“GPO’s Authentication initiative focuses on the primary objective of assuring users that the information made available by GPO is official and authentic and that trust relationships exist between all participants in electronic transactions. In furthering GPO’s mission to provide permanent public access to authentic U.S. Government publications, GPO is working…
QUESTION: What are libraries with existing Thomson West Library Maintenance Agreements (LMAs) planning to do when those Agreements come up for renewal? Responses, arranged by type of library are quite varied. All names have been removed to protect privacy but we are especially grateful to the person who both submitted…
BY: Emmy Gordon Case Manager National Pardon Center of Canada Many fantastic careers await today’s law students upon graduation. There are the typical directions down the criminal justice road that many will take such as working as a public defender, a pardon attorney, a probation officer, or working in an…
An e-Newsletter of the American Library Association. December 10, 2008 Libraries nix dissed Christmas displays In separate incidents, the holiday-spirit sensibilities of library patrons have trumped tradition at the Oberlin (Ohio) Public Library and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: The first library heeded public comment by removing…
Week ending December 5, 2008 Top Ten Stories Law Firms Reed Smith Cuts 115 Support Staff, 11 Associates Dec 3, 2008, 05:19 pm CST Criminal Justice Reports: Murdered NYC Lawyer Victim of Jealous Stalker Dec 4, 2008, 10:34 am CST Careers Law Grad with LLM Lands Just One Job Interview…
The following are among the financial planning documents which have been submitted to the U.S. Congress by automakers Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors as requested: FORD: Ford Motor Company Business Plan as Submitted to the Senate Banking Committee on December 2, 2008 Ford Motor Company Business Plan Appendix as Submitted…
A Report by the Atlantic Legal Foundation. October 2008 From the Report: This report regarding the impact of the current level of compensation of the New York Judiciary on the State’s economy and business community is respectfully submitted by the Atlantic Legal Foundation. Introduction The Atlantic Legal Foundation is concerned…
November 21, 2008 Top Ten Stories: Law Firms DLA Piper Asks 275 Non-Equity Partners to Ante Up, Goes to 1-Tier Structure Nov 19, 2008, 05:15 pm CST Judiciary Discipline Body Removes Judge Halverson, Citing ‘Bizarre’ Staff Treatment Nov 18, 2008, 07:03 am CST Law Schools Author Blames Yale and ‘Having…
The Federal Register has announced the launch of a new Electronic Public Information Desk to Provide free public access to public documents.* To view these documents, go to www.federalregister.gov (link opens in a new window). See “View Documents on Public Inspection” (link opens in a new window) on the left…
“About 450 librarians and library supporters rallied against budget cuts at the New York State Capitol in Albany November 18. Gov. David Paterson has proposed $20 million in cuts to libraries, which the New York Library Association says will reduce library aid for the state’s 73 library systems to a…