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Judge Reconsiders WikiLeaks

Posted on March 03, 2008
Judge White of WikiLeaks fame has thoughtfully reconsidered his earlier opinion, and decided that perhaps he got it wrong. It takes a courageous soul to admit one's mistakes so publicly. Wired has a copy of Friday's order and quotes from...

Building Libraries in the Age of Google

Posted on March 03, 2008
Slate has an interesting piece concerning the architecture of public libraries and how the communal meeting place that libraries have always been, enhanced by unique and often historical styles, maybe the salvation of disappearing libraries in the Age of Google...

What is a Recession, Who Decides When It Starts, and When Do They Decide?

Posted on March 02, 2008
New CRS report (via opencrs.com): "A recession is one of several discrete phases in the overall business cycle. The term may often be used loosely to describe an economy that is slowing down or characterized by weakness in at least...

War by Other Means, Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency

Posted on March 02, 2008
Final Report from the RAND Counterinsurgency Study Group: "The difficulties encountered by the United States in securing Iraq and Afghanistan despite years of effort and staggering costs raises the central question of the RAND Counterinsurgency Study: How should the United...

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Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?

Posted on March 01, 2008
Interesting review from the NY Times: "Susan Jacoby's new book bemoans the state of American culture. Not only are citizens ignorant about essential knowledge, she says, but they also don?t think it matters." [RJ]

Editors Picked 'Em: Best Collections of Downloads

Posted on March 01, 2008
Great article from PC World: "These are among the most popular collections of downloads we've produced in recent months. When you open a link, you'll see a list of the downloads we've picked. Simply click on the name of the...

Friday Fun: The Subprime Primer

Posted on February 29, 2008
Do you understand the subprime mess? Really understand it? Nothing beats a slide presentation to make things clear. Hat tip to Ernie the Attorney. [JH]

Let's Make St. Patrick's Day an Official Holiday!

Posted on February 29, 2008
Proposition 3-17 is a Guiness-sponsored campaign to make St. Patrick's Day an official holiday. It isn't already?!?!? In order to present the petition to Congress, the brewers of Guinness need 1 million signatures by midnight on March 16, 2008. At...

New on LLRX.com

Posted on February 29, 2008
From LLRX: Eight Legal Technology Trends for 2008 ? Good Times, Bad Times or Hard Times in Legal Tech? by Dennis Kennedy E-Discovery Update: Resolving Client-Vendor Disputes, by Conrad Jacoby Happ-eee with my Eee PC, by Bette Dengel Knowledge Discovery...

Just Released: Infanti's Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians and Those Who Care about Them

Posted on February 29, 2008
Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians is a combination of powerful narrative and intricate legal analysis. Anthony Infanti writes in a style that is easily accessible for nonlawyers while also providing the details and research notes that lawyers and academics...

30 Google Apps You?ve Never Heard Of

Posted on February 29, 2008
Well, not really but that's the title of Laura Milligan's article which is useful for listing Google Apps and providing brief descriptions of ones you may not know. I, for example, didn't know Google's News Archive Search existed. Here's Milligan's...

SMU To Be Site Of Bush Presidential Library

Posted on February 29, 2008
The George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU will consist of a a library, museum and institute. Read more about it in the press release [RJ]

Opening: Director, Law Library and Information Technology Services, LSU Law Center Library

Posted on February 29, 2008
The Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, invites applications for the position of Associate Vice Chancellor for the Library and Information Technology Services. Responsibilities: The Associate Vice Chancellor is the chief administrative officer for the law library and...

Update on WikiLeaks Case

Posted on February 29, 2008
The NYT reports on updates in the WikiLeaks case (previously discussed on LLB): The hearing, scheduled for Friday at 9 a.m. in San Francisco, was supposed to address whether to make permanent a second order that the judge signed, prohibiting...

Big-Firm Associates in the News

Posted on February 29, 2008
Big-Firm associates are the topic du jour again. Both law.com and the WSJ law blog are talking about this report (link difficulties experienced with report): "After the JD." Here are a few of the problems identified (via): Early in their...

Impeachment of State Court Judges

Posted on February 28, 2008
Interesting article from Gavel to Gavel: "While threats to remove judges from office over their decisions are nothing new, the last two state legislative cycles have been unprecedented in the actual number of resolutions introduced. Beyond simple rhetorical jousting, the...

