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Illegal Sex Discrimination or Permissible Customer Preference? Refusal to Hire and Employ Male Gynecologists:
A Legal Research Guide
“A Wise old Man and a Wise old Woman Reach the Same Conclusion”
“As Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg observed: ‘In working as a lawyer, law teacher, and now judge, I have discerned no distinctive male or female styles of thinking or writing. And I agree with Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Jeanne Coyne, who said, when asked whether women judges decide cases differently because they are women:
“A wise old man and a wise old woman reach the same conclusion”‘.
–Handbook of Justice Research in Law, by Joseph Sanders, V. Lee Hamilton, Springer, 1981, p.311- From Amazon Book Preview Feature.
American Libraries Direct – March 12, 2008
News from ALA and the world of libraries:
New York librarian becomes embedded journalist in Iraq
“Twice in the past two years, librarian Shelby Monroe persuaded the 101st Airborne Division to let her be an embedded war correspondent and blogger. In those articles and accompanying photographs, she tries to capture the ordinary lives of American soldiers and Iraqis. To go to Iraq, she quit three part-time jobs-in the Chappaqua (N.Y.) Library, the Field Library in Peekskill (where she worked as adult services reference librarian), and in the Village Bookstore in Pleasantville….”
Emerging Library Leaders for the 21st Century
The Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science at River Forest, Illinois (near Chicago) has been conducting a series of innovative workshops on this topic, including the following:
March 17, 2008: 4-6pm
“Get a Voice: Why Writing, Blogging and Speaking Out Are Crucial to Advancing Your LIS Career”
Q&A Head of Technical Services in a Law Library, What’s In Your Job Description
QUESTION:
I am interested in finding out the types of assignments that other Heads of Tech Services (or equivalent titles) are responsible for, besides just running the tech services dept. I’m wondering if there is a future for those of us in this position. Is this position part of the hierarchy which may become unnecessary? What ways are you dealing with the transition of tech services depts.? I would appreciate it if you could share your thoughts and possibly your position descriptions with me. I’ve spent a lot of time pondering the future.
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Routledge Library Newsletter
From:
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Welcome to the second issue of the Routledge Library Newsletter!
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Resigns
NEW YORK (AP) – Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced Wednesday that he is resigning, completing a spectacular fall from power for a politician whose once-promising career imploded amid allegations that he paid thousands of dollars for high-end prostitutes.
“I look at my time as governor with a sense of what might have been,” Spitzer said, with his expressionless wife Silda standing at his side. “There is much more to be done, and I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people’s work.”
Spitzer says his resignation is effective Monday. He will be replaced by Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who will become New York’s first black governor.
Tammy Raum’s Internet Research Tips – NY State Administrative Code’s Print and Online Editions Contain Important Variations for Evidence!
Tammy Raum is:
Senior Research Librarian, New York City Law Dept. Library and may be contacted at: tammyraumprof@gmail.com
Research Information for State Administrative Code: NYCRR and Litigation Protocol
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Organizers and Managers of International Prostitution Ring
“more than $1 million in alleged prostitution proceeds laundered through two front accounts.
For additional information click on links below to the Press Release and the Complaint
Windows Vista Virtulization: What You Need to Get Started
BY: Ruest, Danielle and Nelson Ruest. ‘Windows Vista Virtulization: What You Need to Get Started,” Informationweek.com News. (March 10, 2008).
“Running Vista in a virtual machine gives users access to all of the operating system’s features while avoiding hardware and application-compatibility obstacles. Here’s a primer to get you started, with a link to a free, downloadable e-book.”
To see complete article and links referenced, click here.