April, 2010 This Report of the Executive Director to the ABA Board of Governors* highlights issues related to ABA Membership, and Personnel, Also highlighted is an extensive list of Programs and Projects including those related to Bioethics and the Law, Center for Professional Responsibity, Criminal Justice, Family Law, Government Affairs,…
Many of us just learned the sad news that Nylink, which has served New York State Libraries for 37 years, is phasing out its operations and will be closing in one year. We understand that Nylink will be closing its operations primarily due to a steep decline in its revenue…
May 2010 (Vol. 5) Excerpt from message of Chair,Charles Hynes: The ABA Criminal Justice Section is the national entity that brings all the players in the criminal law arena together to address critical issues for the field. The focus of the Section is not only on policy development concerning those…
NYLINK reports that on May 30, 2010 OCLC plans to discontinue access to the NetLibrary database on WorldCat.org, WorldCat Local and WorldCat Local “quick start” on May 30. This database of NetLibrary metadata was released in July 2009 to facilitate discovery of NetLibrary eBooks and eAudiobooks through WorldCat.org-based services. Discontinuation…
By Joni L. Cassidy Cassidy Cataloging Services, Inc, On March 17, 2010, my post about www.theSkyRiver.com and OCLC included the following statement: “OCLC and Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc. may finally reach a compromise. OCLC may grant permission to allow a WorldCat Local institution that has purchased Cassidy MARC record sets…
Top Ten Stories for Week Ending April 23, 2010: Law Schools Law Students Push for Transparency, More Info Re: Law School Employment Stats Apr 21, 2010 8:55 am CDT Plus: Researcher Says Law Students Need to Learn to Read Like Lawyers Survey: Most Pre-Law Students Confident re Own Prospects, But…
The Brennan Center has launched an online book review site with a focus soley on books about law and policy. The site (Just Books) includes book reviews, author interviews, and recommended reading from prominent legal figures.The site was spearheaded by Susan Lehman, the director of communications and strategy at the…
In March 2010 OCLC announced an important change to their FirstSearch content services. According to the announcement, OCLC is transitioning out of their role as reseller of vendor-owned content. Therefore they will transfer or discontinue sale of the vendor-owned databases on FirstSearch when subscriptions have ended. According to the announcement,…
“On January 21st, 2009, President Obama issued a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government in which he described how: ‘public engagement enhances the Government’s effectiveness and improves the quality of its decisions. Knowledge is widely dispersed in society, and public officials benefit from having access to that dispersed knowledge.’ To…
Top ten stories for week ending April 2, 2010: Layoffs Lovells to Shutter 20-Lawyer Chicago Office Mar 30, 2010, 02:38 pm CDT International Law I Just E-Mailed a Friend, US Lawyer Charged in Dubai Corporate Info Case Tells ABA Journal Mar 31, 2010, 07:31 pm CDT Criminal Justice 9th Circuit…