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Opening: Law Library Director, St. Thomas University Law School Library

Posted on November 20, 2008
The St. Thomas University Law School invites applications from candidates for its Law Library Director. An ABA accredited law degree and an ALA accredited library degree are required, along with significant experience in an academic law library. The directorship is...

The Joys of ABA Accreditation Review (After Being Put on Probation)

Posted on November 19, 2008
Dean Neil Cogan reflects on Whittier Law School's experience with the ABA accreditation process. Hat tip to Brian Lieter (Chicago), Law School Reports. [JH]

A Catalyst for Legal Education Reform?

Posted on November 19, 2008
Will the University of California's Irvine School of Law be a catalyst for reform in legal education? That's the objective according to National Jurist's review of the school's plans and interview of Dean Chemerinsky in the magazine's November issue (at...

ARL Releases Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication Final Report

Posted on November 19, 2008
ARL has released the final report from a study that ARL commissioned Ithaka to conduct, Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication. Highlights from the study?s findings include: While some disciplines seem to lend themselves to certain formats of digital resource...

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Executive Orders 101

Posted on November 19, 2008
On the WSJ Law Blog, Ashby Jones interviewed Kenneth R. Mayer, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin and author of With the Stroke of a Pen: Executive Orders and Presidential Power (Princeton UP, 2002) about executive orders.....

New Edition of Electronic Discovery and Records Management Guide Covers FRE 502

Posted on November 19, 2008
Thomson West has published the 2008-2009 edition of Electronic Discovery and Records Management Guide: Rules, Checklists and Forms by Mary Pat Poteet, Browning E. Marean and Jay E. Grenig. The Guide emphasizes records management and recognizes that issues relating to...

Who Should Be Punished How Much?

Posted on November 19, 2008
The rules governing who will be punished and how much determine a society's success in two of its most fundamental functions: doing justice and protecting citizens from crime. In Distributive Principles of Criminal Law: Who Should be Punished How Much...

MGM to Post Full-Length Feature Films on YouTube

Posted on November 18, 2008
Trying to make nice with Hollywood (and to cash in on Hulu success) CNET is reporting that Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) is preparing to post full-length feature films on YouTube. The deal, the first of many, will certainly go a...

Kudos to Wisconsin's Bonnie Shucha

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Wisconsin Law Journal has recognized Wisconsin's Bonnie Shucha for her professional contributions [Profiles here and here]. The Unsung Heroes award, now in it's third year, highlights the contributions staff members have made to their law firms, law libraries, agencies...

From Wall Street to Main Street: Understanding How the Credit Crisis Affects You

Posted on November 18, 2008
From the Joint Economic Committee comes "From Wall Street to Main Street: Understanding How the Credit Crisis Affects You?. The report provides a "common sense" explanation of the current economic crisis and how it affects hard working Americans, just like...

Take a Tour of New Legal Websites with Robert Ambrogi

Posted on November 18, 2008
Check out Robert Ambrogi's review of several new websites that are sure to be of interests to our readers. Nice to see him highlight a few of LLB's favorites including: Global Legal Information Network & Public.Resource.Org. [RJ]

Guantanamo Detainee Defenders Receive Butler Human Rights Medal

Posted on November 18, 2008
William J. Butler Human Rights Medals was presented to Air Force Lt. Col. Yvonne R. Bradley, Center for Constitutional Rights President Michael Ratner and Shearman & Sterling LLP Managing Partner for International Trade and Global Relations Practice Thomas B...

CRS Reports on Business and Economics

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Congressional Research Service have issued (via OpenCRS) several new reports pertaining to Business and Economics including: The Global Financial Crisis: The Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reporting Issues Under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Annuities and the...

Opening: Associate Dean for Library and Information Tchnology, Charleston School of Law Library

Posted on November 18, 2008
The Charleston School of Law seeks an experienced, creative, and innovative law librarian to provide leadership directing the Sol Blatt Jr. Library, a premier academic law library and a leader of the new generation of academic libraries, located in Charleston,...

Internet a Major Source of Campaign News

Posted on November 17, 2008
According to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, more Americans are turning to the Internet for campaign news this year. Television remains the dominant source, but the percent who say they get most of their campaign...

