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Haworth Journal Titles Now on Informaworld

All subscribers to journal titles published by Haworth Press should have received the following e-mail. Although it is only addressed to current subscribers, others may also be interested in this information; we are therefore posting the letter here: Dear subscriber, I am delighted to let you know that from today…

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Gates Foundation Awards Library Internet Grants

“The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded nearly US$7 million to fund a pilot program aimed at helping public libraries in seven states get faster Internet connections, the foundation announced Thursday. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded nearly US$7 million to fund a pilot program aimed at…

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ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. December 23, 2008.

Top Ten Stories of the Week December 23, 2008. Law Firms Is Thacher Proffitt Dissolving Before Christmas? Dec 22, 2008, 11:59 am CST Law Firms 100 Thacher Lawyers Don’t Satisfy Sonnenschein’s Growth Ambitions Dec 22, 2008, 08:51 am CST Criminal Justice Don’t Feed the Inmates: Arrested Lawyer Learns Lesson the…

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Freshman U.S. House Members’ Committee Assignment Preferences

I am grateful to Basil Tilmon of GalleryWatch, Inc. in Washington, D.C. for sending me the following information compiled by Sara Ditta and the CongressNow Staff and am posting it here with his permission. David Badertscher Freshman House Members’ Committee Preferences By: Sara Ditta CongressNow Staff Dec 22, 2008 12:00…

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U.S. News and World Report Names Librarianship as “Best Career” in 2009

Source: AALL: From the Desk of James E. Duggan, December 18, 2008. Some welcome news is today’s tough economy, U.S. News and & World Report last week named librarianship as a “Best Career 2009.” The overview dispels the image of librarians as “mousy bookworms,” reporting that librarians have become “high-tech…

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New York State Archives: E-Mail Policy Guidelines

From: New York State Archives – Region 1 Newsletter, December 2008 The New York State Archives is pleased to announce the release of its email policy development guidelines. These guidelines are intended as a starting point for state agencies and local governments to use for writing policies and procedures that…

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ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter. December 19, 2008.

For week ending December 19, 2008. Top Ten Stories: Law Firms Law Prof Predicts More Big Law Firms Will Collapse in ’09 Dec 16, 2008, 01:15 pm CST Lawyer Pay More Law Firms Likely to Freeze Associate Salaries, Consultants Say Dec 17, 2008, 07:45 am CST Attorney Fees Judge Questions…

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Book Review: Anatomy of a Trial: Public Lessons Learned from The People vs. O. J. Simpson

TITLE: Anatomy of a Trial SUBTITLE: Public Loss, Lessons Learned from The People vs. O.J. Simpson AUTHOR: Jerrianne Hayslett PUBLICATION DATE: December 2008 PUBLISHER: University of Missouri Press PAGE COUNT: 256 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8262-1822-3 PRICE: $29.95 The author was the information officer and media liason for Los Angeles Superior Court…

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Drier, LLP Bankfuptcy Petition (Chapter 11)

Findlaw Featured Document, December 16, 2008. To view the full-text of this document you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw. Alleged Conman/Lawyer’s Firm Files for Bankruptcy DREIER, LLP BANKRUPTCY PETITION (CHAPTER 11) (U.S. Bankruptcy Ct., S.D. N.Y., Dec. 16, 2008) – New York law firm…

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GPO Authentication Initiative: Beta Release of Authenticated Congressional Bills

“GPO’s Authentication initiative focuses on the primary objective of assuring users that the information made available by GPO is official and authentic and that trust relationships exist between all participants in electronic transactions. In furthering GPO’s mission to provide permanent public access to authentic U.S. Government publications, GPO is working…

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