OCTOBER EVENTS: Oct. 3 Corporate Representation After DOJ’s McNulty Memo, Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast Oct. 8 International Criminal Investigations, San Francisco, CA Oct. 10 Reflections on the Trial of Joseph P. Nacchio, Denver, CO Oct. 12 Criminal Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, Washington, DC Oct. 17 State False Claims…
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News from American Libraries September 27, 2007
Protecting library patron confidentiality: Best practices (PDF file) Trina J. Magi writes: “Now that libraries have greater-than-ever potential for collecting and storing many types of personal data, often in digital form, librarians must be increasingly vigilant in guarding the public trust. Fortunately, the library literature offers many concrete actions librarians…
Emerging Library Leaders in the 21St Century – Seminar Series
The following is a list of seminars and lectures sponsored by Dominican University Graduate School of Library Science, River Forest, IL. A Season of Engagement Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science Welcome’s Library Leaders this Fall • Monday, October 8, 2007, 4 pm Emerging Library Leaders for…
Domestic Violence and Youth at Risk
Each quarterly issue of the Judges Journal , the official publication of the Judicial Division, American Bar Association, emphasizes a particular theme of interest and concern to the judiciary. The Summer 2007 issue, Volume 46 Number 3 is devoted primarily to matters related to domestic violence and youth at risk.…
Expanding Digital Universe: A Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2010
EMC Corporation has sponsored a very ambitious, groundbreaking study that attempts for the first time to measure and forecast the amounts and types of digital information created and copied throughout the world, and whether it is generated by indivuals or buisnesses. The findings of this study could have significant implications…
Recent ABA Publications September 2007
America’s Constitution: A Biography In America’s Constitution: A Biography, one of this era’s most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the world’s great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally controversial, this “biography” of America’s framing document explains not only what the…
“Sarah’s Love” : A Lawyer-Librarian’s Novel
The New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library has acquired many friends over the years: lawyers, librarians and other talented people who have helped us grow. Among their number is one William Stock, attorney and librarian, who did volunteer work here some years ago and still keeps in close touch.…
New Book: Sex Based Harassment: Workplace Policies for the Legal Profession
Published by the American Bar Association Product Code: 4920039 Publication Date: July 2007 ISBN: 978-1-59031-871-3 Page Count: 50 Trim Size: 6 x 9 Paperback About the Book: “Sexual harassment remains a prevalent issue in the legal profession. Such harassment has serious implications for lawyers and legal employers, resulting in emotional,…
Law, The Brain and DSM
David Badertscher Usually four times a year I make a presentation to Psychiatric Fellows associated with our forensic psychiatric clinic. In these presentations I discuss updated reference sources including databases, and review with them various searching and other techniques useful in their research. When preparing for an upcoming session I…
Internet Society: Second Annual OneWebDay Global Event
The Second Annual OneWebDay Global event of The Internet Society (ISOC) is being held this year in Israel. Here are some details: The second annual OneWebDay global event will be celebrated in Israel on Monday, October 22, 2007, and during the following week. Internet organizations from around the world and…