LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Law Libraries category. http://www.libworm.com/rss/index.php/Law-Libraries/9/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:58:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/ediscoverylaw/klgates/~3/291108286/ Proposal Would Set New Electronic Records Management Requirements for U.S. CompaniesYesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to formally propose using new technology to get financial information to investors faster, more reliably, and at a lower cost.  The proposed rule would require all U.S. companies to provide financial information using interactive data beginning next year for the largest companies, and within three years for all public companies. The SEC's proposed schedule would require companies using U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles with a worldwide public float over $5 billion (approximately the 500 largest companies) to make financial disclosures using interactive data formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for fiscal periods ending in late 2008.  If adopted, the first interactive data provided under the new rules would be made public in early 2009.  The remaining companies using U.S. GAAP would provide this disclosure over the following two years.  Companies using International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board would provide this disclosure for fiscal periods ending in late 2010.  The disclosure would be provided as additional exhibits to annual and quarterly reports and registration statements.  Companies also would be required to post this information on their websites. The full text of the rule proposal will be posted to the SEC Web site "as soon as possible."  Public comment on the proposed rule should be received by the Commission no later than 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register. View the SEC’s news release here.Read more about the XBRL technology here. (Source: Electronic Discovery Law) Thu, 15 May 2008 23:52:49 +0100 598681 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wisblawg-FromTheUwLawLibrary/~3/291193251/state_bar_convention_session_on_blogs_generates_discussion_on_blogs_as_legal_scholarship.html Last week I had the honor of presenting at the State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention here in Madison. I spoke at a Litigation Section program entitled "This Blog's for You" along with Mark Herrmann of Drug & Device Law and Anne Reed of Deliberations. In my part of the presentation, I discussed blogs generally - what are blogs, how are they being used by legal professionals, how do you find legal blogs, and how do you read them. I developed this quick handout which is available at Scribd. Anne Reed offered some insights on why litigators, especially, should be aware of blogs. She stressed that because juries are blogging, it's important for lawyers to understand blogs. Mark Herrmann spoke on the whys and hows of writing a blog as a legal professional. One thing that was mentioned by all three of us was the relationship between blogs and law reviews. Jack Zemlicka has expanded on that in a recent Wisconsin Law Journal article. Here are some highlights from the article: Attorney Anne W. Reed suggests that attorneys today are interested in obtaining relevant information in minutes, rather than weeks, and reputable legal bloggers provide that service... It can take months to get an article published in a law review, but mere minutes for a blog post to go up on a Web site. "Because blogs are so freely available, information can flow around the blogosphere very quickly, allowing lots of people to add to the conversation," Shucha said in an interview. "Law reviews, on the other hand, are print-based and expensive -- two detriments to the easy flow of information."... "The idea that I can put something about a recent case in a law review and have people read it 8 to 10 months from now? Those days are gone," said Herrmann during the panel discussion. The article also offers the perspective from Eric J. Weiss, editor-in-chief of Wisconsin Law Review, who believes that law reviews still have plenty to offer. ... Thu, 15 May 2008 20:37:05 +0100 598676 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4313 The Harvard Gazette carries the news, which was announced this morning during opening remarks at the Berkman@10 conference... Harvard elevates study of technology and society Berkman Center for Internet & Society becomes University-wide research center (Source: Berkman Blog) Thu, 15 May 2008 17:00:00 +0100 598486 http://www.bccls.bc.ca/cms/index.cfm?group_id=86522 As noted on Library Boy: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has launched a new website called A Nation?s Chronicle:  The Canada Gazette.  LAC plans to have the entire contents of the Gazette online, and searchable by keyword, by 2009.  Currently, the current contents of the Gazette are searchable as well as the archives from 1998 to 2006. (Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News) Thu, 15 May 2008 16:01:00 +0100 598557 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290744832/michelman-on-so.html Check out Frank I. Michelman's (Harvard Law School) draft paper, Socioeconomic Rights in Constitutional Law: Explaining America Away. Here's the abstract: The apparent omission of a socioeconomic commitment from United States constitutional law gives rise to continuing debate. The case... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598402 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290745387/applying-custom.html According to a recent Deloitte Research Study, E-government has automated business, but it has not fundamentally changed the way business is done. The result is a growing gap between what citizens expect from government and what they believe they are... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598401 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290749120/serial-entrepre.html Just release, Lacy's book is on my summertime reading list. [JH] Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 by Sarah Lacy List Price: $26.00 Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Gotham (May... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598400 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290749119/emerging-issues.html Produced Primary Research Group, Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services presents nine detailed case studies of leading university cataloging and technical service departments. It provide insights into how they are handling ten major changes facing them, including:... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598399 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290749118/lawyer2lawyer-p.html J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi discussed case law in the public domain with Professor Thomas F. Bruce, Director of the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School, Carl Malamud, founder of Public.Resource.org and Andy Martens, Senior Vice President... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598398 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4312 (Source: Berkman Blog) Thu, 15 May 2008 02:09:00 +0100 598174 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4311 As promised, we are pleased to announce the continuation of our Publius conversation on Rules and Governance with the following new pieces:read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 20:00:00 +0100 598065 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wisblawg-FromTheUwLawLibrary/~3/290361117/google_to_blur_faces_in_street.html In response to privacy concerns, Google will be blurring out any human face appearing in Google Maps street views. Street views are available in Google Maps for both Milwaukee and Madison. Simply do a Google search for an address in either city and click on the "Street Views" link in the resulting map. You'll see a panoramic view from the street in which you can pan, rotate and zoom, as well as, move forward or backward down the street. Thanks to Bev Butula for passing on the Search Engine Journal article about the blurring addition. (Source: WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library) Wed, 14 May 2008 19:21:46 +0100 598677 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4310 (Source: Berkman Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 17:55:14 +0100 598066 http://www.bccls.bc.ca/cms/index.cfm?group_id=86518 The Law Society of BC has released two new Task Force Reports: Report of The Family Law Task Force (PDF, 25 pages).  The Task Force proposed that a best practices guideline for professionalism in family law should be created. Report of the Unbundling of Legal Services Task Force (PDF, 51 pages).  The Report defined ?unbundling? as ?limited scope? legal or litigation services.  The Task Force recommendations were organized into five categories: General Professional Conduct Confidential Drafting Assistance Communications Conflicts of Interest Education and Transition Please note that recommendations contained in task force reports are not Law Society policy unless and until the recommendations are formally adopted by the Benchers.   (Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News) Wed, 14 May 2008 15:45:00 +0100 598008 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4237 The Berkman@10 conference starts tomorrow morning! First, tonight at 6:00pm, our final lead up event: Civic Engagement and the Youth Vote in the 2008 Elections, a Forum co-hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics; the Forum is free and open to the public. Please join us this evening.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 15:00:00 +0100 597938 http://www.bccls.bc.ca/cms/index.cfm?group_id=86517 The Law Commission (UK) has recently published its final report, Housing:  Proportionate Dispute Resolution (PDF, 115 pages), which reviews how housing disputes are resolved and proposes a new approach.  For more information, please see the press release (PDF, 1 page) and the Law Commission?s Background web page. (Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News) Wed, 14 May 2008 14:53:00 +0100 598009 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/berkmanat10/2008/05/forum Wednesday, May 146:00 PMHarvard University Institute of PoliticsA reception will follow at the Malkin Penthouse, 5th floor of Littauer, 79 JFK Street. The Berkman Center will co-host a Forum event with the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on May 14 at 6:00PM. The Forum will focus on Youth, Politics, and Civic Engagement in the 2008 election year. Speakers/panelists will include:read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 +0100 597939 http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/2008/05/older-acts-and-resolves-site-down.html Apparently the Acts and Resolves from 1960-1996 hosted by the State Library have been extremely popular, because we are getting a lot of calls about the broken link to them on our site. According to the State Library's blog from April 23, "Our dSpace server, which runs the Acts and Resolves site, is currently down. The library staff is working to fix the problem and hope to have it up again in the next couple of days."Our sympathies to the library staff and to those who want to access this valuable resource. In the meantime, there's a lot to see at the State Library's site and at their blog, including Selections from the State Library's Collection of Legislative Papers.We've noted the problem at the link from Mass. Primary Law, and will be sure to provide an update when the site is operational. (Source: Massachusetts Law Updates) Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598682 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/289997171/podcasting-in-p.html Another great production from CommonCraft; [RJ] (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598409 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/289999821/gaos-vat-study.html GAO has released Value-Added Taxes: Lessons Learned from Other Countries on Compliance Risks, Administrative Costs, Compliance Burden, and Transition (pdf). From the summary: The experiences of our five study countries show that all VAT designs have compliance risks that generate... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598408 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290002961/professional--6.html Eugene Garfield reflects on the 50th anniversary of his citation indexing and searching work in this 11 minute interview. Topics include: how he got the original idea for citation indexing and searching what he was trying to change about the... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598407 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290003846/electronic-crim.html New report from the National Institute of Justice: "This guide is intended to assist State and local law enforce¬ ment and other first responders who may be responsible for preserving an electronic crime scene and for recognizing, col¬ lecting, and... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598406 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290018437/israel-at-60-a.html The State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14 1948, making today its 60th anniversary. Depending on your choice of timelines, it was the successful completion of the Zionist objective expressed in the Basel Program adopted on August 30, 1897... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598405 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290289443/hlss-terry-mart.html Terry Martin who was planning to spend a year traveling after his retirement as Henry N. Ess III Librarian and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School became effective in June will indeed be traveling soon. He will be moving... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598404 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/290331456/britains-nation.html While not directly related to law librarianship, is does speak to the power of FOIA requests and what national archives can make easily available to citizens if enough pressure is applied. Not Friday Fun, but perhaps Wednesday Whimsy. The official... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 598403 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4303 As part of the lead up to our Berkman@10 conference and gala (this Thursday and Friday!), we are pleased to announce the launch of a new project: PUBLIUS (http://publius.cc) Publius brings together a distinguished collection of Internet observers, scholars, innovators, entrepreneurs, activists, technologists, and still other experts to write short essays, foster a public dialogue, and create a durable record of how the rules of cyberspace are being formed -- with a view to affecting their future incarnations.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 18:00:00 +0100 597595 http://www.bccls.bc.ca/cms/index.cfm?group_id=86516 In a hurry?  Like to check out books after hours in the Vancouver Courthouse Library?  If you answered yes and if you have a BC Courthouse Library Card, you can take advantage of the Self-Checkout System that we are piloting at the Vancouver Courthouse Library.  The Self-Checkout system is: Easy to use Fast Prints out a due date receipt Our Vancouver staff will be pleased to provide a demonstration. Come in and give it a try! (Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News) Tue, 13 May 2008 15:47:00 +0100 597529 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4300 The Berkman Center team heartily congratulates Phil Malone on his promotion to Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Phil is no stranger to the Berkman Center; he has been the director of our Cyberlaw Clinic for several years, first as co-director with Jeff Cunard and Bruce Keller of Debevoise & Plimpton and, more recently, as the sole director.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 15:00:00 +0100 597487 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4305 The Berkman Center has been tremendously successful in building its institutional capacity and, in support of its mission to serve the public good, pursuing its ambitious research agenda.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:00 +0100 597409 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4237 Berkman@10 conference and gala registration is closed, but live webcasts and social tools will be running during the conference. If you are not attending in person, please join us in cyberspace... WEBCASTS: On May 15 and 16, there will be webcasts of the plenary sessions plus live videoblogging.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 13:00:00 +0100 597408 http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/2008/05/lead-jewelry-regs-may-be-delayed.html Amendments to 105 CMR 650 regulating the sale of toy jewelry were to become effective June 13, 2008, but there has been some concern over the ability of companies to comply with the requirement of two different types of lead testing. According to today's Boston Globe, implementation may be delayed three months to provide additional time for the new testing, believed to be the "strictest in the nation." More information on this issue is available at Mass. Law About Lead Poisoning and Control. (Source: Massachusetts Law Updates) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597930 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009052 In the news: “Today, software can speed the dreaded ritual of pro forma billing, generating and distributing invoices to each... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597895 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009053 From the site: “When it comes to organized labor, the focus is usually on issues regarding employment, layoffs, wages and... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597894 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009054 Posted by Wayne Schiess: “Oops. I meant the title of this post to say: "For what clients will pay." Yesterday... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597893 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009055 Posted by Rahul Jindal: “Can I take that off your hands? The emergence of the outsourcing industry has provided... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597892 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009056 From the blog: “The Ohio Supreme Court has decided to tackle employee residency requirements that have been at issue in... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597891 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009057 Posted by Jim Hassett: “ Note: This test is for partners and senior attorneys. Associates are different. Do you have... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597890 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009058 Posted by Carolyn Elefant: “In theory, benefits like extended maternity leave, part-time options and telecommuting are the hallmarks of a... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597889 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009059 (You can read Part I here.) Guest Blogger - Anita Campbell: “So, What is a Better Contract? Having told... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597888 http://nsulaw.typepad.com/novalawcity/2008/05/us-constitution.html Need to identify the Basket Clause, Comity Clause, Elastic Clause, or any of the other 80 nicknamed sections of the Constitution? Check out the full list from UW (Source: novalawcity) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597882 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/289252968/opening-technic.html Charlotte School of Law (CharlotteLaw) seeks applications for an experienced Technical Services Librarian. The school is a member of The InfiLaw System, a consortium of independent law schools committed to making legal education more responsive to the realities of new... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597391 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/289255944/northwestern-la.html Something different on Northwestern Law's website, a compilation of the School's performance in various law school rankings. As a matter of policy under Dean Van Zandt's administration, the School supports rankings as "a source of consumer information and believe[s] they... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597390 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/289259087/google-comes-kn.html Interesting article from Information Week: "Google has been testing ways to index data that is normally hidden to search engine crawlers, a change that should improve the breadth of information available through Google. The so-called "hidden Web" that Google has... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597389 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/289262010/crs-report-chin.html The CRS Report, China's Foreign Policy and "Soft Power" in South America, Asia, and Africa (pdf)(April 2008) addresses the following questions: How much is China really doing in these regions, and how much do we know about its motivations? What... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597388 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/289263919/terrorism-relat.html New study from the Federal Judicial Center: "Cases related to terrorism often pose unusual and challenging case-management issues for the courts. Evidence or arguments may be classified; witnesses or the jury may require special security measures; attorneys contacts with their... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597387 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/289263918/texas-techs-cer.html As law schools send their graduates off to practice law and their first and second year students to summer programs, many are all too often ill-equipped to perform legal research effectively. Academic law librarians can beat their chests claiming they... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597386 http://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/ediscoverylaw/klgates/~3/288907983/ Thursday, May 22, 20089 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Washington State Convention & Trade Center 800 Convention Place Seattle , Washington This intermediate-to-advanced level seminar will provide attendees with practical strategies for handling emerging e-discovery issues. K&L Gates Seattle partner Julie Anne Halter will speak on several different subjects relating to e-discovery, including the scope of the duty to preserve, litigation holds and related duties, accessible/inaccessible data and cost shifting. Click here for more information, or to register. (Source: Electronic Discovery Law) Tue, 13 May 2008 01:30:17 +0100 597206 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4303 As part of the lead up to our Berkman@10 conference and gala (this Thursday and Friday!), we are pleased to announce the imminent launch of a new project: Publius. Publius brings together a distinguished collection of Internet observers, scholars, innovators, entrepreneurs, activists, technologists, and still other experts to write short essays, foster a public dialogue, and create a durable record of how the rules of cyberspace are being formed -- with a view to affecting their future incarnations.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:00 +0100 597073 http://www.bccls.bc.ca/cms/index.cfm?group_id=86513 The Canadian Human Rights Commission has published a list of questions and answers about section 13 (communication of hate messages by phone or Internet) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S., 1985, c. H-6. (Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News) Mon, 12 May 2008 16:07:00 +0100 597074 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4301 In the thick of Berkman@10's uninterrupted series of major events, announcements, and releases, we feted and discussed the OpenNet Initiative's landmark book on global Internet filtering, Access Denied, published earlier this semester.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 15:00:00 +0100 597018 http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/lawlib/archives/046286.html GN667.S7 S48 2006 Marcia Langton, et al., eds., Settling With Indigenous People: Modern Treaty and Agreement-Making (Annandale: Federation Press, 2006). K3240 .S255 2007 (LC) Margot E. Salomon, Global Responsibility for Human Rights: World Poverty and the Development of International Law... (Source: Law Library Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597929 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009045 Posted by Chuck Kallendorf: “The Ohio Supreme Court Tuesday held that the imposition of the state’s mandatory life imprisonment... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597902 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009046 From the e-newsletter: “Google today announced a web security product that makes it easy and affordable for companies of all... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597901 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009047 Posted by Sabrina Pacifici: • “A Little Grafting of Second Life into a Legal Research Class: Rob Hudson discusses how... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597900 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009048 How Not to Change a Potential Lateral Hire Into the One That Got Away In the news: “Few law firms... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597899 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009050 Posted by Joshua Fruchter: “One of our aims on this blog is to provide brief reviews of the major social... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597898 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009049 What Lawyers Don't Get About Finance Posted by Genie Tyburski: “There are two kinds of people in the world, says... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597897 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009051 Posted by Alison Shields: “Earlier this week I talked about Primerus, and how impressed I was by the group and... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597896 http://nsulaw.typepad.com/novalawcity/2008/05/they-dont-shoot.html Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court stayed the execution of Earl Wesley Berry.  Last Saturday, Eight Belles, the filly who fractured both her front ankles in the Kentucky Derby, was euthanized at the track.  What is the common denominator here?  The Mississippi Death Row inmate's execution was stayed pending the Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of Kentucky's form of lethal injection, the so-called "three drug cocktail."  Kentucky Death Row inmates are challenging the cocktail on the grounds that it violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.  The filly, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens suggested at a conference of the Sixth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, died more humanely than do human beings who are injected with the lethal cocktail, because she did not receive one of the drugs found in the cocktail.  (Source: novalawcity) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597883 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/288513958/opening-digital.html Are you looking for a low cost of living, family-oriented, "Five Star Metro" to live in? But, do you also need a dynamic, growing place to work with collegial and team oriented staff? We have the ideal opportunity for you... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597398 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/288516174/where-did-your.html Two new reports from the U.S. Census Bureau: "The federal government disbursed $2.45 trillion in domestic spending in 2006, according to two reports published by the U.S. Census Bureau. That represented an 7.5 percent increase in federal spending over 2005.... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597397 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/288520859/targeting-black.html New report from Human Rights Watch: "Ostensibly color-blind, the US “war on drugs” disproportionately targets urban minority neighborhoods, Human Rights Watch and The Sentencing Project said in two reports. Although whites commit more drug offenses, African Americans are arrested and... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597396 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/288520858/new-law-titles.html Details below the folod. [JH] The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All, by Peter Linebaugh The Health Care Revolution: From Medical Monopoly to Market Competition, by Carl F. Ameringer Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, (2d ed.), by... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597395 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/288523794/wild-foundation.html A Handbook on International Wilderness Law and Policy Edited by Cyril F. Kormos List Price: $39 408 pages WILD Foundation (March 2008) Book Description. A Handbook on International Wilderness Law and Policy, published by The WILD Foundation and Fulcrum Publishing,... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597394 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/288524768/professional--4.html Jeremy Miller (Chapman) has posted Dignity as a New Framework, Replacing the Right to Privacy in SSRN. The article will appear at 30 Thomas Jefferson Law Review 1 (2007). Here's the abstract for this very interesting work: Privacy if not... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597393 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/288806428/the-next-big-th.html The Washington Post recently published an article titled, U.S. Legal Work Booms in India, which characterized legal outsourcing as "the next big thing in Indian business." The article reports that in the past three years the legal outsourcing industry in... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597392 http://vancouverlawlib.blogspot.com/2008/05/knowledge-hoarding-not-just-for-lawyers.html In case anyone was wondering whether law firms were the only type of organization who's culture can promote information hoarding, it seems that school teachers are just as culpable.Think about it. This means your children's teachers may be putting paycheques ahead of their clients - i.e. your kids. As a parent, that doesn't make me too happy, and I have to think there's an analogy here to how law firm clients feel... No one wants to be on the other side of the non-sharing equation, do they?Not too many Librarians or KM practitioners will ever say that sharing knowledge is a completely natural behaviour. Heck, we need to teach our kids to share! And from recent experience with a two year old, I can say... they're not too crazy on the concept.BUT, sharing is definitely a sign of a healthy & productive business. Firm clients want your best effort, and without paying to reinvent the wheel because the guy down the hall won't show you what's on his hard drive.It may take strong firm leadership to instill a sharing culture, but it is a must be done. Client relations, internal productivity, a nice place to work... If internal productivity goals are important to a firm at all, then I'd say it's time to fight instincts, and kick some bad habits. (Source: Vancouver Law Librarian Blog) Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 597205 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/287927988/ambassador-hera.html A Solitary War: A Diplomat's Chronicle of the Iraq War and Its Lessons by Heraldo Muñoz List Price: $16.95 Paperback: 270 pages Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing (April 15, 2008) ISBN-10: 1555916767 ISBN-13: 978-1555916763 Book Description: Beginning with a telling phone call... