Berkman Buzz: Week of March 3, 2008

Western Waters Digital Library
An excellent resource from, and about, the wetter part of our backyard is well described this week by the Scout Report: From the earliest European explorers to the time of modern engineers and hydrologists, the vast reserves of water within the Western United States have been the cause of both great excitement and concern. This compelling digital library brings together a wide range of documents (including legal transcripts, water project records, and personal papers) that document the Columbia, Colorado, Platte, and Rio Grande river basins. The project was completed with support from the Institute of Museum and Librar...
Source: BoleyBlogs! - March 7, 2008 Tags: Legal Research

District Court Lifts Sanctions Against Six Qualcomm Attorneys, Remands Attorney Sanctions Issue to Magistrate Judge to Allow Attorneys to Defend Selves Fully
On March 5, 2008, District Judge Rudi M. Brewster issued his Order Remanding in Part Order of Magistrate Court re Motion for Sanctions Dated 1/7/08. The order vacated and remanded that portion of the January 7 Sanctions Order imposing sanctions against Qualcomm's six outside counsel. In doing so, the District Judge instructed that, in any future hearing held by the Magistrate Judge, the attorneys would be allowed to defend their conduct by any and all means, and would not be prevented from doing so by the attorney-client privilege of Qualcomm. The court further instructed that Qual...
Source: Electronic Discovery Law - March 7, 2008 Tags: News & Updates

What Judges Look for in Law Clerks
Utah law professor Paul Cassell, who recently retired from the federal bench, is now contributing to the estimable The Volokh Conspiracy blog. Today Judge Cassell posts a few quick thoughts on what federal judges look for when hiring clerks. In short, federal judges are looking for clerks with these attributes: Ability to write Good judgment Good ‘fit’ He also recommends getting to know a professor or two well. Ideology? Not such a big deal. Read all the details at Judge Cassell’s post. Judge Cassell visited our campus this past fall as part of the LC Law School Federalist Society Speaker Series. He...
Source: BoleyBlogs! - March 7, 2008 Tags: Blogs & Law

Provincial Court Judges Appointed in Terrace and the Lower Mainland
Attorney General Wally Oppal has announced the following appointments to the British Columbia Provincial Court: Calvin Andrew Struyk has been appointed to the bench of the British Columbia Provincial Court in Terrace. He will take his seat effective March 20.Kimberley Arthur-Leung has been appointed to the bench of the British Columbia Provincial Court in the Lower Mainland. She will take her seat effective March 31.
Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 7, 2008

Supreme Court of Canada Case: Judicial Review
The Supreme Court of Canada released the following decision today: Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9; File No. 31459 (Whether Judicial Review Should Include Only Two Standards: Correctness and Reasonableness - Dismissal of Public Employees)
Source: BC Courthouse Library Society News - March 7, 2008

Berkman Buzz: Week of March 3, 2008
BERKMAN 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 SchoolWeek of February 18, 2008* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *What's going on...take your pick or browse below.*Corinna DiGennaro discusses online political participation.*danah boyd is sick of main stream media's drama.*The Internet & Democracy Project looks at one website's Hopes.*In the Middle East and North Africa popular blogs are disappearing. The OpenNet Initiative ex...
Source: Berkman Blog - March 7, 2008

"At a Crossroads: Personhood and Digital Identity in the Information Society"
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) this week released "At a Crossroads: Personhood and Digital Identity in the Information Society", by Berkman Fellow Mary Rundle and co-authors Bob Blakley, Jeff Broberg, Anthony Nadalin, Dale Olds, Mary Ruddy, Marcelo Thompson Mello Guimares, and Paul Trevithick. The paper argues that law and technology must be crafted to respect certain "Properties of Identity" in identity management in order for the information society to be free and open. Respect for the Properties of Identity is necessary for data protection; data protection is necessary for accountab...
Source: Berkman Blog - March 7, 2008

BC, UBC Celebrate 100th Anniversary of University Act
BC, UBC Celebrate 100th Anniversary of University Act For media release, click here. For information about UBC's First Centenary: 1908 - 2008, click here....
Source: Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Elim Tags: General Announcements

