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432491http://www.feedburner.comThe Looming Crisis: Displacement and Security in Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:post-542255382008-08-30T03:42:00-04:002008-08-30T07:42:00Z2008-08-30T07:42:00ZThe vast majority of debate on the Iraq war tends to center around U.S. troop reduction and withdraw. Lost in the discussion “are millions of displaced Iraqi women, children, and men” according to a new report from the Brookings Institution....Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/the-looming-cri.html2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemictag:typepad.com,2003:post-538343322008-08-30T03:33:00-04:002008-08-30T07:34:55Z2008-08-30T07:33:00ZFrom the press release: "According to new data in the UNAIDS 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic there have been significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in a number of heavily affected countries. In Rwanda and Zimbabwe, changes...Joe HodnickiInternational LawLegal Researchhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/2008-report-on.htmlThe Colbert Bump in Campaign Donationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-542257562008-08-29T15:59:00-04:002008-08-29T20:00:38Z2008-08-29T19:59:00ZFor some time now, Stephen Colbert, host of the Colbert Report, has touted the fact that candidates who appear on his show receive a significant bump in campaign donations afterwards. James H. Fowler (University of California) examines this recent phenomenon...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/the-colbert-bum.htmlWhat Happened to Our County Law Library?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-547543402008-08-29T12:59:00-04:002008-08-29T16:59:34Z2008-08-29T16:59:00ZNeither Snyder County (Penn.) Commissioner Joe Kantz nor fellow Commissioner Malcolm Derk know who decided to toss the Synder County's law library collection into a dumpster last October but they're upset with the cost of going digital. How much? $10,000...Joe HodnickiState, County & Bar Librarieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/what-happened-t.htmlFriday Fun: Welcome Back 3Ls, Time to Start Your Job Searchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-508726582008-08-29T03:55:00-04:002008-08-29T07:55:30Z2008-08-29T07:55:00ZWorried about applying for your first job out of law school? This 1996 Columbia Law Revue video clip shows you what to do to ace your interviews and get the job you want. On a serious note, check out the...Joe HodnickiFriday Funhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/friday-fun-welc.htmlJustia's Lawyer Directorytag:typepad.com,2003:post-545044282008-08-29T03:47:00-04:002008-08-29T07:47:48Z2008-08-29T07:47:00ZIt's "pre-beta" which means, I guess, post-alpha. Listings by state, metro area, and practice area. Check out Justia's Law Directory. A Martindale-buster? Probably not but it's good to have choices. [JH]Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/justias-lawyer.htmlLC, Partners Will Preserve Bush Administration Web Sitestag:typepad.com,2003:post-544742462008-08-29T03:45:00-04:002008-08-29T07:45:31Z2008-08-29T07:45:00ZIn an effort to preserve Executive materials on the Web, the Library of Congress along with the California Digital Library, the University of North Texas Libraries, the Internet Archive and the U.S. Government Printing Office announced a collaborative project to...Joe HodnickiDigital Collectionshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/lc-partners-wil.htmlGoogle: An Intersection of Business and Technologytag:typepad.com,2003:post-538309302008-08-29T03:35:00-04:002008-08-29T07:35:33Z2008-08-29T07:35:00ZGoogle: An Intersection of Business and Technology is the symposium issue published in the Maryland Journal of Business & Technology Law (2008). For some Labor Day holiday weekend reading, check out: Google and Fair Use, Jonathan Band Information Policy for...Joe HodnickiScholarshiphttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/google-an-inter.htmlLC Summaries of Democratic and Republican Nominating Conventionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-548097162008-08-29T03:34:00-04:002008-08-29T07:34:59Z2008-08-29T07:34:00ZThe Humanities and Social Sciences division at the Library of Congress is providing brief summaries of the Democratic and Republican national conventions dating back to 1832 and 1856, respectively. [JH]Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/lc-summaries-of.htmlTraci Bryant, a.k.a. Anita Cannibal, Isn’t Exactly Your Typical Law Studenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-546212982008-08-28T15:00:00-04:002008-08-28T19:07:07Z2008-08-28T19:00:00ZThought it might be an aging punk rocker going to law school story? Sorry, it's just another porn star turned 1L story. This one's on Bitter Lawyer. The student is already licensed in Nevada ... for you know what. Traci...Joe HodnickiLaw School News & Viewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/traci-bryant-ak.htmlSpectrum to AALL Members: "What Blogs Do You Read and Why?"