Today, my email address got some wonderful news. “Your Email Addres Has Won Award” said the message. It was one of only “10 lucky winners in the Euro Millones Lottery International Email Address draw[ing]” Funny …
Month: August 2006
LexisNexis Picks up Blog Content
Looks like LexisNexis has tuned in to the blogosphere. They are now picking up blog content in their Newstex (file name = NEWSTX) database. Lori Blair, Marketing Manager with the LexisNexis – Librarian Relations Group …
Article on the Law Library Blogosphere
At long last, my article on the Law Library Blogosphere has finally seen the light of day. A big thanks to Sabrina Pacifici for publishing it in LLRX. The article is based on a survey …
Monitoring What Students Are Saying About the Library in their Blogs – A How To Guide
Here’s a tip for Academic Librarians: Inspired by Rob Hudson’s article, Law Students Write About Law Libraries (or, What Students Really Think: A Survey of Student Blawgs)*, I thought that someone should be monitoring what …
Sample Corporate Contracts on Findlaw
Looking for samples of software license agreement or an employment contract? Check out Findlaw’s Corporate Counsel Center’s Business Contracts. This is a gold mine of contracts and sample contract language. And since it’s on Findlaw, …
Seventh Circuit Offers RSS Feed of Opinions & PodCast of Oral Arguements
The Seventh Circuit is now offering opinions and audio oral arguments via RSS feed. It is the first federal court of appeals to do so. The Seventh Circuit’s Web site makes a combination of feeds …
Wisconsin Lawyer Article on RSS – Save Time & Money on your Internet Research
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve often heard me extol the virtues of RSS. But if you still aren’t sure what RSS is or how it can save you time and …
History Detectives Uncovers Origin of Old Harley Davidson Bearing the "Cross of Lorraine"
Earlier this week, PBS’ History Detectives ran an episode on old 1914 Harley-Davidson motorcycle bearing the “Cross of Lorraine,” a historic symbol of French nationalism. According to Mary Koshollek, Director of Information and Records Services …
Free Collaborative Office Tools – Word Processing & Diagrams
This morning I learned about two neat collaborative office tools: Writely – Word Processor (from Boing Boing): Google has re-launched Writely, the online word-processor they recently bought, in public beta. Writely does everything most things …
Uniform Laws & Model Acts – Which States Have Adopted Them
ALSO!, or American Law Sources Online, has long been one of my favorite Web sites. If you are looking for free sources of primary law in any federal or state jurisdiction, ALSO! is the place …