SEC Proposes New Way for Investors to Get Financial Information on Companies
Proposal Would Set New Electronic Records Management Requirements for U.S. CompaniesYesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to formally propose using new technology to get financial information to investors faster, more reliably, and at a lower cost. The proposed rule would require all U.S. companies to provide financial information using interactive data beginning next year for the largest companies, and within three years for all public companies. The SEC's proposed schedule would require companies using U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles with a worldwide public float...
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Electronic Discovery Law - May 15, 2008 Tags: News & Updates
State Bar Convention Session Generates Discussion on Blogs as Legal Scholarship
Last week I had the honor of presenting at the State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention here in Madison. I spoke at a Litigation Section program entitled "This Blog's for You" along with Mark Herrmann of Drug & Device Law and Anne Reed of Deliberations.
In my part of the presentation, I discussed blogs generally - what are blogs, how are they being used by legal professionals, how do you find legal blogs, and how do you read them. I developed this quick handout which is available at Scribd.
Anne Reed offered some insights on why litigators, especially, should be aware of blogs. She stressed that because juries are bl...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - May 15, 2008 Tags: Blogs & RSS
It's official!
The Harvard Gazette carries the news, which was announced this morning during opening remarks at the Berkman@10 conference...
Harvard elevates study of technology and society
Berkman Center for Internet & Society becomes University-wide research center
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Berkman Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: syoung Tags: Berkman@10 newsroom
Entire Canada Gazette Online By 2009
As noted on Library Boy:
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has launched a new website called A Nation?s Chronicle: The Canada Gazette. LAC plans to have the entire contents of the Gazette online, and searchable by keyword, by 2009. Currently, the current contents of the Gazette are searchable as well as the archives from 1998 to 2006.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - May 15, 2008
"Keep it Simple and Thats That"
Posted by David Bilinski: I have run across the absolutely coolest application that I have seen in a long time...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Tech - Software
"Use of Stemming in Search Results"
Posted by Genie Tyburski: Information consultant Gwen Harris shares her recent observations about changes in the way select major search...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Search Engines
"Lawyers' Writing Skills Still Bad"
In the news: Law firm leaders, judges and clients have complained for years about the lack of writing skills in...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Writing
"Using Multi-Media at Trial"
Posted by David Swanner: Here is a guest post from Brian Ford. As a Multimedia Trial Site Specialist, the general...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Tech Use By Lawyers
"More Thoughts on Following Up after Losing to a Competitor"
Posted by Tom Kane: In a recent post I talked about following up whether you win or lose an opportunity...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business Development
"10 Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work"
Posted by Tammy Erickson: Im worried about Generation X and corporations. As far as I can tell, these two have...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Management
"How to Improve an Attorney's Performance and Accountability"
Posted by Alison Shields: A reader asks, "How do you make an attorney in your office pull his weight and...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Management
Professional Reading: Michelman on Socioeconomic Rights in Constitutional Law
Check out Frank I. Michelman's (Harvard Law School) draft paper, Socioeconomic Rights in Constitutional Law: Explaining America Away. Here's the abstract: The apparent omission of a socioeconomic commitment from United States constitutional law gives rise to continuing debate. The case...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Professional Readings
Applying "Customer Strategy" for Second Generation eGovernment Services
According to a recent Deloitte Research Study, E-government has automated business, but it has not fundamentally changed the way business is done. The result is a growing gap between what citizens expect from government and what they believe they are...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology
Serial Entrepreneurs and the Rise of Web 2.0
Just release, Lacy's book is on my summertime reading list. [JH] Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 by Sarah Lacy List Price: $26.00 Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Gotham (May...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services
Produced Primary Research Group, Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services presents nine detailed case studies of leading university cataloging and technical service departments. It provide insights into how they are handling ten major changes facing them, including:...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Tech Services
Lawyer2Lawyer Podcast on Case Law in the Public Domain
J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi discussed case law in the public domain with Professor Thomas F. Bruce, Director of the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School, Carl Malamud, founder of Public.Resource.org and Andy Martens, Senior Vice President...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 15, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Publishing Industry
