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 LawLibrarianBloghttp://feedburner.google.com Naming Rights for Law School Bathrooms tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e696ed3a970c 2012-02-10T05:41:00-05:00 2012-02-10T10:41:00Z 2012-02-10T10:41:00Z Just one question, can female alums buy naming rights to men's room? Male alums for women's bathrooms? OK, I know, that was two questions. Check out Elie Mystal's True Story: Harvard Law Sells Naming Rights to Its New Bathrooms, and... Joe Hodnicki Law School News & Views http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/for-sale-naming-rights-to-law-school-bathrooms.html Friday Fun: The Anonymous Librarian has a bad day. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016761cba6fb970b 2012-02-10T03:53:00-05:00 2012-02-10T08:53:00Z 2012-02-10T08:53:00Z And takes it via "Xtranormal [which] allows me to express my frustration and make some of my coworkers laugh since they are experiencing the same type of student issues." Quoting from Xtranormal keeps me happy on RIPS Law Librarian Blog.... Joe Hodnicki Friday Fun http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/friday-fun-the-anonymous-librarian-has-a-bad-day.html Opening: Director of the Law Library, UDC tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6bc4b80970c 2012-02-10T03:25:00-05:00 2012-02-10T08:25:00Z 2012-02-10T08:25:00Z The University of the District of Columbia Office of Human Resources has posted the position of Director of the Law Library, David A. Clarke School of Law, Charles N. & Hilda H. M. Mason law Library. The position is open... Joe Hodnicki Employment Opportunties http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/opening-director-of-the-law-library-udc.html Jury Overturns Patents Claiming Web Interactivity tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016762104767970b 2012-02-09T20:19:14-05:00 2012-02-10T01:19:14Z 2012-02-10T01:19:14Z Good news out of Texas today. A Texas jury has ruled that patents owned by Eolas that claim invention for interactivity on the Internet are invalid. Eolas claimed that Michael Doyle invented and patented the interactive web when he created... Joe Hodnicki Court Opinions http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/jury-overturns-patents-claiming-web-interactivity.html Hospital PA System: "Lithium is no longer available on credit" or Thomson Reuters reports 2011 year-end earnings this morning tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6aca197970c 2012-02-09T03:55:00-05:00 2012-02-09T19:17:44Z 2012-02-09T08:55:00Z Having no functional short-term memory, this truly is an FYI-to-me post (well, some readers might also be interested, too). Thomson Reuters' full-year and Q4 2011 earnings announcement, conference call and webcast will commence at 8:30 AM this morning. Jump-to live... Joe Hodnicki Current Affairs Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/thomson-reuters-reports-2011-earnings-today.html Opening: Director of Library Services and Training, Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016761bb61da970b 2012-02-09T03:22:00-05:00 2012-02-09T08:22:00Z 2012-02-09T08:22:00Z The Director of Library Services and Training provides overall management of the Library in Las Vegas and Reno. The Director provides research and reference services to attorneys and staff in legal and non-legal fields using Westlaw, Lexis, PACER, Dun &... Joe Hodnicki Employment Opportunties http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/opening-director-of-library-services-and-training-lionel-sawyer-collins-las-vegas-.html The Web Owns You, And Not The Other Way Around tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016761fc69a9970b 2012-02-08T13:59:25-05:00 2012-02-08T18:59:56Z 2012-02-08T18:59:25Z I want to recommend an article from The Atlantic web site, an excerpt from a book on digital advertising by Joseph Turow. He is a professor at the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania. Here are the... Joe Hodnicki Books Current Affairs Web/Tech http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/the-web-owns-you-and-not-the-other-way-around.html Thomson Reuters' OnePass-YourAss Scheme, Part Two: "There are times when verbal ingenuity is not enough." tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016761c0bc67970b 2012-02-08T03:55:00-05:00 2012-02-08T14:51:50Z 2012-02-08T08:55:00Z Just because some OnePass account holder gets a pop up in WestMart's eCommerce online purchasing system which says in effect "I am authorized to make this purchase" doesn't cut it when Thomson Reuters has made absolutely no attempt to verify... Joe Hodnicki Administration Collection Development Information Technology Library Associations Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/thomson-reuters-onepass-yourass-scheme-part-two-there-are-times-when-verbal-ingenuity-is-not-enough.html Reminder: CALI's Free Topics in Digital Law Practice Online Course Starts Feb. 10 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e659b6cf970c 2012-02-08T03:37:00-05:00 2012-02-08T08:37:00Z 2012-02-08T08:37:00Z Topics in Digital Law Practice is "designed to provide an overview of the changes that are occurring in the practice of law today, especially with respect to technology. It will introduce law students for real-world situations that they will encounter... Joe Hodnicki Education & Professional Development http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/reminder-calis-free-online-topics-in-digital-law-practice-course-starts-feb-10.html Opening: Reference/Special Collections Librarian, Fordham Law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016300c5c60c970d 2012-02-08T03:26:00-05:00 2012-02-08T08:26:00Z 2012-02-08T08:26:00Z RESPONSIBILITIES: • Provides extensive general reference assistance to law students, faculty and administrators at the reference desk • Identifies needs, sets priorities, and provides direction regarding the preservation, conservation, and digitization of the special collections as a member of the... Joe Hodnicki Employment Opportunties