SirsiDynix is offering two free webinars for librarians: Taming Technolust: Planning in a Hyperlinked World – Oct 22, 2008 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michael Stephens offers ten steps for technology planning in …
Year: 2008
Doodle – Scheduling Meetings the Easy Way
The next time you need to schedule a meeting, give Doodle a try. Doodle is free, although you may run into ads here and there. Here’s how it works: Create a poll – choose several …
Recent SSRN Enhancements
The folks at Social Science Research Network have been kind enough to share with me info about some recent enhancements. These features include a completely revised Simple Submission process, a new sign in process, and …
Future of the Legal Course Book
Seattlepi reports on a the Workshop on the Future of the Legal Course Book at Seattle University Law School. Traditional publishers are confused about what professors want and where the industry is going…. Teachers want …
Why Learning Emerging Technologies is Every Librarians' Business
Kathryn Greenhill of Librarians Matter has put together an excellent presentation on finding the time and reasons to learn about emerging technologies. The presenation title comes from the two phrases I hear most when people …
EPA Reopens Regional and Headquarters Libraries
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 …
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