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-548082162008-08-28T13:02:00-04:002008-08-28T17:02:53Z2008-08-28T17:02:00ZAALL Spectrum Editorial Director Mark Estes wants to know what blogs you read and why for the "Member to Member" section of Spectrum. Mark is looking for short (one paragraph) responses. Selection of responses will be made by Mark Estes...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/spectrum-to-aal.htmlBest Practices for Online Learningtag:typepad.com,2003:post-545042722008-08-28T03:50:00-04:002008-08-28T07:50:18Z2008-08-28T07:50:00ZAs Library 2.0 becomes part of the fabric of our lives and we develop ever more sophisticated collections video tutorials, the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA) offers some some best practices in developing online content for students. Orient students...Joe HodnickiEducation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/best-practices.htmlIs It Time for a Uniform Law on Digital Identity?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-544622702008-08-28T03:49:00-04:002008-08-28T07:50:02Z2008-08-28T07:49:00ZRecently TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld published his wish list for a digital bill of rights consisting of The Right to Use and Reuse Content The Right To Control Digital Property On Your Own Device The Right To The Free Flow Of...Joe HodnickiScholarshiphttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/is-it-time-for.htmlSEC Unveils IDEA, Successor to the Commission’s 1980s-era EDGAR Databasetag:typepad.com,2003:post-545495982008-08-28T03:45:00-04:002008-08-28T07:46:33Z2008-08-28T07:45:00ZRemember when Charles E. Simon & Company was the go-to information broker for SEC filings? Then came EDGAR. Now IDEA (Interactive Data Electronic Applications). Built from the ground up to make reported data interactive, the SEC's IDEA will at first...Joe HodnickiGov DocsLegal ResearchProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/sec-unveils-ide.htmlGaming Law School Rankingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-547498902008-08-28T03:42:00-04:002008-08-28T07:43:55Z2008-08-28T07:42:00ZLaw schools gaming the US News ranking system made the front page of the Wall Street Journal earlier this week. At issue, the fairly common practice of schools herding lower-scoring LSAT applicants into their part-time programs so that their LSAT...Joe HodnickiLaw School News & Viewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/gaming-law-scho.htmlGood Times at the Library or Why Libraries Are the New Amusement Parks This Summertag:typepad.com,2003:post-544740342008-08-27T16:05:00-04:002008-08-28T13:24:19Z2008-08-27T20:05:00ZAs gas and food prices continue to climb, many families are turning to the library this summer for a fun and free alternative to heavy spending. Bill Whitaker (CBS News) reports on this phenomenon in his Good Times at the...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/good-times-at-t.htmlYale, the Best Law School for Hands-On Trainingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-547022862008-08-27T12:58:00-04:002008-08-27T16:58:42Z2008-08-27T16:58:00ZYou got to be kidding! But that's what happens when you just rank law schools by clinical opportunities like the National Jurist did in its September 2008 (at page 26). [JH]Joe HodnickiLaw School News & Viewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/yale-the-best-l.html29 Percent of Librarians Dissatisfied with Non-Librarian Decisions, Very Dissatisfiedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-545091162008-08-27T10:02:00-04:002008-08-27T14:02:32Z2008-08-27T14:02:00Z29% of the respondents to LLB's recent poll "strongly disagree" with the statement "I am satisfied with management's recent decisions regarding my library" (where management decisions means decisions that impact library operations and budgets made by executives and administrators who...Joe HodnickiAdministrationPollshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/29-percent-of-l.htmlGetting From Point A to Point B: Success in Law School and Legal Practicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-545202462008-08-27T03:49:00-04:002008-08-27T07:49:39Z2008-08-27T07:49:00ZRegular