The issue of porn on public library computers is back in the news thanks to an incident at the Lake City Public Library in Washington State. A mother with her two children observed a man watching hard core porn there…
Posts Tagged ‘Librarians’
Should Librarians Care About Privacy Anymore? Live stream for free UNC Chapel Hill conference on Feb. 3
31
Jan
Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), SILS is hosting n conjunction with ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom and the UNC School of Law a presentation, titled, “Should Librarians Care About Privacy Anymore?”…
Should Librarians Care About Privacy Anymore? Live stream for free UNC Chapel Hill conference on Feb. 3
31
Jan
Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), SILS is hosting in conjunction with ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom and the UNC School of Law a presentation, titled, “Should Librarians Care About Privacy Anymore?”…
Thank You LLMC. I Heart You!
28
Nov
Law journals seem to be taking the brunt of the space burden in the world of the shrinking library. My impression is that many libraries are tossing them, though there are some old fashioned librarians like me who are philosophically…
Quid Pro Books Now on YBP’s Approved List of Law Publishers for Library Service
18
Nov
All 56 books published by Quid Pro Books can be easily ordered by librarians now that this small but very innovative indie legal publisher has been added to the approved list for YBP Library Services. A comprehensive list (excluding law…
A Vendor Rep’s Professional Opinion on the Relationship between Vendors, Law Librarians and Their Institutions
15
Nov
Chuck Lowry, a sales rep for Fastcase, offers his professional opinion about the contributions law firm librarians make to their law firms writing Vendors have an almost unique perspective on law firm librarians. We are sometimes partners, sometimes adversaries; sometimes…
Librarians, Vendors and AALL: Is anyone really asking (or expecting) AALL to do their jobs for them when conducting business with vendors?
31
Oct
In calling upon AALL to doing something in terms of consumer advocacy for its institutional buyer members in the commercial marketplace, some, well at least one, professional law librarian, apparently thinks law librarians are not performing their jobs: Asking AALL…
US Librarians, 1880-2009: Historical Census Data Post from OUP Blog
09
Jul
Brian Herzog calls attention to a recent OUP blog post that provides occupational census data about US librarians from 1880-2009 on Swiss Army Librarian. He writes “Even if you just skim the graphs, I think you’ll be hooked.” I was….
Welcome to the Blogosphere: On Firmer Ground: Promoting the Value of Law Firm Librarians
07
Jul
The On Firmer Ground blog has been launched as a collaborative effort of SLA’s Legal Division, AALL’s Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section, CALL/ACBD and BIALL. From the blog’s about page: Welcome to On Firmer Ground, a site by and…
Opening: Access Services Librarian, Mercer Univ. School of Law, Macon, Georgia
28
Jun
The Furman Smith Law Library at Mercer University School of Law seeks applications for Access Services Librarian. Responsibilities: The Access Services Librarian teaches a one-credit, first-year legal research course in collaboration with a team of librarians. The successful candidate will…
