Legal Research

'Tis the Season: Great Book Sales

Posted on December 15, 2010
I don't usually talk about sales on this blog, but I happened to notice a few book sales you may find of  interest--check these out: Information Today - library, information management and knowledge management titlesMichael Sauers has posted about the Information Today sale on books from Internet Librarian 2010 conference being extended to January 31, 2011: 40% off the retail price on all books...

Understanding Influencers

Posted on December 14, 2010
Following my friends in the social media PR world on Twitter and at in-person events, I often hear the talk about identifying influencers and reaching out to them. But who exactly are influencers and how can you identify who they are? In Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point, he examines this to some extent: the people with wide networks who can help spread the word on something he calls Connectors...

A Day in the Life of a Digital Nomad

Posted on December 06, 2010
Last week I had the privilege of kicking off Toronto Public Library's conference day for its Information Services Team staff. I wanted to talk about the new collaboration tools as well as providing an overview of social media tools, but putting it into a meaningful context...

KM World 2010 Workshop: Social Media Inside the Enterprise

Posted on December 06, 2010
I had the privilege of presenting a new workshop at KM World 2010 in Washington, DC last month. The workshop was an introductory survey on social media inside the enterprise. I promised the participants I would share my slides (below). Unfortunately what you don't see in the slides is all the fantastic participation by those who took the workshop...

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Practical Applications of Web 2.0 Technology for Law Libraries

Posted on October 23, 2010
I had the privilege today of being the closing speaker at COLAL, the Conference for Ontario Law Associations' Libraries, put together by LibraryCo. I took the opportunity to try out an alternative presentation software called Prezi. Prezi allows you to put together all the content on one screen, kind of like a mind map, and then set a "path" through the content that the presentation follows as you click through...

Connie Crosby Update: September 14, 2010

Posted on September 15, 2010
Last night I threw caution (and makeup) to the wind and recorded another late night video to catch you up on a few things. Notes and links are below the video--lots of great content here. I could have written several blog posts from the links below, lots of videos for you! Yes, I look tired...

Candidates for SLA 2011 Board of Directors

Posted on September 09, 2010
Hi folks! Well, I'm not completely AWOL, just rocked off my socks with work. That's a good thing, right? But I do truly miss popping by the blog and sharing my thoughts with you. The urge to blog is strong, it is. Some quick musings tonight:I love that the Special Libraries Association has its candidates for Board of Directors each year record video to share their thoughts and give the members an idea of how they perform under the pressure of presenting on video...

I Am Not Radical Enough

Posted on May 28, 2010
I don't take things far enough. I haven't pushed the envelope enough. You see me and you think "wow, she is doing a lot." But really, I'm not doing enough. I have not done enough to provoke you. I am just too middle-of-the-road-nice and likable.  I have not done enough to get you angry so that you leap out of your seat and feel compelled to act...

Martha Murphy on Media Mining the Internet

Posted on May 27, 2010
I first met Martha Murphy of the Fire Sciences Library at the Office of the Fire Marshal in one of my classes at the Professional Learning Centre (now the iSchool Institute) at the University of Toronto a few years ago. Martha has been a leader in thinking creatively on how to use social media tools in both research and the dissemination of information to her stakeholders...

New on Slaw.ca - a Redesign and an Anniversary

Posted on May 26, 2010
If you haven't visited the Slaw.ca lately, you must drop by!  Simon Fodden has led us in a fabulous makeover giving the site not only a new look but also new content. We now have a whole new distinguished cadre of columnists writing on justice issues, legal information, legal marketing, legal publishing, legal technology, outsourcing, and the practice of law...

The Role of Web 2.0 in Legal Services via the Internet

Posted on May 18, 2010
Three weeks ago I spoke on a panel at the Legal IT 4.0 conference in Montreal. I spoke alongside Olivier Charbonneau of Concordia University and Michel Gamache of Heenan Blaikie in Montreal; we explored the role of Web 2.0 and whether it is becoming a threat to legal knowledge...

CALL/ACBD/MichALL 2010 Presentation: Legal Research Free and Fast! - Web 2.0 Sources

Posted on May 11, 2010
This works well as a companion presentation to the panel talk I gave yesterday: online sources and search tools of the Web 2.0 variety in the legal industry. Grab your RSS feed and use it with some of the things you learned about in yesterday's session!I only have a few minutes to post this, so hope to say a little more later on...

CALL 2010 Presentation: Media Monitoring and Current Awareness - the New Tools

Posted on May 10, 2010
I was one of three panelists today in a CALL2010 (Canadian Association of Law Libraries annual conference) session entitled Media Monitoring and Current Awareness: Tools in the Information Explosion. I explored some newer tools that people should develop some familiarity with including some features of Google Reader, Yahoo! Pipes, widgets, the semantic web, and mobile tools...

Facebook Privacy Settings How-to from David Lee King

Posted on May 04, 2010
Okay, I don't mean to make this blog all about Facebook, but a lot of people I know use Facebook and perhaps don't know about the recent privacy setting changes. Every Tuesday the awesome David Lee King of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library puts together a video in a series he calls "Tech Tuesdays"...

Targeting Facebook to Different Audiences

Posted on April 05, 2010
I can't believe how long it has been since I've written to all of you! March was a whirlwind, and April promises to be much the same. I noticed this video in Tod Maffin's latest newsletter and thought I would share with all of you. It answers a big question I have had for a while--how to accept all those Facebook friend invitations but not necessarily share everything with everyone...

