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432491http://www.feedburner.comThe World’s Lost Environmental Causestag:typepad.com,2003:post-526743702008-07-19T03:46:00-04:002008-07-19T07:46:02Z2008-07-19T07:46:00ZA few of what were once considered imminent environmental catastrophes now seem like memories from a bygone era. Whether the problem is solved, the public loses interest, or there was never really much to fear, environmental causes can sometimes simply...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/the-worlds-lost.htmlUNDP's North Korea Reporttag:typepad.com,2003:post-517983702008-07-19T03:37:00-04:002008-07-19T07:37:45Z2008-07-19T07:37:00ZFrom the U.S. Department of State: "The External Independent Investigative Review Panel delivered its final Report on the United Nations Development Program’s activities in North Korea. The panel, appointed by the UNDP Administrator, found broad management deficiencies in UNDP’s North...Joe HodnickiGov Docshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/report-of-the-e.htmlHas Student Achievement Improved Since 2002? State Test Score Trends Through 2006–07tag:typepad.com,2003:post-519578682008-07-19T03:31:00-04:002008-07-19T07:31:51Z2008-07-19T07:31:00ZNew report from the Center on Education Policy: "Using testing data from all 50 states, this study addresses two key questions: has student achievement increased and have achievement gaps narrowed since the No Child Left Behind Act was enacted in...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/has-student-ach.htmlNetroots Nation Conference Is Underwaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-528754542008-07-18T11:19:22-04:002008-07-18T15:19:57Z2008-07-18T15:19:22ZFormer the Yearly Kos meeting, the Netroots Nation conference of online activists is underway in Austin. Resources: Netroots Nation Website | Agenda | Live Streams [JH]Joe HodnickiMeetingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/netroots-nation.htmlFriday Fun: This Attorney's Practice May Be Too Specializedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-513383322008-07-18T03:55:00-04:002008-07-18T07:55:15Z2008-07-18T07:55:00ZA parody of late night Cable TV ads: "Arnie Ping "is a certified, yet extremely limited attorney at law. [JH]Joe HodnickiFriday Funhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/friday-fun-this.htmlDoes Paul McCartney Need More Money?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-528151962008-07-18T03:50:00-04:002008-07-18T07:50:24Z2008-07-18T07:50:00ZThe European Commission has proposed a plan to retroactively extend the copyright terms on musical recordings for another 45 years to a total of 95 years. From the Commission's statement: The aim of the proposal is to bring performers' protection...Joe HodnickiLegislation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/does-paul-mccar.htmlCFR Task Force Report Calls for Overhaul of U.S. Climate Change Strategy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-519094702008-07-18T03:49:00-04:002008-07-18T07:49:31Z2008-07-18T07:49:00ZThe Council on Foreign Felations Task Force's report, Confronting Climate Change: A Strategy for U.S. Foreign Policy (June 2008), recommends ambitious emissions cuts, negotiating a Post-Kyoto deal, reducing biofuel tariffs and phasing out domestic subsidies for mature biofuels such as...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/cfr-task-force.htmlA Quick Look at Our Courtstag:typepad.com,2003:post-510832662008-07-18T03:47:00-04:002008-07-18T07:47:27Z2008-07-18T07:47:00ZFrom the Our Courts mission statement: The "Our Courts" Project was created to help those seeking to address the evident crisis in civics education. In doing so, we hope to pioneer a new pedagogic approach designed to respond to the...Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/a-quick-look--1.html100 Reference Web Sitestag:typepad.com,2003:post-524071882008-07-18T03:39:00-04:002008-07-18T07:39:49Z2008-07-18T07:39:00ZLaura Milligan has compiled a list of 100 "unbelievably useful reference sites you’ve never heard of" for "teachers, students, hypochondriacs, procrastinators, bookworms, sports nuts" ... you get the idea. The directory is organized under the following headings and does include...Joe HodnickiLegal Researchhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/100-reference-w.htmlISOO 2007 Annual Report to the President tag:typepad.com,2003:post-518493662008-07-18T03:31:00-04:002008-07-18T07:32:06Z2008-07-18T07:31:00ZNew report from the Information Security Oversight Office (NARA): "The ISOO 2007 Annual Report to the President is now available online. The Report profiles data about the government-wide security classification program during Fiscal Year 2007." [RJ]Joe HodnickiGov Docshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/isoo-2007-annua.htmlAmazon Video on Demand Launched Todaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-528149922008-07-17T10:29:00-04:002008-07-17T14:30:09Z2008-07-17T14:29:00ZAmazon Video on Demand will be accessible to a limited number of invited Amazon.com customers today before it opens to the general public later this summer according to this New York Times story. Unlike other Internet video stores, like Apple...Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/amazon-video-on.htmlLaw Professor Blogs Network Launches Two New Blogstag:typepad.com,2003:post-502611342008-07-17T03:51:00-04:002008-07-17T18:52:38Z2008-07-17T07:51:00ZCheck out the Law Professor Blogs Network's two new blogs: Career & Professional Development Blog edited by Susan Gainen (Minnesota) and Mina Jones Jefferson (Cincinnati) and International Law Prof Blog edited by Mark Wojcik (John Marshall Law School, Chicago), Cindy...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/law-professor-b.htmlRasmussen Reports' Internet Harassment Surveytag:typepad.com,2003:post-517390922008-07-17T03:49:00-04:002008-07-17T07:49:32Z2008-07-17T07:49:00ZAccording to a recent Rasmussen Reports national survey, 49% of Americans think the federal government should regulate the Internet the same way it does radio and television. Thirty-five percent (35%) disagree, and 16% are undecided. The survey also found that...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/rasmussen-repor.htmlPower as a Factor in Lawyers' Ethical Deliberationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-474199242008-07-17T03:41:00-04:002008-07-17T07:41:32Z2008-07-17T07:41:00ZSusan Carle (American University Washington College of Law) proposes a normative standard for how relative client power should be taken into consideration in lawyers' ethical deliberations in Power as a Factor in Lawyers' Ethical Deliberation (SSRN) From the abstract: A...Joe HodnickiScholarshiphttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/power-as-a-fact.htmlDo Female Law Profs Blog?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-527805142008-07-17T03:39:00-04:002008-07-17T15:51:07Z2008-07-17T07:39:00ZBennett Capers (Hofsta) asked the question on PrawfsBlawg recently. For the 53 blogs published by the Law Professor Blogs Network, 30% (30/100) of the editors are female law professors. If we added female law school administrators editing blogs for the...Joe HodnickiWeb Communicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/do-female-law-p.htmlSelected Bibliographies for Directed Readingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-502605062008-07-17T03:38:00-04:002008-07-17T07:39:04Z2008-07-17T07:38:00ZPatrick S. O’Donnell (Department of Philosophy, Santa Barbara City College) has been publishing unannotated topical bibliographies of monographs in a series of directed reading posts on Ratio Juris (all downloadable in MS Word file format). Here's the download links: Bioethics:...Joe HodnickiLegal Researchhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/selected-biblio.htmlOmar Khadr Video Round-uptag:typepad.com,2003:post-527820842008-07-16T15:58:00-04:002008-07-16T20:39:07Z2008-07-16T19:58:00ZFollowing up on our earlier post, First Guantanamo Bay Interrogation Video Released, check out Lawrence Gridin's recent Law is Cool post, Omar Khadr Video Round-up. Among the videos provided in the post is a short clip showing an excerpt from...Joe HodnickiLitigation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/omar-khadr-vide.htmlCost Effective Legal Research Advice for New Associates and Law Clerkstag:typepad.com,2003:post-525852322008-07-16T13:33:00-04:002008-07-16T17:33:25Z2008-07-16T17:33:00ZA recent semi-serious LLB Poll posed the question: what will be the first thing law firm librarians tell summer associates this year? 74.7% responded with "Lexis/Westlaw costs MONEY!" By now, the truth of that advice, the consequences of not realizing...Joe HodnickiLegal Research Instructionhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/cost-effective.htmlProfessional Reading: The Impacts of Free Public Internet Access on Public Library Patrons and Communitiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-517393682008-07-16T03:52:00-04:002008-07-16T07:52:24Z2008-07-16T07:52:00ZThe Impacts of Free Public Internet Access on Public Library Patrons and Communities by John Carlo Bertot, Charles R. McClure and Paul T. Jaeger has been published in the July 2008 issue of The Library Quarterly. Here's the abstract: Public...Joe HodnickiProfessional Readingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/professional--2.htmlReadex's Archive of Americana Crossroads Featuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-523570742008-07-16T03:49:00-04:002008-07-16T07:49:22Z2008-07-16T07:49:00ZCrossroads gives scholars a single way to interact with any page or article Readex's "Archive of Americana" online research database, and gives them credit for their annotations and comments, or links to other items or comments, all of which is...Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/readexs-archive.htmlBaby Boomers Closing the Digital Dividetag:typepad.com,2003:post-517954442008-07-16T03:36:00-04:002008-07-16T07:37:06Z2008-07-16T07:36:00ZA new study released by The Center For The Digital Future and AARP shows older (50+) Internet users are rapidly closing the digital divide. The following are some of the key findings AARP identified in its press release: The Internet...