Berkman Buzz: Week of April 28, 2008
Week of April 28, 2008* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **StopBadware.org
releases a badware alert for Performance Optimizerread more
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Berkman Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: lkoss
UW Madison Introduces Emergency Text Message Service
Members of the campus community can now sign up to receive text messages in the event of an emergency. UW-Madison students, faculty and staff, along with employees of campus affiliates can sign up for WiscAlerts through the My UW Portal.
The new service will be used to send critical safety information from UW-Madison Police. It will be reserved for the highest level of emergency.
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - May 2, 2008 Tags: UW Madison
Tune in Today to BlogTalkRadio for Interview with Ken Svengalis
Tune in to BlogTalkRadio at 3:00 PM (central) today for a live Internet radio call-in program featuring Ken Svengalis of Legal Information Buyer's Guide. Ken will be interviewed by Brian Striman and Richard Leiter.
From Richard Leiter:We hope to discuss pricing practices of legal publishers and their effects on law libraries and legal researchers. Ken will also discuss the new edition of the Buyer's Guide and we'll speculate on implications of the Thomson-Reuters merger. We hope to hear from private, public and academic libraries - and publishers. We also expect to have time to take calls and comments on any topics of...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - May 2, 2008 Tags: Libraries & Librarians
Libraries in a Digital Age
Susan Allen, associate director and chief librarian of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, has some insightful comments on Libraries in a Digital Age. Ms. Allen gave the 2008 Douglas Schewe Annual Lecture April 16 for the Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.
Her talk is available online through WisconsinEye.
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - May 2, 2008 Tags: Libraries & Librarians
Two Law Library Staff Members Receive Library Service Awards
The Law Library is very pleased to report that two of our staff members have received UW Madison Library Service Awards.
Michael Morgalla, our Faculty Liaison, received the award for classified staff. Mike works with our Law School faculty on current awareness, obtaining resources across the campus, verifying citations, charging out material from special collections, and addressing basic reference questions.
Steven Weber received a student award. Steve has worked in numerous departments including reference, collections, administrative office and circulation as lead desk worker. Steve is also currently attending l...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - May 2, 2008 Tags: UW Law School
Public Libraries Good for the Economy
Wisconsin public libraries return $4.06 for every dollar taxpayers invest in them, according to an economic impact research report produced by NorthStar Economics Inc. of Madison.
Read more from The Capital Times. The complete NorthStar report is available from the Campaign for Wisconsin Libraries.
Source: Nicole's Auxiliary Storage
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - May 2, 2008 Tags: Libraries & Librarians
Mike Doughty cuts through the noise
Photo: ChrisB in SEA, CC by-nc-nd
Charge up your mp3 player. As part of the Berkman Center’s ongoing tenth anniversary celebration, Berkman@10, we’re retrieving some multimedia classics from our past.read more
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Berkman Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: syoung Tags: Berkman@10
StopBadware.org: PerformanceOptimizer alert
From the StopBadware.org blog:
StopBadware.org today [May 1] released a badware alert about PerformanceOptimizer:read more
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Berkman Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: syoung
"Do Something! Optimize Your Website"
Posted by Allison Shields: The April/May issue of Law Practice Magazine, published by the Law Practice Management Section of the...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Your Firm ' s Website
"Cutting a Winning Edge in Law Firm Blogs"
In the news: Successful law blogs not only educate clients, but also firms that run them -- on how to...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Your Firm ' s Website
"60 Sites from ABA TECHSHOW Posted"
Posted by Jim Calloway: 60 Sites in 60 Minutes was the closing highlight of ABA TECHSHOW. As always, the presenters...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Websites worth a look
"Old Bailey Puts Criminal Cases Online"
From the blog: Records of proceedings at the Old Bailey from 1674 to 1913 have been put online today. The...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Websites worth a look
"Free Case Law"
From the site: The legal publishing market is a nearly $5 billion business. However, some have taken case law into...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Research
"Six Tips for Improving Your Direct Examinations"
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: Here is a basic blueprint for putting together a direct examination. The tips are basic, but...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Tips
"New Edition of THE COMPLETE LAWYER Now Online: The Focus is 'A Sound Mind in a Sound Body'"
Posted by StephanieWestAllen: Another chock-full edition of The Complete Lawyer is up and awaiting your reading eyes and minds....
