LibTech Life 
Notes from the life of a law library technician.
Post Frequency: 0.2/day Last Entry: December 16, 2008 at 11:43:21 Recent Entries: 23
Go to LibTech Life, find other Legal Research blogs, or browse all law blogs.
IE security flaw one more reason to switch browsers
Posted on December 16, 2008Users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser should read this. A serious security flaw in IE has been discovered that could be exposing personal information stored on your computer to hackers. As of this morning it has not been fixed. So far the attacks have only been detected in IE7, but other versions of the browser may [...
Community Divas: ?a podcast about communities?
Posted on August 15, 2008Connie Crosby and Eden Spodek released the first episode of a new podcast earlier this week called Community Divas. It’s “a podcast about communities” with a focus on social media tools and their use in building and strengthening various types of communities - be they physical, virtual, or a combination of both...
A survey for people who make websites
Posted on July 29, 2008Attention web masters, designers, developers, writers, editors, and everyone else who makes websites: A List Apart has just released their 2008 Survey For People Who Make Websites! The survey aims to get a picture of how web design is practiced around the world...
Submit to the power of the webmaster
Posted on July 11, 2008HA! I might have to get myself one of these.
Report compares legislative tracking services
Posted on June 28, 2008A new report released earlier this week compares two British Columbia legislative tracking services, QP LegalEze and Quickscribe. Published by Crosby Group Consulting and commissioned by Stem Legal Web Enterprises Inc. the paper aims “to provide an objective comparison between Quickscribe and QP LegalEze”...
Featured on Inter-Alia
Posted on June 26, 2008Many thanks to Tom Mighell for selecting LibTech Life as the Blawg of the Day over at Inter-Alia! This blog joins a lengthy and rather impressive list of other blawgs that span a variety of law-related topics. Take a moment to visit Inter-Alia. While you’re there, be sure to check out Tom’s Internet Legal Research Weekly newsletter, which he [...
Michael Geist at UBC: ?E-Publishing and the Law?
Posted on April 04, 2008Yesterday evening I attended a lecture at UBC’s St. John’s College by Michael Geist, hosted by the Canadian Journalism Federation, on “E-publishing and the Law”. Dr. Geist spoke about what he referred to as the “new normal” - for knowledge, creativity, and public participation - that is being shaped by the internet and related technologies, [...
Speaking at Langara
Posted on March 04, 2008I have two speaking engagements this month at Langara College. On Thursday I will be representing LTAIG as part of a panel discussion on the benefits of association membership. Other panelists will represent the British Columbia Library Association, the Canadian Library Association, the Special Libraries Association, and the Vancouver Association of Law Libraries...
Micro-blogging for law libraries
Posted on February 11, 2008There’s a cool experiment happening over at law.librarians. Using the Prologue template on Wordpress, law.librarians is a collaborative micro-blog that allows contributors to publish short entries - in this case for sharing resources, posting news, asking questions, and generally chatting about issues relevant to the law library community...
Microsoft sets sights on Yahoo! Inc.
Posted on February 01, 2008Download Squad reports that Microsoft has proposed an acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. It’s all just speculation at this point, but according to Download Squad Yahoo! stock jumped 60% in reaction to the news. Yahoo! is evaluating the offer. Stay tuned….
Steve Matthews on law firm SEO
Posted on February 01, 2008Steve Matthews, founder of Stem Legal (and former Knowledge Services Director at my firm) was interviewed for this week’s LexBlog Q & A on Search Engine Optimization (or SEO) for law firms. SEO is a topic that I’m just starting to wrap my head around, and it’s through the expertise of people like Steve that I’ve been able to [...
The results are in!
Posted on January 28, 2008The results of the 2007 LTAIG Salary Survey were published (finally!) last week. This is the fourth survey conducted by LTAIG since 1996 (and the third since 2003). Here are just some of the highlights: We had 322 respondents in total, 261 of which were from British Columbia; Just under 57% have completed a formal Library Technician training program; Most respondents have at [...
Get ready for OpenID
Posted on January 17, 2008It may soon be possible to log in to all of your various social networks, blogs, email accounts, and other websites under one ”universal login standard”. Currently dubbed OpenID, users will be able to create a single username and password that can be used on any website that supports it...
A little holiday reading
Posted on December 27, 2007In case you’re looking for a bit of light reading over the holidays, the December issue of LTAIG News was published last week. You can find this latest issue, as well as all past issues on LTAIG’s brand new website (more on that later). This issue features a very interesting report on three of India’s largest libraries, the latest snapshot survey results, a [...