readers of this blog will know that I share Leah Christensen's desire to see the end of the legal academy's institutional arrogance towards skills instruction come sooner rather than later but I don't think her recent article, The Power...Joe HodnickiScholarshiphttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/getting-from-po.htmlRevised Federal Depository Libraries Designation Handbook Now Onlinetag:typepad.com,2003:post-546606762008-08-27T03:47:00-04:002008-08-27T07:47:48Z2008-08-27T07:47:00ZGPO has released a revised online version of the Designation Handbook for Federal Depository Libraries. This revised version includes a new section on the designation of libraries as regional depositories. It also includes sections that a library or designator can...Joe HodnickiGov Docshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/revised-federal.htmlLiveNote Launches West Case Notebook Softwaretag:typepad.com,2003:post-547069802008-08-27T03:39:00-04:002008-08-27T07:39:22Z2008-08-27T07:39:00ZNeed to keep all case-related documents in one place? Built on the LiveNote platform, Case Notebook is integrated with Westlaw so that any Westlaw research can be moved into a litigation file within Case Notebook. Check out West's product announcement...Joe HodnickiProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/livenote-launch.htmlCall for a Volunteer to Join Librarians Without Borders Board of Directorstag:typepad.com,2003:post-546629302008-08-27T03:33:00-04:002008-08-27T07:34:19Z2008-08-27T07:33:00ZLibrarians Without Borders (LWB) is looking for an individual to serve as a member on LWB's Board of Directors. LWB is looking specifically for someone with experience in developing and monitoring the strategic plan, overseeing financial planning, and managing the...Joe HodnickiLibrary Associationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/call-for-a-volu.htmlWestlaw's New Election Law Featuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-546532362008-08-26T15:12:00-04:002008-08-26T19:14:11Z2008-08-26T19:12:00ZA new Elections tab has been added to Westlaw. Free during the year's election season, users can customize their Westlaw interface to access information like voter identification, campaign financing laws, and election-related news. "Election-2008"″ content within the Elections tab provides...Joe HodnickiLegal ResearchProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/westlaws-new-el.htmlThe Library Diaries Ends Chapter in Author's Library Careertag:typepad.com,2003:post-546673302008-08-26T10:14:00-04:002008-08-26T14:16:06Z2008-08-26T14:14:00Z"Open this book and you’ll meet the naked patron, the greedy, unenlightened patrons, destination hell, the masturbator, horny old men, Mr. Three Hats, and a menagerie of other characters you never dreamt were housed at your public library." That's from...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/the-library-dia.htmlLive Streams to Follow the Democratic and Republican National Conventionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-546995642008-08-26T09:34:00-04:002008-08-26T13:34:58Z2008-08-26T13:34:00ZCheck out the live streams listed in Mashable's 20 Tools to Follow the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. [JH]Joe HodnickiWeb Communicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/live-streams-to.htmlBad Boys, Bad Boys, Watcha Goina Do?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-546994222008-08-26T09:30:53-04:002008-08-26T13:32:07Z2008-08-26T13:30:53ZIn this case it would more appropriate to say bad girl but a Wisconsin woman, Heidi Dalibor, was arrested and booked for failure to pay library fines (and failure to appear in court when summonsed on the charges). The grand...LawLibrarian BloggerNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/bad-boys-bad-bo.htmlALA Librarian Salary Survey 2008tag:typepad.com,2003:post-544740042008-08-26T03:50:00-04:002008-08-26T07:50:31Z2008-08-26T07:50:00ZMean librarian salary increaded 2 percent to $58,960 in 2008, according to the ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian - Public and Academic. Published by the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) in cooperation with the ALA Office for Research and Statistics,...Joe HodnickiAcademic Law Librarieshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/ala-librarian-s.htmlNew ABA Titlestag:typepad.com,2003:post-544647302008-08-26T03:44:00-04:002008-08-26T07:44:35Z2008-08-26T07:44:00ZRecently published titles from the ABA include the following. Details below the fold. [JH] Analyzing Law's Reach: Empirical Research on Law and Society (compilation by the American Bar Foundation) Distance Learning and Copyright: A Guide to Legal Issues by Steven...Joe Hodnickihttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/new-aba-titles.htmlCall for Chapter Proposals for New Book on Collaborative Information Literacy Assessmentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-546548302008-08-26T03:41:00-04:002008-08-28T16:30:43Z2008-08-26T07:41:00ZIn his email to me, Tom Mackey, Associate Dean at the Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College, SUNY, said that he and his co-editor, Trudi Jacobson, Head of User Education Programs, University Libraries at the University at Albany, SUNY,...