LexisNexis has released its 2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries. This year’s theme is expressed in the document’s subtitle: “e-Initiatives and e-Efforts: Expanding our Horizons.” I would list the TOC but it is way too long. Granted the document is…
Archive for the ‘New Publications’ Category
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…
The Value of Production Editors for Fact-Checking: Weissenberger and McFarland’s New Edition of The Law of Premises Liability
05
Jul
I admit, here’s an instance where I like a publisher’s format switcheroo. Lexis has converted the latest edition of The Law of Premises Liability from annual pocket-part supplementation to the loose-leaf format. OK, I’m very old school when it comes…
American Lawyer’s 2011 Ranking of "Elite" Law Firms
05
Jul
Am Law’s 2011 A-List has been released. Of course the complete rankings of law firms American Lawyer has deemed to achieve elite status over the last 12 months are behind a paywall. However, you can get a glimpse at the…
Privacy and Security, Not Privacy or Security: Solove on how to make progress in debating the issues
29
Jun
“Daniel Solove is one of America’s leading experts on privacy law. In this engaging book, he explains why privacy is everyone concern; it is a crucial social value that must be integrated into our national security policy rather than simply…
Legal Project Management Books for Lawyers (and Private Sector Law Librarians and Members of the Legal Academy, Too)
21
Jun
Slaw’s Ted Tjaden writes that there are relatively few substantive books on project management geared specifically to lawyers. In his recent Slaw post, he recommends two recent works because they complement each other. Levy’s Legal Project Management – Control Costs,…
