Library Book Vending Machines
From SF List (via Tame the Web):
Starting sometime in April, library books will be available at Contra Costa County BART stations via "ATM style lending machines." A new program called Library-a-Go-Go, along with the Contra Costa County Library, will allow BART riders to simply swipe a card, select a book, wait for said book choice to drop, and then return the book after the rider is finished reading their literary gem. The machines will "hold around 400 popular and best-selling titles, both fiction and nonfiction, and will be accessible during Bart hours."
Sweden, Norway, and Finland already use these nifty little ga...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - May 6, 2008 Tags: Libraries & Librarians
Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court States Libel Section of Criminal Code Unconstitutional
R. v. Byron Prior, 2008 NLTD 80
Madame Justice Lois Hoegg, of the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, has ruled that section 301, Punishment for defamatory libel, of the Criminal Code, R.S., 1985, c. C-46, is unconstitutional.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - May 6, 2008
New Book: The Courts
The Courts by Ian Greene (KL210 G73 2006).
Provides an account of the judicial system and its place in democratic life. Discusses the role of judges, lawyers, and expert witnesses, the cost of litigation, the representativeness of juries, legal aid issues, questions of jury reform, and judicial activism.
Available to borrow from Vancouver.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - May 6, 2008
Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia
As ROFLCon descended on Cambridge, Fellow Ethan Zuckerman was essaying an argument for why homophily, serendipity, and xenophilia are "useful concepts" for thinking through media attention and the challenges of global understanding in today's media ecosystem. Pulling together and linking to a variety of perspectives, Ethan's argument has helped to build and extend the conversation about the problems (and solutions) of homophily in digital media. Last week he sat down for a discussion on the issues with WNYC's On the Media.read more
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Berkman Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: syoung
CANLII Reaches Half A Million Cases
CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute) recently announced that it has 500,000 cases in its database and provided some interesting statistics:
Largest database: the Court of Québec database with over 135,000 cases
Most cited decision: R. v. W.(D.), 1991 CanLII 93 (S.C.C.) with over 2,500 citations
Most visited database: Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - May 6, 2008
Global Voices: Myanmar: the perfect storm
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Berkman Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: syoung
Berkman@10: registration closing tomorrow morning
The Berkman@10 conference and gala are approaching fast! We have spruced up the agenda, and the conference wiki is up and running. A handful of spots remain, but conference registration closes first thing tomorrow morning, and gala registration closes Thursday afternoon. Reserve your seats now!read more
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Berkman Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: ashar Tags: Berkman@10
"Finding Out Who Owns a Small Business"
Posted by Genie Tyburski: How do you find the name of the owner of a small private company? There...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Research
"PACER Is Adding Transcripts-N.D. of Ohio to Make Them Available"
From the blog: The latest news from PACER is that transcripts will soon be available to the general public that...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Legal Research
"Online Pretrial Publicity Draws Fire"
In the news: Lawyers using the Web for pretrial publicity is a growing concern -- many fear that online rantings,...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Uncategorized
"Review of Ohio Workers' Compensation Final Settlement Cases"
Posted by Chuck Kallendorf: The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation is trying to figure out the impact of the...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Ohio Law
"On Passwords or !P@$$w0rd$"
Posted by John Heckman's: The most commonly used password is - you guessed it, password. Followed closely by peoples initials,...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: PC Security
"The View from the Clients Side"
Posted by Jordan Furlong: Going through the stack of materials from my recent week of conferences, I was re-reading the...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Public Relations
"Want Your Ideal Client? Be Their Ideal Lawyer"
Posted by Susan Cartier Liebel: Identifying who your ideal client is, well, just the beginning. You need to learn how...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business Development
Mildred Loving has died
Mildred Loving, a plaintiff in the landmark case Loving v. Virginia that overturned the last segregation laws, died on May 2 at age 68. From the New York Times:
By their own widely reported accounts, Mrs. Loving and her husband,
Richard, were in bed in their modest house in Central Point in the
early morning of July 11, 1958, five weeks after their wedding, when
the county sheriff and two deputies, acting on an anonymous tip, burst
into their bedroom and shined flashlights in their eyes. A threatening
voice demanded, “Who is this woman you’re sleeping with?”