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/call-for-chapte.htmlILTA 2008 Is Underwaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-546507682008-08-25T16:08:00-04:002008-08-25T20:08:59Z2008-08-25T20:08:00ZThe 31st annual educational conference of the International Legal Technology Association is under way. The theme of the four day conference, Global Perspective, Peer Advantage, "conveys that attendees, regardless of size or location, can gain something from adopting a global...Joe HodnickiMeetingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/ilta-2008-is-un.htmlI Am - The Librarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-546647922008-08-25T15:00:18-04:002008-08-25T19:01:01Z2008-08-25T19:00:18ZHoward Dean will call the Democratic National Convention to order today in Denver at 3:00 PM (local). Let the snoring begin, or check out one interesting by-product of the convention. Set in and around the Denver Central Library a few...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/i-am---the-libr.htmlExtend Firefox 3 Contest Winners Offer Great Add-Ons for Online Researcherstag:typepad.com,2003:post-545497002008-08-25T12:59:00-04:002008-08-25T16:59:14Z2008-08-25T16:59:00ZMozilla Labs has announced the winners of its Extend Firefox 3. The three grand prize winners in the Best New Add-On go to (1) an open source tool for making diagrams and GUI prototyping called Pencil; (2) Tagmarks, a one-click...Joe HodnickiTech Tipshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/extend-firefox.htmlState Supreme Court Bans Sitting Justice From Filing His Dissenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-546523182008-08-25T10:44:07-04:002008-08-25T14:45:03Z2008-08-25T14:44:07ZThe Mississippi Supreme Court ordered one of its sitting justices not to publish his dissent with the Court's majority decision. Apparently the Court stopped its court clerk from filing Justice Oliver Diaz's opinion into the record. Here's a copy. It...Joe HodnickiCourt Opinionshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/state-supreme-c.htmlJust Released, Palfey and Gasser's Born Digitaltag:typepad.com,2003:post-545478542008-08-25T03:52:00-04:002008-08-25T16:08:19Z2008-08-25T07:52:00ZAll hell is about to break loose -- the first generation of "digital natives" is coming of age! That's not the message in John Palfrey and Urs Gasser's Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives (Basic Books, 2008)...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/just-released-p.htmlPCAOB Withstands Constitutional Challengetag:typepad.com,2003:post-546209382008-08-25T03:45:00-04:002008-08-25T07:45:34Z2008-08-25T07:45:00ZSo ruled the DC Circuit in Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB (D.C. Cir. Aug. 22, 2008). By a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Circuit held that Title I of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB),...Joe HodnickiLitigation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/pcaob-withstand.htmlGlobaLex Legal Research Guides, August 2008tag:typepad.com,2003:post-544541122008-08-25T03:42:00-04:002008-08-25T07:43:24Z2008-08-25T07:42:00ZGlobaLex has published several updated research guides this month: International Criminal Courts for the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone: A Guide to Online and Print Resources by Amy Burchfield The Legal System and Research of the Democratic Republic of...Joe HodnickiLegal Researchhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/globalex-legal.htmlA Look at Terrorist Behavior: How They Prepare, Where They Striketag:typepad.com,2003:post-538280542008-08-24T10:33:00-04:002008-08-24T14:33:45Z2008-08-24T14:33:00ZNew report from the National Institute of Justice: "Although we know a great deal about the behavior of traditional criminals, little information has been available about terrorists. Are they much different from conventional criminals, who tend to commit their crimes...