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Posts Tagged ‘Librarian’

Thomson Reuters’ OnePass-YourAss Scheme, Part One: The sign on the wall says "Progress over [Software] Protocol"

07 Feb

Back on Dec. 15, 2011, a law firm librarian posted a warning on law-lib about how anyone who has a credit card or knows the firm’s Land of 10,000 Invoices account number can execute a transaction that will be billed…

 

Opening: Executive Law Librarian, Univ. of Iowa

07 Feb

Executive Law Librarian, Associate Director (PLA5) University of Iowa Law Library Position begins on July 1, 2012 or before if successful candidate is available earlier. Employer Information: The University of Iowa Law Library is part of the University of Iowa…

 

The Value of Law Libraries and the Wise Latina

06 Feb

Last week I had the great honor and pleasure of meeting a big law librarian fan, Justice Sotomayor. I also had the great pleasure of hearing her wax poetically to my deans and faculty about how important the library is…

 

Congratulations to Linda Maslow, 11th Librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States

23 Jan

Last week SCOTUS announced the appointment of the Court’s 11th Librarian, Linda Maslow, to replace Judy Gaskell, who retired in September, 2011. Maslow has had a long and distinguished career at the Supreme Court’s library. Quoting from the Jan. 17,…

 

Cameron Stracher’s Comic Novel in Progress: The Socratic Method

21 Jan

Here’s little entertainment for the academic law librarian who drew the short straw for today’s reference desk duty — Cameron Stracher’s The Socratic Method. The first two installments are titled “Gunner Bingo” and “The Law School Trifecta.” [JH]

 

Opening: Emerging Technologies Librarian, Univ. of Minnesota Law Library

06 Jan

The University of Minnesota Law Library is seeking dynamic, innovative, and visionary candidates for the position of Emerging Technologies Librarian. This professional position will identify existing and emerging technologies and apply them in a highly patron-oriented, academic law library that…

 

Opening: Public Services Librarian, Alaska State Court Law Library

20 Dec

The Alaska Court System (ACS) Law Library is seeking an Anchorage-based Law Librarian to provide legal research and general reference assistance in person, on the phone, and by email; and to develop training materials to assist library patrons in the…

 

"Ready Access" Tools: p- and e-Credenza wars for the hearts and minds and pocketbooks of practitioners

19 Dec

Remember TR Senior Director, Librarian Relations, Anne Ellis’ response to CRIV’s Shaun Esposito about format switcheroos to pamphet editions of West print titles previously published in hardbound volumes with pocket parts or loose-leaf sets back in November? No, well after…

 

PACER Users Training Site

03 Dec

Hat tip to Deborah K. Hackerson, Law Librarian & Legal Research Adjunct, Univ. of St. Thomas School of Law, for her FYI Legal Skills Prof Blog post about PACER’s training site. Do note that according to Nota Bene’s Nov. 13,…

 

PACER Users Training Site

03 Dec

Hat tip to Deborah K. Hackerson, Law Librarian & Legal Research Adjunct, Univ. of St. Thomas School of Law, for her FYI Legal Skills Prof Blog post about PACER’s training site. Do note that according to Nota Bene’s Nov. 13,…