Mrs. Loving answered, “I’m his wife....
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novalawcity - May 6, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
CA Swears in Lawyers from Online Law School
The completely online Concord Law School's four new attorneys are featured in the National Law Journal discussion of the school, online legal education, and its critics. NLJ
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novalawcity - May 6, 2008 Author: Robert Hudson
Will We Need Passports to Drive North on 95?
The North Lauderdale City Commission wants to divide Florida into two states - North Florida and South Florida. See why here.
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novalawcity - May 6, 2008 Author: Deborah McGovern
Lawyers Bike for Justice in BC
The Western Canada Society to Access Justice is sponsoring a Lawyer’s Bike to Work event on Thursday, 29 May, 2008. From the press release:Come and take part in this great event to promote Access to Justice in an earth-friendly way! This inaugural event includes a symbolic ride from the Vancouver Public Library – Main Branch to the Southwest corner of the Law Courts. All proceeds to benefit Western Canada Society to Access Justice initiatives.Further information & Pledge sheets are available on the event notice page.
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Quickscribe Manual Updates for April
Quickscribe's BC Legislation Manuals updated during April:BC Fire Safety ManualBC Local Government ManualAnd don't forget to check out the constantly updated stream of legislative changes on BCLegislation.ca!
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Kind Words for the BCCLS
If you haven't seen it already, check out this post by the Dave Bilinsky on the BCCLS's website planning survey for BC Lawyers (it's still up if you haven't taken it. hint. hint....):DB: Think about it. This is the chance to have a voice in designing how you interact with the BC Courthouse Library. Wikis? Blogs? Collaborative spaces? RSS feeds that deliver content tailored to recent developments in your area of practice or interest? The ability to create secure web spaces to collaborate and organize research in developing areas of the law? The ability to be a part of a virtual community of lawyers who exchange ideas on...
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
Opening: Catalog & Bibliographic Control Librarian, Florida International University Law Library
The College of Law seeks a well-qualified law librarian to work under the direction of its Director of the Law Library to build a research-caliber law school library. This position seeks an experienced librarian to grow a young law collection...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties
Nominations for LWI/ALWD Blackwell Legal Writing Award Due by May 23
Previous Blackwell Award Winners 2002 Richard K. Neumann (Hofstra) 2003 Pam Lysaght (Detroit Mercy) 2004 Ralph Brill (Chicago-Kent) 2005 Mary Beth Beazley (Ohio State) 2006 Lou Sirico (Villanova) 2007 Diana V. Pratt (Wayne State) The Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
CRS Report on Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege
The CRS Report Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments (pdf) has been updated (dated April 16, 2008). It includes an appendix listing presidential claims of executive priviledge from the Kennedy Administration through the George W....
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Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Gov Docs
PriceWaterHouseCoopers Releases It's 2007 Securities Litigation Study
From the report (pdf): After a two-year decline and a sluggish start to the year, total federal class actions filed in 2007 against foreign and domestic companies increased once more, reversing the previous downturn. Not surprisingly, much of the filing...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Think Tank Reports
Survey of Library eBook Use
Primary Research Group has published Library Use of E-books, 2008-09 Edition, (ISBN 1-57440-101-7; $75.00). Data in the report are based on a survey of 75 academic, public and special libraries. Librarians detail their plans on how they plan to develop...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Digital Collections
AALL Spectrum Seeks Annual Meeting Reviewers
Publication opportunity posting from Mark Estes, AALL Spectrum Editorial Director: AALL Spectrum seeks people to write reviews of selected educational sessions at the Annual Meeting in Portland for publication in the September/October issue of Spectrum. The copy deadline for the...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Library Associations Meetings News
2008 Webby Awards
And the winners are: Law: OUT-LAW.COM Blog-Political: Huffington Post Blog-Cultural: PostSecret Magazine: National Geographic Newspaper: NYTimes.com Politics: FactCheck.org Community: Flickr Social Networking: Flock The Social Web Browser (Academy), Facebook (Popular Vote) Webby Person of the Year Award: Stephen Colbert Click...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 6, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
