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Riverside County Law Library's Legal Research 102: For Those Who Have Been There and Done That but Forgot How

Posted on October 09, 2010
Kudos to the winning entries in 2010 AALL Excellence in Marketing Awards. My favorite, yes, for its catchy title but more importantly for responding to the need is Riverside County Law Library Best Campaign award-winning entry: ?Legal Research 102: For...

Friday Fun: Libraries Will Survive Budget Cuts

Posted on October 08, 2010
This video was produced by the Central Rappahannock Regional Library and features staff working at all 8 of the public library's branches. Hat tip to Sean Bonney. [JH]

A Brief History of Canadian Law Schools

Posted on October 08, 2010
Here's the three part series published by Lawyer's Weekly: Apprenticeship to academe Demand for law school spots high The future of Canadian law schools Hat tip to Brian Leiter's Law School Reports. [JH]

iAnnotate for iPad, a PDF reading and annotation tool, with email integration and document library manager

Posted on October 08, 2010
In Case Law Junkies Will Like the iAnnotate Application, Slaw's Dan Michaluk writes "iAnnotate [for the iPad], has a been a great solution for downloading and actively reading case law. I?ve annotated cases for file work and feel good about...

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Reminder: Law Librarian Conversions on Latest News and Developments Today

Posted on October 08, 2010
Rich, Marcia, Roger, Tracy, and Sarah Glassmeyer talk about the latest news in today's episode titled "Blog News and Industry News." Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT. You can reserve your spot at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/753294491 [JH]

On Context-Based Licensing

Posted on October 07, 2010
There was a time when the Copyright Clearance Center provided a valuable if fairly mundane service. Those days are long gone. Just like the granting of rights has evolved to keep up with technology and the needs of the end...

The New Economics of the eBook

Posted on October 07, 2010
The eBook publishing model is not only disrupting the traditional pBook publishing model, but new and aspiring literary writers as well. They are less likely to gain attention from publishers or command the advances they once might have reports, WSJ's...

Why Can't Johnny Research Practice Law? The legal education system has broken the Social Contract

Posted on October 06, 2010
?The law schools excuse themselves by saying they are only supposed to teach legal theory. But who, and by what right, established that rule?? Sounds timely considering today's criticism of the legal academy but that statement was published almost 60...

A Quick Look at Google Instant: Just keep typing!

Posted on October 06, 2010
Following up on Mark Giangrande's Short Takes On The News (Aug. 23, 2010), Google Instant is the recently launched search feature that displays search results as you type. It is available (read default) for web searches and some specialized searches....

Opening: Jones Day Washington Office Library Services Manager

Posted on October 06, 2010
The international law firm of Jones Day is seeking a Washington Office Library Services Manager who will be responsible for the complete operation of the Washington office library. The Library Services Manager must positively support the growth and development of...

Best Library People on Twitter

Posted on October 06, 2010
This directory is curated by GalleyCat Reviews readers. Hat tip to LISNews. [JH]

California Prosecutorial Misconduct Report Poses Interesting Questions

Posted on October 06, 2010
The Northern California Innocence Project, from Santa Clara University, has issued a report on prosecutorial misconduct in that state. The project examined some 4,000 cases where prosecutorial conduct could be an issue. The coverage was from 1997 to 2009...

Free PDF Casebooks via SSRN

Posted on October 05, 2010
See North Dakota law prof Eric Johnson's blog post about his recently released free, downloadable torts casebook. The first volume, now available on SSRN, covers negligence and health care liability. Johnson plans to complete a freely downloadable second volume for...

IDEO?s Vision for the Future of the Book

Posted on October 05, 2010
Hat tip to Jason Wilson for calling attention to IDEO's vision for the future of the book. "The interesting thing about their concepts?Nelson, Coupland, and Alice?is that each attempts to extend what we think about reading," writes Jason. Here's the....

When Is eReserves Like Illegal File Sharing?

Posted on October 05, 2010
There is a case out of the Northern District of Georgia where three academic publishers (Cambridge, Oxford, and Sage) are suing Georgia State University for copyright infringement because the University places excerpts of their publications on electronic reserve without paying...

PACER User Assessment Survey Findings Released

Posted on October 04, 2010
The Judicial Conference of the United States recently released the findings of a year-long PACER user assessment survey. 86% of participants were satisfied with PACER, 9% were dissatisifed. Areas of system improvement noted by the Report authors, Pacific Consulting Group,...

Like the Military, Is It Time to Call Up the Reserves Retired to Conduct SCOTUS Business?

