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Posts Tagged ‘Academic’
Court Questions Existence of An Academic Privilege of Confidentiality
19
Dec
There’s an opinion out of federal district court in Boston from last Friday that’s making the rounds of academic news sites. It’s the case In Re: Request from the United Kingdom Pursuant to the Treaty Between the Government of the…
Right-sizing Academic Law Library Print Collections in and for the 21st Century: Cornell substituting print with digital like "all other top law schools are doing" but consequences need to be addressed
23
Nov
Most every academic law library director knows that when their institutions need more space, the law library’s big footprint on the blueprint becomes an attractive target for a land grab. Law firm directors too. At least since the hiring boom…
Opening: Associate Dean for Information Services, Wake Forest Univ. School of Law
16
Nov
The Position: Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, invites applications for the position of Associate Dean for Information Services. The Associate Dean for Information Services oversees the library and information technology services that support the academic,…
Fighting for Open Access in Academic Legal Publishing
28
Oct
During this year’s Open Access Week, CALI Director of Content Development Sarah Glassmeyer published the first post-launch announcement feature on the new CALI Spotlight blog. In Why We Fight, Sarah writes: I feel like OA doesn’t get as much traction…
And the Winner in ATL’s Shed West Print Era in Academic Law Libraries Photo Caption Contest Is
18
Oct
Having catalogued the total number of volumes, microfilm, microfiche, and titles, this dumpster is hereby accredited. – ABA Details on ATL here. Image suitable for framing in Lexis, Fastcase, Bloomberg Law and Wolters Kluwer executive offices below (click to enlarge)…
Declining Academic Credentials of 1Ls: Will the mad dash to fill seats in the legal academy put lower-tier law schools at risk of losing ABA accreditation?
14
Oct
After presenting a statistical analysis showing that enrollment rates at ABA law schools have been increasing while LSAT takers and law school applicant rates have been declining over time, Gary Rosen writes If the sharp drop in takers in June…
Every Little Fraction of a Point Matters: A Brief (Don’t Know If Complete) Chronology of the Univ. of Illinois College of Law Administration’s Unethical Conduct
30
Sep
2011: Gaming academic credentials of 1Ls since Class of 2011 Illinois Law Academic Credentials Median LSAT Median GPA Class of 2014 163 (not 168) 3.7 (not 3.8) Class of 2013 167 3.6 (not 3.8) Class of 2012 165 (not 166)…
Opening: Reference and Electronic Technologies Librarian, Northern Illinois University College of Law
22
Aug
DAVID C. SHAPIRO MEMORIAL LAW LIBRARY NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW POSITION: Reference and Electronic Technologies Librarian ACADEMIC RANK: Assistant Professor, Law Library DUTIES: Provide reference service to faculty, students and other library users. Teach legal research to students…
