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The fall issue of the State Court and County Law Libraries (SCCLL) Newsletter has been published at:
http://www.aallnet.org/sis/sccll/pdfs/news/2008fall.pdf
There is an inoperable hyperlink on page 12. The link to the article “Law Libraries Keep FOL in $titches” is: http://www.friends-library.org/about/footnotes2008/footnotes-0808.pdf
“The Colin Powell endorsement was one of the best addresses I’ve heard in years. It’s worth listening to the entire speech–about 5 minutes.
use the link below to hear it”
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/powell-endorses-obama/?hp
PC World has named its ‘5 Sites That Will Boost Your Political Awareness.’ Included on this list are some very useful Web sites that many of you are probaly familiar with. Here is their list as posted by the American Association of Law Libraries Washington Blawg along with some helpful comments.:
Kelly Sonora of the bestcollegeonline blog recently sent us an article by Jessica Merritt recently posted on their site and invited us to post it here we thought our readers would be interested. We do think it will be of interest to many of our readers, particulary those law librarians who serve public patrons and appreciate the opportunity of posting it here. Because the article contains many links we will include only the first paragraph here but will provide a link to the bestcollegeonline blog so you can read the entire article:
25 Important Legal Issues Every Librarian Should Research
By Jessica Merritt
U.S. Federal agencies join together to define digitization guidelines. For more information see the complete posting entry on the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Washington Blawg
October 2008
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month Volume 1, Issue 6
Phishing – How to Avoid Getting Hooked!
To see the full text of the ABA Criminal Justice Section News Roundup, click on the link below:
ABA Criminal Justice Section Weekly News Roundup 09-22-29-08
The U.S. Senate endorsed the $700 million bailout plan by a margin of 74 to 25 in favor. Here are some of the highlights of the Senate Approved Plan as reported in the October 2, 2008 Wall Street Journal (Page A3):
“Like the deal rejected by the House, the Senate bill includes:
$700 BILLION FOR BAD ASSETS: $250 billion immediately, $100 billion on Treasury Secretary’s request $350 billion subject to congressional joint resolution.
From information provided by Gallerywatch.com, October 1, 2008
Regardless of the final outcome, these two documents combined should provide you a picture of the second bailout attempt scheduled in the U.S. Senate. Even if you do not see this until action has been taken, they provide some some fascinating reading for those who are interested.
Criminal Law Library Blog