Posted on October 04, 2010
In a recent LLB post, Kagan Applies for a Part-time Job, Vicki Szymczak noted that "our newest Supreme Court justice has recently recused herself from an additional ten cases slated to be heard in the coming Supreme Court term, her...

Watch Out WLN, Fastcase, Casemaker, Loislaw, Here Comes Lexis Advance for Solos

Posted on October 04, 2010
On 3 Geeks, Greg Lambert does an excellent job at describing Lexis Advance for Solos, the first release of the from-the-ground-up new Lexis Advance platform. Future market segment versions to come. Lexis Advance for Solos is a web-based interface delivering...

Quick: Friday Fun Right Now! As in before Disney lawyers' takedown notice vaporizes "Donald Duck Meets Glenn Beck in Right Wing Radio"

Posted on October 04, 2010
Well, the description for the YouTube video below cannot be vaporized. A big hat tip to LLB's co-editor, Mark Giangrande. [JH] This is a re-imagined Donald Duck cartoon remix constructed using dozens of classic Walt Disney cartoons from the 1930s...

Is the Drug Industry Promoting a Widely Used But Inaccurate Heart Attack Risk Calculator to Promote Cholesterol-Lowering Meds Sales?

Posted on October 03, 2010
On HealthLawProf Blog, Katharine Van Tassel is reporting on a new study which suggests a commonly used web tool misclassifies the heart attack risk of 15 percent of the people who use it. "This tool improperly pushes almost four million...

Round-Up of Practitioner Blogs

Posted on October 03, 2010
Orange County Criminal Attorney Blog http://www.orangecountycriminalattorneyblog.com http://www.orangecountycriminalattorneyblog.com/index.xml Reports on criminal law cases, news and opinions in California. Published by The Law Office of Barney B. Gibbs...

A Visual History of the Supreme Court of the United States

Posted on October 02, 2010
From the product description: This large-scale (48?x32?) print displays the full sweep of American federal judicial history from 1789 to 2010. It combines biographical information on every Supreme Court justice with a visualization of the influence of U...

Friday Fun: Welcome to the 4th Quarter, Sales Reps

Posted on October 01, 2010
Got to wonder how many vendor field reps had meetings like this one just ahead of the launch of the 4Q push. I've been told the below video is not far off the mark of what sometimes happens in meetings...

Reference Work for Comprehensively Researching Historical Criminal Records

Posted on October 01, 2010
Note to FTC, yes I accepted a free copy of Ron Arons' Wanted! US Criminal Records?Sources & Research Methodology, 2d ed. (2009) for possible review on LLB and here's why. OK, the Blog Widow may put on her frowny face...

Public Libraries and Social Justice

Posted on October 01, 2010
Following up on Mark's recent post about the privatization of the administration of public libraries which may offer some economies of scale but also prompts concerns about the mission of the public library, Ashgate has just published Public Libraries and...

TR RIA Kills Checkpoint's Tax Alerts

Posted on September 30, 2010
Hat tip to LLB co-editor Mark Giangrande for the tip. Here's the announcement, followed by my explanation why I didn't get one: Dear Valued Tax Alerts Subscriber: We take pride in delivering intelligent and innovative products that meet the ever-changing...

On the Virtues of Good Typography: Butterick's Typography for Lawyers is the first guide aimed specifically at lawyers (and legal writing profs and law students!)

Posted on September 30, 2010
How many readers remember Robin Williams' The Mac is Not a Typewriter, 1st ed. (1991)? Winner of the 1991 Benjamin Franklin Award in the Computer Book Category, this little book was a style manual showing Mac users how to produce...

Call for Nominations: ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities' 2011 Thurgood Marshall Award Offers Opportunity to Promote Access to eLaw Resources for Everyone

Posted on September 30, 2010
The Thurgood Marshall Award recognizes long-term contributions to the furtherance of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights in the United States. Past recipients include such distinguished men and women as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Fred D...

Classic Westlaw's Forms Focus

Posted on September 30, 2010
From the announcement which is subtitled "New visibility for our massive forms collection": Similar to ResultsPlus, Forms Focus is found on the Links tab of selected cases, statutes, and regulations on Westlaw and provides links to up to two forms...

Net Neutrality Via Congress Dead For Now

Posted on September 30, 2010
Net neutrality took a bit of a hit yesterday when Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) issued a statement stating that his compromise version of net neutrality legislation would not be going forward. He cited a lack of Republican support for the...

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