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LawLibrarianBloghttp://feedburner.google.comThe History of the Internet in a Nutshelltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6aa0857970b2009-11-21T08:47:00-05:002009-11-21T13:47:00Z2009-11-21T13:47:00ZCameron Chapman's Six Revisions blog post offers a brief history of the Internet. It identifies key milestones and events related to the growth and evolution of the Internet between 1969 to 2009 with some great screen captures. See also Jacob...Joe HodnickiInformation TechnologyWeb Communicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell.htmlRound-Up of Practitioner Blogstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6aec4a4970b2009-11-21T03:35:00-05:002009-11-21T08:35:00Z2009-11-21T08:35:00ZFlorida Personal Injury Lawyers Blog http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyersblog.com http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyersblog.com/index.xml Reports on injury law news, cases and opinions in Florida. Published by the Law Offices of Jason M. Melton, PA. San Francisco Business Blog http://blog.buscaris.com http://blog.buscaris.com/index.xml Reviews restaurants, businesses & political topics pertaining...Joe HodnickiWeb Communicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/roundup-of-practitioner-blogs.htmlFriday Fun: Jon Stewart Explains Net Neutralitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a69437dd970b2009-11-20T03:53:00-05:002009-11-20T08:53:00Z2009-11-20T08:53:00ZHat tip to Public Knowledge. [JH] The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c From Here to Neutrality www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care CrisisJoe HodnickiFriday Funhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/friday-fun-jon-stewart-explains-net-neutrality.htmlIs West Contributing Pricing Information for the Next Edition of the AALL Price Index?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b7f639970b2009-11-20T03:49:00-05:002009-11-20T14:12:50Z2009-11-20T08:49:00ZAccording to the November issue of the AALL E-Newsletter, the answer is "yes." I'm happy to report that all four major legal publishers will contribute pricing information for the 7th edition of the AALL Price Index for Legal Publications. The...Joe HodnickiLibrary AssociationsNewsPublishing Industryhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/is-west-contributing-pricing-information-for-next-edition-of-the-aall-price-index.htmlABA Launches Pilot Program: Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals Covers Third, Fifth, and Ninth Circuitstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b59407970b2009-11-20T03:44:00-05:002009-11-20T08:44:00Z2009-11-20T08:44:00ZThe ABA has launched Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals, a pilot program designed to provide reporters, lawyers, educators, and the public with prompt, accurate, unbiased information about newsworthy and legally significant cases pending in and decided by the...Joe HodnickiElectronic ResourceNewsProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/aba-launches-pilot-program-media-alerts-on-federal-courts-of-appeals-covers-third-fifth-and-ninth-ci.htmlOn the Demise of Legislative Instructions from the States to Their Federal Representativestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a69f098f970b2009-11-20T03:38:00-05:002009-11-20T08:38:00Z2009-11-20T08:38:00ZThe practice of state legislatures instructing their federal representatives in Congress, notably state-appointed U.S. Senators, was part of the constitutional culture of the early history of the United States. According to Christopher Terranova in his note, The Constitutional Life of...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/on-the-demise-of-legislative-instructions-from-the-states-to-their-federal-representatives.htmlOpening: Serials & Acquisitions Librarian, Drexel Univ. Legal Research Centertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01287584f2ef970c2009-11-20T03:23:00-05:002009-11-20T08:23:00Z2009-11-20T08:23:00ZThe Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University invites applications for the position of Serials & Acquisitions Librarian. As part of the Collection Services department, this position reports to the Head of Collection Services, and works closely with the...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/opening-serials-acquisitions-librarian-drexel-law.htmlMore Friday fun - "You kids today have it so easy. Back in my day . . . . "tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875bbada8970c2009-11-20T01:30:58-05:002009-11-20T06:55:06Z2009-11-20T06:30:58ZHere's the Gen X version of a generational cliche that's been making the internet rounds. But first, a couple of observations: 1. This will indeed make you feel very old; and 2. it's hard to imagine that some day this...Law Librarianhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/more-friday-fun-you-kids-today-have-it-so-easy-back-in-my-day-.htmlGoogle Announces Chrome OS Detailstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b913a2970b2009-11-19T21:30:07-05:002009-11-20T02:33:06Z2009-11-20T02:30:07ZLost in the immediate announcement of the Google legal materials added to Scholar is today's announcement of the Google Chrome Operating System details. Different reports about the unveiling, if you can call it that, tell us a few things. One...Joe HodnickiNewsWeb/Techhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/google-announces-chrome-os.htmlAt Syracuse, library books aren't ready for the glue factory just yettag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875af6310970c2009-11-19T20:29:00-05:002009-11-20T01:29:00Z2009-11-20T01:29:00ZFacing a shortage of shelf space, administrators at Syracuse University planned to ship 100,000 books per year, for the next 10 years, to an off-site location about 250 miles away from campus. That's until the students and faculty got wind...Law Librarianhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/at-syracuse-library-books-arent-ready-for-the-glue-factory-just-yet.htmlGoogle's To-Do List To Compete With WEXIS in the Online Legal Research Search Markettag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b5abf9970b2009-11-19T07:56:05-05:002009-11-19T15:22:43Z2009-11-19T12:56:05ZIf Google really wants to compete with Westlaw and LexisNexis, the Company's next steps should be (1) to fill the holes in the primary legal resource collections that it indexes; (2) to build an effective, automated legal citator; and (3)...Joe HodnickiElectronic ResourceProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/googles-todo-list-to-compete-with-wexis-in-the-online-legal-research-search-market.htmlAALL/LexisNexis Call for Paperstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a20deb970b2009-11-19T03:48:00-05:002009-11-19T08:48:00Z2009-11-19T08:48:00Z2009 Competition Winners Open Member Division: Joseph A. Custer, "The Truthiness of Thinkable Thoughts versus the Facts of Empirical Research" and Laura N. Gasaway, "A Defense of the Public Domain: A Scholarly Essay" New Members Division: Mikhail Koulikov, "Indexing and...Joe HodnickiEducation & Professional DevelopmentLibrary AssociationsNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/aalllexisnexis-call-for-papers.htmlSnitching: First Comprehensive Analysis of Criminial Informants Publishedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a503df15970b2009-11-19T03:39:00-05:002009-11-19T08:39:00Z2009-11-19T08:39:00ZLoyola Law prof Alexandra Natapoff's Snitching: Criminal Informants and the Erosion of American Justice (NYU Press, November 16, 2009) is the first comprehensive analysis of the use of informants in the criminal justice system, something TV viewers see every night...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/snitching-first-comprehensive-analysis-of-criminial-informants-published.htmlAAUP Lifts Censure of Tulanetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875a7a499970c2009-11-19T03:38:00-05:002009-11-19T08:38:00Z2009-11-19T08:38:00ZInside Higher Ed is reporting that the AAUP "has lifted its censure of Tulane University, following an agreement that Tulane would not cite the move in defending itself in lawsuits from former faculty members. Tulane was censured in 2007 for...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/aaup-lifts-censure-of-tulane.htmlOpening: Head of Information Services, IUPUI Law Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6a233e3970b2009-11-19T03:27:00-05:002009-11-19T08:27:00Z2009-11-19T08:27:00ZThe Head of Information Services, under the supervision of the Associate Director, plans, implements and coordinates circulation and reference services including, document delivery, reserves, collection management, delivery of traditional and electronic reference, a faculty liaison program and training for faculty...Joe HodnickiEmployment Opportuntieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/opening-head-of-information-services-iupui-law-library.htmlSuper Lawyers Rates Law Schoolstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6b11b79970b2009-11-18T15:41:07-05:002009-11-18T20:41:07Z2009-11-18T20:41:07ZYou may have seen the Super Lawyers Magazine at one time or another. Their web site maintains a database of the cream of the crop practicing attorneys. They have come up with an alternative ranking for law schools. They rank...Joe HodnickiLaw Firm News and ViewsResources - Law Blog Directories & Listshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/super-lawyers-rates-law-schools.htmlTesting Google Scholar for Legal Researchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875b2e979970c2009-11-18T13:45:48-05:002009-11-18T18:45:48Z2009-11-18T18:45:48ZThe most amazing thing happened yesterday. Google has added legal research to Google Scholar. The feature is accessible from the main Scholar page as a radio button that limits the search to legal materials. What is even more amazing is...Joe HodnickiCourt OpinionsDigital CollectionsProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/testing-google-scholar-for-legal-research.htmlAnd the IALL 2009 Website Award Goes To . . . tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0120a6afd39e970b2009-11-18T11:19:59-05:002009-11-18T16:19:59Z2009-11-18T16:19:59Zthe Audiovisual Library of International Law (ALIL)! The announcement came last month at IALL's annual course on international law librarianship held in Istanbul, Turkey. See my previous LLB posts for more details about the course and award. Congratulations to ALIL!...LawLibrarian BloggerElectronic ResourceInternational LawLegal ResearchLibrary AssociationsNewsWeb/Techhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/and-the-iall-2009-website-award-goes-to-the-.htmlResearching Court Opinions Using Google Scholar: What Do You Think?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875b13348970c2009-11-18T07:47:26-05:002009-11-18T20:56:34Z2009-11-18T12:47:26ZThe word is out. Full text federal and state court opinions (to 1990?) (see coverage note below) can now be searched on Google Scholar. See the Official Google Blog post. If you take a test drive, I would recommend using...Joe HodnickiLegal ResearchProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/researching-court-opinions-using-google-scholar-what-do-you-think.htmlDiscouraging News from ALA's Public Libraries and the Internet Surveytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef012875a4ace2970c2009-11-18T03:46:00-05:002009-11-18T08:46:00Z2009-11-18T08:46:00ZPublic libraries and the Internet 2008-2009: Issues, Implications, and Challenges by John Carlo Bertot, Paul T. Jaeger, Charles R. McClure, Carla B. Wright and Elise Jensen (First Monday, Nov. 2, 2009) reviews the findings, issues and implications from ALA's 2008...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2009/11/discouraging-news-from-the-2008-public-libraries-and-the-internet-national-survey.html