http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/opening-referencespecial-collections-librarian-fordham-law.html Ninth Circuit Rules In Proposition 8 Case tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016761ea1a10970b 2012-02-07T15:16:27-05:00 2012-02-07T20:16:27Z 2012-02-07T20:16:27Z The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today affirming the District Court’s decision to strike down the amendment to the California Constitution that took away the right to marry from same-sex partners. Stating the decision that way is in line... Joe Hodnicki Court Opinions http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/ninth-circuit-rules-in-proposition-8-case.html Thomson Reuters' OnePass-YourAss Scheme, Part One: The sign on the wall says "Progress over [Software] Protocol" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6c1246e970c 2012-02-07T03:55:00-05:00 2012-02-07T20:48:59Z 2012-02-07T08:55:00Z 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... Joe Hodnicki Administration Collection Development Library Associations Products & Services Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/thomson-reuters-onepass-yourass-scheme-part-one-the-sign-on-the-wall-says-progress-over-software-pro.html ABA House of Delegates Vote in Favor of Supporting the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6d87283970c 2012-02-07T03:36:00-05:00 2012-02-07T08:36:00Z 2012-02-07T08:36:00Z Resolution 102B, supporting UELMA, was approved by a voice vote, "though a significant number of delegates voted nay," reported Debra Cassens Weiss in the ABAJ News. Did the youngsters shout down the oldsters? Well at least it passed. As the... Joe Hodnicki Electronic Resource Information Technology News http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/aba-house-of-delegates-vote-to-support-the-uniform-electronic-legal-material-act.html Opening: Executive Law Librarian, Univ. of Iowa tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6bc14de970c 2012-02-07T03:25:00-05:00 2012-02-07T08:25:00Z 2012-02-07T08:25:00Z 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... Joe Hodnicki Employment Opportunties http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/opening-executive-law-librarian-univ-of-iowa.html Consumer Advocacy by a Library Association: ALA asserts at Midwinter and in meetings with publishers "you need to deal with libraries and you need to do it as soon as possible" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6ce6875970c 2012-02-06T09:09:00-05:00 2012-02-07T00:26:56Z 2012-02-06T14:09:00Z Recently several elected ALA officers plus an association official and a task force chair met face-to-face with senior executives of Penguin, Macmillan, Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Perseus in New York City. At issue was publisher policies and practices... Joe Hodnicki Library Associations Meetings News Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/consumer-advocacy-by-a-library-association-ala-asserts.html The Value of Law Libraries and the Wise Latina tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016300d2e838970d 2012-02-06T06:00:00-05:00 2012-02-06T11:14:13Z 2012-02-06T11:00:00Z 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... Law Librarian Academic Law Libraries Administration http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/the-value-of-law-libraries-and-the-wise-latina.html An Idiot Proof Guide to Creating eBooks tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6c2b215970c 2012-02-06T03:40:00-05:00 2012-02-06T11:17:40Z 2012-02-06T08:40:00Z Wait, well, I shouldn't really call it idiot-proofed because this idiot ran out of time last weekend to confirm that. However, thanks to CALI Director of Content Development Sarah Glassmeyer's eBook Publishing for Dummies post, I can reality check that... Joe Hodnicki Electronic Resource Information Technology Publishing Industry http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/an-idiot-proof-guide-to-creating-ebooks.html Reminder: Contributions to the 20th Annual RIPS-SIS Teach-In Kit Due Friday, Feb.10th tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6bbdea6970c 2012-02-06T03:36:00-05:00 2012-02-06T08:36:00Z 2012-02-06T08:36:00Z Want to help promote law libraries and enhance legal research instruction? AALL's Research Instruction and Patron Services-SIS publishes its popular Teach-In Resource Kit online in conjunction with National Library Week each April. The deadline for submiting contributions for this year's... Joe Hodnicki Legal Research Instruction Library Associations http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/reminder-contributions-to-the-20th-annual-rips-sis-teach-in-kit-due-friday-feb10th.html Opening: Head of Reference, Georgetown Univ. Law Library tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016761bb33f5970b 2012-02-06T03:25:00-05:00 2012-02-06T08:25:00Z 2012-02-06T08:25:00Z The Head of Reference manages all aspects of the library's reference department to ensure that the library provides high-quality professional research and information services to Law Center faculty, staff, students, and other patrons. Reference programs include, among other duties, both... Joe Hodnicki Employment Opportunties http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/opening-head-of-reference-georgetown-univ-law-library.html Browsing On A Sunday: Porn In Libraries, Librarians In Porn, Cultural Archives, And Affirmations Of Piracy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6c1f743970c 2012-02-05T16:11:45-05:00 2012-02-05T21:18:12Z 2012-02-05T21:11:45Z The issue of porn on public library computers is back in the news thanks to an incident at the Lake City Public Library in Washington State. A mother with her two children observed a man watching hard core porn there... Joe Hodnicki Current Affairs Digital Collections Government & Public Law Libraries Music News http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2012/02/browsing-on-a-sunday-porn-in-libraries-librarians-in-porn-cultural-archives-and-affirmations-of-pira.html