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 LawLibrarianBloghttp://feedburner.google.com SOPA, PIPA, ACTA And People Power tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0163003af528970d 2012-01-27T13:03:15-05:00 2012-01-27T18:03:15Z 2012-01-27T18:03:15Z Two articles in CNN Money take an interesting look at the recent legislative successes and failures to extend intellectual property laws. One article, Millions in SOPA Lobbying Bucks Gone to Waste details the intersection between corporate lobbying and the populist... Joe Hodnicki Current Affairs Legislation in the News http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/sopa-pipa-acta-and-people-power.html Friday Fun: TV Station Uses Hand Puppets to Recreate Courtroom Scenes in Corruption Trial tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5f3ef91970c 2012-01-27T03:55:00-05:00 2012-01-27T08:55:00Z 2012-01-27T08:55:00Z Why? Because the TV station was not allowed to take cameras into the federal courtroom to cover a former Ohio county commissioner. Lowering the Bar's Kevin Underhill, comments "I think that all court proceedings should be reported in this way,... Joe Hodnicki Friday Fun http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/friday-fun-tv-station-uses-hand-puppets-to-recreate-courtroom-scenes-in-corruption-trial.html Preteens Like eBooks (and some of them will be applying to law school in about ten years) tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0163000a0bb8970d 2012-01-27T03:42:00-05:00 2012-01-27T08:42:00Z 2012-01-27T08:42:00Z According to recent surveys connduct by RR Bowker’s PubTrack Consumer in October and November of last year, preteens find eBooks "fun and cool." Apparently, some are introducted to eBooks in the home when their parents hand down their eReaders after... Joe Hodnicki Academic Law Libraries Electronic Resource Products & Services Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/preteens-like-ebooks-and-some-of-them-will-be-applying-to-law-school-in-about-ten-years.html For the Love of It: On why law profs write fiction tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760eb5fb9970b 2012-01-27T03:36:00-05:00 2012-01-27T08:36:00Z 2012-01-27T08:36:00Z Actually, on why one law prof writes fiction. See Ohio Northern Univ. law prof Scott Douglas Gerber's article, "Why a law profressor writes fiction" in the January 2011 issue of The National Jurist at 14 (subscription required.) Gerber admits the... Joe Hodnicki New Publications http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/for-the-love-of-it-on-why-law-profs-write-fiction.html Report Suggests Students Don't Need Many Library Services at Crunch Time tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e626b378970c 2012-01-26T20:56:17-05:00 2012-01-27T01:56:45Z 2012-01-27T01:56:17Z There is an interesting report from Project Information Literacy (based at Washington University Information School) called How College Students Manage Technology While in the Library during Crunch Time. Here is the abstract: Abstract: The paper presents findings from 560 interviews... Joe Hodnicki Current Affairs Education Technology http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/report-suggests-students-dont-need-many-library-services-at-crunch-time.html Content In Their Containers: The birth of a new form of legal publication and how it will be sold tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e61168ff970c 2012-01-26T03:50:00-05:00 2012-01-27T00:29:43Z 2012-01-26T08:50:00Z "Content, Not Containers!" is the brief comment Jason Wilson added to his tweet that calls attention to CALI Director of Content Development Sarah Glassmeyer's recent CALI Spotlight Blog post. Content is certainly important but the reality is content is always... Joe Hodnicki Electronic Resource Legal Research Products & Services Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/content-and-their-containers.html Another Attempt To Unmask An Anonymous Poster tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016761104341970b 2012-01-25T12:50:58-05:00 2012-01-25T17:50:58Z 2012-01-25T17:50:58Z A lawsuit against media streaming company Grooveshark by music labels is fertile ground for determining whether an anonymous commentator can be unmasked, and under what circumstances media shield laws apply to protect that person’s identity from being revealed in court.... Joe Hodnicki Current Affairs Litigation in the News http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/another-attempt-to-unmask-an-anonymous-poster.html Time and duty to one's employer is "of the essence" in vendor relations; much less so for AALL tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0167610d1149970b 2012-01-25T09:07:00-05:00 2012-01-26T13:32:49Z 2012-01-25T14:07:00Z Most if not all of us who have budgets to manage, collections to develop, and patrons to serve view vendor relations as something more than just is "a topic on everyone’s mind." We have been and continue to take actions... Joe Hodnicki Current Affairs Library Associations Meetings News Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/time-and-duty-to-the-employer-is-of-the-essense-in-vendor-relations-much-less-so-for-aall.html Why are we still citing to page numbers? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760fe6c1d970b 2012-01-25T03:39:00-05:00 2012-01-25T12:41:56Z 2012-01-25T08:39:00Z Never one to mince words, Jason Wilson answers the question asked in the title of his post, Why the fuck are we still citing to page numbers in cases? Highly recommended. Do note he also lists the 16 enlightened states... Joe Hodnicki Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/why-are-we-still-citing-to-page-numbers.html Judge Orders Production of Unencrypted Laptop in Bank Fraud Case tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e603ab5e970c 2012-01-24T14:29:18-05:00 2012-01-24T21:39:52Z 2012-01-24T19:29:18Z There’s a case out of federal district court in Colorado involving a suit for bank fraud where possible evidence is on an encrypted laptop. The defendant in the case apparently has the password and isn’t telling. So far, she has... Joe Hodnicki Court Opinions http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/judge-orders-production-of-unencrypted-laptop-in-bank-fraud-casel.html