Introducing Video Tutorials
We've launched a new feature on the BC Courthouse Library Society website. Our Video Tutorials demonstrate research techniques and strategies in short videos that can be watched either through our website or on YouTube. On launch, there are six video tutorials, three on researching legislation and three on finding forms and precedents:
Tracing legislation back to when it was first enacted
Noting up legislation to see whether any cases have considered it
Researching the intent behind a piece of legislation
Using resources available through the library (CLE Online, our library catalogue, and O'Brien's Encyclopedia ...
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 14, 2008
Grauer Appointed to the Supreme Court of BC
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the following appointment, effective immediately: The Honourable J. Christopher Grauer, a lawyer with Dives, Grauer & Harper in Vancouver is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Mr. Justice Grauer is replacing Mr. Justice Bryan F. Ralph (Vancouver) who resigned.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 14, 2008
Happy National Library Week 2008!
Stop by the UW Law Library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week!
For our celebration this year, we have put together a number of activities including, of course, our faculty READ posters. This year's posters feature, Anuj Desai and Keith Findley & John Pray.
Want to star in your very own READ poster? Then head over to the CIMC this week with your favorite book. They'll take your photo and create a poster for you.
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - April 14, 2008 Tags: Libraries & Librarians
Next Stop: Cambridge
The book is out...and in addition to spreading across the 'Net like wildfire, it is coming to Cambridge! read more
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Berkman Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: rtabasky
News from Hein: Google Scholar and YouTube Channel
HeinOnline Weblog is reporting that the entire Law Journal collection will be searchable in Google Scholar by the end of April. HeinOnline launched a YouTube channel last month to provide training videos. At the moment there are four: How to...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Dean Smolla Podcast on Washington & Lee's New 3L Curriculum
Washington & Lee's Dean Rodney Smolla discusses the law school's transformation of its 3L curriculum on the Legal Broadcast Network [mp3 podcast link]. The school is changing the curriculum to focus on professional development through simulated and actual practice experiences....
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Law Librarian Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
Cornell Law Library's InSITE Website Reviews
Reviews published in the April 7, 2008 issue of InSITE: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice Center on Law and Security Copyfight Food & Water Watch Legislationline [RJ]
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Law Librarian Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Reviews
Asylum Law and Female Genital Mutilation: Recent Developments
New CRS report via Federation of American Scientists: "Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a term encompassing a wide range of procedures that involve the removal or alteration of a woman’s genitalia. The federal courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Gov Docs Legal Research
A Must-Read, Zittrain's The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
A superb and alarming discussion, from one of the most astute and forward-looking analysts of the Internet. Zittrain explains how the glorious promise of the Internet might not be realized—and points the way toward reducing the current risks. Absolutely essential...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology New Publications Web Communications
Celebrate National Library Week, April 13-19, 2008
From the ALA: "First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Voting OPEN for Day in the Life Photo Contest
Ready... Set... VOTE!!! The voting web site for the Day in the Life of the Law Library Community Photo Contest is now LIVE and ready for you to cast your ballots at http://www.aallnet.org/dayinlife/finals/default.asp. Voting remains open for one week until...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki
New Booster Seat Law
On Friday, Governor Patrick signed St.2008, c.79, An Act Relative to Child Passenger Safety. Under the new law, effective May 1, 2008, "No child under the age of eight and measuring less than fifty-seven inches in height shall ride as a passenger in a motor vehicle on any way unless such child is properly fastened and secured, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, by a child passenger restraint." The standards for child safety seats are set out in 49 CFR 571.213.We've had questions about whether the law applies to children over eight years old but less than 4' 9". You can see from the excerpt above that the r...
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Massachusetts Law Updates - April 14, 2008 Author: Meg
New Books at the Law Library - April 14th, 2008
B105.L3 I84 2008 Duncan Ivison, Rights (Montréal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2008). HD60 .N435 2007 Doreen McBarnet, Aurora Voiculescu, & Tom Campbell, eds. The New Corporate Accountability: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007). HF5383 .B56 Richard...
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Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Elim Tags: New Books
"Test Drive - Mobile Gadgets"
From the site: Join Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, as she interviews Donna Payne, author of LTNs new...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"Follow the House and Senate Live"
Posted by Genie Tyburski: Both the House of Representatives and the Senate now use Twitter to report live events. The...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legislative Action
"Are You Ready for e-Discovery Resulting From Subprime Litigation?"
From the e-newsletter: April 22, 2008 / Webcast. This webcast will address the e-discovery risks faced by the financial industry...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Webinars
"Living in Two Dimensions: Managing EDD In-House"
In the news: The high stakes, technological challenges and quickly increasing volumes of data involved in handling electronically stored information...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: E-Discovery
"Six Critical Steps to Managing Electronically Stored Information"
From the e-newsletter: Litigation always, has been, and will continue to be, a reality of doing business. What is changing,...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: E-Discovery
"Work-Life Balance and Space-Time Continuum"
Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi: Denise Howell inaugurates her new column in The American Lawyer with some time travel worthy...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Work-Life Balance
"AGs Tell Companies: Shred It, or Regret It"
In the news: Shred it, or regret it. That's the message that attorneys, and state and federal authorities, are sending...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Corporate Counsel
"Do Something! Review Your Client List - Is it Time to Weed out Some Clients?"
Posted by Allison Shields: "Do you have some clients that you would rather not work with? Do you cringe when...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 14, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Job Satisfaction
Study Shows Supreme Court Justices Are All "Activist"
A study in the Spring, 2007, issue of Constitutional Commentary contradicts the supposition that only liberal justices are "activist." By analyzing the voting patterns of the justices on the Rehnquist court, researcher Ringhand found that both liberal and conservative justices are equally activist, and predictably, activist in ways that further their own political agendas. Surprisingly, the study also found that most of the votes cast by conservative justices to invalidate legislation were cast, not to invalidate laws which implicated issues of federalism, but laws dealing with First Amendment issues.
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novalawcity - April 14, 2008 Author: Deborah McGovern