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/baby-boomers-cl.htmlCRL and Readex Partner to Create the World Newspaper Archivetag:typepad.com,2003:post-519048382008-07-15T15:40:00-04:002008-07-15T19:41:39Z2008-07-15T19:40:00ZReadex and the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) have announced that they will create the world's largest, fully searchable digital archive of international newspapers. The World Newspaper Archive will provide researchers unprecedented access to historical newspapers published outside the United...Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/crl-and-readex.htmlFirst Guantanamo Bay Interrogation Video Releasedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-527203862008-07-15T09:01:57-04:002008-07-15T13:03:25Z2008-07-15T13:01:57ZFilmed secretly through a ventilation shaft, the video shows a 16-year-old Canadian citizen, Omar Khadr, being questioned by Canadian Security Intelligence Service agents in 2003 about events leading up to his capture by US forces. The teenage was accused of...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/first-guantanam.htmlProfessional Reading: America's First Jim Crow Law School Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-522916582008-07-15T03:51:00-04:002008-07-15T07:51:47Z2008-07-15T07:51:00ZErnesto Longa's (University of New Mexico School of Law Library) award winning article, A History of America's First Jim Crow Law School Library and Staff, has been published at 7 Conn. Pub. Int. L.J. 77 (2007)[Westlaw]. In it Longa provides...Joe HodnickiProfessional Readingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/professional--4.htmlCongratulations to Mark Wojciktag:typepad.com,2003:post-526830262008-07-15T03:49:00-04:002008-07-15T07:50:14Z2008-07-15T07:49:00ZMark Wojcik (Professor of Law and Director of the Global Legal Studies Program at John Marshall Law School (Chicago)) has been appointed the ABA's Alternate Observer to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Mark co-edits International Law Prof Blog...Joe HodnickiInternational LawNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/congratulations.htmlA Quick Look at Speechologytag:typepad.com,2003:post-518514202008-07-15T03:43:00-04:002008-07-15T07:43:21Z2008-07-15T07:43:00ZFrom the site: "Speechology archives key political speeches — debates, speeches, campaign ads, etc. — and lets you critique our leaders’ words. Live television won’t tell you who’s being dishonest. Speechology will." You can browse by politician or video sets....Joe HodnickiElectronic Resourcehttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/check-out-speec.htmlOpenings: Two Positions, Los Angeles County Law Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-526818722008-07-15T03:27:00-04:002008-07-15T07:28:01Z2008-07-15T07:27:00ZThe Los Angeles County Law Library (LACLL) is seeking qualified candidates for Senior Librarian - Branch Manager and Librarian - Reference and Research. LACLL offers an excellent benefit package. To apply, send resume, cover letter, and names, addresses, and phone...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/openings-two-po.htmlFree Aspatore Titles to AALL Attendeestag:typepad.com,2003:post-526840702008-07-14T14:31:00-04:002008-07-14T18:31:38Z2008-07-14T18:31:00ZStop by the West Print/CD booth to pick up your copies. Details on WestBlog. [JH]Joe HodnickiMeetingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/free-aspatore-t.htmlMediterranean Union Officially Launchedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-526788842008-07-14T12:17:17-04:002008-07-14T17:14:49Z2008-07-14T16:17:17ZHeads of state from 43 countries launched the Mediterranean Union in Paris on Sunday. [Joint Declaration of the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean (July 13, 2008)]. Officially, the new body is called the "Barcelona Process: Union of the Mediterranean" in...Joe HodnickiInternational Lawhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/mediterranean-u.htmlKudos to Thompson Hine's Barbara Silbersacktag:typepad.com,2003:post-525566982008-07-14T10:24:00-04:002008-07-14T14:25:20Z2008-07-14T14:24:00ZBarbara Silbersack, associate director of library operations at Thompson Hine LLP, was recently elected to the board of trustees of the Cincinnati Law Library Association. She is the first non-lawyer to serve as a trustee since the association began in...Joe HodnickiFirm & Corporate Law LibrariesNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/kudos-to-thomps.htmlLinda Greenhouse Reflects on Her New York Times Careertag:typepad.com,2003:post-526430962008-07-14T03:51:00-04:002008-07-14T08:51:52Z2008-07-14T07:51:00ZAfter nearly 30 years covering the Supreme Court for the New York Times, Linda Greenhouse is retiring. She reflected on her distinguished career in yesterday's New York Times: 2,691 Decisions. Her next gig, Journalist-in-Residence at Yale Law School [Yale press...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/linda-greenhous.htmlJust Released, Bhagwati's Termites in the Trading System Critiques the Use of PTAstag:typepad.com,2003:post-513373122008-07-14T03:48:00-04:002008-07-14T07:49:04Z2008-07-14T07:48:00ZTermites in the Trading System How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade Jagdish Bhagwati List Price: $24.95 Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 14, 2008) ISBN-10: 0195331656 ISBN-13: 978-0195331653 From the blurb: Writing with his customary wit, panache,...