Law School Transparency's Class of 2010 Placement Data Disclosure Findings Raise Red Flag on Need for Oversight tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5e4c997970c 2012-01-24T03:41:00-05:00 2012-01-24T08:41:00Z 2012-01-24T08:41:00Z From the Executive Summary of the Winter 2012 Transparency Index Report (January 2012) by Law School Transparency: As a new year unfolds and the debate about legal education reform continues, efforts in furtherance of law school transparency remain critical. While... Joe Hodnicki Law School News & Views Think Tank Reports http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/law-school-transparencys-class-of-2010-placement-data-disclosure-findings-raise-red-flag-on-need-for.html How Libraries Can Go High-Tech on a Tight Budget tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01675ed761be970b 2012-01-24T03:37:00-05:00 2012-01-24T08:37:00Z 2012-01-24T08:37:00Z It may not be as big an issue in the private sector which knows how to justify the costs associated with using 21st century tech but it can be a fairly big deal in the academic and government sectors. In... Joe Hodnicki Education & Professional Development Library Associations http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/how-to-go-high-tech-on-a-tight-budget.html Supreme Court Action Today: GPS Tracking, Sex Offender Registration, Preemption, And Tort Immunity For Police tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016300014de2970d 2012-01-23T14:18:16-05:00 2012-01-23T19:18:16Z 2012-01-23T19:18:16Z The United States Supreme Court issued four opinions this morning, one of which is receiving significant press coverage. That case is United States v. Jones (10-1259). The Government obtained a search warrant allowing it to install a GPS tracking device... Joe Hodnicki Courts http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/supreme-court-action-today-gps-tracking-sex-offender-registration-preemption-and-tort-immunity-for-p.html Round One in Duncan Law v. ABA Goes to the ABA tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760f30d17970b 2012-01-23T07:24:54-05:00 2012-01-23T12:24:54Z 2012-01-23T12:24:54Z Last week, US District Court Judge Thomas A. Varlan denied Duncan School of Law's motion for a temporary restraining order and for a temporary injunction in the law school's antitrust and due process lawsuit against the ABA for failing to... Joe Hodnicki Court Opinions Law School News & Views Litigation in the News http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/round-one-in-duncan-law-v-aba-goes-to-the-aba.html Congratulations to Linda Maslow, 11th Librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5ec3511970c 2012-01-23T03:50:00-05:00 2012-01-23T08:50:00Z 2012-01-23T08:50:00Z 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,... Joe Hodnicki News Public Law Libraries http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/congratulations-to-linda-maslow-11th-librarian-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states.html Is Greater Scrutiny by the Media Leading to a Decline in Law School Applicants? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5e52205970c 2012-01-23T03:43:00-05:00 2012-01-23T08:43:00Z 2012-01-23T08:43:00Z On Legal Skills Prof Blog, Jim Levy reported that According to a password protected report posted in the "law school" section at LSAC.org, both the number of applicants and applications to ABA accredited law schools for the fall 2012 term... Joe Hodnicki Law School News & Views http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/is-greater-scrutiny-by-the-media-leading-to-a-decline-in-law-school-applicants.html Browsing On A Sunday: Megaupload, Banning Sex Offenders From Libraries, And Better World Books tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5f17903970c 2012-01-22T22:35:43-05:00 2012-01-23T03:35:55Z 2012-01-23T03:35:43Z The fallout from the Megaupload seizure by the U.S. government continues. The immediate reaction saw denial of service attacks on web sites the Department of Justice and media giant Universal earlier last week. Additional attacks continued through the weekend taking... Joe Hodnicki Books Court Opinions Current Affairs http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/browsing-on-a-sunday-megaupload-banning-sex-offenders-from-libraries-and-better-world-books.html Round-Up of Law Practitioner Blogs tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162fc5a7a44970d 2012-01-22T03:35:00-05:00 2012-01-22T08:35:00Z 2012-01-22T08:35:00Z aratoga County Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog http://www.saratogacountycriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/ http://www.saratogacountycriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/index.xml Discusses criminal law cases, news, and related matters in Upstate New York . Published by LeCours, Chertok & Yates, LLP Kansas City Car Accident Lawyer Blog http://www.kansascitycaraccidentlawyerblog.com/ http://www.kansascitycaraccidentlawyerblog.com/index.xml Examines accident and injury... Joe Hodnicki Web Communications http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/round-up-of-law-practitioner-blogs-2.html Cameron Stracher's Comic Novel in Progress: The Socratic Method tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5cb7863970c 2012-01-21T07:39:00-05:00 2012-01-21T12:39:00Z 2012-01-21T12:39:00Z 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] Joe Hodnicki Law School News & Views http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/cameron-strachers-comic-novel-in-progress-the-socratic-method-.html Supreme Court Action: Texas Redistricting And The Voting Rights Act tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5de9956970c 2012-01-20T14:54:07-05:00 2012-01-20T19:54:25Z 2012-01-20T19:54:07Z The Supreme Court issued its opinion in the Texas redistricting case today. No one seemed to get what they wanted, depending on how one reads the headlines surrounding the decision. The case is Perry v. Perez (11-713). Texas is a... Joe Hodnicki Court Opinions http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/01/supreme-court-action-texas-redistricting-and-the-voting-rights-act.html