Dispatches from a Public Librarian
Posted on December 14, 2007My brother, who is a big fan of the literary journal McSweeny’s, introduced me to the “Dispatches from a Public Librarian” feature on the McSweeny’s website a couple of years ago. Dispatches is written by Scott Douglas, a public librarian in California, and “include(s) stories about strange patrons, strange tales, and otherwise just strange things...
Wuts ur reeding levil?
Posted on November 16, 2007Saw this on Stephen’s Lighthouse. No idea how this is measured, but basically you plug in your blog’s url and it tells you what reading level it is. I entered Steve and Emma’s blogs as a comparison, and apparently both are ”Highschool”, even though I think their’s are more sophisticated than mine...
Latest Associates just published
Posted on November 15, 2007The November issue of Associates: the Electronic Library Support Staff Journal was published today, and it’s got a nice new look. This edition features articles on ‘library 2.0′ technologies, cafes in libraries, staff development, a review of voice recognition software, conference reports, a new section of interviews with library staff, and a lot more...
Stephen Abram in Vancouver!
Posted on November 05, 2007It’s official! Stephen Abram is speaking at the next SLA-WCC program in Vancouver on November 28. His topic is A Tech Forecast: Library 2.0 in the Real World. Is anyone else as excited about this as me, or am I just a huge nerd? Oh wait, don’t answer that…...
Canadian legal pubs by RSS
Posted on October 31, 2007Law librarians, law library technicians, and legal info junkies will want to take note of Steve Matthews‘ latest contribution to the legal web, LegalPubs.ca, “an RSS driven aggregation of the most recent products offered by Canadian legal publishers...
Google to launch OpenSocial
Posted on October 31, 2007Hot on the heels of Microsoft Corp. purchasing a $240 million stake in Facebook, Google is about to launch its own social networking API, OpenSocial. Reportedly, a number of established players on the social networking circuit are already on board, including LinkedIn, Orkut, Friendster, and others...
Personalized news
Posted on October 29, 2007A couple of news sites have caught my attention recently: Newser and Daily Me. Both offer up-to-the-minute news from thousands of sources. Users create an account and customize the news they receive each day, as well as how they receive it (rss, email, logging into the site)...
Same firm, different job
Posted on October 11, 2007For the past several weeks I’ve been settling into my new job as Webmaster at Clark Wilson LLP. No longer in the library, I’m now working with our Marketing team, managing the firm’s intranet and websites (cwilson.com & bcrelinks...
Another newsletter and the survey results
Posted on August 02, 2007And now the August issue is out, along with a summary report on the results of our 2007 salary survey.
Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...
Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...
Haw can I join with my family who live in the USA?
Only you are allowed to can join your sister....
My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
File a police report. Two police reports, one for you and one for your sister. G...
Is it legal for a company to overwork their employees?
Well, he could 1. Get a new job. Sister, I understand ya, if he's anything ...
#1 Online Legal Resource
On 08-28 at 21:13PM
Ten months later, Fed must reveal names of emergency lending recipients #FOIA
On 08-25 at 19:02PM
Squeaky Fromme, would-be Ford assassin and Manson devotee, released from prison
On 08-14 at 15:19PM
Likely unintended consequence of cash-for-clunkers stimulus is dampening of 2010 spending
On 08-14 at 14:34PM
Palm seeks to halt Palm Pre Android theme on copyright and trademark ground
On 08-12 at 17:30PM
Congressional investigation demonstrates Karl Rove lied about his active role in US attorney's firing
On 08-12 at 16:20PM
Family of New York City swine flu victim to sue city for failure to secure school #nyc #swineflu
On 08-12 at 12:59PM
Real Network's DVD copying software deemed to break DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions
On 08-12 at 12:57PM
Prepaid funeral operators indicted for $100 Million fraud
On 08-12 at 12:53PM
NY Jets join Cincinnati, Dallas, Green Bay, Houston & Seattle #NFL teams offering branded state lottery games
On 08-12 at 12:43PM
Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...
Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...
Haw can I join with my family who live in the USA?
Only you are allowed to can join your sister....
My father died and left my mother $200,000 (life insurance) My Mother died 2 years later leaving my sister and I with both about $75,000 each. (including house/vehicles/belongings which I never got). We were supposed to
File a police report. Two police reports, one for you and one for your sister. G...
Is it legal for a company to overwork their employees?
Well, he could 1. Get a new job. Sister, I understand ya, if he's anything ...
 |
|
Contact Us | About Us | Celebrity Law Blog |
Our Partners | Disclaimer
| Law Blog Directory
| Law Jobs
| Law Tweets
| GoDaddy Hosting
All original material © 1999-2009 by USLaw.com. |