President-Elect Obama's First YouTube Address

Posted on November 17, 2008
Your Weekly "Fireside" Address from the President-Elect Excellent use of social media from the Obama Administration. See LLB's earlier post 10 Ways the Obama Administration Should Use Web Video and MultiMedia for more info. [RJ]

Fighting Back Against the RIAA

Posted on November 17, 2008
With the help of Harvard's Beekman Center and Prof. Charles Nesson, defendant Joel Tenenbaum has filed a counterclaim against the RIAA for abuse of federal process, arguing that the Digitial Theft Deterrence Act of 1999 is essentially an unconstitutional means...

Will Legal Services Be Commoditized?

Posted on November 17, 2008
Legal futurist Richard Susskind's sequel to his 1996 best-seller The Future of Law: Facing the Challenges of Information Technology (Oxford UP) will be published in December. The End of Lawyers? Rethinking the Nature of Legal Services (Oxford UP, December 2008)...

SLA's 2008 Salary Survey Is Now Available

Posted on November 17, 2008
The 2008 SLA Salary Survey results show that the average salary increases for SLA members have again outpaced inflation. Based on salaries as of April 1, the mean percent increase in salaries for 2008 over 2007 was 5.3% for U.S....

Public Records Presentations

Posted on November 17, 2008
Interested in resources for finding people and public records? How about finding forms and practice materials? Then click here for powerpoint slides and written materials I prepared for two recent presentations. The National Business Institute presentations concentrate on free Internet...

Online Poker Players Beware: Final Rule to Implement Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Issued

Posted on November 17, 2008
The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board released a joint final rule to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. The Act prohibits gambling businesses from knowingly accepting payments in connection with unlawful Internet gambling,...

Applications Being Accepted for the 2009 AALL Management Institute

Posted on November 17, 2008
From dealing with difficult people to developing a strategic plan for the library to building partnerships, new law library managers have a lot on their plates. The AALL Management Institute, held March 19-21, 2009, in Tampa, Florida, provides new and...

Opening: Evening Reference Librarian, Catholic University

Posted on November 17, 2008
Evening Reference Librarian (full-time) Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law The Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library is seeking candidates for the position of Evening Reference Librarian. The regular hours for...

10 Ways the Obama Administration Should Use Web Video and MultiMedia

Posted on November 16, 2008
Obama ran the first campaign that fully utilized the Web (ver. 1 and 2). Dan Manatt, TechPresident contributor, offers suggestions on how the Obama Administration can keep its web momentum going. They are (1) WhiteHouse.gov/TV; (2) Weekly Obama Webcast; (3)...

New Report Warns of Dangers of Escalation in the U.S.-Iran Confrontation

Posted on November 16, 2008
New Report from the Century Foundation: "In it s waning months of power, the Bush administration has advanced a variety of escalating pressures against Iran that could trigger an unintended confrontation and tie the next president?s hands, argues retired Air...

The Atom Smashers

Posted on November 15, 2008
The Atom Smashers chronicles three years in a decades-long international race to find one of the most elusive sub-atomic particles ever theorized. This trailer shows the work being performed at Fermilab until its federal funding was cut for the Tevitron...

Mini-Reactors the Size of Garden Sheds On Sale in 5 Years

Posted on November 15, 2008
The Guardian is reporting that the US government has licensed the technology to construct factory-sealed mini-reactors to Hyperion, a New Mexico-based company. The mini-reactors are factory-sealed, contain no moving parts and "will be nearly impossible to steal" because they will...

Law Firms Adopting Library Culture?

Posted on November 14, 2008
From Legal Blog Watch: In a profession that prizes adhering to precedent, many lawyers might be inclined to ignore the advice of "legal futurist" Richard Susskind -- but doing so would be as foolish as not Shepardizing a brief. In...

Promote the FDLP at Your Library with the Easy As FDL Video

Posted on November 14, 2008
Easy As FDL: Free Information, Dedicated Service, and Limitless Possibilities, from GPO. See also LLB's earlier post, Promoting Federal Depository Libraries. [RJ]

National Jurist's Top 50 Law Schools for Public Interest Law

Posted on November 14, 2008
The top five law schools according to the National Jurist (November issue at p. 24) are: Northeastern University Loyola Marymount University Lewis & Clark College American University Stanford University Hat tip to ABA Journal. [JH]

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