May 2008 Product Media List Price Gillespie Michigan Criminal Law and Procedure: Search and Seizure, 2008 ed. – NEW Analyzes Michigan search and seizure law in light of the Fourth Amendment. $132.00 Gillespie Michigan Criminal Law and Procedure with Forms: Practice Deskbook, 2008 ed. – NEW Quickly locate pertinent Michigan…
Articles Posted in Library Organization and Planning
Recent Publications Announced by William S. Hein and Co. May 2008
REFLECTIONS OF A LAWYER’S SOUL The Institutional Experience of Professionalism at Thomas M. Cooley Law School Edited by Amy Timmer & Nelson Miller “Professionalism is, as the title suggests, a reflection of the lawyer’s soul. It suggests a self-reflective and transformative way of examining and shaping the professional identity, consciousness,…
Directory of European Union Information Sources
Published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group: The Directory of EU Information Sources “This is a new seventeenth edition of The Directory of EU Information Sources. It brings together a broad range of information sources, comprising not only the various constituent institutions of the European Union, their personnel, publications, information…
Recent ABA Book Publishing Announcements May 2008
Never Enough: One Lawyer’s True Story of How He Gambled His Career Away By Michael J. Burke “I heartily recommend this book for every lawyer in America and to anyone whose life is being sadly touched by a loved one undergoing an addiction of any kind.” –John W. Reiser, President,…
Report: 2008 Internet Security Trends
“For a time, security controls designed to manage spam, viruses, and malware were working. Loud, high-impact attacks abated. But, as a result of this success, the threats they protected against were forced to change. In 2007, many of these threats underwent significant adaptation. Malware went stealth, and the sophistication increased.”…
Harvard Law School Faculty Approves Open Access Policy for Scholarly Publications
The May 13, 2008 issue of the Library Journal Academic Newswire reports that Harvard University Law School (HLS) has adopted an open access policy for making its scholarly publications available online. Quoting from the Academic Newswire report: “The Harvard University Law School (HLS) faculty last week followed the lead of…
AALL State-by-State Survey and Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources
An Introduction* David Badertscher How trustworthy are state-level primary legal resources on the Web? The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) published the State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources (Authentication Report) that answers this very important and timely question. The comprehensive report examines and draws conclusions from the…
Take the Lead: AALL Leadership Academy
Take the Lead: AALL Leadership Academy October 3-4, 2008 Hyatt Lodge 2815 Jorie Blvd Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 REGISTER ONLINE NOW! Registration Deadline: June 30, 2008 Law librarians in the early stages of their careers can get ahead in the profession by attending the first AALL Leadership Academy, October 3-4,…
Web Based Services at the New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library, New York County*
by: David Badertscher For those who have not visited us, the New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library of New York County (sometimes referred to as the New York Criminal Law Library) is located in lower Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bridge, City Hall, and State and Federal courthouses. Like other…
Results of Survey: Library Use of E-Books
Primary Research Group has published Library Use of E-books, 2008-09 Edition, (isbn 1-57440-101-7) and would like to share some of the results. * Data in the report is based on a survey of 75 academic, public and special libraries.. Librarians detail their plans on how they plan to develop their…