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Journals
"Outsourcing in the Law Office"
Posted by Grant Griffiths: Jay Fleischman had a very good post the other day called, What is Legal Process Outsourcing?...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Outsourcing Legal Work
UM Dean Search Progresses, too
The National Law Journal covers the search for a new Dean for UM, now down to three finalists. NLJ
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novalawcity - May 2, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
Help improve the Bluebook!
The editors of the Bluebook are seeking input as they embark upon revising it for the 19th edition. Visit their survey to provide your feedback and suggestions. Ten responses will be randomly chosen to win a free copy of the new edition and a one-year subscription to Bluebook Online. For those of you taking finals, you can respond by June 30.
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novalawcity - May 2, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
Video of the Week: Born to Lose
This week's video is the first to feature our own law students: check
out Nick Seidule (lead guitar), Joe Reichert (bass guitar), Christopher
Pezon (drums), and Kevin Kennedy (lead vocals) performing the Smashing
Pumpkins' "Cherub Rock" at Rock Band Rock Off night at the Falcon!
They perform as Born to Lose, but we're sure this name bears no reflection on the success of their soon-to-begin legal careers!
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novalawcity - May 2, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
Remember 1984? Of Course Not
Nova's Law Library and Technology Center was a signatory on a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), protesting the decision not to preserve a digital snapshot of public federal websites as they will appear at the end of the Bush administration. Such snapshots, or harvests, were conducted at the end of the Clinton administration and also at the end of the first Bush term in 2004. In an internal memo to federal agencies, the NARA claimed that archives in the private sector would provide an adequate history of federal agency websites and that NARA's efforts were better expended els...
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novalawcity - May 2, 2008 Author: Deborah McGovern
Pace Law School Receives $1 Million Grant for ADR Center on Environmental Interest Disputes
From the press release: "The Pace University School of Law ... announced establishment of the Kheel Center on Resolution of Environmental Interest Disputes. The Center will provide educational programs for law students and lawyers in the techniques of discovery, fact-finding...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
New Research Shows Teachers, Like Students, Are Re-segregating
In Desegregating Teachers (SSRN), Wendy Parker (Wake Forest) reports that based on the results of her empirical study of 157 school districts, public schools are more segregated than is commonly recognized. From the abstract of her article: [T]his Article uncovers...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Scholarship
Seven Tips for Making the Most of Your RSS Reader
Great article by Marshall Kirkpatrick from ReadWriteWeb: "RSS is a big deal, as anyone who's subscribed to even a few feeds probably knows. Once you get past just a few feeds, though, it can quickly get overwhelming. RSS can leave...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Tech Tips
Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society
Well worth reading. Make no mistake: this is no run-of-the-mill exposé of media bias, but a sophisticated analysis of the ways and means by which lies and distortions do so well in today's fractured, cynical media world. —Todd Gitlin, Professor...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: New Publications
Fair Use Blog Used in Legal Writing Class
The Chronicle of Higher Education profiles a blog created by Peter Friedman to supplement his legal writing class at Case Western. Check out What Is Fair Use?, an interesting topical blog for a legal writing course. Hat tip to Adjunct...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Education Technology
Friday Fun: Law School Men of Genius
This video, a production of the Illinois Law Revue, highlights the unsung contributions of law school administrators. Hat tip to Cincinnati Law's own real law school man of genius, Paul Caron (Associate Dean of Faculty), TaxProf Blog. [JH]
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Law Librarian Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Friday Fun
Friday Fun: Wrapped Up in Books
A soothing video for you from Belle and Sebastian filmed in a library with a very bookish theme. Please enjoy and try not get distracted like I did thinking, "Who is going to re-shelve all those books?" [BB]
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Law Librarian Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: LawLibrarian Blogger Tags: Friday Fun
ABA's SafeBorrowing.com
From the site: "Consumer credit can be complicated. From the unusual legal terms to the complex mathematical formulas, understanding how credit works can be a big task. The Committee on Consumer Financial Services of the Section on Business Law of...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 2, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Electronic Resource