Opening: Law Librarian, State of California Court of Appeal
The State of California, Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, in Sacramento, is accepting applications for the position of Law Librarian. Under direction, performs a full range of professional library duties required to direct the personnel and programs of a...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties

Presidential Fundraising in 2007 Double Amount Raised in 2003
From the Campaign Finance Institute: "The presidential candidates raised a combined total of nearly $552 million in 2007 for the 2008 primaries, according to year-end reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on January 31. This more than doubles the...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News

2d Circuit Hears Appeal of Student Disciplined for Using Vulgar Slang in Blog Post
What! A Connecticut high school student used vulgar slang to describe her school's cancellation of an event in a blog post that was sent from her personal computer while at home and the school barred her from serving on the...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Litigation in the News

Professional Reading: Increasing Ethnic Diversity in LIS
Check out Kyung‐Sun Kim and Sei‐Ching Joanna Sin's Increasing Ethnic Diversity in LIS: Strategies Suggested by Librarians of Color, 78 The Library Quarterly 153-177 (April 2008) [web page for April issue] [JH]
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Professional Readings

Photo Contest Now Underway: Insanity at My Library
Do you have a picture that perfectly illustrates the insanity that takes place at a library? Maybe it's the book drop that was destroyed by a firecracker, the librarian who never matches his socks, or the library that is completely...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News

Friday Fun: Google Maps, the Creepy Video
Hat tip to Google Blogoscoped. [JH]
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Friday Fun

Internet Explorer 8 Beta Now Available
Internet Explorer 8 Beta can now be installed on Microsoft Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista, Windows XP® Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). Gee-whiz new features include Facebook,...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology

Librarians in the thick of the Presidential race
USAToday reports that federal archivists at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library are blocking the release of hundreds of pages of White House papers, some of which concern pardons by President Clinton. Of the papers requested under the FOIA around...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: LawLibrarian Blogger Tags: News

Bank Julius Baer Moves to Withdraw Suit Against WikiLeaks
Bank Julius Baer has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) its lawsuit against WikiLeaks. The complaint alleged that WikiLeaks published stolen documents revealing confidential information about the accounts of the bank’s clients. The New York Times is reporting that lawyers...
Source: Law Librarian Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Litigation in the News

"The Pitfalls of Using a Public PC"
Posted by Genie Tyburski: An editor at PC World relates a personal experience that should remind readers to take care...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: PC Security

"Five Blogging Rules to Make a Great First Impression"
Guest Post: Andy Beal is co-author of Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online and a recognized expert in online...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Blogs/Blogging

"Ohio Supreme Court/Workers' Compensation Disability"
Posted by Chuck Kallendorf: Since the beginning of time it was generally accepted, Joan Verchot & Megan Roach of...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Ohio Law

Legal Writing Text Beneath Point Headings
Posted by Wayne Schiess: A reader asks In a brief with numbered point headings, should the text immediately after each...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Writing

"Legal Outsourcer's Checklist "
Posted by Rahul Jindal: The following is a checklist for, or rather a list of concerns related to, outsourcing of...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Outsourcing Legal Work

"Why Lawyers Should Ignore Good Ideas"
Posted by Jim Hassett: A few months ago, a lawyer Ive known for a long time asked me about his...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business Development

"How is Your "Working Relationship" With Clients?"
Posted by Tom Kane: Often I seek out ideas from the non-legal world that I think will be applicable to...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Public Relations

"Law Firms Opening Up to the Idea of Attorney Re-Entry"
In the news: While most law firms offer some form of maternity leave, few guarantee jobs for more than one...
Source: Stark County Law Library Blog - March 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Career Paths

NSU Law Library participates in PACER Pilot
NSU Law Library & Technology Center is the only Florida Law Library providing free public access to federal court records. As a selected depository library, NSU becomes part of this new effort supported by Chief Justice Roberts and endorsed by AALL to provide broader access to PACER. More
Source: novalawcity - March 7, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson