Legal Research

File Sharing Damages Award Lowered on Constitutional Grounds

Posted on July 12, 2010
Despite the off-the-wall-defense put forth by Charles Nesson in the Joel Tenenbaum file sharing case, Judge Nancy Gertner reduced the damages in the case from $675,000 to $67,500. Her reasoning was that the damage award returned by the jury was...

The Internet Archive's Open Library Integrates Digital Lending

Posted on July 12, 2010
Borrowing options for ebook lending available at The Open Library: Borrowing ebooks through OverDrive ? an ebook through your local library . We have worked with the team at OverDrive to import about 70,000 new ebook editions into Open Library....

Opening: Electronic Services Law Librarian, Wyoming State Law Library

Posted on July 12, 2010
The Wyoming State Law Library is seeking a person with enthusiasm to join its team as Electronic Services Law Librarian to coordinate all technology activities within the library. Qualifications: A Masters Degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited university...

Roman Polanski Goes Free

Posted on July 12, 2010
After all that! Switzerland claims "national interests" in denying extradition to the U.S. Newsweek has the (mostly negative) reactions. ABC News has the details on how decision came down. I believe it was Whoopi Goldberg playing an Ohio trial judge....

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Law School Applications Up: What Gives?

Posted on July 12, 2010
The National Law Journal is reporting that law school remains an attractive option for applicants despite the massive debt and questionable job options at the end of road. Some statistics mentioned are a rise in applications nationally by 7% and...

Visit Denver Through Cinema: Films Set In Colorado

Posted on July 12, 2010
Not all of us headed to Denver this year. That doesn't mean, however, we can't share in the experience of being there without actually being there. I'm not talking about live streaming or archived sessions on the AALL Web site....

What is the "Google Scholar Alert" and how do you use it?

Posted on July 12, 2010
According to the ProfHacker column at the Chronicle of Higher Ed, you can set Google Scholar to send you alerts anytime new material is published in your area of research interest. Google Alerts have been around for awhile. Users can...

Round-Up of Practitioner Blogs

Posted on July 11, 2010
Los Angeles DUI Lawyer Blog http://www.mylosangelesduilawyer.com http://www.mylosangelesduilawyer.com/index.xml Examines DUI law news, cases and reports in California. Published by The Law Office of Adam J. Post. Entertainment Lawyer Blog http://entertainmentlawblog...

"And Playing for Miami, Wearing 0 is..." LeBron James' Tax Holiday by Moving to Miami from Cleveland

Posted on July 11, 2010
TaxProf Blog has the lowdown here and here. Think $0 in-state and local taxes on a five-year, $96 million contract under Florida personal income tax law; think "net present value tax savings on his salary are between $6 million and...

The 10 Founding Fathers of the Web

Posted on July 10, 2010
Mashable's Christina Warren takes a quick look at "the 10 founding fathers of the Web" "who have been instrumental in helping to shape the world wide web and the culture of the Internet as we know it today." Of course,...

Friday Fun: Dirty Books Song

Posted on July 09, 2010
Perfect for Monday's Karaoke Night in Denver! Hat tip to Mark Giangrande. [JH]

Yes, Turn Annual AALL Meeting Programming on Its Head But Professional Interests Are Not So Institutionally Myopic to Totally Negate Crossover Appeal

Posted on July 09, 2010
A recent NLJ/LTN article promotes the expertise law firm librarians offer for CI work. Law Librarians: An Untapped Resource for BI by Louis Abramovitz, librarian at Washington-based Wilkinson Barker Knauer, Scott Bailey, Washington-based research and information services director at Squire,...

Opening: Librarian (Law), Library of Congress

Posted on July 09, 2010
Librarian (Law) Vacancy #100142 GS-11 - Law Library- $62,467.00- $81,204.00 Opening Date: 01-JUL-10 Closing Date: 30-JUL-10 Availability: Open to all The Law Library of Congress seeks a legal information professional with education and experience (1) providing legal and legislative information...

Did Google Breach Home Networks of Members of Congress?

Posted on July 09, 2010
Consumer Watchdog is claiming that Google could have breached unsecured Wi-Fi networks running from the homes of lawmakers when they ran their Street View service trucks near the residences. How do they know? Because Consumer Watchdog did it themselves...

West and AALL Price Index

Posted on July 09, 2010
Guest post by Ken Svengalis, Rhode Island LawPress, and author of the annual Legal Information Buyer's Guide & Reference Manual To follow up on Joe Hodnicki?s comments regarding Thomson Reuters of a few weeks back, we have all been witness...

