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ABA House of Delegates Vote in Favor of Supporting the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act

07 Feb

Resolution 102B, supporting UELMA, was approved by a voice vote, “though a significant number of delegates voted nay,” reported Debra Cassens Weiss in the ABAJ News. Did the youngsters shout down the oldsters? Well at least it passed. As the…

 

An Idiot Proof Guide to Creating eBooks

06 Feb

Wait, well, I shouldn’t really call it idiot-proofed because this idiot ran out of time last weekend to confirm that. However, thanks to CALI Director of Content Development Sarah Glassmayer’s eBook Publishing for Dummies post, I can reality check that…

 

RIP pCasebooks: 1871 – 2021

30 Jan

“From entrenched businesses, such as Wolters Kluwer, to a nonprofit, like the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, there is agreement that physical textbooks and particularly traditional case books will, sooner or later, become educational relics alongside fountain pens and manual…

 

RIP pCasebooks, 1871 – 2021: 150 years is a long run but the time is ripe for a change

30 Jan

“From entrenched businesses, such as Wolters Kluwer, to a nonprofit, like the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, there is agreement that physical textbooks and particularly traditional case books will, sooner or later, become educational relics alongside fountain pens and manual…

 

Jerome Rubin, 1925 – 2012: Passing of a Pioneering Giant in Electronic Publishing History

17 Jan

At a 1989 gathering of publishing giants, Jerome Rubin made an unpopular forecast: Technology would render the book obsolete. He argued that the expansion of computerized databases would decrease the need for printed books, a pronouncement based on firsthand experience….

 

Jerome Rubin, 1925 – 2012: Passing of a Pioneering Giant in Electronic Publishing History

17 Jan

At a 1989 gathering of publishing giants, Jerome Rubin made an unpopular forecast: Technology would render the book obsolete. He argued that the expansion of computerized databases would decrease the need for printed books, a pronouncement based on firsthand experience….

 

Gov. 2.0 in 2011

14 Jan

Check out Alex Howard’s review of Gov. 2.0 in 2011 on O’Reilly Radar. [JH]

 

Free Passes for Law Bloggers Who Want to Attend LegalTech New York, Jan. 30 – Feb. 1

11 Jan

A reminder from Bob Ambrogi: [L]egal bloggers are eligible for free passes to attend the LegalTech conference in New York, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2012. This is a full-access pass, covering all programs and the exhibit hall. Also again…

 

"Going Mac" in the Legal Industry is Gaining Ground

21 Dec

According to the 2011 Clio Apple in Law Firms Survey results, summarized here, 46.5% of respondents said they chose Apple hardware over PC options because the technology was more reliable and secure. Usability ranked next at 33.8%. Familiarity due to…

 

SOPA/PIPA vs a Crowdsourced Alternative, the OPEN Act

12 Dec

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) recently released a public draft of the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act as a bi-partisan alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the…