Faced with a firestorm of opposition from scientific and library organizations, as well as a congressional mandate, the EPA is reopening its libraries in Region 5 in Chicago, Region 6 in Dallas, Region 7 in …
Month: October 2008
Social Networking Sites as Tools to Investigate Clients, Witnesses & Jurors
“Defense attorneys do their clients a disservice by not at least checking with them to see if they maintain a Web page used for social networking, in addition to the standard methods of digging up …
Proposed 2009 Milwaukee County Budget Includes Court Staff Cuts
The Wisconsin Law Journal reports on the 2009 Milwaukee County budget proposal. From the article: In his 2009 proposal, [County Executive Scott] Walker plans to abolish 27 staff positions, not mandated by the state, to …
Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin Calendar
The Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin has embarked on a new marketing initiative this year – a LLAW calendar. The calendar features pictures taken by LLAW members, as well as, interesting dates in legal, library …
SAGE Offers Free Online Access to Journals in October
SAGE is offering free online access to over 500 of its journals until October 31, 2008. Content is available from 1999 to the present. Registration is required. Source: LISNews
Free PACER Pilot Program Suspended Pending Evaluation
Barco Law Library reports that the 2-year free PACER pilot program has been suspended pending evaluation. [What is PACER?] A notice went out that “GPO and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts undertook …