News from Organizations

April 17, 2008

How Do You Reach Today’s Jurors?

“Juries have changed in more ways than you realize. And with it, the old litigation tactics have to change, too. How you think, what you plan, what you will say, and how you will say it need to be revisited and rethought in light of the changing demographics. Reaching today’s juror means everything from getting and keeping their attention, to homing in on and finding ways to speak to their different belief systems and passions to recognizing the impact of technology on our lives. How can you actively involve the jury in pursuing the information you are giving them?”

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__________________________ Source: “How Do You Reach Today’s Juries?,” ABA Inside Practice.(April 2008).

April 17, 2008

CLLB Information Security Newsletter. April 2008 Volume 1, Issue 3.

by David Badertscher

April 2008 Volume 1, Issue 3

From the Desk of David Badertscher

SOCIAL ENGINEERING: ARE YOU AT RISK?

April 17, 2008

Conference: Ninth Annual South African Online Information Meeting

by David Badertscher

The Organisation of South African Law Libraries (OSALL) is one of the sponssors and will be participating in this Conference:

NINTH Southern African Online Information Meeting

Tuesday 3rd of June to Thursday 5th of June 2008 CSIR Conference Centre

April 17, 2008

WordPerfect Meets PDF, Falls in Love

by David Badertscher

The following is from TechnoLawyer Newswire,- http://www.technolawyer.com/tlnewswire.asp April 16, 2008:

Traditionally, the software industry presented law firms with a dilemma – single-task best-of-breed programs or easier to manage but lower quality all-in-one programs. And then came the suite, which offers best-in-class programs designed to work together.

Corel’s new suite, Corel WordPerfect Office X4, seeks to take the suite where it has never ventured before with new features and programs that eliminate the need to purchase standalone programs from other companies.

April 16, 2008

California Prison Reform: Inmates, It and Health Care

by David Badertscher

California Prison Reform: Inmates, IT and Health Care

Inside California prisons, substandard medical care kills one inmate every six days-treatment which, according to federal courts, amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. IT is part of the court-ordered prescription to ensure doctors do no more harm. But prisons systems are antiquated or non-existent, and IT leaders have struggled to deploy new technology that could help.

Can Technology Fix California Prison Health Care?

April 16, 2008

ABAJournal.Com Needs Your Help

by David Badertscher

We are passing on the following message just recieved from the ABA Journal.

The ABA Journal has been nominated for the Internet’s most prestigious honor. And we need your help to win.

ABAJournal.com is one of five nominees for a Webby Award in the Law category. Described by the New York Times as the “Oscars of the Internet,” the Webby Awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, and received almost 10,000 entries this year. ABAJournal.com features a legal newswire updated with 25 to 50 fresh stories throughout every business day, a directory of more than 1,800 blogs written by lawyers, and archives of the magazine stretching back to 2004.

April 14, 2008

National Library Week

by David Badertscher

National Library Week is being observed April 13-19, 2008 with the theme, “join the circle of knowledge @ your library.”

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries – school, public, academic and special – participate.

National Library Week affords a wonderful opportunity for librarians and non-librarians to both promote and reflect on the importance of libraries to our society. Here are some examples of various groups are observing National Library Week:

April 10, 2008

Kaye v. Silver : Chief Judge of the State of New York Sues for Increase in Judicial Pay for all State Judges

by David Badertscher

N.Y.’s Top Judge Sues Over Judicial Pay

KAYE V. SILVER

“N.Y. Supreme Court, N.Y. County, April 10, 2008) – Chief Court of Appeals Judge Judith Kaye sued New York officials for an increase in judicial pay for all state judges, arguing that, “while New York judicial salaries have declined 27 percent in real terms since 1999,” every other state employee has gotten ‘ cumulative increases of more than 24 percent’.”.