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Month: August 2006

My Email Address Hits it Big; Has Plans to Retire

Posted on August 31, 2006

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 …

Posted in Miscellaneous & Odd-ball

LexisNexis Picks up Blog Content

Posted on August 31, 2006

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 …

Posted in Data & Databases

Article on the Law Library Blogosphere

Posted on August 25, 2006

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 …

Posted in Blogs & RSS

Monitoring What Students Are Saying About the Library in their Blogs – A How To Guide

Posted on August 24, 2006

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 …

Posted in Blogs & RSS

Sample Corporate Contracts on Findlaw

Posted on August 24, 2006

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, …

Posted in Data & Databases

Seventh Circuit Offers RSS Feed of Opinions & PodCast of Oral Arguements

Posted on August 23, 2006

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 …

Posted in Blogs & RSS

Wisconsin Lawyer Article on RSS – Save Time & Money on your Internet Research

Posted on August 23, 2006

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 …

Posted in Blogs & RSS

History Detectives Uncovers Origin of Old Harley Davidson Bearing the "Cross of Lorraine"

Posted on August 23, 2006

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 …

Posted in Miscellaneous & Odd-ball

Free Collaborative Office Tools – Word Processing & Diagrams

Posted on August 22, 2006

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 …

Posted in Tools

Uniform Laws & Model Acts – Which States Have Adopted Them

Posted on August 21, 2006

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 …

Posted in Legislation & Regs
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