Legal Research

Facebook Pages Apps

Posted on December 09, 2007
Apps for pages seem to be difficult to browse, as far as I can tell you cant browse by type and searching brings up a load of stuff thats only available for profiles. So I thought Id list some of the Facebook pages apps that might be useful for library pages...

Hyperlinked Library

Posted on December 09, 2007
Michael Stephens of Tame the Web has posted his presentation: The Hyperlinked Library. Lots of great examples of libraries using social networking tools and lots of ideas to steal! Bookmark to:

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on December 08, 2007
Bookmarked: 100+ places to post and share your photos online - Virtual Hosting Blog 7 must-know Mac software download sites - Mac Apper. GoneIn60s - freeware for Windows, recover recently closed apps. ShortcutGuide - amazing guide to keyboard shortcuts...

MIT OpenCourseWare

Posted on December 08, 2007
MIT OpenCourseWare offers access to free course materials for a staggering 1800 courses. You can view the materials online or download the entire course, including presentations, lecture notes, reading lists and assignments. RSS feed is available so you can keep up to date with new courses added...

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Online Information Presentations

Posted on December 06, 2007
I didnt get to attend, but I had fun following Twitter feeds and thanks to the power of the internets I get to see the slides. A selection below: Social software in a corporate context: the BT experience? - Richard Dennison. Searching without Google: alternative tools for more expert searching - Karen Blakeman...

v|lex

Posted on December 06, 2007
Explain this to me would you? v|lex is a legal research site that offers access to legal materials from 94 countries. v|lex offer the following plans (more info. here). vLex BASIC Search in vLex for free 10 e-mail alerts Full Search Personal Search History Shared Tags Buy only these document you actually need RSS for All Contents and a paid for service: vLex PREMIUM UNITED [...

Bits and Pieces

Posted on December 01, 2007
A few interesting presentations/reports I have perused recently: Five social software sites that libraries shouldnt ignore - Katheryn Greenhill of Librarians Matter. Social Network websites: best practices from leading services (PDF) - research paper from faberNovel Consulting...

iDesktop.tv

Posted on December 01, 2007
iDesktop.tv is a brand new shiny way to access YouTube content. The interface is v. nice, but there is more to this than rounded corners. iDesktop.tv is a relaunch of YouTube Desktop and aims to provide users a convenient way of browsing through the enormous amount of online videos and to improve the experience - [...

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on December 01, 2007
Bookmarked: Google Mini - Google lite. Tweetl - shorten URLs for Twitter. Twitter Toolset: 50+ Guides, Hacks and Scripts - from Virtual Hosting Blog. ifflo - image sharing site. Genfavicon - favicon generator. Vista transformation pack 8.10 - make your XP all shiny like Vista...

Photo Drop

Posted on November 30, 2007
Photo Drop is a very cool Mac dashboard widget that lets you crop and apply effects to your pics really quickly. You can paste a picture into the widget and add an effect from the drop down list. You then get the option to save your modified version to the desktop or copy to your [...

CanLII Update

Posted on November 30, 2007
Message from CanLII: The Law Foundation of Ontario has funded a large project to extend the historical coverage of CanLIIs case law databases. This projects first results are already available to our users. All Supreme Court of Canada decisions originating from Ontario back to 1876 are now published on CanLII in searchable HTML and PDF-image format...

ABA Journal Blawg 100

Posted on November 29, 2007
The ABA Journal has put together a list of 100 blogs by lawyers and for lawyers, and is asking you to vote for your favourites. The blawgs are arranged into several categories and the site includes profiles of seven lawyers who started the Blawg revolution...

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on November 26, 2007
Bookmarked: definr - cute dictionary, very speedy too. Bookmarklets and plugins available. Flickr2Facebook - import Flickr photos into your Facebook albums with this handy button. Flickr Uploadr 3.0 Beta - now available for download. Dumpr - effects for your photos...