Connie Crosby Update: February 15, 2010

Posted on February 16, 2010
Connie Crosby Update: February 15, 2010 from Connie Crosby on Vimeo.Some of my mentions in this episode:ChangeCamp meeting in Toronto on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 working on a civic engagement toolkit. While the session is full for participants, we are looking for volunteers to act as scribes as I mention in the video...

Big Swag & Mixed Feelings

Posted on February 01, 2010
I received some big promotional swag today from a major U.S. legal publisher, Thomson Reuters Legal, for the launch of their new product WestlawNext. I share my thoughts on it in this video.Connie Crosby opens WestlawNext Promo Swag from Connie Crosby on Vimeo...

Connie Crosby Update: My New Brainchild

Posted on January 29, 2010
Something a little new: catching you up on all I'm doing (well, except real client work!) in a chatty video.  Let me know what you think--is this of interest? Should I do this again? Are there questions you would like me to answer??Cheers!  ConnieConnie Crosby Update: My New Brainchild from Connie Crosby on Vimeo...

Ask a Mac Expert - What to read in 2010

Posted on December 14, 2009
From the McMaster Daily News, they spoke to Titles Bookstore's Mark Lefebvre, Professor of English and Cultural Studies Lorraine York, and Associate University Librarian Vivian Lewis to find out what books they would recommend to the University community in the upcoming year...

My Nominations for the Clawbies

Posted on December 09, 2009
If you have been reading the Canadian blawgosphere lately, you know it is time for CLawBies nominations!  The CLawBies, or the Canadian Law Blog Awards, are organized by Steve Matthews each year.  I read a lot of Canadian law blogs, so it is a challenge to narrow it down to just three! After some thought, here are my picks this year:1...

The Agenda Interview: Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin

Posted on December 04, 2009
If you missed her speaking at the Women's Law Association of Ontario's 90th anniversary gala last week, here is Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada in a recent interview with Steve Paikin of TV Ontario's The Agenda. It is an interesting look inside the SCC rarely seen...

Coming Soon: Celebrity Librarian DeathMatch!

Posted on November 24, 2009
See the website! Join the Facebook page! Check out the trailer! --From About the Game:Welcome to the home of Celebrity Librarian DeathMatch, the show that pits two teams of reference librarians against one another for bragging rights and prizes! Listen in to the live podcast and play along through our TalkShoe Interface, or listen to past shows in the Episode Guide! Watch this blog to see the game in progress as Command Central gives out questions and follow up information and librarians fight the clock to give the best reference in the quickest time! Don?t forget to watch the introduction video before each podcast to learn all about our contestants and to hear genuine librarian smack talk!Champaign Public Library has challenged Urbana Free Library to start off the season!Celebrity Librarian DeathMatch comes to us courtesy of Eric Sizemore and Jenny Veile...

Looking forward to Ontario Library Association - Super Conference 2010

Posted on November 23, 2009
I have a newly-minted personal membership to Ontario Library Association. We used to carry an organizational membership when I worked in the law firm so we could access some of the great programming. But, this coming February will be my first opportunity to attend the annual OLA Super Conference...

New Beta Twitter Feature: Retweeting

Posted on November 21, 2009
Simon Fodden asked me about the new Twitter "retweet" feature which was recently opened up to a number of us on Twitter. It is currently in beta test. I thought sharing my response might be helpful.What is retweeting?But first, let me explain what "retweeting" is for those not familiar with Twitter:Retweeting is forwarding/spreading a Twitter message (or "tweet") posted by someone to your other Twitter followers...

Holiday Law Firm Challenge: Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank

Posted on November 18, 2009
A lot of people have been checking this blog for information about the upcoming Daily Bread Food Bank challenge for Toronto law firms. This year's challenge is about to start on Monday! I've just given a full write-up over at Slaw.ca: Holiday Law Firm Challenge: Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank...

Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals: Why I will be voting "Yes" to the SLA name change

Posted on November 12, 2009
I have remained fairly quiet about the proposed name change for the Special Libraries Association until now because I have been giving it some good thought, and watching the various conversations unfold. Change is not always easy, and it has amazed me how seriously people take the names and labels we apply to ourselves...

Women's Law Association of Ontario: 90th Anniversary Gala

Posted on November 11, 2009
I am doing work with the Women's Law Association of Ontario, and helping to spread the word about their upcoming 90th Anniversary Gala at the Royal York Hotel on Thursday, November 26. They have an exciting evening planned, with The Right Honourable Madam Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin giving the keynote talk...

Law Librarian Podcast: Social Media and Law Libraries

Posted on October 02, 2009
Today's episode of the Law Librarian podcast will be recorded at 3 pm ET or 12 noon PT on Blogtalkradio. Our topic today will be social media and law libraries. Join us live (listen via the website --headphones recommended at the office) and call in with questions, or listen to the recording later...

Adoption of Web 2.0 by Libraries: Pivot Points of Change

Posted on September 13, 2009
It's fine to learn all you can about the new technologies, but the challenge is figuring out how to practically implement them into your work, and how to adapt to the change. I like this presentation by Buffy Hamilton, High School Media Specialist at Creekview High School in Canton, GA she will be giving this week to the Georgia Public Library All-Staff Meeting...

Introducing Canadian Book Review Annual Online

Posted on September 11, 2009
On my Crosby Group blog Connection I have just announced a new client initiative, working with The Dundurn Group to get word out about the newly launched Canadian Book Review Annual Online. I am excited about this project, since this well-respected publication was last published in paper format back in 2006...

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