Legal Research

U.S. Courts Web Site Now Has RSS Feeds

Posted on September 27, 2008
Hip, hip, hooray! Now I can delete the page2rss feeds I've been using for them. Here are the feeds the U.S. Courts site is offering:NewsroomVideo News ArchiveThe Third Branch: Newsletter of the Federal CourtsFederal RulemakingHurricane Season 2008: Court Status Updates Here's the feed page: http://www...

Compilations of U.S. Laws

Posted on September 27, 2008
If you're looking for compilations of U.S. laws, you can find two nice, linked lists at the Library of Congress's Web site. Check out:Compilations and Other Law-Related Congressional Committee Prints andCompilations in the Law Library Reading RoomYou can also browse GPO's Congressional Committee Prints currently available in electronic format for the 110th Congress which (as of the time of this post) includes three law compilations...

LinkedIn Groups Now Have Discussions

Posted on August 30, 2008
Now anyone in the Law Librarians Group at LinkedIn can start and engage in a discussion. I did a little test and I think it looks pretty cool.

Sessions of Congress

Posted on August 28, 2008
If you have to work with U.S. congressional materials, you probably find yourself having to convert congressional sessions into years. That's fine if you're dealing with the past 20 years, but beyond that, you may have to start staring at the ceiling to do the math...

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Unbelievable List of UK Government Feeds

Posted on August 26, 2008
Scott Vine at InformationOverlord has created quite an amazing list of "UK Central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies with rss feeds." I'm excited.

Feed of the Week - CIA

Posted on August 25, 2008
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has several good feeds. You can grab feeds for:CIA LibraryWhat's New on CIA.govCIA Press Releases & Statements CIA Featured Story CIA CareersCIA Speeches and Testimony CIA.gov Kids' Page Updates From the What's New on CIA...

It's Time to Take Another Look at LII's U.S. Code Collection

Posted on August 25, 2008
I recently took a new look at Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute's (LII's) U.S. Code Collection and I have to say, I'm very impressed. You may have heard that they now have RSS feeds to alert you to recent changes to the U.S. Code...

404 Alert - U.S. Federal Court Rules

Posted on August 19, 2008
The House Judiciary Committee has a revised Web site. Unfortunately, it appears that they have removed the U.S. federal court rules in the process. So, if you link to them, you are now providing 404 errors to your visitors (like those you see when you click on these rules links)...

It's the Economy, Stupid

Posted on August 13, 2008
Or so it seems. And if all this talk of economic woes has you worried, you might want to read what the blogs are saying. A nice way to find those blogs is via economist Aaron Schiff's Economics Blog Directory & Ranking. As of the time of this post, he lists 268 economics blogs in Technorati rank order...

Digital Page Turners

Posted on August 11, 2008
If you love the availability of digital collections, but miss the comfort of being able to turn pages, fear not. The University of Minnesota Libraries allows you to do both. You can see what I mean by clicking on the "Next Page" of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...

Official Olympic Reports

Posted on August 05, 2008
You can access digital copies of Official Reports of Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games going back to 1896 at the LA84 Foundation's Web site. You can even search the reports, along with many other sports/Olympic-related materials, including oral histories...

Newfoundland Links & Tips

Posted on August 02, 2008
I recently returned from a 2 week trip to Newfoundland. It would have been great if I?d found one small page on the Web that had all the information I needed, but, alas, there was no such page. So, I?ve decided to share what I found while preparing for the trip...

Law Librarian Survey 2008

Posted on August 01, 2008
This new survey focuses on the role law firm librarians play in competitive intelligence. You'll also find some interesting information regarding negotiating vendor contracts. The part that really surprised me is that only 18% of those polled say they manage their firm's intranet...

Photos of Beijing, China

Posted on July 31, 2008
In honor of the 2008 Olympics (beginning in just a few days - 08/08/08), my sister has put a slideshow of pictures from our October, 2006 trip to Beijing on the right side of her Adventurous Women Blog.Because she was busy training (and her camera was having issues) and because I was wandering around by myself, about 95% of those pictures were taken by yours truly (she says 90%...

Criminal History Check with Free, Detailed Results

Posted on July 29, 2008
'Sounds implausible, right? I thought so too. So did Paul M. Bush over at Legal Dockets Online (he blogged about this yesterday). The truth is that CriminalSearches is providing just that. I tested it out and the results look good. However, there doesn't appear to be any contact (though you can fill out an e-mail form to inquire about partnering with them) or "About" information on this site...