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/just-released-b.htmlInformation Overload Research Group Is Holding Its First Annual Conference Tomorrowtag:typepad.com,2003:post-514049162008-07-14T03:36:00-04:002008-07-14T07:37:30Z2008-07-14T07:36:00ZA typical information worker who sits at a computer all day turns to his e-mail program more than 50 times and uses instant messaging 77 times, according to a study by RescueTime. The company also found that on average the...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/information-ove.htmlThe New Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Presidential Politicstag:typepad.com,2003:post-526425602008-07-13T13:42:41-04:002008-07-13T17:43:14Z2008-07-13T17:42:41ZOn July 10 2008, President Bush signed H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, into law, Public Law No. 110-261. [President's Signing Statement] [Thomas Resources | OpenCongress Resources | FAS Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Resources] Presidential contenders Sen. John...Joe HodnickiLegislation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/the-new-foreign.htmlBugliosi's New Book Argues that Bush Is Criminally Responsible for the Deaths of American Soldiers in Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:post-525509002008-07-13T11:12:00-04:002008-07-13T19:03:57Z2008-07-13T15:12:00ZListen to an audio clip of Vincent Bugliosi explaining why he felt compelled to write The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder and how he sincerely feels that the United States was led into war on unsubstantiated grounds by...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/bugliosis-new-b.htmlEnsuring Access to Justice for Detainees in the War on Terrortag:typepad.com,2003:post-518490362008-07-13T03:40:00-04:002008-07-13T07:40:57Z2008-07-13T07:40:00ZWebcast from the 2008 ACS National Convention: "This panel focused on who should be detained and where, what should happen to the detainees currently being held at Guantanamo, and how detainees should be treated. It included discussion of the rules...Joe HodnickiLitigation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/ensuring-access.htmlEvaluating the Potential for a Recession in 2008tag:typepad.com,2003:post-517990102008-07-12T12:45:00-04:002008-07-12T16:45:45Z2008-07-12T16:45:00ZRecent CRS Report (via Open CRS): "The U.S. economy has faced some bad news lately. The housing boom has come to an abrupt halt, and housing sales and house building have been falling at double digit rates. Problems in housing...Joe HodnickiGov Docshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/evaluating-the.htmlNatural-Born Citizenship: McCain’s Eligibility to be President is an Issue Againtag:typepad.com,2003:post-525866602008-07-12T11:40:02-04:002008-07-12T16:31:30Z2008-07-12T15:40:02ZAccording to Jack Chin (Arizona) a largely overlooked 1937 statute calls John McCain’s eligibility to be president into question (again) because he is not a natural-born citizen. The law conferred citizenship on children of American parents born in the Canal...Joe HodnickiScholarshiphttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/natural-born-ci.htmlOHCHR Report of Activities 2007tag:typepad.com,2003:post-508706282008-07-12T03:44:00-04:002008-07-12T07:44:22Z2008-07-12T07:44:00ZFrom the UN Pluse: "The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has released the report for its activites for 2007 (full-text, pdf ). The report reviews the work of the Commission in 2007, documenting the many activities...Joe HodnickiInternational Lawhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/ohchr-report-of.htmlFBI Releases Preliminary Annual Crime Statistics for 2007tag:typepad.com,2003:post-518004242008-07-12T03:31:00-04:002008-07-12T07:32:06Z2008-07-12T07:31:00ZFrom the press release: "According to the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, the nation experienced a 1.4 percent decrease in the number of violent crimes and a 2.1 percent decline in the number of property crimes for 2007 compared...Joe HodnickiGov Docshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/fbi-releases-pr.htmlIs Google Casting Aside the Library Community?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-525563682008-07-11T14:17:40-04:002008-07-11T18:18:36Z2008-07-11T18:17:40ZCheck out what Steven Cohen (a senior librarian at Law Library Management Inc.) has to say in How Google Used Librarians…and Got Away With It and the Chronicle's Librarians Accuse Google of Using and Discarding Them. [JH]Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/is-google-casti.htmlInterview Opportunties in Portlandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-525039042008-07-11T10:57:00-04:002008-07-11T14:57:56Z2008-07-11T14:57:00ZBe sure to check LLB's job announcements. Many recently published ones indicate that interviews will be conducted during AALL's Portland Meeting. [JH]Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/interview-oppor.htmlFriday Fun: Best Robot Love Storiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-519575782008-07-11T03:53:00-04:002008-07-11T07:53:25Z2008-07-11T07:53:00ZFrom