been unfairly dismissed in the...

Oral Arguments in District of Columbia v. Heller Now Available

Posted on March 18, 2008
A transcript of today?s argument in District of Columbia v. Heller (07-290) is now available from the Supreme Court. C-Span is also rebroadcasting the oral arguments of this potentially far-reaching gun-control case. [RJ]

Google White Paper on Business Communications Trends, Priorities, and Best Practices

Posted on March 17, 2008
From the executive summary of the 2008 Annual Google Communications Intelligence Report (Feb. 2008): At the end of 2007, Google conducted an annual online survey of messaging professionals. Providing insight into the major communications trends in the past year as...

Gun-Control Case Divides State AGs

Posted on March 17, 2008
Interesting article from Stateline.org: "A gun-control case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court March 18 has exposed a division among state attorneys general over the meaning of the Second Amendment, the fiercely debated constitutional provision that guarantees Americans...

AU WCL to Host Conference on Innovations in the First-Year Law Curriculum This Friday

Posted on March 17, 2008
American University?s Washington College of Law will host the conference ?Innovations in the First Year Curriculum? from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2008 [Details] Sponsored by the WCL's Integrated Curriculum Program, Office of Academic Affairs and Office...

Twitter in Plain English

Posted on March 17, 2008
Once again, the creative folks at Commoncraft have produced one of their great "Paperworks Videos" explaining a popular IT phenomenon. This time it is Twitter. [JH]

Just Released, An-Na?im's Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari'a

Posted on March 17, 2008
An-Na?im's Islam and the Secular State was first published in Indonesia last year and is available on the Internet in eight languages spoken by Muslims. It is a product of An-Na?im's role in the Center for the Study of Law...

Opening: Research Associate, Beijing, The China Law Center, Yale Law School

Posted on March 17, 2008
The China Law Center of Yale Law School is seeking a graduating senior or recent university graduate for a Research Associate position based in Beijing. The Research Associate will support Center projects in China by conducting research and writing on...

Stiglitz on the True Cost of the Iraq War and Its Impact on the US Economy

Posted on March 16, 2008
The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict by Joseph E. Stiglitz & Linda J. Bilmes List Price: $22.95 Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: W. W. Norton (March 3, 2008) ISBN-10: 0393067017 ISBN-13: 978-0393067019 Book Description: The...

Combating Enemies Online: State-Sponsored and Terrorist Use of the Internet

Posted on March 16, 2008
New report from Heritage Foundation: "Even before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, security experts were becoming increasingly concerned about the vulnerability of U.S. computer systems and associated infrastructure. The 9/11 attacks amplified these concerns...

One in 100: Behind Bars in America in 2008

Posted on March 15, 2008
New report from the Pew Center on the States: "For the first time in history more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prison?a fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return...

Encyclopedia of Life

Posted on March 15, 2008
From the site: "Welcome to the first release of the Encyclopedia of Life portal. This is the very beginning of our exciting journey to document all species of life on Earth. Comprehensive, collaborative, ever-growing, and personalized, the Encyclopedia of Life...

Friday Fun: IT in Miss Teen South Carolina English

Posted on March 14, 2008
Remember the Miss Teen South Carolina interview? The creative folks at CommonCraft do in this parody of their series of IT in plain English videos. [JH]

WorldCat's New Blog

Posted on March 14, 2008
From the site: "Welcome to the WorldCat Blog! ? a fun spot to read about what?s happening on WorldCat.org and to share cool ways that people are using the site and their libraries. What exactly is WorldCat you ask? It...

Climate Change White Paper: Appropriate Roles for Different Levels of Government

Posted on March 14, 2008
From the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: "The Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality are issuing a series of Climate Change Legislation Design White Papers as the next step in the legislative...

Justices to Focus on Paralegal Costs

Posted on March 14, 2008
Interesting article from the National Law Journal: "A small security business that waged a long and successful court battle with the federal government over back wages is asking the Supreme Court to hold that a federal law, enacted nearly 30...

GW's Jacob Burns Law Library Acquires Rare French Law Collection

Posted on March 14, 2008
Acquired from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the collection contains 269 titles represented in nearly 600 volumes comprises the classic legal works of France from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Read more about...

Imperiled Treasures: How Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Agency Actions Have Endangered Southwest Waters and Wildlife

Posted on March 14, 2008
New report from the National Wildlife Federation: "For thirty years the federal Clean Water Act broadly protected waters in the nation and across the Southwest. It sought, with a great deal of success, to safeguard important waters from pollution and...

Openings (Two): Reference and Public Services Librarian & Reference and Instructional Services Librarian, CUNY School of Law

Posted on March 14, 2008
We are currently seeking two enthusiastic, energetic candidates who are willing to be an integral part of the library management team at CUNY School of Law. The successful candidates will be joining a library that is committed to providing the...

United Nations Data Access System (UNdata)

Posted on March 13, 2008
From the site: "The new UN data access system (UNdata) will improve the dissemination of statistics by UNSD to the widest possible audience. An easy to use data access system was developed that meets UNSD?s vision of providing an integrated...

Professional Reading: Rethinking Judicial Deference to Legislative Factfinding

Posted on March 13, 2008
Caitlin Bergman (CU NY Law School and Reproductive Rights Prof Blog editor) has deposited Rethinking Judicial Deference to Legislative Factfinding in SSRN. Here's the abstract for this very interesting article: It is traditionally assumed that the role of ascertaining and...

Seeking Nominations for the 2008 Spirit of Law Librarianship Award

Posted on March 13, 2008
Each year the Spirit of Law Librarianship Award Committee honors one law librarian for his or her service to the community. Please help us recognize law librarians by nominating a worthy individual who has made a meaningful contribution to a...

2008 In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies

Posted on March 13, 2008
Updated for 2008 with expanded biographical data and more photos, In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies (ALM: $185) includes information on: General Counsel at the Fortune 500 including contact information, biographies and photos Chief In-House Counsel in practice...

2007 US Sentencing Commission Annual Report and Sourcebook

Posted on March 13, 2008
From the US Sentencing Commission: "The 2007 Annual Report presents an overview of major Commission activities and accomplishments for fiscal year 2007. See the Commission's 2007 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics for descriptive figures, tables, and charts, and selected district,...

Friday Fun On Wednesday! The Law Accordion To Hanson Bridgett

Posted on March 12, 2008
This hilarious YouTube video by the San Francisco firm of Hanson Bridgett, LLP, has been burning up the legal blogosphere. Hat tip to Mitchell Rubinstein, Adjunct Law Prof Blog, and Bill Childs, TortsProf Blog. [JH]

Professional Reading: Farkas on Why Tech-savvy Librarians Are Needed in Public Services Positions

Posted on March 12, 2008
Meredith Farkas is one of the very best librarian-blogger on the planet. On her blog, Information Wants To Be Free, you will find this recent post: Building 21st century librarians AND libraries. In it Farkas calls attention to the blurring...

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