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Updated GlobaLex Research Guides

31 Aug

August 2011 updated guides available on GlobaLex: International Sports Law by Amy Burchfield Guide to Legal Research in Belarus by Tatyana Khodosevich & Nadia Shalygina; Update by Nadia Shalygina An Introduction to Colombian Governmental Institutions and Primary Legal Sources by…

 

The ABA’s Latest Response To Senator Grassley

30 Aug

The American Bar Association, or more specifically, the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, responded to Senator Charles Grassley’s letter of August 9th, which was a response to the Section’s July 21st response to the Senator’s original…

 

Did Facebook Respond to Google+ By Implementing New Privacy Controls?

30 Aug

Don’t know but Facebook did implement some new Google+ like user controls without using the words “privacy” or “Google+” on August 25th. See Facebook’s Making It Easier to Share With Who You Want and the ACLU’s analysis of the changes,…

 

ILTA 2011 is Underway

22 Aug

ILTA 2011: Rev-Elation is being held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, August 21 – 25. Check out the conference agenda. Like OMG dude, somehow these folks have managed to schedule peer group tracks alongside general interest tracks. What…

 
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eBook Price Fixing Charges Leveled Against Apple and Five the “Big 6” Publishers in Class Action Complaint

12 Aug

paidContent’s Laura Hazard Owen reviews the class action lawsuit filed on August 9, 2011 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, HarperCollins and Penguin alleging the defendants unlawfully fixed…

 

Some Thoughts On the Web’s 20th Birthday

10 Aug

Did anyone notice that last Saturday, August 6th, was the 20th birthday of the World Wide Web? The anniversary didn’t make much of an impact, or at least not enough to justify a Google doodle. Instead we had a graphic…

 
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Next to Last Chapter in the Baltimore Law Saga: Local Attorney Offers $10K If Closius Returns as Dean

05 Aug

On August 1, Ronald V. Miller, Jr. of the Maryland firm of Miller & Zois and UB Law adjunct faculty member for 13 years posted the following offer on The Maryland Injury Law Blog: I really believe that Dean Closius…

 

Reading List and Upcoming ALA TechSource Workshop on Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library

30 Jul

From the ALA TechSource announcement: On August 4 and August 11, Sue Polanka will present the two-part Workshop, Integrating E-Books and E-Readers into Your Library. Our workshop presenters recommend advance readings to encourage learning and focused discussion. Whether you’re planning…

 

So Much for 2011 Being a "More Boring Year:" CALI Has a New Director of Content Development

27 Jun

… and I can think of no better person for the gig. John Mayer announced at this year’s CALI Conference that Sarah Glassmayer has accepted the position of Director of Content Development. She will start her new job on August…

 
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