Wall-E to Weird Science, here's a slide show of the best robot love stories according to Wired's Jenna Wortham. [JH]Joe HodnickiFriday Funhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/friday-fun-best.htmlCrowdsourcing SCOTUS for Quality Controltag:typepad.com,2003:post-525028402008-07-11T03:50:00-04:002008-07-11T17:53:39Z2008-07-11T07:50:00ZAfter recent highly publicized SCOTUS mistakes, the Right Coast's Tom Smith has offered up an interesting quality control suggestion, using social media to crowdsource draft SCOTUS opinions before finalizing them. About Smith's suggestion, Legal Blog Watch writes "I'd bet that...Joe HodnickiCourt OpinionsInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/crowdsourcing-s.htmlEPA Issues Business Guide to Climate Partnership Programstag:typepad.com,2003:post-517988702008-07-11T03:49:00-04:002008-07-11T07:49:38Z2008-07-11T07:49:00ZThe EPA's A Business Guide to U.S. EPA Climate Partnership Programs, profiles "35 EPA climate-change related partnership programs, as well as a handy table so companies can look up programs most appropriate for their industry and business objectives. Each program...Joe HodnickiGov Docshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/epas-report-on.htmlRanking Moot Court Programstag:typepad.com,2003:post-515129082008-07-11T03:49:00-04:002008-07-13T17:25:14Z2008-07-11T07:49:00ZLLB's original post (below the fold) did not list the final 2007 rankings for law school moot court programs. [Link to complete final rankings]. Here's the corrected list of the Top 10 programs: South Texas UC-Hastings Chicago-Kent Georgetown Washington University...Joe HodnickiLaw School News & Viewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/ranking-moot-co.html10 Ways to Search Wikipediatag:typepad.com,2003:post-514584362008-07-11T03:46:00-04:002008-07-11T07:46:40Z2008-07-11T07:46:00ZGreat article from ReadWriteWeb: "Wikipedia, which turned 7 this year, is a source of information for 683 million visitors every year. A poster child for user-generated content, Wikipedia has grown from its first year in which just 12 articles were...Joe HodnickiInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/top-10-ways-to.htmlCost Analysis of Using DNA in the Investigation of High-Volume Crimestag:typepad.com,2003:post-518006882008-07-11T03:36:00-04:002008-07-11T07:36:41Z2008-07-11T07:36:00ZDNA Field Experiment: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Use of DNA in the Investigation of High-Volume Crimes is a new report from the Urban Institute: "The study compared traditional crime solving to biological evidence techniques in hundreds of cases where biological...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/dna-field-exper.htmlOpening: Reference and Student Services Librarian, Oklahoma City University Law Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-524813882008-07-11T03:25:00-04:002008-07-11T07:25:20Z2008-07-11T07:25:00ZOklahoma City University is ideally located in a growing metro area with a low cost of living. The Oklahoma City University Law School provides a dynamic atmosphere and proudly supports the Center on Alternative Dispute Resolution, the Center for the...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/opening-refer-3.htmlOpening: Digital Information Management Librarian, Texas Tech Law Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-524806962008-07-11T03:22:00-04:002008-07-11T17:33:20Z2008-07-11T07:22:00ZTexas Tech Law Library has an exciting opening for a Digital Information Management Librarian. (Please see the position description that follows.) While you are running from committee meeting to educational session to the exhibit hall, please take the time to...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/opening-digital.htmlWestcast Podcast: The Google Generation and Legal Research Previews AALL Town Hall Meetingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-525164402008-07-10T16:19:14-04:002008-07-10T20:28:47Z2008-07-10T20:19:14ZCheck out WestBlog's post, The Google Generation and Legal Research, for a link to a Westcast podcast about the approaches the so-called "Google Generation" take to perform legal research as well as ongoing efforts by West and librarians in academic,...Joe HodnickiLegal Research InstructionMeetingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/westcast-podc-1.htmlCheck Out the New TWEN at AALLtag:typepad.com,2003:post-522925362008-07-10T12:55:00-04:002008-07-10T16:55:35Z2008-07-10T16:55:00ZThanks to TWEN's dominance in the law school segment of the eCourse management market, Westlaw has a huge advantage over LexisNexis in exposing law students to its online search services. On July 25th, a tweaked version of TWEN will be...Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/check-out-the-n.htmlProfessional Reading: Debating a Right of Reply on Search Resultstag:typepad.com,2003:post-516953442008-07-10T03:51:00-04:002008-07-10T07:51:35Z2008-07-10T07:51:00ZFrank Pasquale III (Seton Hall) has posted Asterisk Revisited: Debating a Right of Reply on Search Results in SSRN. The article will appear in the Journal of Business and Technology Law. Here's the abstract: What happens when high-ranking results about...Joe HodnickiProfessional Readingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/professional--1.htmlLexisNexis v. Westlaw Survey Resultstag:typepad.com,2003:post-522892522008-07-10T03:45:00-04:002008-07-10T07:45:39Z2008-07-10T07:45:00ZCheck out two recent user surveys: Law librarian survey produced by Stanford Law's Paul Lomio and Erika Wayne: Law Librarians and LexisNexis vs. Westlaw: Survey Results (pdf) IP law professor and student survey by Franklin Pierce Law Center's Jon Cavicchi:...Joe HodnickiLegal Researchhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/lexisnexis-v-we.htmlHow to Create a Branded YouTube Channeltag:typepad.com,2003:post-519505002008-07-10T03:44:00-04:002008-07-10T07:44:09Z2008-07-10T07:44:00ZSome useful tips from Collegewebeditor for implementing a branded channel in YouTube's Nonprofit Program. [JH]Joe HodnickiTech Tipshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/how-to-get-a-br.htmlThe Hate Directory: Hate Groups on the Internettag:typepad.com,2003:post-518510082008-07-10T03:42:00-04:002008-07-10T07:42:23Z2008-07-10T07:42:00ZFrom the site: "The Hate Directory is now available in non-printable Portable Document Format. Features now include directories of blogs, web rings and racist games available on the Internet, as well as racist friendly web hosting services. Recent additions include...Joe HodnickiElectronic Resourcehttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/the-hate-direct.htmlOpening: Law Library Director, Riverside County Law Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-524597062008-07-10T03:28:00-04:002008-07-10T07:28:19Z2008-07-10T07:28:00ZRiverside County Law Library is seeking a Library Director to plan, organize and direct one of the larger public law libraries in Southern California. Interviews can be scheduled at AALL's Portland Meeting. Contact Gayle Webb at gaylew@rclawlib.org Responsibilities: The Director...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/opening-law-lib.htmlOpening: Web Developer/Systems Administrator, Suffolk Universitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-523179782008-07-10T03:22:00-04:002008-07-10T15:51:34Z2008-07-10T07:22:00ZThe Web Developer/Systems Administrator is responsible for developing web applications to support the Law School's web site, web based learning management system, other web based systems and for creating interfaces between systems. In addition, this position is responsible for systems...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/opening-web-dev.htmlOpening: Web Resources/Reference Librarian, University of Florida Law Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-524817442008-07-10T03:12:00-04:002008-07-10T14:16:01Z2008-07-10T07:12:00ZThe Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center at the University of Florida Levin College of Law seeks a Reference/Web Resources Librarian. The ideal candidate will be creative, dynamic, and forward-thinking, with a sincere love of teaching. The normal work schedule for...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/opening-web-res.htmlJamaica's Justice Minister Highlights Critical Role of Law Librarians at CARALL's Annual Conferencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-524587242008-07-09T13:44:00-04:002008-07-09T17:45:37Z2008-07-09T17:44:00ZSpeaking at the annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Law Librarians (CARALL) earlier this week, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, highlighted the critical role law librarians play in providing information required in the legal profession. Read...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/jamaicas-justic.htmlHouse of Lords Launches YouTube Channeltag:typepad.com,2003:post-516720682008-07-09T12:55:00-04:002008-07-09T16:55:51Z2008-07-09T16:55:00ZIn a PR move designed to make it appear more relevant, Britain's House of Lords has launched it's own YouTube channel. Apparently it doesn't work for me because the videos I found interesting were virtual tours of Westminster Hall in...Joe HodnickiWeb Communicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/house-of-lords.htmlZittrain on The Future of the Internet: Towards Civic Technologiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-522143842008-07-09T03:51:00-04:002008-07-09T07:51:44Z2008-07-09T07:51:00ZIn this keynote talk at Personal Democracy Forum 2008: Rebooting the System, Jonathan Zittrain (Harvard) discusses how the Internet is held together by technologies of cooperation; how the openness that has made the Internet and the PC powerful forces of...Joe HodnickiInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/zittrain-on-t-1.htmlCode of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Videotag:typepad.com,2003:post-524022782008-07-09T03:49:00-04:002008-07-09T07:49:31Z2008-07-09T07:49:00ZAmerican University’s Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic and the Center for Social Media have released a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of...Joe HodnickiWeb Communicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/code-of-best-pr.htmlProfessional Reading: Open Access as a Public Goodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-523193022008-07-09T03:44:00-04:002008-07-09T07:44:19Z2008-07-09T07:44:00ZNeed