The following is an excerpt of a Report of the OCLC Council Meeting by Phyllis Post, Head of Technical Services at Capital University (Columbus, Ohio). Phyllis attended as an observer/representative of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL).. Speaking personnally, I am very happy to see AALL involved at this…
“The Equal Justice Conference brings together all components of the legal community to discuss equal justice issues as they relate to the delivery of legal services to the poor and low-income individuals in need of legal assistance. The emphasis of this Conference is on strengthening partnerships among the key players…
SUMMARY: 4410-10 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of the Secretary 6 CFR Part 37 Docket No. DHS-2006-0030 RIN 1601-AA37 Minimum Standards for Drivers’ Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. ACTION: Final rule. The Department of Homeland Security is establishing…
December 2007 Content Release The December 2007 content release added 1.4 million pages of legal information to our collections, bringing the total number of pages in HeinOnline to more than 33 million. Below are descriptions of the more prominent content that was released. Law Journal Library Trends in Law Library…
The January issue of WSLL @ Your Service has been published at http://wsll.state.wi.us/newsletter/0801.html In this issue: * State Law Library Catalog Debuts New Look, New Features * Using the New “Preferred Search” Feature of the Catalog * Got Milk? How About a Library Card? * This Just In… “New Titles”…
QUESTION: If anyone has a blog policy they wish to share, we would appreciate it. Thanks. RESPONSES: Although not policy, here is an excerpt of some pertinent guidelines from Alaska: Personnel Rule C10.03 provides in pertinent part: No employee of the Alaska Court System may directly or indirectly: * *…
The following is an excerpt followed by a link to the actual document: “…Americans should take enormous pride in our judicial system. But there is no cause for complacency. Our judicial system inspires the world because of the commitment of each new generation of judges who build upon the vision…
Top Ten Stories in January 4, 2008 issue: Lawyer Pay Good-Looking Lawyers Make More Money, Researcher Says Jan 2, 2008, 08:31 am CST “A researcher studying the impact of beauty has found that good-looking lawyers–like other professionals–make more money than their colleagues with lesser looks. Economist Daniel Hamermesh of the…
Personal Lives How a Reed Smith Partner Learned Wealth, Power Were the Wrong Priorities Dec 17, 2007, 01:51 pm CST A. Scott Bolden, a partner at Reed Smith in Washington, D.C., didn’t listen to his lawyers’ advice after an ex-girlfriend called him about his long-rumored daughter. The ex told Bolden…
The following is an edited version of an article by Peter Galli, published on eWeek.com:. December 19, 2007 By Peter Galli Microsoft has finally started talking publicly about the next release of its Internet Explorer Web browser, and expects to deliver the first beta for IE 8 in the first…