Kim Walker, an experienced litigation paralegal with the firm of Berger & Montague in Philadelphia, has written a useful article describing software programs that can save paralegal’s time and their organizations money. Reading through Kim’s article I was struck by the thought that an increasing number of law librarians are…
Articles Posted in Library Organization and Planning
Safeguarding Library Collections at the Dawn of the 21st Century
In a recent e-mail Robert Richards, a Law Librarian and Legal Information Consultant from Philadelphia, mentions a recent Associatiion of Research Libraries (ARL) preservation report, “Safeguarding Collections at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Describing Roles & Measuring Contemporary Preservation Activities in ARL Libraries,” http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/safeguarding-collections.pdf .. More details are at…
Employee Web Use: What is OK and What is Not
A White Paper from MessageLabs. Although this white paper was written primarily for IT managers we think it has considerable broader applicability and are therefore posting it here. Summary: Where do you draw the line when it comes to employee Web use? Is it okay to send the occasional personal…
Amazon Has Now Released the Latest Version of It’s Wireless eBook Reader: Kindle DX
Amazon has now released Kindle DX, a larger, more versatile veriion of its wireless Kindle ebook device. The new DX version has a larger display and a screen which rotates from portrait to landscape to view Web pages and spreadsheets, etc. Kindle DX and other wireless ebook reading devices certainly…
Library of Congress Report: Information Technology Strategic Planning
Library of Congress Report: Information Technology Strategic Planning: A Well Developed Framework is Essential to Support the Library’s Current and Future Information Technology (IT) Needs The Library of Congress Office of the Inspector General. Library-Wide Report No. 2008-PA-105 March 2009. “The intent of this review was to access the effectiveness…
In Challenge to Integrated Library System Industry, OCLC Extends WorldCat By Launcing New Library System
BY Philip Y. Blue, Senior Law Librarian New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library In a move that could reshape the library automation landscape, OCLC has expanded WorldCat Locals existing cataloging and discovery tools with new circulation, delivery, and acquisitions features. This new project, which OCLC calls “the first Web-scale,…
Q&A: Serial Volumes Received with Accompanying Flash Drives: How Should Libraries Respond?
At least one publisher appears to be experimenting with issuing flash drives to accompany at least some of the serial volumes they publish. How, or should, libraries process flash drives received in this matter and incorporate them into their collections. Below is a question posed via e-mail by someone actually…
Electronic Court Records Conference: Seattle, Washington
The King County Superior Court Clerk’s Office 2nd Annual Electronic Court Records Program Conference will be held August 4-6,2009 in Seattle, WA. This is a free program. DESCRIPTION: King County Superior Court Clerk’s Office proudly presents ESTABLISHING YOUR OWN ELECTRONIC COURT RECORDS PROGRAM CONFERENCE August 4 – 6, 2009 Seattle,…
Study: People With Untreated Mental Illness May Pose A Greater Threat to the Future of Libraries Than the Internet
Mark Estes, Editorial Director of AALL Spectrum, has forwarded the following Press Release about an important study published in the March/April 2009 issue of American Libraries, the journal of the American Library Association. The study suggests that people with untreated severe mantal illness may pose a greater risk to America’s…
ALA Direct Newsletter
April 8, 2009. ALA Direct is the eNewsletter of the American Library Association. HIGHLIGHTS: Included in this issue is a link which our Senior Law Librarian and ALA member Philip Blue recommends for job seekers: http://joblist.ala.org/index.cfm ALA Connect debuts “ALA is now providing its members a common virtual space to…