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/a-look-at-terro.htmlUN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategytag:typepad.com,2003:post-540885562008-08-24T03:44:00-04:002008-08-24T07:45:12Z2008-08-24T07:44:00ZBy its landmark resolution 60/288 of 8 September 2006, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, which, for the first time, united all 192 Member States behind a common strategic framework. A new report UN Global Counter-Terrorism...Joe HodnickiInternational LawLegal Researchhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/un-global-count.htmlAn Economic Strategy for Investing in America's Infrastructuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-538285802008-08-23T10:40:00-04:002008-08-23T14:40:58Z2008-08-23T14:40:00ZNew report from the Brookings Institution: "Infrastructure investment has received more attention in recent years because of increased delays from road and air congestion, high-profile infrastructure failures, and rising concerns about energy security and climate change. The United States now...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/an-economic-str.htmlTwo New Human Rights Reportstag:typepad.com,2003:post-538313302008-08-23T03:35:00-04:002008-08-23T07:36:58Z2008-08-23T07:35:00ZFrom the UN Pulse:Two UN human rights committees' reports have been issued. The report of the Committee on the Rights of the Child has also been issued (A/63/41). This report also summarizes the meetings of the committee and includes the...Joe HodnickiInternational LawLegal Researchhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/two-new-human-r.htmlIt's Official, You Can Now Find a Crowdsourced Answer for Every Legal Question on the Internettag:typepad.com,2003:post-539006802008-08-22T15:56:00-04:002008-08-22T19:57:34Z2008-08-22T19:56:00ZMy proof, a video answering the question "Are tattoos and piercings allowed in Jewish law?" Note well, a comment to the video disputes part of the answer provided. Tattoos may be lawful. [JH] Are Tattoos and Piercings Allowed in Jewish...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/its-official-yo.htmlLLB on Fantasy Football, a Friday Fun Special Featuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-545206842008-08-22T10:10:00-04:002008-08-22T14:10:29Z2008-08-22T14:10:00ZAs a fantasy football junkie, the dog days of summer can mean only one thing. DRAFT TIME! There is nothing more crucial to your fantasy success than a proper draft. ESPN, FOX Sports, SI and even Mashable have put together...Joe HodnickiFriday Funhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/llb-on-fantasy.htmlUS News 2009 Rankings of Universities and Colleges Now Onlinetag:typepad.com,2003:post-545514182008-08-22T09:33:25-04:002008-08-22T13:35:12Z2008-08-22T13:33:25ZU.S. News & World Report has released its rankings of US universities and colleges best-ing the Forbes ranking in comprehensiveness by some 800-plus IHEs. See LLB post College Rankings Now a Duopoly, Forbes Publishes Its First Best 569 Colleges. Front...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/us-news-2009-ra.htmlFriday Fun: Fox Asks Homer Simpson to Search YouTube for Copyright Infringementstag:typepad.com,2003:post-545164022008-08-22T03:55:00-04:002008-08-22T07:55:31Z2008-08-22T07:55:00ZOK, it's a Homer impersonator but note the searches. Either Homer gets distracted or he's dead-on about the Fox Network's programming. [JH]Joe HodnickiFriday Funhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/friday-fun-fox.htmlNyberg and Boast's Subject Compilations of State Laws Now on HeinOnlinetag:typepad.com,2003:post-544526082008-08-22T03:49:00-04:002008-08-22T07:49:54Z2008-08-22T07:49:00ZSubscription options, quick reference guide and video demonstration below:Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/nyberg-and-boas.htmlInternational Arrests of Citizen Bloggers More Than Tripletag:typepad.com,2003:post-541277422008-08-22T03:40:00-04:002008-08-22T11:32:54Z2008-08-22T07:40:00ZThe number of citizen bloggers jailed in 2007 has drastically risen from 2006, according to researchers at the University of Washington. "Last year, 2007, was a record year for blogger arrests, with three times as many as in 2006. Egypt,...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/international-a.htmlPlagiarism is Plagiarism or Why Readily Available Online Information Changes Nothingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-540977482008-08-22T03:35:00-04:002008-08-22T07:35:46Z2008-08-22T07:35:00ZWith the vast amount of information available online, the case method (copy and steal everything) is a temptation that many students cannot resist. In a recent Washington Post article An Education in the Dangers of Online Research, Susan Kinzie examines...