Berkman@10: updated agenda, wiki launch, and more
The Berkman@10 conference and gala are only three weeks away! We have just updated the agenda and launched a conference wiki. Registration is open, space is limited, reserve your seat now!read more
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Berkman Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: ashar Tags: Berkman@10
SEC Adds RSS Feeds
The SEC has begun offering RSS feeds of new filings. You can receive all filings received by the SEC or do a search by company, CIK or form type and subscribe to the results.
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - April 21, 2008 Tags: Data & Databases
PreCYdent Tops Search Results
It seems that David Hobbie over at Caselines is very impressed with PreCYdent. He ran a sample search in several databases, both free and commercial, and was surprised with the results:
I was stunned by the results of my search for IPJ on PreCYdent. The top six cases were the leading U.S. Supreme Court cases I studied in Prof. Reimann's jurisdiction class. Each of them is fundamental to an understanding of the application of personal jurisdiction in federal courts. I have never seen a such a highly relevant set of search results on any electronic case search engine. Not in Westlaw. Not in Lexis. Not anywhere....
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - April 21, 2008 Tags: Data & Databases
Projects Funded by Proceeds of Civil Forfeiture
The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General has released a list of projects to be funded from the proceeds of civil forfeiture. The projects are aimed at preventing and addressing the effects of crime.
Under the Civil Forfeiture Act, S.B.C. 2005, c. 29, which came into effect in April 2006, the Supreme Court can order property forfeited if it was acquired as a result of, or used for, unlawful activity.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - April 21, 2008
Q + A with Tracy Mitrano on Building a Global University
In preparation for tomorrow's luncheon on "Building a Global University", Berkman intern Yvette Wohn sat down with Tracy Mitrano for a Q + A where they discussed collaboration on the internet, digital libraries, and models of university administration.
Q. In a nutshell, (for our readers) what exactly is a global university?read more
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Berkman Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: ashar
"Google Delves Deeper into the Web"
Posted by Genie Tyburski: Danny Sullivan reports on Google's announcement that it now crawls certain Web-based forms to find and...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Google
"Is the Party Over for Social Networking?"
In the news: What if you gave a party, hundreds showed up, but almost nobody talked to each other? For...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Internet
"UC Berkeley Library's Congressional Research Tutorials"
From the e-newsletter: The tutorials on this site are the work of Jesse Silva, Federal Documents and Political Science Librarian,...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Research
"I Like My Professional Uniform"
In the news: While Womble Carlyle litigator Pressly Millen is no clotheshorse -- he often gets help from his family...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Uncategorized
"Value Billing Podcast"
Posted by Ed Poll: Patrick Lamb is well-known Chichago-based attorney. He is a partner in the Valorem Law Group....
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"Do Something! Create a Follow Up System"
Posted by Allison Shields: Do you have a follow up system in place? How many opportunities are you missing if...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business Development
""Tip of the Week" - Try Not To Let Work Get In the Way of Your Life"
Posted by Susan Cartier Liebel: This article by Tejvan Pettinger discusses how to identify whether or not you are a...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Work-Life Balance
Duke Redux - Back to the Court of Public Opinion
This story has its roots in the charges of sexual assault brought against members of the Duke University lacrosse team in 2006. Charges were eventually dropped, and Nifong, the district attorney who oversaw the case, was disbarred. In February, members of the lacrosse team and their families brought suit against Duke and the City of Durham, seeking monetary compensation for the damages they sustained during the prolonged period of time during which they were tried in the news and in the court of public opinion. They are represented by Robert Bork, Jr., son of the nominee for the Supreme Court who fail...
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novalawcity - April 21, 2008 Author: Deborah McGovern
New Books at the Law Library - April 21st, 2008
K230.H45 B46 2007 (LC) Oren Ben-Dor, Thinking About Law: In Silence with Heidegger (Oxford: Hart Pub., 2007). K720 .D38 2007 (LC) Margaret Davies, Property: Meanings, Histories, Theories (Milton Park: Routledge-Cavendish, 2007). K3496 .D56 2008 (LC) Shlomi Dinar, International Water Treaties:...
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Law Library Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Elim Tags: New Books
Martindale Blog - Where's Sami?
I'm a bit late posting this, but Martindale has responded to my laundry list of blog design problems posted on February 5th. And just in time! ... for Kevin to drop another laundry list in their hands. Nasty Kevin, just nasty... ;)On the plus side: blogger profiles, photos and archives have now been added. The other elements I noted are critical too, so let's hope they'll keep making improvements.But now I have a new question: Where's Sami Hero?Absent from those blogger profiles is the guy who took ownership & admirably responded to my original critique. I also note that after a substantial amount of blogging activ...
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Charon QC Launches Insitelaw
Preeminent UK law blogger Charon QC, aka Mike Semple Pigot, has a new offering - Insitelaw Magazine. The new website, and its associated blog, will offer "a weekly newswire covering developments in and news about English law".[hat tip: lo-fi]
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Google Librarian Central "Summer Break" Now 298 Days
I'm just saying.
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Balkan's The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
It's a rare thing when a law professor's book is turned into an award-winning documentary film and television miniseries. Rarer still when the book receives critical notice but The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power by Joel Bakan...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
New report from the U.S. Department of State: "The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress in compliance with sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Gov Docs
Is There a Worldwide Whisper Campaign Against Fair Use?
"Yes," according to William Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel, Google Inc. and author of Patry on Copyright. Check out his blog post. [JH]
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Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Professional Reading: A Review of "Human-Powered" Search Engines
Phil Bradley take a look at the major "human-powered" or moderated search engines and and discusses the value of this type of search engine in Human-powered Search Engines: An Overview and Roundup (Ariadne, January 2008). In the article, he reviews...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology Professional Readings
European Privacy Rules Apply to Search Engines
The Article 29 Working Group has established "a clear set of responsibilities" on search engine companies regarding their handling of user data. The opinion (pdf) states that the European Union Data Protection Directive requires search engines to "delete or irreversibly...
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Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Web Communications
Wal-Mart Stores Leads the Fortune 500 Again
Details. List of Fortune 1,000. Earning $40.61 billion in profits, Exxon Mobil tops the 20 most profitable companies. [JH]
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Law Librarian Blog - April 21, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
