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Here Comes the Kindle DX

Posted on May 07, 2009
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the large-screen Kindle e-reader at Pace University yesterday (hint: primary market is university textbooks with high hopes that it will save newspapers). Called the Kindle DX, the list price is $489 (!) or the price...

Link Rot in Court Opinions

Posted on May 07, 2009
"Citation format is not a sexy topic," writes Tina Ching (Reference Librarian, Seattle Univ. Law Library) in The Next Generation of Legal Citations: A Survey of Internet Citations in the Opinions of the Washington Supreme Court and Washington Appellate Courts,...

The Most-Searched Term on Microsoft's Live Search is ...

Posted on May 07, 2009
"Google." Story here ("Microsoft's Live Search revamp apparently cannot come soon enough." It's expected later this Spring.) [JH]

CALI Adds Social Media Best Practices Workshop to CALI Conference Agenda

Posted on May 07, 2009
CALI is hosting a Social Media Best Practices Workshop at this year's CALI Conference to help law schools develop a better understanding of these technologies, as well as suggested guidelines for law schools regarding the use of social media. See...

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Posner: "The movement to deregulate the financial industry went too far by exaggerating the resilience -- the self-healing powers -- of laissez-faire capitalism."

Posted on May 07, 2009
The above quote, coming from Judge Posner in his new book, A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression (Harvard UP, May 15, 2009) is newsworthy. Or as Robert Solow writes in How to Understand...

Opening: Law Center Archivist, Georgetown Law Library

Posted on May 07, 2009
The Georgetown University Law Library seeks a Law Center Archivist. The Archives acquires, organizes, preserves and provides access to records that document the Law Center?s history. The Archivist also works with the department?s manuscript/personal papers collections and the Law Center...

preLaw's Ten Most Innovative Law Schools

Posted on May 07, 2009
The 10 most innovative law schools according to preLaw's survey of law school deans are Chicago Kent, DePaul, Gonzaga, New York Law School, St. Louis Univ., Seattle, Syracuse, Touro, Detroit-Mercy and Washington & Lee. Kudos to all. Social Media Law....

How News Is Reported on the Web is in the News

Posted on May 07, 2009
There seems to be a convergence in the news on different aspects of the newspaper business, both in print and online. The San Francisco Chronicle is highlighting the comments section that appear on individual newspaper sites. Comments can provide instant...

Managing the Flood With Tweetdeck

Posted on May 06, 2009
On Slaw, Wendy Reynolds reports on her experience using Tweetdeck to filter out the noise in the Twittersphere for current awareness purposes. Tips, Powerpoint with screenshots, and insights provided. [JH]

Nielsen on Twitter Quitters

Posted on May 06, 2009
According to a recent Nielsen poll, Twitter quitters outnumber habitual tweeters, "currently, more than 60 percent of U.S. Twitter users fail to return the following month. ... For most of the past 12 months ... Twitter has languished below 30...

US Torture At Home and Abroad

Posted on May 06, 2009
The Torture Timeline. Foreign Policy has created the "ultimate guide to the Bush administration's journey to the dark side" by tracking Bush administration's memos, executive orders, and policy decisions pertaining to the use of torture on suspected terrorists...

New Globalex Articles (March/April 2009)

Posted on May 06, 2009
New legal research articles available from GlobaLex: The Legal System in C�te d?Ivoire: Where Do We Stand? by Dr. Kouable Clarisse Gueu Introduction au Syst�me Juridique et Judiciaire du B�nin par Ahonagnon Noel Gbaguidi et William Kodjoh-Kpakpassou Researching Islamic Law:...

Kudos to Wendy Scott

Posted on May 06, 2009
After working at Barclay Law Library (Syracuse) for some 20 years, Wendy Scott, Assistant Director for Faculty and Outreach Services, is leaving. She has been appointed Executive Director of the Dewitt Community Library. [Wendy's post] Congratulations Wendy! [JH]

Library Associations Have Their Say in Court on Google Book Settlement

Posted on May 06, 2009
The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has filed a brief as comments in the proposed settlement between Google and publishers and authors. My initial thought is...

Judge Leaves Bench to Join Stanford Faculty

Posted on May 06, 2009
U.S. Court of Appeals judge Michael McConnell is leaving the federal bench to join the Stanford Law School faculty. Stanford's press announcement is here. Very interesting development and a great gain for the Stanford faculty. [gvd]

US Trade Representative Blacklists Canada for Failing to Implement IP Reforms

Posted on May 05, 2009
The U.S. Trade Representative has blacklisted our good neighbor up north, Canada, because the "Government of Canada has not delivered on [its 2007 and 2008 commitments to improve IPR protection and enforcement] by promptly and effectively implementing key copyright reforms...

