An e-newsletter of the American Library Association Trenton library plans to close all its branches A potential citywide budget deficit of as much as $28 million has led the Trenton (N.J.) Public Library to develop plans to close all four of its neighborhood branches. Library Director Kimberly Bray announced the…
Articles Posted in Commentary and Opinion
New York: Fiscal Stability, The Mortgage Crisis and the New York Budget
News from Google Alert, September 26, 2008. GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL NEW YORK STATE GRANTS TO … Media Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA “Governor David A. Paterson today announced a total of $3495000 in grants as part of New York’s continuing efforts to address the subprime mortgage crisis. …”…
Perspectives: Why Google Won’t Focus on Business Software
Vembu, Sridhar, “Annother View: Why Google Won’t Focus on Business Software”, Government Computer News. (September 27, 2008). “So what is Google’s plan? It is fairly obvious the company is in it to put Microsoft on the defensive on its home turf, to diminish that company’s offensive capability in the Internet.…
LLAM News September 2008
Law Library Association of Maryland Newsletter http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/llam/publications/llamnewsletter/Llamnews200809%20(2).pdf No password required. Please be patient if the document takes a little while to open.
U.S. Supreme Court Delays Execution of Convicted Georgia Cop Killer Troy Davis
“The U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis less than two hours before he was to be put to death by lethal injection yesterday, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Davis, 39, sits on death row for the 1989, killing of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail.…
What is Your Policy On Cell Phones in the Court House?
QUESTION: What is your policy on cell phones in the courthouse? Are you able to keep them with you? If not, what do you do with them while you are in the courthouse? Can you use them in the courthouse? SOME RESPONSES: “…The New Castle County Courthouse in Delaware bans…
New 2008 Presidential Debates Web Site
The Commission on Presidential Debates has partnered with MySpace to create a new Web site, www.MyDebates.org. This site will become available in the days leading up to the first Presidential debate on September 26. The more questions submitted, the more likely a library question will be asked. This is an…
Support Ohio Draft Reform Bill SB 345 to Help Ohio County Law Libraries
Ohio Draft Reform Bill SB345 Increasingly, county law libraries face new challenges with regards to their funding, space and continued existence in the states with established systems. These challenges were addressed in 2005 with legislation in Ohio to cut back on funds going to county law libraries. Please take a…
Robert Pear Highlights Concerns of Loss of Federal Electronic Government Information*
One of the historic functions of libraries has been preserving and providing access to information in various media. In many ways, digitization of information has positively altered the information landscape. However, with the dynamic nature of such information, vital information preservation issues arise. In a timely September 13, 2008, New…
Justice Made Local: The Future of Town and Village Courts in New York State: A Report by the Special Commission on the Future of New York State Courts
September 2008 A special commission appointed by Hon. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the Courts in the State of New York, has issued a Report: Justice Most Local, The Future of Town and Village Courts in New York State, which recommends a significant consolidation of the “centuries-old” local court…