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/an-education-in.htmlLoan Forgiveness Program for Prosecutors and Public Defenderstag:typepad.com,2003:post-544744402008-08-22T03:33:00-04:002008-08-22T14:05:25Z2008-08-22T07:33:00ZPresident Bush signed into law the Higher Education Opportunity Act, H.R.4137, P.L. 110-315, last week. [Thomas Resources | Open Congress Resources] Along with making higher education more accessible and affordable, the bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets...Joe HodnickiLegislation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/loan-forgivenes.htmlThird Circuit Rules Temple Sexual Harassment Policy Unconstitutionaltag:typepad.com,2003:post-540996382008-08-22T03:33:00-04:002008-08-22T07:34:28Z2008-08-22T07:33:00ZColleges may be forced to rethink their sexual harassment policies after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Temple University's now-abandoned policy unconstitutional. According to a recent article in the Chronicle, the decision "may make it harder...Joe HodnickiLitigation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/third-circuit-r.htmlAttention Loyal Lawyer2Lawyer Listenerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-544726062008-08-21T15:55:00-04:002008-08-21T19:56:45Z2008-08-21T19:55:00ZFor its upcoming third anniversary show, Lawyer2Lawyer is looking for guests. Bob Ambrogi, co-host of this always interesting legal affairs podcast, explains, "we'd like to learn more about the people who listen, whatever their backgrounds and wherever in the world...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/attention-loyal.htmlCongress Wants to Eliminate 4.5 Billion Personal Complaintstag:typepad.com,2003:post-544717842008-08-21T10:05:00-04:002008-08-21T13:53:05Z2008-08-21T14:05:00ZHow? Congressman Sam Graves of Missouri introduced H.Con.Res. 404 on July 31, 2008 because he had nothing else to do, I guess. The resolution calls for officially declaring the day before Thanksgiving “Complaint Free Wednesday." [Open Congress Resources][JH] H.Con.Res. 404:...Joe HodnickiLegislation in the Newshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/congress-wants.htmlScholars Perspectives: Impact of Digitized Collections on Learning and Teachingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-540948642008-08-21T03:48:00-04:002008-08-21T07:48:26Z2008-08-21T07:48:00ZRare books, archives and other materials play a critical role in both teaching and research. In a recent RLG symposium on digital collections, participants stressed the importance of custodians to “work with faculty to understand current research methods and materials;...Joe HodnickiDigital Collectionshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/scholars-perspe.htmlStudent Tendencies to Self-handicap in Law Schooltag:typepad.com,2003:post-522919342008-08-21T03:47:00-04:002008-08-21T07:47:39Z2008-08-21T07:47:00ZSelf-handicapping is a set of behavioral strategies employed before a performance that permits the individual to avoid receiving information that threatens self-esteem. Catherine Ross Dunham (Elon University School of Law) reports her findings on self-handicapping law school student behavior in...Joe HodnickiProfessional Readingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/professional--2.htmlHoudek's History of AALLtag:typepad.com,2003:post-542234722008-08-21T03:38:00-04:002008-08-21T07:38:57Z2008-08-21T07:38:00ZWhat happened between AALL's first meeting in 1906 and its 2006 annual meeting? Read Frank Houdek's First Century: One Hundred Years of AALL History, 1906-2005 (Hein, 2008) to find out. Only $95.00! That's almost a buck per year covered. [JH]Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/houdeks-history.htmlMore Best Search Engines You Probably May Not Have Heard Oftag:typepad.com,2003:post-540635722008-08-21T03:37:00-04:002008-08-21T07:38:00Z2008-08-21T07:37:00ZScouring the web for information can be a tall order, especially when you’re treading in unfamiliar waters. Heather Johnson, from BestCollegesOnline.com, has put together a list of 50 Awesome Search Engines Every Librarian Should Know About. My personal favorites: Get...Joe HodnickiInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/the-best-search.htmlWorst Web Glitches of 2008 (so far)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-543533002008-08-20T15:55:00-04:002008-08-20T19:55:12Z2008-08-20T19:55:00Z"Web 2.0 is in no way a synonym for 'reliable'" writes Webware's Rafe Needleman. See his timeline of the 10 Worst Web glitches