Kudos to Mary Whisner and crew for the new blog, Legal Conference Watch. The reference department of the Gallagher Law Library of the University of Washington School of Law developed this blog in response to …
Month: August 2007
Wisconsin Historical Images RSS Feed
The Wisconsin History Society has a lot of interesting RSS feeds, including one highlighting old photographs from it’s archives. This photo came around last week. A group of young men is sitting in a darkened, …
Two Librarian Satisfaction Surveys Offer Conflicting Results
Two recent surveys on librarian job satisfaction offer conflicting views. According to Law.com, LawFirmInc.’s sixth annual survey of law firm librarians at Am Law 200 firms reveals that they are continuing to move beyond “traditional” …
LOUIS, New Mega Search Gov Docs Database Offers RSS
LOUIS is a new mega search engine of U.S. executive and legislative documents. A project of the Sunlight Foundation, LOUIS offers a combined search of Congressional Reports, Congressional Record, Congressional Hearings, Federal Register, Presidential Documents, …
Shepards Coverage to be Expanded in LexisNexis Academic
I noticed a while back that Shepard’s coverage was expanded in the new beta version of LexisNexis Academic. In the current version, only U.S. Supreme Court cases can be Shepardized. There was some discussion today …
Giant Lego Man Found in Dutch Sea
OK – this has nothing to do with libraries, or law, or technology, but it was too bizarre not to share. From Reuters Oddly Enough (photo from the Herald Sun): A giant, smiling Lego man …
ABA Journal Has New Look and New Features
The ABA Journal has recently redesigned their web site. According to a post in the ABA TechShow blog, there are three main features: Law News Now: “The latest legal news stories, hand selected by our …
ABA & Wisconsin Legislature Considering Sealing Some Criminal Records
JS Online reports that the ABA is considering a resolution urging local, state and federal governments to seal the records of criminal cases in which convictions were not obtained. “It also calls for sealing the …
TimesSelect Content Free?
Looks like The New York Times may stop charging readers for online access to its TimesSelect service which features Op-Ed columnists and other content, says the New York Post. After much internal debate, Times executives …
"The Book Thief: The True Crimes of Daniel Spiegelman" Is a Great Read
I stayed up late last night reading The Book Thief: The True Crimes of Daniel Spiegelman which was written by fellow law librarian, Travis McDade. Here’s a good description that I found on Amazon: The …