Youth, Civic Engagement, and the 2008 Campaign
The Berkman Center will co-host a Forum event with the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics on May 14 at 6:00PM. Mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more information. The Forum will focus on Youth, Politics, and Civic Engagement in the 2008 election year.From the IOP:read more
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Berkman Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: ashar Tags: Berkman@10
Managing Your Professional Reputation Online
Steve Matthews over at Stem Legal has written a very useful article on managing your online reputation. He writes:
Online reputation management isn't a question of blogging gone badly, or someone posting drunken pictures in Facebook (although both are possible). It's a business issue for every lawyer who practises, and it requires some form of monitoring and, more often than not, active attention...
Perhaps surprisingly, it is not the lawyers who participate online who are most vulnerable to negative reputation risks. More often, it's lawyers without a web publishing presence, and with a related dearth of content abo...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - March 12, 2008 Tags: Online Interactions
Has Westlaw Really Removed Almost All Dialog Content?
Out of the Jungle reports that "Westlaw has removed all Dialog content with the exception of the copyright databases." Worse yet, it seems that there was no prior notification.
It's uncertain whether this affects all Westlaw accounts or just academic ones. I've asked my Westlaw Librarian Relations rep about it, but haven't heard back yet. OOTJ also promises to report any updates.
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - March 12, 2008 Tags: Data & Databases
CBABC Law Week Committee Seeking Volunteers
The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) Law Week Committee is seeking volunteers (PDF, 1 page) for the Law Week/Law Day events. This year Law Week is from April 14 to 20, 2008 and the theme is ?Access to Justice: Breaking Down Barriers.? Please call Nadine Penner at 604.687.3404 for more information.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 12, 2008
"How to Send Big Files Online"
From the blog: "How to Send Big Files Online The following services are discussed: + Senduit + YouSendIt + DropSend...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Tech - Software
"Is Your Data Wide Open to Your Opponent?"
In the news: FRCP 34(a) enables a party, in certain situations, to collect an opponent's electronic data and associated metadata,...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: E-Discovery
"It Is as It Was (But Why?)"
Posted by Mister Thorne: The Georgetown News-Graphic has this interesting piece (titled Pleaseth updateth thy language) about lawyers clinging to...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Writing
"Chapter 13 Surrenders of Collateral"
Posted by Chuck Kallendorf : Last week, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said that due to a glitch...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Ohio Law
"What Defines Success?"
From the blog: One of the people who attended my session asked a very interesting question that I had never...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Management
"A Lesson from Starbucks"
Posted by Reid Trautz: In case you hadn't heard, Starbucks is closing all of its stores today at 5:30 to...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Management
"National Rules Adopted for Judicial Conduct and Disability Proceedings"
Posted by Sabrina I. Pacifici: News release: "The Judicial Conference of the United States today approved the first-ever binding, nationwide...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Court Action
"Finding Your Authentic Self when Communicating with Clients"
Posted by Arnie Herz: Service professionals often find it challenging to connect with clients on a human-to-human level. Thats because...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Public Relations
Publication Notice
I will be out of town the rest of the week. See you on Monday!...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Personal Note
Cutting Down Neighbor's Trees is Costly
Last week, the Mass. Appeals Court issued an opinion in Glavin v. Eckman, 71 Mass. App. Ct. 313 (2008), a case in which Martha's Vineyard property owners and their tree contractor cut down ten mature trees on a neighbor's property to improve their own view of the ocean. The court upheld a jury award granting the wronged property owner the $30,000 replacement cost of the trees, rather than damages measured by the worth of the timber or diminution of the property's value."The trees represented decades of natural growth that could not easily be replicated. Moreover, any diminution in market value arising from the wrongful...
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Massachusetts Law Updates - March 12, 2008 Author: Meg
Opening: Reference/Electronic Services Librarian, Pace Law Library
Pace Law Library invites applications for the position of reference/electronic services librarian. This position is full time, and reports to the Head of Reference Services. Responsibilities include: Providing reference service to members of the Pace community Providing research services to...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties
National Conference of Law Reviews Starts Today
Hosted by St. Thomas University School of Law this year [press release], the National Conference of Law Reviews "brings together law review editors from more than 100 law review journals across the nation to learn from leaders in the legal...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Meetings
Georgetown Law Conference on Sexual Orientation and Military Preparedness
Since 1990, many U.S. allies have allowed gay and lesbian individuals to serve openly in their militaries. This is the first international conference to examine the effects of these policy changes on military preparedness. Sexual Orientation and Military Preparedness: An...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Cornell Law Library's InSITE Website Reviews
Reviews published in the February 25, 2008 issue of InSITE: Iraq: the War Card Legacy Tobacco Documents Library Lincoln and His Circle OAKList Database State of Public School Integration [RJ]
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Law Librarian Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Reviews
Hoeflich Launches The Legal Antiquarian Blog
Michael H. Hoeflich, the John H. & John M. Kane Professor of Law and former dean of the University of Kansas School of Law, is an internationally recognized authority on legal history, Roman law, and the history of the legal...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Web Communications
Professional Reading: Farkas on Why Tech-savvy Librarians Are Needed in Public Services Positions
Meredith Farkas is one of the very best librarian-bloggers 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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Law Librarian Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Professional Readings
Friday Fun On Wednesday! The Law Accordion To Hanson Bridgett
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]
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Law Librarian Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Friday Fun
$100 Million Donation to NYC Public Library
Wall Street financier Stephen A. Schwarzman has pledged $100 million dollars to the NYC Public Library which will rename its main Manhattan building after him. Schwarzman's donation is the first step in a $1 billion dollar plan to expand and...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 12, 2008 Author: LawLibrarian Blogger Tags: News
