News from Organizations

July 29, 2008

New York City Mayor’s Office: Upcoming Public Broadband Advisory Committee Meeting

From: Internet Society, New York. Announcement July 28, 2008.

On Wednesday, July 30th at 11:00am there will be a briefing from the Mayor’s Office and iamond Consultants for the Broadband Advisory Committee regarding the Bloomberg administration’s plans for bridging the digital divide in New York City.

The Broadband Advisory Committee was established in 2005 with the passage of Introduction 25-A creating a joint public broadband commission to advise the Mayor and the City Council of New York on how the resources of City government can be used to stimulate the private market so that residents and businesses of New York City have more options in terms of high-speed internet access. The goal of the committee is to educate the general public about broadband and the newest communication technologies, and to give New York City residents the opportunity to comment on how the digital divide in New York City can be closed. To support these efforts the Broadband Advisory Committee has held public Broadband Hearings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. The Committee will hold its fifth and final hearing in Staten Island this fall.

July 28, 2008

Governor David Paterson To Address New Yorkers Tomorrow on the State’s Poor Fiscal Condition

by David Badertscher

From: NY1: Top Stories July 28, 2008.

July 28, 2008

“Governor David Paterson confirmed this morning that he will deliver a special address to New Yorkers tomorrow evening on the state’s poor financial condition.

July 25, 2008

Recent ABA Publication Announcements. Available in August 2008.

by David Badertscher

Electronic Evidence: Law and Practice, Second Edition

Paul R. Rice ——————————————————————————–

Available in August 2008

July 25, 2008

ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. July 25, 2008.

by David Badertscher

Top Ten Stories of the Week ,July 25, 2008.

Law Practice Management ‘Cravath Model’ that Created Have and Have-Not Law Grads Could Implode

Jul 22, 2008, 09:00 am CDT

July 24, 2008

Selections from American Libraries Direct. July 23, 2008. 2

by David Badertscher

The eNewsletter of the American Library Association (ALA): July 23, 2008.

Child Online Protection Act gets third strike

“After a decade of federal litigation and two decisions that were returned to lower courts from the Supreme Court for further review, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals July 22 unanimously declared unconstitutional for the third time the Child Online Protection Act of 1998 on First and Fifth Amendment grounds. ‘The government has no more right to censor the internet than it does books and magazines,’ Chris Hansen, ACLU senior staff attorney, remarked after the ruling was handed down….”

July 17, 2008

Some Recent Announcements of ABA Publications

by David Badertscher

The following are from recent announcements received by the New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library of American Bar Association Publications :

Advising the Small Business: Forms and Advice for the Legal Practitioner

By Jean L. Batman

July 17, 2008

Selections from American Libraries Direct. July 16, 2008. 1

by David Badertscher

The e-Newsletter of the American Library Association – July 16, 2008:

Colorado book thief sentenced

“Thomas Pilaar, 34, who pleaded guilty in May to stealing thousands of items from Denver Public Library and the systems in nearby Aurora, Arapahoe County, and Douglas County, was sentenced July 8 to 10 years in prison and $53,549 in restitution. Pilaar took about 1,400 books and DVDs by checking them out on his own and other people’s library cards…”

July 8, 2008

Selections from the American Libraries Direct E-Newsletter July 2, 2008

by David Badertscher

“OCLC has announced a new OCLC Minority Librarian Fellowship program designed to provide a unique opportunity for aspiring library professionals from historically underrepresented groups. The 12-month program offers the selected Fellow two 90-day assignments within specific divisions of OCLC, and one six-month assignment with a specific operating unit within the OCLC organization. Applications will be accepted between July 15 and August 29..”

.Georgia State: Online course reserves are fair use

I”n a closely watched copyright-infringement lawsuit, Georgia State University fired back at its accusers, three academic publishers who say the institution invites students to illegally download and print readings from thousands of works. The university asserts that its online distribution of course material is permitted under copyright law’s fair-use exemption. Georgia State made its case in papers filed June 24 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta…”

June 26, 2008

ABA Criminal Justice Secrtion Announces CLE Programs for 2008 Annual Meeting

by David Badertscher

ABA Criminal Justice Section Annual Meeting 08 CLE

Click here for complete Agenda www.abanet.org/crimjust/calendar/2008annual.doc

It’s Time for Justice: How to Handle Financial Exploitation of the Elderly

June 25, 2008

Selections from American Libraries Direct June 18, 2008

by David Badertscher

From the American Library Association (ALA).*

Midwest libraries endure rising floodwaters

“Days of sandbagging could not keep the Cedar River out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Overflowing barriers on June 12, it deluged more than 100 blocks of the city’s eastern side, including the Cedar Rapids Public Library (a YouTube video, above left, shows the library at about the 6:20 mark). Some 64 miles to the northwest, some 18 inches of water destroyed the wooden interior of the Elizabeth Rasmussen Martin Memorial Library in New Hartford (bottom left). In Iowa City, the University of Iowa ordered the June 13 closing of the Main Library and a number of other campus buildings in the wake of several area bridges collapsing. Hundreds of volunteers formed a chain (top right) to remove books and dissertations from the campus library, while others transferred artwork from the museum as the arts campus was submerged. River towns throughout the upper Midwest continue sandbagging in anticipation of record overflows predicted to hit by June 20…”