Consultations on Draft of BC Family Rules
One of the recommendations in the report of the BC Family Justice Reform Working Group was to create new family rules. A Concept Draft of the BC Supreme Court Family Rules (PDF, 158 pages) and Family Rules Concept Draft Guide (PDF, 7 pages) are posted on the Justice Review Task Force (JRTF) website. Members of the judiciary, lawyers, paralegals, advocates, court registry staff and others are encouraged to provide feedback to the JRTF via the on-line forum by June 30, 2008.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 26, 2008
Lisa Stone on the future of women and the Internet
Last week, BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone spoke at a Berkman@10 event.
Media from her talk, "What Women Want: How Candidates and Companies
Hurt and Help Themselves with Women Today," is now available on the
Berkman interactive page. Lisa Stone posted the transcript and shared some of her thoughts on the
talk on her own blog. read more
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Berkman Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: lkoss
De-Bunking the CSI Effect
In the March 2008 NIJ Journal (National Institute of Justice), felony trial judge Donald Shelton explores The 'CSI Effect': Does It Really Exist? Based on findings from a survey of jurors in Ann Arbor, Shelton concludes that it does not.
Many attorneys, judges, and journalists have claimed that watching television programs like CSI has caused jurors to wrongfully acquit guilty defendants when no scientific evidence has been presented. The mass media quickly picked up on these complaints. This so-called effect was promptly dubbed the "CSI effect," laying much of the blame on the popular television series and its progen...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - March 26, 2008 Tags: Juries
BC Bargaining Database
The Minister of Labour and Citizens? Services announced a new website for labour data called BC Bargaining Database. The website provides information on the status of labour negotiations throughout BC and the latest data on settlements, expiring agreements, work stoppages and wages.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 26, 2008
Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2008 slated for June 27-28
From Global Voices' announcement -- currently translated by the GV community into eight languages!read more
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Berkman Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: syoung
New Medical Certificate in Guardianship
The Mass. Probate and Family Court announced today a new form for medical certificate in guardianship cases which must be used beginning April 15, 2008. "While the form is long, it will provide judges with the information they need in making the important decision of whether to interfere with the fundamental liberty interest of an individual to make decisions for themselves, in whole or in part, by entering a guardianship decree."Thanks to Leanna Hamill's Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law blog for bringing our attention to the new form last week. She writes, "The old form was 2 pages, and consisted mostly of ...
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Massachusetts Law Updates - March 26, 2008 Author: Meg
"Reference Shelf: Fast Facts About April Fools Day"
From the site: Fast Facts About April Fools Day A history of the day and loads of fast facts, no...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Miscellaneous
Two Items Just Because...
Jane's Information Services Ranks 50 Most Stable and Pro[s]perous Countries in the World Posted by Sabrina I. Pacifici: UK Times...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Uncategorized
"More Tips from ABA Techshow 2008"
Posted by Allison Shields: As promised, here are some more great tips from this year's ABA Techshow. Adriana Linares and...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Technology Tips
"Searchme: Search Goes Visual"
Posted by Robert Ambrogi: I have been testing the beta version of a new search site that delivers results...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Search Engines
"Whats Important to In-House Counsel: Part I"
From the site: In this edition of The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Legal Technologies at...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"Decide on Ideal Clients by Identifying Clients You Don't Want"
Posted By Tom Kane: Lawyers are happier when they are doing the work they like for the clients they like...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Tips
"Information-Driven Business Development for Law Firms"
Posted by Brian J. Ritchey:
the March, 2008 issue [of the The Harvard Business Review contains] a short article related...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business Development
"ABA Tech Show 2008 - How Technology Is Redefining the Attorney Client Relationship"
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: The most important thing that I took away from the ABA Tech Show doesn't have anything...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Management
And congrats to the 2008-2009 Nova Law Review board!
Congratulations!
Executive Board:
Editor-in-Chief
Michael T. Fraser
Executive Editor Jeremy Dicker Lead Articles Editor Sanaz Alempour
Managing Technical Editor Laurence Krutchik
Articles Editors Caroline Ayala, Seth Bogin, Kathrine Gonzalez, David Haas,
Vanessa Pellot, Jamie Zuckerman
Associate Editors:Subscriptions Editor Maggie BerrymanGoodwin Editor Jamie CohenSources Editor Meredith LeonardMarketing Editor Benjamin LopatinAssistant Technical Editor Lenore RosettoSubmissions Editor Talia StorchSourc...
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novalawcity - March 26, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
Opening: Acquisitions and Serials Librarian, Gould Law Library
Reporting to the Head of Technical Services, the Acquisitions and Serials Librarian is responsible for acquiring all library materials in varying formats and ensuring the upkeep of serials titles. Acquisitions duties include purchasing, negotiating with electronic resource vendors, ensuring timely...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties
Gutenberg-e Offers Open Access
From the site: "Columbia University Press is pleased to announce that Gutenberg-e is now an open access site. These award winning monographs, coordinated with the American Historical Association, afford emerging scholars new possibilities for online publications, weaving traditional narrative with...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Digital Collections News
Global Database on the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
From the site: "The Global Database on the Guiding Principles provides instant access to official documents about the rights of the internally displaced and the application of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. The database includes relevant: National laws and...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Digital Collections Electronic Resource Legal Research
New GlobaLex Articles (March 2008)
GlobaLex March 2008 http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/index.html International Human Rights Research Guide by Grace M. Mills http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Human_Rights1.htm Grace M. Mills is the Director of the Law Library at Hamline University. She has previously been affiliated with the law schools of City University of...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Legal Research
Moving Toward a More Integrative Approach to Justice Reform
New report from the Open Society Institute: "In order to make real progress in breaking the cycle of incarceration, advocates need to develop collaborative approaches to abate the disproportionate numbers of the poor and people of color entering the criminal...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Think Tank Reports
Beyond MySpace Complaints: An Updated Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth
The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe, An Updated Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2011 (pdf) updates IDC’s inaugural forecast published in March 2007. Sponsored by storage giant EMC, key findings of this white paper indicate that it is time...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Think Tank Reports
US News Law School Rankings: Why March Madness Started Early This Year in the Legal Academy
Corrections & Clarifications for the ABA Journal Article When I worked for the Chicago Tribune, the paper published a follow-up "Corrections & Clarifications" column whenever the paper goofed in one of its articles. Here's a howler for the ABA Journal...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
Using a banned book gets teacher suspended
This video article discusses how Connie Heerman was suspended for having students read The Freedom Writers Diary by the Perry Township (Indiana) School Board. The list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books for the 90's decade according to the ALA...
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Law Librarian Blog - March 26, 2008 Author: LawLibrarian Blogger