Going Green with LLJ and Spectrum: At Least End Going in the Red Before AALL Wastes Another $1 Million Publishing Both Titles in Print

Posted on July 08, 2010
Do we really need LLJ and Spectrum in print? Both are available electronically and by the time the latest issue of each has made it to my office in print, I?ve already read whatever I intend to read by way...

Bloggers Get Together in Denver Set for Monday Evening

Posted on July 08, 2010
I've lost track of the number of annual Bloggers Get Togethers there have been at AALL. I know I went to one ... St. Louis? I know it wasn't New Orleans because I think that was the night Cincinnati Law's...

Funding for the AALL Vendor Liaison and Vendor Colloquium: $13,000 and $27,500 Respectively in Proposed 2010/11 Budget

Posted on July 07, 2010
Two HeinOnline update sessions at AALL are scheduled They are: Monday, July 12 from 9:00am to 10:00am in Room 610 at the Colorado Convention Center Monday, July 12 from 12:15pm to 1:15pm in the Hyatt-Capitol Ballroom 5/6 And Hein is...

"Saving" Ohio County Law Libraries: An AALL "Case Study" By Selective Omission Produces Something Less Than an Accurate Depiction

Posted on July 07, 2010
The June 2010 issue of AALL Washington E-Bulletin reports that the "ORALL County SIG [is] receiving this year?s AALL Robert L. Oakley Advocacy Award for their remarkable efforts." Deserving? Yes, particularly when compared to what happened to county law libraries...

Openings: E-Resources Librarian and Reference Librarian at Stanford Law Library

Posted on July 07, 2010
E-Resources Librarian: Manages the evaluation, acquisition, licensing, cataloging, maintenance, training and promotion of electronic and serial resources. Collaborates with the library and law school staff in various team-based efforts. Coordinates electronic resource acquisition with other Stanford campus libraries for optimal...

Borders Gets Into The eBook Business

Posted on July 07, 2010
Borders Group has announced its entry into eBook sales with its own online store powered by Kobo, Inc. Kobo manufactures the reading device sold by Borders. The company is using a more generic version of the ePub format which makes...

Some Thoughts on Some Interesting Meetings to Attend at the AALL Conference

Posted on July 06, 2010
I have been in the process of trying to finalize my schedule for the Conference. As I have blogged, the programming, for the most part, is not of interest. So I have been thinking about all the alternate things I...

Disability Accommodations from Legal Publishers in the Provision of Print and Online Resources: A Call for AALL to Make Rhetoric Resonate by Taking Action for All of Us

Posted on July 06, 2010
We, meaning law librarians if not our association, advocate for equality of access to information in principle for all information resources and specifically for legal information resources, but when was the last time you ever heard AALL once take our...

Federal Government Offers Mobile Apps For Download

Posted on July 06, 2010
Need services from the federal government? There's a small but growing collection of apps for that. The feds are now aggregating mobile apps through a link via the redesigned USA.gov. Find out about product recalls, travel tips from the TSA,...

Books Are A Faster Read Than Electronic Devices, But Not By Much

Posted on July 06, 2010
Jakob Nielson, expert on web usability, has tested comparable reading speeds on the Kindle, the iBook app for the iPad, and the printed page. The results are in, and the printed page wins by a technicality. The test had 24...

Update on Some Thoughts About Interesting Meetings to Attend--AALL Committee Meetings

Posted on July 06, 2010
I have been informed that all AALL members are welcome to attend all AALL committee meetings. Naturally, visitors do need to observe the agenda and protocol of the committee. Caren Biberman

Law librarians are underutilized information management and data gathering resource

Posted on July 06, 2010
So says this insightful column from the Law Tech News: Law librarians bring skill, talent, creativity, and nonconventional resources to the firm, all of which greatly assist in serving the needs of clients and the firm. As the legal landscape...

Another example of the dangers associated with posting classroom videos on YouTube

Posted on July 06, 2010
Earlier this year I posted a story about a Florida college professorwho was fired after one of his lectures was posted on YouTube during which he appeared drunk (coincidentally, a former law student of mine was also in the class...

Does Copyright Threaten Democracy?

Posted on July 05, 2010
Public Knowledge has released a video of Cory Doctorow discussing copyright issues in a post entitled A Conversation With Cory Doctorow: How Copyright Threatens Democracy. The video is over 90 minutes long, meaning (1) I lost interest at 5:44 minutes...

Give Pause to Failed States This Independence Day

Posted on July 04, 2010
As we celebrate the founding of our country and our civil rights and liberties this Fourth of July, perhaps we also ought to reflect on why states fail while we enjoy fireworks displays, our favorite beverages, and whatever we have...

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