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Sun, 11 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596716 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/287938861/one-of-first-po.html A Dream in Doubt [documentary's website] is an immigrant story in a world in which patriotism has morphed into murder. When Rana Singh Sodhi’s brother is killed in America’s first post-9/11 hate crime murders, he travels to Mesa, Arizona to... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Sun, 11 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596715 http://vancouverlawlib.blogspot.com/2008/05/mary-abrahams-above-and-beyond-km.html For those tracking blogs on the legal KM front, I'd like to give a strong endorsement for Mary Abraham's Above and Beyond KM. It's only been running for a couple months now, but it's well written and insightful.What I like about this blog is that it focuses on process & people rather than technology. And when technology is addressed, the underlying aspects of change management & practicality seem to prevail. Always important in a law firm setting, IMO. Do check it out. Mary's RSS feed is here.[hat tip to Doug Cornelius] (Source: Vancouver Law Librarian Blog) Sat, 10 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596777 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/287356342/the-complete-wo.html New resource from the University of Cambridge: "This site contains Darwin's complete publications, thousands of handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalogue ever published; also hundreds of supplementary works: biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and more." Hat... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Sat, 10 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596718 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/287360142/banished.html From the 1860s to the 1920s, dozens of towns and counties across America violently expelled entire African American communities, forcing thousands of black families to flee their homes. A century later, these towns remain mostly white. Banished [documentary's website] tells... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Sat, 10 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596717 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4299 Week of May 5, 2008BERKMAN BUZZ:  A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations.  If you'd like to receive this by email, just sign up here. The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 19:59:42 +0100 596163 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4298 Dust off your British spelling guides. As part of the Berkman Center’s ongoing tenth anniversary celebration, Berkman@10 (conference and gala next week!), we’re retrieving some multimedia classics from our past.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 19:00:00 +0100 596108 http://www.bccls.bc.ca/cms/index.cfm?group_id=86511 Please note that BC Courthouse Library public computers, website and library catalogue will be offline periodically from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Monday, May 12th. This interruption is due to planned server maintenance work. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank our users for their patience. (Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News) Fri, 09 May 2008 15:15:00 +0100 596109 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4294 This week, two heartening tales of the good fight against badware graced the StopBadware.org blog: in dialogue with the SBW team, two companies made corrections to protect consumers... First up, Me.dium Responds to StopBadware Recommendations:read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 15:00:00 +0100 596001 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4237 Conference registration is now closed; but live webcasts will be running for those who cannot attend in person, and there are a couple of hours left to register for the Gala and Award Ceremony (reserve your spot before noon today!).read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 14:30:00 +0100 596000 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/4297 Brian Reich will be reading from his new book, Media Rules: Mastering Today’s Technology to Connect with and Keep Your Audience, at the Harvard Square Coop, 1400 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, on the evening of Tuesday, May 13. The reading will begin at 7:00 p.m. Before the reading, EchoDitto will host an open house -- drinks, snacks, fun conversation -- down the street at their new offices, 1430 Mass. Ave., 4th Floor, Cambridge.read more (Source: Berkman Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 14:00:00 +0100 595916 http://www.bccls.bc.ca/cms/index.cfm?group_id=86510 The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision today: R. v. Dinardo, 2008 SCC 24; File No. 31918 (Sexual Assault - Sexual Exploitation - Credibility of Complainant) (Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News) Fri, 09 May 2008 13:45:00 +0100 596002 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286646133/opening-associa.html Southern Methodist University’s Underwood Law Library is seeking candidates for its Associate Director for Public Services position. Responsibilities: The Associate Director for Public Services will coordinate the Underwood Law Library’s public services operations, including reference and circulation services; provide research... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596728 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286653866/professional--5.html Interesting article from the Boston College Law School Faculty Papers: "As experts in the pedagogy and substance of legal writing, full-time legal writing faculty who serve as writing consultants to law firms help fill an increasing need for training and... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596727 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286654710/cali-conference.html To take advantage of the CALI Conference group rate, you have to book your room at Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards by May 21st. To make reservations online go to www.innerharbormarriott.com More information about this year's CALI Conference... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596726 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286655397/the-aaup-report.html From the press release: "After a short-lived recovery in 2006–07, faculty salaries are lagging behind inflation again this year. Yet the salaries paid to head football coaches, presidents, and other top administrators do not seem to reflect an economic downturn.... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596725 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286656067/llb-poll-summer.html Opinion Polls & Market Research (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596724 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286658112/1l-attrition-ra.html LawSchoolNumbers.com reports some shockingly high 1L attrition rates for individual law schools. Shocking to me because my gut-check says anything above 10% is way too high and 78 of the 195 listed law schools have attrition rates above 10%. Of... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596723 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286660180/flipping-the-fi.html Oh, the subtleties of road rage communication. In this video clip a lawyer tackles the complexities of "sign language" in court. [JH] Meanwhile, check out Ira P. Robbins' (American University, Washington College of Law) Digitus Impudicus: The Middle Finger and... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596722 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286926741/congratulation.html Simon Canick, Associate Director for Library Services at the University of Connecticut School of Law Library, has been appointed Associate Dean for Information Resources and Assistant Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law. He will be joining the... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596721 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286979946/is-hls-really-t.html As LLB posted previously, HLS recently announced: In a move that will disseminate faculty research and scholarship as broadly as possible, the Harvard Law School faculty unanimously voted last week to make each faculty member's scholarly articles available online for... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596720 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LawLibrarianBlog/~3/286997311/reflictions-doe.html Harvard Law School recently hired John Palfrey as the new Vice Dean of Library and Information Resources (LLB post). Over at Madisonian.net, Mike Madison considers Palfrey's creds and their potential implications for the future: Does it take a librarian to... (Source: Law Librarian Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596719 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009036 From the e-newsletter: “In every state's criminal justice system, special rules exist for cases involving young offenders (usually under 18... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596371 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009037 In the news: “Failures to preserve and produce electronically stored information often occur when error-prone, manual e-discovery processes are used.... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596370 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009038 The AM Law 100 From the site: “The results of the AM Law 100 are in and total revenues for... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596369 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009039 Posted by Brian J. Ritchey: “Since 2000, law firm PEPP (profits per equity partner) have increased on average 11% for... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596368 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009040 Posted by Tom Kane: “Although not everyone accepts that the “R” word is actually occurring (of course “they” have six... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596367 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009041 Posted by Genie Tyburski: “A prominent legal-ethics professor has ignited a firestorm of controversy with his accusation that three equally... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596366 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009042 Posted by Allison Shields: “Earlier this week, I wrote a bit about Primerus and the event I attended. I had... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596365 http://temp.starklawlibrary.org/blog/archive/2008_05.html#009043 Posted by Genie Tyburski: “Dosh Dosh advises information workers to prioritize their new information sources in order to get a... (Source: Stark County Law Library Blog) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596364 http://nsulaw.typepad.com/novalawcity/2008/05/open-access-at.html The faculty at Harvard Law School has unanimously voted to make all of the faculty's scholarly articles available online for free.  See details here.  Hat tip to Law Librarian Blog (Source: novalawcity) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596361 http://nsulaw.typepad.com/novalawcity/2008/05/views-on-tenure.html The Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the interaction of the memo with the role of tenure and quotes many views from the legal academy. Chronicle (Source: novalawcity) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596360 http://nsulaw.typepad.com/novalawcity/2008/05/video-of-the--1.html To all our graduating students: congratulations! (Source: novalawcity) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 596359