From the abstract of Robert Richards’ The Use of Non-MARC Metadata in AALL Libraries: A Baseline Study, 103 LLJ 631 (2011): This article reports results of a 2009 survey of AALL libraries respecting non-MARC metadata practices, with a focus on…
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Newsflash: Law Schools Don’t Teach Law Students To Be Lawyers
22
Nov
There was an article published in the New York Times last Sunday, What They Don’t Teach Law Students: Lawyering, and it’s worth reading, even if we knew most of it already. In summary, the legal academy doesn’t teach law students…
The Labyrinth of Library eBook Acquisitions
21
Nov
When interviewed for being recognized as a 2011 Mover & Shaker, Sue Polanka, Head of Reference/Instruction at Wright State University Libraries, was quoted in the LJ profile article: “As much as people call me an expert, I’m not,” Polanka says….
Browsing On A Sunday: Borders Books, The Health Care Law, And The Search Market
14
Nov
Bloomberg Business Week has a lengthy analysis on the failure of Borders Books called The End of Borders and the Future of Books. The pull quote is “Borders seems to have been in the business of making mistakes.” The article…
Browsing On A Sunday Afternoon – Copyright and Captcha
06
Nov
Here are a few things to note on a Sunday afternoon. One is an article in CNET where Jennifer Pariser, RIAA senior vice president of litigation complained that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) may need overhaul as the courts…
"Satisfaction within the midlevel ranks has fallen to its lowest level since 2004"
02
Sep
That’s the subtitle of The American Lawyer’s overview article about AmLaw’s 2011 The Associates Survey. What the hell are they whinning about, at least they have jobs. Oh, I know why. [JH]
Do Systems Establishing Quasi-Peer Review of Articles Submitted to Student-Edited Law Journals Make Sense?
19
Aug
Recently Chicago made a provisional decision to join the ranks of law reviews like Harvard, Yale and Stanford by establishing a quasi-peer review system for article submissions. In Chicago Law Review Chutzpah, Stephan Bainbridge, William D. Warren Distinguished Professor of…
There’s No Business Like Law School Business
18
Jul
In his June 16, 2011 NYT Business Day article, David Segal observes that the basic rule of supply and demand does not apply in the legal academy. Legal diplomas have such allure that law schools have been able to jack…
