AALL presents the Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Award to Edward Grosek for his work, The Secret Treaties of History. As the title states, the book indexes treaties that nations entered into secretly. Some treaties trace back as early as 499 A.D. The result of the longtime effort of Grosek, this…
Criminal Law Library Blog
In Memory of Professor Roy M. Mersky
It is with regret and sadness that I forward information from Ann Fessenden, AALL President of the passing of Professor Roy M. Mersky, Professor of law and Director of the University of Texas Tarlton Law Library and Jamail Center for Legal Research since 1965. I have known and from time-to-time…
ABA Criminal Justice Section 2008 Spring Conference
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Book Review: On The Laps of Gods: The Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice that Remade a Nation
From time to time we hope to post book reviews on this blog. Philip Blue our Senior Law Librarian has just written a very interesting review of a fascinating book. We hope you enjoy both the review and the book: TITLE: ON THE LAPS OF GODS SUBTITLE: The Red Summer…
National Launch of Self Representation Leadership Package, September 8-10, 2008
The following e-mail was received from Richard Zorza, Access to Justice: As many of your have heard, in September 2008, the Self-Represented Litigation Network will be launching its leadership package entitled: Court Leadership and Self-Represented Litigation Solutions for Access, Effectiveness, and Efficiency. Following the model of last years successful judicial…
AALL State-by-State Survey and Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources
An Introduction* David Badertscher How trustworthy are state-level primary legal resources on the Web? The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) published the State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources (Authentication Report) that answers this very important and timely question. The comprehensive report examines and draws conclusions from the…
News From Region 1 of the New York State Archives
Newsletter No. 5 of 2008 2008-2009 LGRMIF Grant Applications: I know that many of you are wondering about the status of your 2008-2009 grant application. Here is where we are now: The first step in the review process, the formal evaluation by outside reviewers and staff members, was recently completed.…
Global Business Law Conference: Frankfurt Germany May 29-30, 2008
ABA Section on Business Law Specialized Cyberspace and Technology Programming Sponsored by: Committee on Cyberspace Law Web 2.0: Wikis, Blogs, Mash-Ups and Avatars; or, The Explosion of User Generated Content and the Legal Challenges That Arise – Data Security Breach Incidents: The Law in the E.U., U.S. and Globally and…
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter May 9, 2008
Top Ten Stories: Careers How Rookie Lawyers Can Avoid Big Mistakes May 8, 2008, 06:48 am CDT “Most new lawyers make some mistakes, but some are worse than others, such as throwing huge tantrums, hiding errors and sending flaming e-mails. Steven Bennett, a partner at Jones Day and the author…
Paperless Progress
BY Keith Ecker FROM: InsiderCounsel Magazine April 2008 Issue Excerpt: “Many lawyers believe the nature of their profession necessitates the hoarding of paper-a lot of paper-a misconception that through time has made them the enemy of tree”… “Thanks to the advent of certain technologies, in-house counsel don’t have to be…