Visual Dictionary

Posted on November 25, 2007
Merriam-Webster have launched a Visual Dictionary The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work...

Facebook Apps

Posted on November 25, 2007
No Mans Blog has an interesting post about Facebook App trends. Looking at these 100 most popular applications a very interesting picture revealed. There are overall 3 categories that these applications can be organised into: Identity formation - 43% Phatic Communication - 37% Other - 20%...

Building Academic Library 2.0

Posted on November 24, 2007
Great video of Meredith Farkas delivering her keynote at UC Berkeleys Academic Library 2.0 conference. Bookmark to:

Firefox 3.0b1

Posted on November 20, 2007
Ive just download Firefox 3.0b1 and it is one clever fox! A few new features caught my eye so I thought Id share. Oooh, whats this? A little star button at the end of the address bar lets you bookmark pages super quick. You can tag your book marks and also add keywords and descriptions: And then find [...

Kindle Cant Give You This

Posted on November 19, 2007
Ive read the articles and Ive watched all the videos. I must admit that new gadgets make me a little woozy. But lets not get carried away! Kindle is clever. But books is books. I find the idea of buying a book but not actually being able to lose it on the train, break its spine, [...

Miro

Posted on November 18, 2007
Ive been messing around with Miro this past week. Miro is a free, open source internet tv and video player with a lot of really cool features. I think I might be hooked. Firstly its quite a cool little media player, compatible with MPEG, Quicktime, AVI, H...

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on November 18, 2007
Bookmarked this week: FileURLs - Upload files and share via URL, you can password protect and also set an expiry date. Favikon - create favicons. Seashore - free image editing software for OS X. Clever Hippo - search engine for applications. Tweet Scan - Twitter search engine...

Reading Level

Posted on November 15, 2007
I would have said it was more Play Skool, but there you go. Bookmark to:

Feel A Little Uneasy?

Posted on November 15, 2007
Margaret Hodge, the Secretary of State for Culture is working with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) to develop a set of standards for dealing with inflammatory and extremist material in libraries. A spokesperson for the MLA told IWR it was working with librarians organisation Cilip and that it was being called on to [...

Legal Services Act Published

Posted on November 14, 2007
Available online via OPSI. Bookmark to:

EIA Blog

Posted on November 12, 2007
The European Information Association is blogging. Our blog is intended as a two-way communication tool. Well use it to tell you whats happening in the Association, alert you to developments in the world of EU information, and respond to your queries and comments...

Parliamentary Jargon Explained

Posted on November 10, 2007
The Parliament website has a very useful glossary that is a must bookmark. The glossary seems to be a work in progress as recently added terms are highlighted. Handy related links are also included. But best of all I now know what a Woolsack is. Via ResourceShelf Bookmark to:

This Weeks Useful Tools

Posted on November 10, 2007
PipeBytes - share files with friends, This is a very simple way to send send your music, movies, presentations, executables and any type of files to anyone with just a web browser!. Drop.io - upload a file, get a unique address for it, add a pasword (optional) and share...

IPCC Publishes De Menezes Report

Posted on November 08, 2007
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has just published the report into the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Stockwell One Report (PDF) Stockwell Two Report(PDF) Bookmark to:

OK, You Got Me

Posted on November 07, 2007
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Big Juicy Twitter Guide

Posted on November 05, 2007
Caroline Middlebrook has written a seven part guide to using Twitter covering the following topics: What is Twitter? Socialising with Twitter Using Twitter properly Twitter tools | platform specific Twitter tools | web applications Hacking Twitter Multiply your Twitter audience Some really good tips and tools...

Book Bump

Posted on November 04, 2007
Book Bump describes itself as a simple, yet comprehensive application that offers intuitive book-management and networking solutions. Its an interesting version of other services such as Library Thing that let you catalogue your books. Book Bump has some pretty cool features, unfortunately some of these are not so useful if you are outside of [...

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