FCC En Banc Hearing, Round Two - West Coast Style
The FCC has just announced that they're taking their show on the road again - this time to Stanford for a second En Banc hearing on broadband network management practices on Thursday April 17th. The FCC press release reads:read more
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Berkman Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: rtabasky
Compendium of Personal Injury Damages in Ontario (1999-2005)
As noted on SLAW:
A Compendium of Damages Awarded in Personal Injury Actions Across Ontario (January 1999 - November 2005) is available on the website of the County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA).
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 19, 2008
BCLI and CCEL 2007 Annual Report
The British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL) have released their 2007 Annual Report (PDF, 20 pages).
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 19, 2008
UNESCO Report - Freedom of Information: Comparative Legal Survey
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a report called Freedom of Information: Comparative Legal Survey (PDF, 167 pages).
"The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of development practitioners, civil society, academics, the media and governments. What is this right, is it really a right and how have governments sought to give effect to it? These are some of the questions this book seeks to address, providing an accessible account of the law and practice regarding freedom of information, an...
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 19, 2008
Tips for Monitoring Cases
Carol Bannen, Director of Information Resources at Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, has compiled a useful list of Tips for Monitoring Cases in the March edition of the Wisconsin Lawyer. She describes a range of publications and alert services which will notify legal practitioners of new cases in their practice areas.
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - March 19, 2008 Tags: Alerts
"Postal Service Announces Free Recycling Through the Mail"
Posted by Sabrina I. Pacifici.: News release: "Free and green. Those are the goals of a pilot program launched...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: E-Government
"If YOU Were Starting Out in Blogging from Scratch - How Would You Promote Your Blog?"
Posted by Darren Rowse: Over the past week Ive shared five strategies that Id use to promote my blog if...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Your Firm ' s Website
"Getting Tangled up in a New Forum Tool"
Posted by Tom Mighell: In our book on collaboration tools and technologies, Dennis Kennedy and I discuss alternatives to email...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Websites worth a look
"Personal Injury Victims as a Unique Investor Class Pt III"
From the site: How can the issues that arise in behavioral finance specifically and profoundly affect personal injury victims as...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"How Can You Use Past Results in Your Marketing?"
Posted by Allison Shields: There are a lot of ways that you can use past results, regardless of your practice...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Marketing
"Which is Better: Advertising or Public Relations?"
Posted by Tom Kane: Law firms have asked me whether they should undertake an advertising or public relations campaign. My...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Marketing
"Do Employers Using Facebook for Background Checks Face Legal Risks?"
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: As employers increasingly turn to social networking sites like Facebook to conduct background checks on job...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business of Lawyering
"Boot These Five Dumb Office Practices"
In the news: Most firms are striding proudly into the 21st century, investing in technology, finding more efficient ways to...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Tips
US currency gets more colorful
Greenbacks have been slowly expanding their color palette over the last several years. Starting tomorrow, the treasury will begin circulating $5 bills that feature a bold, purple 5. To see the new bills and learn about other forthcoming security and design changes to our bills, check out this AOL news article.
Thanks to my friend Christine for the tip!
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novalawcity - March 19, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
Emerging issues in state courts
Academic treatment of State Courts; attitudes towards State Courts; practicing in State Courts: Two State Supreme Court Chief Justices discuss these issues at the Yale Pocket Part. Listen
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novalawcity - March 19, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
Frugal tips for book lovers
Many frugality websites include books, along with CDs and DVDs, among the items that you should avoid buying new.
If you'd like to put that advice into practice, be sure to mark your calendar for the semi-annual NSU Alvin Sherman Library Used Book Sale. With non-fiction, fiction, paperback, and hardcovers, there's sure to be something for everyone.
Thursday April 10, 1-6pm
Friday April 11, 10am-6pm
Saturday April 12, 10am-3pm
If you don't find what you're looking for there, check out some of my favorite websites for finding good deals on books. It's often easy to find like-new copies at a discount.
Us...
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novalawcity - March 19, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
Copyright and Intellectual Property Research Will Soon Be Easier!
HeinOnline has announced that, at the beginning of April, the complete backfile on CFR Title 37, from inception to date, will be available to subscribers. Read more here.
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novalawcity - March 19, 2008 Author: Mary-Paige Smith
What Does the Public Want from Elected Officials?
Find out here
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novalawcity - March 19, 2008 Author: Mary-Paige Smith
Best and Worst Time Covers
Time is conducting a perfect hump-day diversion, a poll of their best and worst covers Vote for Best Covers | Vote for Worst Covers | View Poll Results (regularly updated) See also Time's Person of the Year, 1927-2007 Gallery of...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Do you Use IM in Your Law Firm Library?
LawLibTech is conducting a poll of law firm librarians on IM practices in preparation for a presentation at TRIPLL next month. [JH]
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Law Librarian Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology
New Service for Congressional Videos
From the site: "CapNews.Net is an Internet News Service covering Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court and executive agencies. In 2008 CapNews.Net will launch its full operations and begin offering news video syndication services to media organizations and others,...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Electronic Resource
New Edition of Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents Now Available
Reporters Without Borders has published a new edition of its Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents (pdf). It offers practical advice and techniques on how to start up a blog, how to blog for anonymously, and how to circumvent censorship. [JH]...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
Professional Reading: Reckoning the Future Business Plans of Copyright-Dependent Technology Entrepreneurs
Jane C. Ginsburg (Columbia Law School) has deposited Separating the Sony Sheep From the Grokster Goats: Reckoning the Future Business Plans of Copyright-Dependent Technology Entrepreneurs in NELLCO. Here's the abstract: U.S. and many other national copyright systems have by statute...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Professional Readings
New Rules for Judicial Conduct and Judicial Disability Proceedings Take Effect Next Month
The Judicial Conference of the United States has approved the first-ever binding, nationwide set of rules for handling conduct and disability complaints against federal judges. The new 29 Rules for Judicial Conduct and Judicial Disability Proceedings, which take effect in...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 19, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Gov Docs