Pace's Guide to Free and Low Cost Resources for Legal Research

Posted on May 05, 2009
This one is compiled by Cynthia Pittson, Head of Reference Services, Pace Law Library. The guide is an expanded version of the Free and Low Cost Legal Resources session presented in April as part of the Pace's Bookbag to Briefcase:...

CALI Webinar for CALI Lesson Users

Posted on May 05, 2009
Deb Quentel, CALI's Director of Curriculum Development, covers two advanced features available to CALI Lesson users: LessonLink - Create a unique URL for a specific CALI Lesson. Then track who has taken that lesson through that URL and the lesson-takers'...

Budget Concerns, Economic Development and Health Care Top Governors Priorities in 2009

Posted on May 05, 2009
The National Governors Association (NGA) has released an analysis of the Governors' Annual State of the State Addresses which reiterate the stark fiscal outlook most states are facing in 2009. The Governors Speak 2009 summarizes the initiatives and legislation the...

Personal Information Database Used Fraudulently by Former LexisNexis Customer

Posted on May 05, 2009
LexisNexis warned 32,000 people Friday that their personal information -- including names, birth dates and Social Security numbers -- may have been accessed from one of the Company's databases. The thieves, who operated businesses that were once LexisNexis customers, broke...

Mark Giangrande Joins LLB as Co-Editor

Posted on May 05, 2009
I'm happy to announce that Mark Giangrande (DePaul) has joined LLB as a co-editor to help with the daily grind that is blogging. Mark contributed to this blog in its early days before moving over to Tech Law Prof Blog...

Seyfarth Shaw Issues Profit Warning, Sort Of

Posted on May 05, 2009
An recent story in the Chicago Tribune looked at a memo from Seyfarth Shaw which announced 50 layoffs and other cost cutting measures. The most suprising part of the document is the statement that the firm's profit will fall between...

New Study of Lawyer's Information Behavior

Posted on May 04, 2009
New data about lawyers' information behavior are presented in a recently posted Ph.D. thesis, by Dr. Stephann Makri: A Study of Lawyers' Information Behaviour Leading to the Development of Two Methods for Evaluating Electronic Resources (2008)(unpublished Ph...

THOMAS Launches Daily Digest RSS Feed

Posted on May 04, 2009
You can alwaysdepend on Mary Alice Baish and Emily Feldman to be on top of DC developments and resources. Last Friday, Emily alerted readers of AALL's Washington Blawg that LC has launched its first Thomas feed. The feed consists of...

Resources from the Future of Forensic Sciences Symposium

Posted on May 04, 2009
In conjunction with the release of the Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community (CINFSC) report "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward", the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law presented the first national symposium on...

Cornell Law Library's InSITE Website Reviews

Posted on May 04, 2009
Reviews published in the April 20, 2009 issue of InSITE: Assembl�e nationale NTI: Nuclear Threat Initiative Supreme Court of India Takeovers Panel Assembl�e nationale http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/ Assembl�e nationale is the official website of the French Parliament?s lower chamber...

AALL's A Day in the Life Photo Contest Winners Announced

Posted on May 04, 2009
Check out all the winners on announcement. Great fun and congratulations to all. Here's the first place winner in the Most Humorous category. [JH] Cask of Amontillado (with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe). An unidentified, but no doubt undeserving librarian,...

Hi, My Name is Ron and I'm a Blogoholic

Posted on May 04, 2009
Emma (age 9), Jack (5) and Drew (2) want their daddy back. So Ron Jones (Cincinnati) is stepping down as co-editor of LLB. After contributing to this blog almost since its inception in 2005, Ron joined me in the daily...

Mapping Unemployment Rates and Job Losses

Posted on May 03, 2009
The Center for American Progress has published an interactive state-by-state map of unemployment rates and on job losses using BLS data from February 2005-February 2009. Play the timelines to view the rapid increases in recent months. Hat tip to Poverty...

Is Outsourcing University E-mail Services a Good Thing?

Posted on May 02, 2009
With decreased funding and major budget cuts, colleges and universities are looking to get out of the e-mail business by outsourcing their services to Google or Microsoft. With a modest price tag (read free), many colleges have already made the...

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