of 2008 (so far). My favorite, Cuil: "Google scientist leaves Google, builds competitive search engine. At launch,...Joe HodnickiInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/worst-web-glitc.htmlOMG, or How Not to Do a Website Featuring Law School Studentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-544689882008-08-20T14:01:30-04:002008-08-20T18:29:32Z2008-08-20T18:01:30ZThere's still a couple of months left in 2008, but there's no need to wait to hand out the award for worst new website development in the legal academy. It goes to the NYU Law Experience in both the overall...Joe HodnickiLaw School News & Viewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/omg-or-how-not.htmlUpdated with New Link: Take Collection Development Survey for HeinOnline Contenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-543484502008-08-20T10:11:00-04:002008-08-20T14:11:09Z2008-08-20T14:11:00ZLooks like the survey link wasn't working. Thanks to Marcie Baranich, a new link has been embedded. Hein is looking for feedback on the delivery of upcoming HeinOnline content and has opened this brief Collection Development Survey. Take a minute...Joe HodnickiGov DocsProducts & Serviceshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/take-collection.htmlHow Safe Is Your Web Browser?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-542255962008-08-20T03:48:00-04:002008-08-20T12:57:22Z2008-08-20T07:48:00ZOver 600 million Internet users at risk worldwide due to not running the latest most secure browser version according to a new report by researchers at ETH. In Understanding the Web browser threat: Examination of vulnerable online Web browser populations...Joe HodnickiInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/how-safe-is-you.htmlNCPL Bibliography on the Law of Nonprofit Organizationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-539954722008-08-20T03:40:00-04:002008-08-20T07:40:11Z2008-08-20T07:40:00ZI cannot tell how long the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law's bibliography of domestic and international English language secondary sources has been online, but based on the design of the web page, it looks like it was started...Joe HodnickiLegal Researchhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/ncpl-bibliograp.htmlSocial Networking Attorneys: Usage Stats and Tipstag:typepad.com,2003:post-539624942008-08-20T03:39:00-04:002008-08-20T07:39:12Z2008-08-20T07:39:00ZJury Selection Using Social Networking Sites Attorneys are turning to various social networking sites looking for any bit of information that might aid in process of selecting or removing jurors. “As more and more information on people becomes available on...Joe HodnickiWeb Communicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/ambrogi-on-soci.htmlIncorporating Wikipedia in Instructional Programstag:typepad.com,2003:post-542253902008-08-20T03:37:00-04:002008-08-20T07:37:27Z2008-08-20T07:37:00ZAs librarians grapple with how to incorporate non-traditional electronic resources into their curriculum, students are often left wondering why certain resources, which have become mainstays of their research, are often overlooked or dismissed as irrelevant. Are we doing a disservice...Joe HodnickiLegal Research Instructionhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/incorporating-w.htmlGot Scanners?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-543045362008-08-19T15:59:00-04:002008-08-19T19:59:24Z2008-08-19T19:59:00ZGPO envisions a cooperative, mutually beneficial relationship with a private or public sector participant(s) for the digitization of legacy materials that were distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program. The estimated size of the collection is approximately 2.2 million documents....Joe HodnickiDigital CollectionsGov Docshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/got-scanners.htmlAALS: "It will be possible for someone to attend any part of the [annual] meeting without setting foot in the Hyatt"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-544010962008-08-19T11:04:04-04:002008-08-19T16:38:08Z2008-08-19T15:04:04ZAs previously reported at The Proposed AALS Meeting Boycott: Much Ado About Something, But What?, some law school groups wanted to boycott the January 2009 AALS annual meeting because the owner of one of the two meeting sites was a...Joe HodnickiLaw School News & ViewsMeetingshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/aals-it-will-be.htmlWho Represented the Fortune 100 in 2007?