The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), the New York State reference and research library resource system serving New York City and its metropolitan area, has just released its Strategic Plan 2009-2014. This stragetic plan which was developed through a broad consultative and inclusive process (including input from law libraries),…
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New Books: New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth Department Library
The following link leads to the Spring 2009 list of new books that can be found on the new book shelf of the New York Appellate Division Fourth Department Library: http://www.nycourts.gov/library/ad4/datas/newbklst.pdf
The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship: A Symposium in Honor of Bob Oakley
The Future of Today’s Legal Scholarship: A Symposium in Honor of Bob Oakley July 25, 2009 Georgetown University Law Center Georgetown Law Library About The Future of Today’s Scholarship: A Symposium in Honor of Bob Oakley The time to debate the role of blogs in legal scholarship has passed. As…
Court Law Library Online (CeLLO)
The New York Appellate Division Fourth Department Law Library has just announced in the Spring 2009 issue of their Law Library Newsletter rolling the introduction of a new online catalog. It will be rolled out during the month of March. The move to a new system was prompted by the…
Internet Poised For Significant Changes in 2009 Says Dr. Vint Cerf
The Internet in 2009 is undergoing the most significant set of changes of its entire history, ccording to one of the men who helped create it, Dr. Vint Cerf. At the official opening of the Internet Society’s (ISOC) new offices in Geneva, on 26 February, Dr Cerf explained that technical…
Ribert Richards Updates Legal Information Systems & Legal Informatics Resources
Legal Information Systems & Legal Informatics Resources, http://home.comcast.net/~richards1000/LegalInformationSystemsBibliography.htm , has been updated with new content. This site aggregates resources of interest to those conducting research on legal information systems. Materials listed include the following: • Articles, Preprints, Journals, Blogs, and Indexes • Conferences and Conference Proceedings • Dissertations & Theses…
2008 Annual Report: Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, New York State Assembly
The following is from the Introduction to the 2008 Annual Report: Committee on Libraries and Education Technology, New York State Assembly.* A link to the entire Report follows. I. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION The Libraries and Education Technology Committee was created in 1997 under the leadership of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. The…
Preserving the American Historical Record Act (PAHR)
FROM: News from the [New York] State Archives, Region 1, No. 1-2/2009. Preserving the American Historical Record Act (PAHR): The Act will authorize grants to support the essential evidence of American government and society held by state and local governments, historical societies, and libraries. Status: On May 15, 2008, the…
Recent Comments on Google and the Future of the Book
Sometimes it seems as though Google has become ubiquitous in the world of searching and may want to repeat its act in the world of books. While thinking about this, two articles, one forthcoming and one published Febrary 1 have come to our attention> The forthoming article Google and the…
Seeking a Consultant to Assess a Law School Library’s Collection and to Develop an Acquisition Strategy
Charlotte School of Law would like to assess its library collection and subsequently develop an acquisition strategy. At this initial stage, we’re seeking qualified consultants who can respond to a more detailed RFP after signing a confidentiality agreement. Objective Our objective is to assess the library collection and to develop…