Judge José A. Cabranes of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals was the lunchtime speaker at the Association of American Law Schools’ gathering last Friday. He was pretty blunt about his view of the current state of law schools, suggesting…
Posts Tagged ‘American’
“If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we launch the Library of Congress into cyberspace?” YES WE SCAN Petition
05
Jan
Carl Malamud (Public Resources.Org) and John Podesta (Center for American Progress) have launched a petition drive calling upon the federal government to create a Federal Scanning Commission. To date, thinking about digitization has been piecemeal. Individual agencies have thought about…
“If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we launch the Library of Congress into cyberspace?” YES WE SCAN Petition
05
Jan
Carl Malamud (Public Resources.Org) and John Podesta (Center for American Progress) have launched a petition drive calling upon the federal government to create a Federal Scanning Commission. To date, thinking about digitization has been piecemeal. Individual agencies have thought about…
Pssst … Want to Counter Commercially Drafted Proposed Legislation? A thought about advocating for fair use legislation under state contract law
07
Dec
When I first heard about the American Legislative Exchange Council’s extensive collection of in-house drafted “model” bills, I thought, hum … perhaps consumers advocating for fair use in commercial electronic information resources might want to give this non-profit a call….
Robert Hu Elected to the American Law Institute
07
Dec
Quoting from the ALI’s Membership Overview page: To further its law-reform work, the Institute seeks individuals who reflect the excellence and diversity of today’s legal profession. ALI membership is a distinct professional honor, and the number that can be admitted…
AALL’s Technical Services SIS Awards Committee Seeking Nominations for the Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award by Feb. 1, 2012
23
Nov
The Renee D. Chapman Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions in Technical Services Law Librarianship is presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries to an individual or group in recognition of achievement in a particular area…
Opening: Editor for AALL’s Price Index for Legal Publications
14
Nov
From the Nov. 9, 2011 announcement posted on AALL. The deadline for applying is Dec. 5, 2011. Job Description: The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) seeks an Editor for its annual publication, Price Index for Legal Publications (PILP). The…
