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 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: 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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Criminal Mental Health and Disability Law, Evidence and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges and Criminal Justice Professionals Exaamines in detail the legal relationships that link criminal justice, mental health, and disability discrimination law. Co-sponsored by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law and the ABA Criminal…
March 2009 Issue The Law Library Association of Maryland (LLAM) is a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL): The March 2009 issue of LLAM News is available for viewing at: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/llam/publications/llamnewsletter/Llamnews200903.pdf No password required. Please be patient if the document takes a little while to open. Sara…