The New York Times reports that the Internet Archive is being sued for failure to block a old version of plaintiff’s Web page on its WayBack Machine. Selections from the article: The Internet Archive was …
Month: July 2005
Westlaw Introduces 50 State Surveys Feature
Although they can be quite useful, fifty state survey of state statutes are notoriously difficult and labor intensive. When facing such a project, wouldn’t it be nice to know if someone has already compiled a …
Report on How Capitol Hill is Coping with the Surge in Citizen Advocacy
The Congressional Management Foundation has published a new report entitled, Communicating with Congress: How Capitol Hill is Coping with the Surge in Citizen Advocacy. The Internet and e-mail have made it easier and cheaper than …
Bloggers Role in the Supreme Court Nomination Process
There is no doubt that the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court is a hot topic of conversation this week, especially in the blawgosphere. Reuters has an interesting article about the role of bloggers in …
Sensenbrenner Proposes to Make Patriot Act Permanent
The JS Online reports that House Judiciary Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner on Monday proposed making fully permanent the expanded law enforcement powers granted in the 2001 USA Patriot Act. According to the article: Sensenbrenner’s proposal could …
Article on the Value of Law Firm Librarians
This month’s The American Lawyer has an excellent article on the value of law firm librarians. Despite predictions that they would become obsolete as electronic resources replaced print materials, librarians have become more vital than …
Study of Camp Randall Stampede
One of the highlights of each LLAW (Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin) Newsletter is Cindy May’s Recommended Readings list. I thought that the following article from the Summer 2005 edition list looked particularly interesting. Fried, …
Watch What You Say in Your Blog
Related stories in both the Chronicle of Higher Education and the Capital Times caution bloggers about the dangers of sharing too much personal information. In particular, they warn that venting petty gripes or sharing partying …
Internet Users Are Changing Behavior Because of Spyware
A new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that 91% of Internet users have changed their online behavior because of fears that their computer could become infected with spyware. Spyware is …
Legal Talk Network Radio Shows
It seems that the popularity of Legal Talk Network’s Internet radio shows has increased since they have become available via iTunes. LTN offers a RSS feed for its radio shows.