Legal blogging expert, Kevin O’Keefe had this to say about the recent Blogger outages: I’d hate to be the law firm marketing professional telling the managing partner in a 500 lawyer firm with hundreds of …
Month: October 2006
AmLaw Tech Survey on Technology Trends in Law Firms
AELR Blog summarizes nicely a Law.com article on a recent AmLaw Tech survey. The results are based on a summer survey of 200 highest-grossing firms in the U.S. about technology trends and the products and …
Ms. Dewey, Animated Librarian Search Engine
There’s a new librarian in town… Ms. Dewey, who happens to be a fully animated search engine. As a source of amusement, it’s worth a visit – especially if you don’t mind being mocked. But …
Podcast: This Week in Law
“Join Denise Howell and the TWiL panel, including Cathy Kirkman, Ernie Svenson, and John Palfrey as they discuss breaking issues in technology law including patents, copyrights, and more.” What’s TWiL? This Week in Law, a …
Two New Law Blogs
Two new blogs: LexLibris, University of Minnesota Law Library Blawg Law School Innovation, A Member of the Law Professor Blogs Network
If Lutefisk Isn't a Seafood, Then What Exactly Is It?
Section 29.503(1)(d) of the Wisconsin statutes says quite clearly that many things, including crab, lobster, shrimp and a host of other delicacies, are in fact “seafood” under the law, “but not any canned fish or …
Wisconsin's First Election
Today’s Odd Wisconsin describes Wisconsin’s first election in 1836. I thought that this was interesting: That first census taken in August 1836 was performed in order to identify voters. It found only 11,683 non-Indian residents …
ABA-CLE Content Preloaded on IPods
According to the October ABA Site-tation, the ABA is now selling iPods preloaded with CLE content. Video iPods for the Business Law and Labor and Employment Law Editions include video CLE programs. iPod nanos include …
Screencast Tutorial on RSS for Legal Professionals
From Real Lawyers Have Blogs: Jason Eiseman, Computer Automation Librarian at Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, has produced an excellent 3 part screencast tutorial on RSS: 1. Introduction of RSS discusses importance of RSS and looks …
Presentation on Blogging in Libraries & LRL Conference Blog
I give a lot of presentations and have learned that the receptiveness of the audience has a big outcome on the success of the presentation. This morning, it was my pleasure to speak at the …