something to read on the flight to Portland? You can download John Willinsky's The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship (MIT Press, 2005) from the MIT Press site. Also recommended, Danner's (Duke) Applying the...Joe HodnickiProfessional Readingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/open-access-as.htmlNew Titles from Ashgatetag:typepad.com,2003:post-519156182008-07-09T03:42:00-04:002008-07-09T07:42:22Z2008-07-09T07:42:00ZDetails below the fold. [JH] The European Union and the Culture Industries: Regulation and the Public Interest edited by David Ward Law at the Vanishing Point: A Philosophical Analysis of International Law by Aaron Fichtelberg Hate on the Net: Extremist...Joe HodnickiCollection Developmenthttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/new-titles-from.htmlOpening: Deputy Law Library Director, Loyola New Orleanstag:typepad.com,2003:post-523515742008-07-09T03:26:00-04:002008-07-09T07:26:44Z2008-07-09T07:26:00ZLoyola University New Orleans College of Law Library invites nominations and applications for the position of Deputy Law Library Director, a tenure-track law library faculty position. The Deputy Director of the Law Library assists the Law Library Director in general...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/opening-deputy.htmlChina's Perspective on Tibettag:typepad.com,2003:post-524012182008-07-08T13:44:00-04:002008-07-09T16:49:55Z2008-07-08T17:44:00ZChina and envoys of the Dalai Lama met last week in Beijing to discuss possibly having more discussions about Tibet later this year after the Olympics. Most Americans who know anything about Tibet know only one side of the story:...LawLibrarian BloggerInternational Lawhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/chinas-perspect.htmlJISC's Libraries of the Future Websitetag:typepad.com,2003:post-503458522008-07-08T12:55:00-04:002008-07-08T16:55:38Z2008-07-08T16:55:00ZThe Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) recently launched Libraries of the Future "to engender discussion about how today's academic and research libraries may evolve to address the needs of future information users." Check it out. [JH]Joe HodnickiAdministrationhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/jiscs-libraries.htmlSummer Reading Requests from the FBItag:typepad.com,2003:post-523955862008-07-08T10:30:58-04:002008-07-08T16:19:51Z2008-07-08T14:30:58ZAccording to Solicitation Number 0249804, the FBI must want its agents to catch up on their reading this summer. The Agency wants to acquire multiple copies of some 26 titles, including: 180 copies of Terror in the Name of God:...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/summer-reading.htmlNew Book Exposes History Behind Supreme Court's First State Secrets Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-522249542008-07-08T03:50:00-04:002008-07-08T07:50:44Z2008-07-08T07:50:00Z“Claim of Privilege, by Barry Siegel, is an important and exhaustive look at the [United States v. Reynolds, 345 U.S. 1 (1953), the first case in which the Supreme Court recognized the state secrets privilege] and it conclusively demonstrates that...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/new-book-expose.htmlA Standard is a Standard is a Standard Unless It's Not Enforced By the ABAtag:typepad.com,2003:post-522291402008-07-08T03:46:00-04:002008-07-08T07:46:19Z2008-07-08T07:46:00ZThe typical requirements portion of a job ad for an academic law library directorship (sometimes also known as an Associate Dean for Library and Information Services or some variant form) reads something like the University of San Diego School of...Joe HodnickiAcademic Law LibrariesAdministrationhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/a-standard-is-a.htmlH.R. 6388 Seeks to Strengthen GAO Access to Executive Branch Documentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-521656942008-07-08T03:45:00-04:002008-07-08T07:45:21Z2008-07-08T07:45:00ZMembers of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform recently introduced H.R. 6388, the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008, [Thomas Resources | OpenCongress Resources] to increase the GAO’s ability to obtain executive branch documents. One key provision...Joe HodnickiLegislation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/hr-6388-seeks-t.htmlABA Library Committee Report on Upcoming Changes in the ABA Questionnairestag:typepad.com,2003:post-522259822008-07-08T03:42:00-04:002008-07-08T07:42:19Z2008-07-08T07:42:00ZDownload this report (pdf) to read about the ABA Library Committee's efforts to address the issue of collecting data on electronic titles, future changes in the ABA questionnaires, and the Committee’s next task on library services. [JH]Joe HodnickiAdministrationhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/aba-library-com.htmlSearchme Adds Stacks Featuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-519004582008-07-08T03:41:00-04:002008-07-08T13:20:28Z2008-07-08T07:41:00ZSearchme is a visual search engine which delivers search results as flowing browsable images of the actual web pages that searchers can check before going directly to the sites. [Click on image, left, for a screen shot of a search...Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/searchme-adds-s.htmlOpening: Reference and International Law Librarian, Boston University Pappas Law Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-521855282008-07-08T03:26:00-04:002008-07-08T07:26:18Z2008-07-08T07:26:00ZThe Boston University Pappas Law Library has an opening for a Reference and International Law Librarian. Candidates with appropriate experience will be considered at the Senior level. Training in foreign/comparative/ international legal research (FCIL) will be provided to an otherwise...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/opening-refer-2.htmlForeign, Comparative & International Law Librarian, Foreign, University of Denver Sturm College of Law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-523763682008-07-08T03:12:00-04:002008-07-08T07:13:33Z2008-07-08T07:12:00ZReporting directly to the Reference Services Coordinator, the FCIL librarian provides reference & instructional services in international, comparative & foreign law research to students, faculty & alumni of the University of Denver, including academic units outside of the Sturm College...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/foreign-compara.htmlAALL Children's Book Drive in Portlandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-521158742008-07-07T12:54:00-04:002008-07-07T16:55:37Z2008-07-07T16:54:00ZA Book for Every Child For the past nine years, AALL members have shared the joy of reading with children in AALL host cities. In our tenth year, we are helping children and teenagers in the greater Portland area through...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/aall-childrens.htmlGoogle Ordered to Disclose YouTube User Datatag:typepad.com,2003:post-522891142008-07-07T03:48:00-04:002008-07-07T14:55:27Z2008-07-07T07:48:00ZA federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database that links users to every video they've watched on YouTube by login name and IP address. According to Andy Greenberg, writing in Forbes, Viacom...Joe HodnickiLitigation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/google-ordered.htmlCALI Legal Research Lessons Popular During the Summertag:typepad.com,2003:post-523177622008-07-07T03:46:00-04:002008-07-07T14:10:48Z2008-07-07T07:46:00ZI was pleasantly surprised to see that 5 of the top 10 and 10 of the top 20 CALI lessons viewed during the month of June (listed below) were legal research lessons but I'm scratching my head wondering about who...Joe HodnickiLegal Research Instructionhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/cali-legal-rese.htmlFiddling with the US News Law School Ranking Formulatag:typepad.com,2003:post-521684802008-07-07T03:44:00-04:002008-07-07T07:44:28Z2008-07-07T07:44:00ZGaming US News Rankings by Accepting 1L Transfers Are some law schools gaming US News rankings by accepting a large number of 1L transfers? Check out what Bill Henderson (Indiana), Brian Leiter (Texas) and Larry Ribstein (Illinois) have to say...Joe HodnickiLaw School News & Viewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/fiddling-with-t.htmlImpact and Policy Implications of Spyware on Consumers and Businesses tag:typepad.com,2003:post-517986882008-07-07T03:31:00-04:002008-07-07T07:31:51Z2008-07-07T07:31:00ZHearing from the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation: "The hearing will examine the impact of spyware on computer performance and privacy and security risks associated with this software. The Committee will review current action by the Federal...Joe HodnickiGov Docshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/impact-and-poli.htmlOpening: Reference Librarian, Diamond Law Library at Columbia Universitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-521854002008-07-07T03:24:00-04:002008-07-07T07:24:59Z2008-07-07T07:24:00ZThe Diamond Law Library at Columbia University has an opening for a Reference Librarian. Reference Librarians provide general and in-depth reference service in Anglo-American, international and foreign law to faculty, students and others at the Law School Library; and share...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/opening-refer-1.htmlPrivatizing War in Iraq tag:typepad.com,2003:post-519474942008-07-06T03:44:00-04:002008-07-06T07:44:22Z2008-07-06T07:44:00ZFred Smoler reviews recent books on private military forces, listed below, in Dissent. Hat tip to Frank Pasquale (Seton Hall) Concurring Opinions. [JH] Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army Jeremy Scahill Nation Books, 2007 464 pp...Joe HodnickiReviewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/privatizing-war.htmlTop Interrogators Declare Torture Ineffective in Intelligence Gatheringtag:typepad.com,2003:post-519580182008-07-06T03:31:00-04:002008-07-06T07:32:17Z2008-07-06T07:31:00ZNew report from WorldPublicOpinion.org: "A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 19 nations finds that in 14 of them most people favor an unequivocal rule against torture, even in the case of terrorists who have information that could save innocent lives. Four nations...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/top-interrogato.html