Got to hand it to Fastcase for calling attention to video tutorials created by law librarians: We recently came across a series of well-crafted Fastcase Video Tutorials created by our partners at the Jenkins Law Library. We were impressed with…
Posts Tagged ‘Library’
2011 AALL Executive Board Voting is Underway
04
Nov
eBallot links were emailed on November 1st. The polls close on November 30th. Here’s the 2011 slate selected by the Nominations Committee: Vice President/President-Elect Steven P. Anderson Director Maryland State Law Library Annapolis, MD Sally H. Wise Director of the…
Over 175 AALL Members Support the Consumer Advocacy Caucus Petition
03
Nov
According to the recently filed amended petition reported on the Library Consumer Advocacy Caucus blog [download petition with attachments]: 57 AALL members signed the petition, of which of 19 are law firm librarians; 30 are academic law librarians; 6 are…
Law Library Information Budget Estimates Decline by 21.7% According to 2011 AALL Findings
01
Nov
The 2011 edition of The AALL Biennal Salary Survey and Organizational Characteristics is now available. While the salary survey findings may not be very useful in the private and government sectors, the findings of organizational characteristics with respect to information…
Who’s Up For Some Dumpster Diving at the Library of Congress?
31
Oct
Did you know that the Library of Congress gets at least two copies of everything copyrighted in the United States? And that includes law journals? And that they don’t keep everything that they get deposted through this program so they…
A Word About Better World Books
28
Oct
There are times when a library has to weed a collection because of space or other constraints. The question arises as to what to do with the discarded items, which at times can be significant in numbers. I’m not talking…
Opening: Law Librarian & Director, Hamilton County Law Library, Cincinnati
26
Oct
The Hamilton County Law Library (Cincinnati, Ohio) is seeking applicants for the position of Law Librarian & Director. In service to Hamilton County’s legal community since 1837, the Law Library is governed by the Hamilton County Law Library Resources Board…
United States Courts Opinions on FDSYS
24
Oct
Last week I had the privilege of attending the Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference in Crystal City, Virginia. I was very excited to hear a presentation from the GPO about the new U.S. Court Opinion Pilot…
Reminder: HeinOnline Webinar on New Enhancements and Law Journal Library Subject Searching Set for Wednesday
18
Oct
From the announcement: Wed., October 19, 2011 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT- Register Now What is covered in this webinar? During this webinar we will demonstrate some of our newest enhancements and focus further on how to make the…
Should the Occupy Wall Street Protesters Be Reading the Wall Street Journal Instead?
15
Oct
“Yes,” according to Elie Mystal. In Occupy Wall Street Needs To Occupy A Library, he writes The world is complicated. It takes a certain amount of work and study to even figure out what the hell is happening, much more…
