The folowing is from an American Law Institute Press Release: (Philadelphia) – “It is a great pleasure to welcome these distinguished and influential individuals to The American Law Institute,” said ALI President Michael Traynor. “Members are elected through a highly selective process that recognizes people for their significant professional achievements…
It seems everywhere we turn when it comes to information technology the topic sooner or later always turns to computer security. As mentioned below in this Review published on November 7, 2007 by InformationWeek, Norton and McAfee still dominate this field. The Review as posted consists of a major part…
Street Legal: A Guide to Pre-trial Criminal Procedure for Police, Prosecutors, and Defenders This book provides specific guidance on pre-trial criminal procedure of all sorts, and explains in understandable terms “what you can do and what you cannot do” under 4th Amendment search and seizure law. From traffic checkpoints and…
Alliance Enhances Understanding and Management of Key Compliance and Legal Issues PHILADELPHIA, PA and PLAINSBORO, NJ, October 29, 2007. The American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) and SAI Global have formed a strategic business alliance in a bid to help tens-of-thousands of business and legal professionals manage their legal and…
From Jim Garnet, Law Librarian U.S. Department of Justice National Place Library, November 2, 2007. I’ve seen this posted a couple of other places, but I don’t think it’s been on the LLAM listserv. I think the MP3 (audio) files are available for all of the programs, and the Powerpoints…
The Supreme Court may have its own police force, its own museum curator, and even its own basketball court, but unlike the courts of yore it has no Jester. As a result, the responsibility of delivering humor within the hallowed halls of One First Street falls squarely on the backs…
From an e:mail sent by Guy St. Clair. President and Consultation Specialist for Knowledge Services at SMR International: Legal Division members will be interested in reading about Lois Ireland, who is the subject of the current SMR International e-Profile. Ireland, Manager of the Corporate Information Resource Center (CIRC) at Freddie…
The following are new articles and papers included in LLRX.com for October 2007: **Cultural Challenges in Cross Border Mediation http://www.llrx.com/features/crossbordermediation.htm Vikrant Singh Negi discusses how the role of cultural differences are crucial in cross border mediation. Although an individual’s nationality does not necessarily determine the attitudes and behavior brought to…
Source: LJExpress, Libraryjournal.com, October 30, 2007. By Norman Oder — Library Journal, 11/1/2007 Don Borchert, a library assistant 1 and 12-year employee of the Torrance Public Library, CA, has written a memoir of his library life, Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library, coming November 13…
Source: LJXpress, October 30, 2007. by Michael Rogers — Library Journal, 10/30/2007 6:52:00 AM OCLC October 22 announced that it and the European OCLC PICA division have merged into a single “global organization” under the OCLC brand. OCLC said that by “bringing together all offices under one name and identity,…