In Memory of Roy M. Mersky
We were saddened to learn of the death of Law Library titan, Roy M. Mersky. Law Librarian Blog reports:
Professor Roy M. Mersky died yesterday from complications of a recent fall. A member of the University of Texas-Austin School of Law faculty and the director of its law library since 1965, Mersky held the Harry M. Reasoner Regents Chair in Law. He was also a professor in the University's graduate School of Information.
Professor Mersky received his B.S. in 1948, J.D. in 1952, and Master's degree in Library Science in 1953 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was a member of the Bars of New York, Texas and W...
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WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library - May 7, 2008 Tags: Libraries & Librarians
Berkman's Hiring a Gaggle of Geeks!
Systems administrators, web developers, support specialists, and more! We're looking to hire a handful of sharp and visionary techies to join our ever-growing community.The following positions are available: read more
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Berkman Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: rtabasky
New Book: The British Columbia Personal Property Security Act Handbook, 2008
The British Columbia Personal Property Security Act Handbook, 2008 by Richard H. McLaren (KN100 C84 2008).
Explains the structure, operation and practical consequences of the BC Personal Property Security Act (PPSA). It focuses on the legislation, but includes case law and topical commentary.
Available in Vancouver, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Prince George and Victoria.
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BC Courthouse Library Society News - May 7, 2008
Berkman@10: one week to go
The Berkman@10 conference and gala are approaching fast! We have spruced up the agenda, and the conference wiki is up and running. Conference registration is now closed, but there is still time to register for the Gala and Award Ceremony (details below).read more
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Berkman Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: ashar Tags: Berkman@10
Harvard Law votes Yes on open access
The faculty of Harvard Law School has unanimously approved a motion for open access: articles will be made freely available in an online repository. With the success of this motion, Harvard Law becomes the first law school to make an institutional commitment to open access to its faculty's scholarly publications.read more
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Berkman Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: syoung Tags: newsroom
Current takes a long look at the Public Radio Exchange
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Berkman Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: syoung
Opening: Electronic Resources Librarian, Notre Dame Law Library
The Kresge Library of the Notre Dame Law School is seeking a talented librarian to help us establish a new position and then to be its founding occupant. We are looking for someone who understands electronic resources and is adept...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Employment Opportunties
CRS Report: Averting Financial Crisis
New CRS report via Open CRS: "There is no precise definition of “financial crisis,” but a common view is that disruptions in financial markets rise to the level of a crisis when the flow of credit to households and businesses...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Gov Docs
ILTA White Paper on Unified Communications
The International Legal Technology Association has published a white paper on Unified Communications (April 2008)(pdf). Unified communications (UC) is defined as "the convergence of multiple communications technologies over an IP network. It is based on open platforms that allow new...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology
Banning Laptops in the Classroom: Is it Worth the Hassles?
Law school laptop wars have been going on for a couple of years now but when Chicago Law School Dean Saul Levmore decided to cut off wireless and wired access to the Internet in April [U of C press release],...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Information Technology
Reminder: Take The Bluebook Survey
The editors of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation are about to embark on making revisions for the forthcoming Nineteenth Edition. Please take a few minutes to fill out their survey. Surveys must be received by June 30, 2008...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Human Rights Watch Special Focus: Beijing 2008
Check out Human Rights Watch's Beijing 2008 website, including, for example, the Agenda for Reform page: Human Rights Abuses Shadow Countdown to 2008 Beijing Games. According to Human Rights Watch, major areas for human rights reform in the Olympic run-up...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Think Tank Reports
McCain Pledges More Conservative Judges Like Roberts and Alito
In a speech at Wake Forest University in North Carolina yesterday, Sen. John McCain pledged to nominate strict-constructionist judges to the federal bench. According to the McCain campaign website, "Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito will serve as...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: News
Roy M. Mersky, Dead at 82
Professor Roy M. Mersky died yesterday from complications of a recent fall. A member of the University of Texas-Austin School of Law faculty and the director of its law library since 1965, Mersky held the Harry M. Reasoner Regents Chair...
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Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Joe Hodnicki Tags: Law School News & Views
New Independent Contractor Advisory
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has issued a new Advisory on the Massachusetts Independent Contractor/Misclassification Law. This new advisory, which supersedes all previous advisories on the topic, covers the history of the law, the three-prong test for determining status, actions constituting violation of the law, and enforcement guidelines. More information on the classification of employees is available at Mass. Law About Independent Contractors.
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Massachusetts Law Updates - May 7, 2008 Author: Meg
New CanLII Blog
An interesting development I just posted over on Slaw ... CanLII news items seem to now be driven via their new blog!And for those so inclined, there's an RSS feed also available.
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Vancouver Law Librarian Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Steve Matthews
"Lawyers Atwitter About Twitter"
Posted by Carolyn Elefant : What's the newest social networking-cum-marketing tool that has lawyers all atwitter? It's Twitter, of course,...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Networking
"One Way to Podcast"
Posted by John Jantsch: A reader and subscriber to the Duct Tape Marketing podcast asked me recently to reveal the...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Podcasts/Podcasting
"Planning for the Unexpected - Insurance Options for Lawyers (Part I)"
Posted by Allison Sheilds: Driving to court one morning recently, I passed a sign out in front of a church...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Business of Lawyering
"A Spirited Practice: Combining Law With Religion Is Work -- but Worth It"
In the news: Can religion and law be complementary? Indeed, say a number of attorneys. Dallas lawyer Princy Sethi, a...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Uncategorized
"Learn From a Chef about Niche Marketing Your Menu of Services"
Posted by Tom Kane: Bruce Allen has an intriguing post at Marketing Catalyst about restaurants in troubled times, and how...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Marketing
"Motion Hearings: Listening to the Judge"
Posted by Evan Schaeffer: Some judges don't say very much at motion hearings. When they do, however, make sure you're...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Law Practice Tips
"Answers to the Questions Associates Should Be Afraid to Ask"
In the news: In the big-firm world, inflated associate salaries have exacerbated the pressure to perform, leaving many young lawyers...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Miscellaneous
"A Note Beats a Link - Hands Down"
Posted by Ed Poll: A wonderful example of how Web 2.0 interaction generates ideas came from my blog post...
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Stark County Law Library Blog - May 7, 2008 Author: Nancy Tags: Public Relations
CHEAP GAS!
Now that I have your attention, I'd like to give a shout out to Grace York, Political Science Librarian and Coordinator of the Documents Center at the University of Michigan Library, and her talented library staff who continue rocking the government documents world with the unveiling of their latest Internet creation. The Gasoline Prices web page is now available at http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/dn08/dn08gas.html.web.
Chockful of information, the Gasoline Prices web page provides ample statistics regarding pump and crude oil prices, exchange rates, and oil reserves. The site also addresses ...
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novalawcity - May 7, 2008 Author: Stephanie Hess
Scalia to lawyers: read good literature!
Among other tips that come out of the ABA Journal's interview with Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner, authors of the new book Making Your Case: the Art of Persuading Judges, is this one:Scalia: ....the average practitioner is not going to be reading Grant
Gilmore and Charles Alan Wright and Lon Fuller. He’s going to be
reading some miserable judge who issued a terribly written opinion, the
only virtue of which is that it’s authoritative. And that is, as we
point out in the book, one reason legal writing is so turgid and
generally so bad—because we are reading the worst instead of the best.
What we must rea...
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novalawcity - May 7, 2008 Author: Meg Kribble
