Criminal Law Library Blog

January 16, 2008

Lessons from the Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill: The Gold Mouse Report

The information below is from the Press Release announcing the Report, followed by a link to the complete Report:

Washington, D.C. – A new report from the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) on congressional Web sites says the overall quality “continues to be disappointing,” with more than 40% of congressional Web sites earning a substandard or failing grade. The report also contains recognition and praise for the best Web sites on Capitol Hill with the announcement of the winners of the 2007 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Mouse Awards.

“The good news is that 19 more offices won awards in 2007 than did in 2006, including 16 freshmen Members. The bad news is that there were 20 more D’s and F’s,” said Beverly Bell, Executive Director of CMF, a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded 30 years ago to promote a more effective Congress. “We were glad to see good sites getting better, but discouraged to see the bad getting worse.”

January 15, 2008

The 2008 Equal Justice Conference: Balancing Challenges and Opportunities

by David Badertscher

“The Equal Justice Conference brings together all components of the legal community to discuss equal justice issues as they relate to the delivery of legal services to the poor and low-income individuals in need of legal assistance. The emphasis of this Conference is on strengthening partnerships among the key players in the civil justice system. Through plenary sessions, workshops, networking opportunities and special programming, the Conference provides a wide range of learning and sharing experiences for all attendees.”

“Pro bono and legal services program staff, judges, corporate counsel, court administrators, private lawyers, paralegals, and many others attend this event. The title and theme of the 2008 Equal Justice Conference is: Pursuing Justice: Balancing Challenges and Opportunities. The main Conference will celebrate the ongoing collaboration between pro bono and legal services; explore additional partnerships that must be created, the resources that must be tapped, and the new issues facing clients.”

For more information see the Conference website at http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/ejc/

January 15, 2008

Homeland Security: The Real ID Final Rules Are Out

by David Badertscher

SUMMARY:

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of the Secretary

January 14, 2008

December 2007 Content Release of HeinOnline

by David Badertscher

December 2007 Content Release

The December 2007 content release added 1.4 million pages of legal information to our collections, bringing the total number of pages in HeinOnline to more than 33 million. Below are descriptions of the more prominent content that was released.

Law Journal Library

January 10, 2008

New York Supreme Court Appellate Division 4th: New Titles

by David Badertscher

To see the January 2008 list of new titles acquired ny the State of New York Appellate Division Library 4th Department click on the link below:

List of New Titles January 2008

January 10, 2008

Wisconsin State Law Library Newsletter – January 2008

by David Badertscher

The January issue of WSLL @ Your Service has been published at http://wsll.state.wi.us/newsletter/0801.html In this issue:

* State Law Library Catalog Debuts New Look, New Features * Using the New “Preferred Search” Feature of the Catalog * Got Milk? How About a Library Card?
* This Just In… “New Titles” Lists * WSLL, MLRC & DCLRC Exhibit at Solo/Small Firm Conference * Learn @ the Law Library: Upcoming Classes * Odds ‘n’ Endings: January Notables

January 10, 2008

Recent Publication Announcements Received

by David Badertscher

The following are some of the recent publication announcements received by the New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library:

ABA PUBLISHING

Leadership for Lawyers, Second Edition

January 10, 2008

Final Report: Library of Congress Working Group on Bibliographic Control

by David Badertscher

This posting includes the Executive Summary followed by a link to the full text of the Final Report:

“The Working Group hopes that this Report is viewed as a ‘call to action’ that informs and broadens participation in discussion and debate, conveys a sense of urgency, stimulates collaboration, and catalyzes thoughtful and deliberate action. We anticipate broad discussion of the Report’s recommendations and their implications, and look forward to the development of specific implementation plans, research agendas, and educational programs.”

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In November 2006, Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services at the Library of Congress, convened a Working Group to examine the future of bibliographic control in the 21st century. The formal charge to the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control was to:

January 9, 2008

Q&A: Blog Policy

by David Badertscher

QUESTION:

If anyone has a blog policy they wish to share, we would appreciate it.

Thanks.

January 4, 2008

News from American Libraries Direct

by David Badertscher

Here are some highlights from the January 3, 2008 issue of American LibrariesDirect.

National Film Registry selections for 2007 Librarian of Congress James H. Billington on December 27 named 25 motion pictures-classics from every era of American filmmaking-to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, including Bullitt, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Grand Hotel, Oklahoma!, and 12 Angry Men. The selections were made as part of a program aimed at preserving the nation’s movie heritage. This year’s selections bring to 475 the number of motion pictures in the registry….

Library of Congress, Dec. 27