The Virtual Chase to Close Shop

Posted on July 28, 2008
I just returned from vacation and was very shocked (and more than just a little dismayed) to find out that Genie Tyburski will be closing down The Virtual Chase. The (faint) silver lining is that it looks like she will continue to post for several more months...

Overview of the Development of U.S. Congressional Committees

Posted on July 09, 2008
An Overview of the Development of U.S. Congressional Committees has been significantly revised (originally featured in two parts in Law Library Lights back in 2004) and just added to LLSDC's Legislative Source Book.This 21 (PDF) page document was written by Michael Welsh, Senior Legislative Librarian at Pillsbury LLP with assistance from Ellen Sweet, Legislative Reference Specialist, Tax Division, U...

LinkedIn Groups Searchable This Friday!

Posted on July 08, 2008
Finally, the "groups" at LinkedIn will be searchable. For far too long, there has been a message on LinkedIn that says,"The groups directory is not currently open. We are working on creating a searchable directory for all groups. If there are groups you wish to join, you may click on the group logo from the profile of a group member and request to join...

Foreign Exchange Rates

Posted on June 12, 2008
I was just checking foreign exchange rates and noticed that none of the converters show the same rate. I checked the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar at xe.com, Yahoo! Finance, CNNMoney, and Oanda.I finally went to the daily foreign exchange rates online from the U...

Feed of the Week: Adventurous Women Blog

Posted on June 08, 2008
Finally, someone in my family has joined me on the blogosphere. I thought this day would never come, but it has...in the form of adventure. My sister, Michaelle, has started the Adventurous Women Blog. In her own words,"This blog is for those of us with even a little bit of adventure in our souls...

Join the Law Librarians Group!

Posted on June 02, 2008
I have just set up a Law Librarians group at LinkedIn. If you are a law librarian with a LinkedIn profile, all you have to do is click on this link to join. You'll also get this nifty logo on your profile. It's just another chance to network with your peers.

Feed of the Week: FriendFeed

Posted on June 01, 2008
So many of us are all over the Internet these days. We're using Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, StumbleUpon, Flickr, LinkedIn, LibraryThing, mag.nolia, Digg, last.fm, and the list goes on. How can you keep track of it all? FriendFeed is one good possibility...

Law Libraries and Librarians Social Network

Posted on May 29, 2008
In case you haven't heard (but it looks like an awful lot of you have), Jim Milles is at it again. He has set up a new social network site for Law Libraries and Librarians on Ning. If you don't yet have a Web presence, now's your chance. You can post questions, comments, or even photos...

Law Library Stuff?

Posted on May 29, 2008
He's been hinting for a while now, but in Steven Cohen's latest post, he more than hinted that there is a big change afoot for his Library Stuff blog. He wrote:"I?m in a similar boat for my blog. I need to move on too. Starting tomorrow, the main content for LS will be different...

Feed of the Week: Editor & Publisher Breaking News

Posted on May 12, 2008
Do you want to keep track of what's happening in the North American newspaper industry? If you do, you should check out Editor & Publisher. They've been around since 1884 (when John and Mary were most popular), but they've done a good job keeping up with the times...

Check Out How Popular Your Name is in the U.S.

Posted on May 12, 2008
The Social Security Administration just released its Top 10 Popular Baby Names for 2007. Emily and Jacob are in 1st place. Sadly, Abigail is still in the top 10. My full name isn't Abigail, but since all of those Abigails are called Abby (or Abbie or Abbi or Abbey or...

2008 Top Doctors

Posted on May 10, 2008
For years I, like many people in the DC area, have relied on Washingtonian Magazine's "Top Docs" issue to find doctors in the Washington, DC area. I always used outdated versions that were available for free on the Web. The top doctors don't really change all that much from year-to-year...

2008 AmLaw 100 Now Available Online - for Free!

Posted on April 30, 2008
You can register for free and access the just-released 2008 AmLaw 100. In case you don't know, this provides articles and charts about the 100 top-grossing law firms in the United States. The charts available cover:Profitability IndexGross RevenueRevenue Per LawyerValue Per LawyerRank Comparisons for 1998 & 2007

New Sentencing Guidelines Manual Supplement

Posted on April 29, 2008
The new supplement to the current 2007 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual is now available and becomes effective May 1, 2008.

Free Ice Cream Tuesday & 31 Cent Scoops Wednesday

Posted on April 28, 2008
It's nice to know some things never change. Ben & Jerry's is continuing its annual Free Cone Day celebration on Tuesday, April 29th. It's not just happening in the U.S. & Canada either. You can also get free cones in:The United KingdomFrancePortugalSwedenIrelandjust to name a few...

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