Big Drop in Minority Law Students, Columbia Site Says

Posted on February 28, 2008
From the ABA Journal: "Nationwide enrollment of African-American and Mexican-American students in U.S. law schools is down significantly since 1992 and could drop further. According to statistics reviewed by individuals at Columbia Law School and the Society of American Law...

Coordination of IP Enforcement and Protection

Posted on February 28, 2008
New report from the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council: "This is the sixth annual report on the activities of the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council (?NIPLECC? or ?Council?) submitted pursuant to 15 U...

Acquire Everything You Need for a Law Library Coffee Bar from Amazon

Posted on February 28, 2008
Want to open a coffee bar in the law library to supplement your library's budget? This one, available from Amazon.com(!), is designed as a turnkey drive-thru operation so it will cut down on noise and, with the removal of a...

Economic Report of the President

Posted on February 28, 2008
From the press release: "The Economic Report of the President is a detailed summary of the economic issues and policies that face our nation today. Although not every topic worthy of consideration can be covered in one volume, we believe...

Consumer Reports Compares Westlaw and Lexis?

Posted on February 28, 2008
That's an article I'd love to read. Unfortunately, it's not here quite yet. But in the meantime, Wired has this entertaining article on being a purchaser for Consumer Reports, one of my favorite non-law periodicals. An excerpt: Making these purchases...

Lexis Reports Information Overload for Legal Professionals

Posted on February 28, 2008
The link to Lexis's report here. A discussion from Legal Blog Watch: Information overload is crushing white-collar professionals of all ilks, but hitting lawyers particularly hard, according to a LexisNexis published yesterday. Among professionals generally, seven in 10 feel inundated...

Drexel Law Receives ABA Provisional Accreditation

Posted on February 27, 2008
As noted in the Drexel press release, it is no small accomplishment that the law school recieved provision accreditation less that 18 months after opening its doors to students: To reach this milestone less than 18 months after welcoming our...

Law Library of Congress Current Awareness Resouces

Posted on February 27, 2008
From the site: Available RSS feeds: News & Events: http://www.loc.gov/rss/law/news.xml Research Reports: http://www.loc.gov/rss/law/reports.xml Webcasts: http://www.loc.gov/rss/law/webcasts.xml Global Legal Monitor: http://www.loc.gov/rss/law/globalmonitor...

The Economic Benefits of Reducing PC Software Piracy

Posted on February 27, 2008
New report by the Business Software Alliance: "Reducing software piracy could create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, billions in information technology (IT) spending and economic growth, and new tax revenues to support local services. A study commissioned by the...

State of the States 2008

Posted on February 27, 2008
Stateline.org?s annual report on state trends and policy, "State of the States 2008" is now available. Check it out! [RJ]

Nutshell on Legal and Life Skills

Posted on February 27, 2008
Something a little different from the Nutshell Series. [JH] Excellence in the Workplace: Legal and Life Skills in a Nutshell By Kathleen Kavanagh and Paula Nailon Suggested List Price:$27.00 West Law School, 2007 ISBN-13:9780314176097 ISBN:0314176098 Description: This book deals with...

Opening: JD/MLS Program in Law Librarianship, 2008-2009 Graduate Assistant, University at Buffalo Law Library

Posted on February 27, 2008
The University at Buffalo Law Library seeks exceptional candidates for a graduate assistant position in Reference and Faculty Services. Responsibilities: A twelve-month, renewable appointment, requiring 20 hours per week of service, distributed as follows: Reference (13 hours): Provide reference service...

A Portrait of Early Internet Adopters

Posted on February 26, 2008
A recent Pew/Internet survey asked early Internet adopters why they first went online. The majority of respondents noted "to communicate with colleagues." In other words, to network via a new communications medium. "Social networking is nothing new. Remember BBSs and...

Worldcat's New Facebook Plug-in

Posted on February 26, 2008
We reported on the launch of Worldcat.org in 2006, but the program has recently become more social by integrating with the popular social networking site, Facebook. The Facebook plug-in complements Worldcat's search plug-ins for the Firefox and Google Toolbars...

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