Missouri domestic violence hotline numbers, help and resources to get you out! Here’s what you need to know to get started.
AALL Distinguished Lectureship Award Nominations Due by Nov. 1
20
Oct
From the announcement: The AALL Distinguished Lectureship is an opportunity for members with a unique perspective on the history, practice, or philosophy of law librarianship to share their knowledge and expertise with other members in a prestigious setting. The lecture,…
Kansas Domestic Violence Resource Numbers
20
Oct
Kansas domestic violence resources and helpful phone numbers through out the state of KS. Victim of domestic violence
in Kansas? Here’s some of the help you need to get out.
ACRL Signs Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and the Humanities
20
Oct
Quoting from ACRL Insider: ACRL has long supported open access to scholarship as a central principle for reform in the system of scholarly communication. In ACRL’s new strategic plan, the plan for excellence, the goal in the area of research…
New and Updated GlobaLex Research Guides
20
Oct
New research guide: Nuclear Law Research Guide by Linda Tashbook Updated guides: An Introduction to Sources for Treaty Research by Mark Engsberg and Mary Beth Chappell Intute: Law – the What? Why? How? Where? and Who? by Steve Whittle The…
Opening: Assistant Director for Information Services, George Washington University Law School, Jacob Burns Law Library
20
Oct
The George Washington University Law School seeks a qualified librarian to lead and manage the Information Services Division of the Jacob Burns Law Library. Basic qualifications for this position include an ALA-accredited MLS (or equivalent) and an ABA-accredited JD (or…
Baltimore Law Budget Increase Raises Some Questions
19
Oct
Sometimes there is a strange convergence in the way events unfold. In Monday’s post I wrote how Senators Coburn and Boxer highlighted the situation at Baltimore where tuition increased significantly but the school retained a fraction of that money. Their…
More Corporate Legal Departments Just Saying "No:" Is billing newbie attorneys at paralegal rates the answer?
19
Oct
More than 20% of the 366 in-house legal departments that responded to a recent survey conducts by Association of Corporate Counsel for the WSJ reported that they are refusing to pay for work performed by first- or second-year assocates. The…
CALI Call for Proposals to Create State Specific Legal Research Lessons
19
Oct
From the announcement: The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is on a mission get a state specific legal research lesson covering primary and secondary materials for each of the 50 states. We’re close, but we still need at least…