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-543566862008-08-19T03:55:00-04:002008-08-19T07:55:08Z2008-08-19T07:55:00ZTo find out which law firms represented the Fortune 100 last year, Law.com researched public records for information on five different practice areas: corporate transactions, commercial law and contracts litigation, labor and employment litigation, torts/negligence litigation and intellectual property. To...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/who-represented.htmlStep Up or Step Asidetag:typepad.com,2003:post-543553462008-08-19T03:53:00-04:002008-08-19T07:53:09Z2008-08-19T07:53:00Z71% of our poll's participants have made it clear that senior librarians eligible for retirement do not have a moral obligation to make room for younger ones by retiring during a weak job market. Half of those respondents believe "life...Joe HodnickiNewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/step-up-or-step.htmlThurgood Marshall's Legacytag:typepad.com,2003:post-526435782008-08-19T03:40:00-04:002008-08-19T07:40:08Z2008-08-19T07:40:00ZThurgood Marshall became a living icon of civil rights when he argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court in 1954. That event was the climax of Laurence Fishburne's one-man show, Thurgood, which was performed at the Booth...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/dudziaks-export.htmlSave the Date for Singularity Web Conferencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-470757762008-08-19T03:32:00-04:002008-08-19T07:32:29Z2008-08-19T07:32:00ZSingularity may be the largest online web conference in the world when it takes place. Organized by Aral Balkan, a self-described Internet junkie whose blog is a must-read for all Internet junkies, the plans call for an online conference involving...Joe HodnickiInformation TechnologyInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/save-the-date-f.htmlU.S. Not Fully Prepared for Large-Scale, Coordinated Cyberattackstag:typepad.com,2003:post-543625462008-08-18T17:38:00-04:002008-08-18T21:38:24Z2008-08-18T21:38:00ZHostilities between Georgia and Russia extended beyond the physical battlefield to include cyberwarfare. Hackers mounted coordinated assaults on Georgian government, media, banking and transportation sites in the weeks before Russian troops invaded. See Cyberwarfare Escalates Between Georgia, Russia. "The U.S....Joe HodnickiInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/us-not-fully-pr.htmlMost Worthless Law School Classestag:typepad.com,2003:post-542235342008-08-18T16:01:00-04:002008-08-18T20:01:07Z2008-08-18T20:01:00ZAccording to Above the Law's Sophist the "classes worth sleeping through" are: Property Constitutional Law Torts Tax According to ALT readers they are: Professional Responsibility International Law Conflicts of Law Space Law [JH]Joe HodnickiLaw School News & Viewshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/most-worthless.htmlA Kierkegaardian Leap of Faith in Social Media: Does a Critical Remark About Opinions Expressed By a Commenter or Blogger On Another Blog Constitute Bullying?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-543059482008-08-18T12:58:00-04:002008-08-18T19:11:34Z2008-08-18T16:58:00ZOnline Surveys & Market Research Online Surveys & Market Research In the context of the threatened AALS annual meeting boycott [LLB post: The Proposed AALS Meeting Boycott: Much Ado About Something, But What?], a comment to a Legal Ethics Forum...Joe HodnickiPollshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/sending-income.htmlSending Income to Course Book Authors Who Don't Share Your Ideological Predispositiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-543074262008-08-18T10:35:00-04:002008-08-19T03:46:45Z2008-08-18T14:35:00ZShould one take into account the ideology of authors and editors when choosing course books "bearing in mind that you're sending revenue their way?" See Boycotts at the Retail Level: Of Casebook Selection and Ideology. Of course this issue cuts...Joe HodnickiPollshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/sending-incom-1.htmlBlogs from Self-Help Legal Publisher Nolotag:typepad.com,2003:post-542768402008-08-18T03:50:00-04:002008-08-18T15:57:51Z2008-08-18T07:50:00ZNot only is Nolo diving into blogging in a big way by supporting blogs for authors of Nolo self-help law titles (listed below), the publisher is underscoring its business model with Nolo.com editor Rich Stim's What Price Justice? [Feed] (focuses...Joe HodnickiProducts & ServicesWeb Communicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/blogs-from-self.htmlHuman Rights Watch Evaluates ICC Operationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-541345722008-08-18T03:47:00-04:002008-08-18T19:50:38Z2008-08-18T07:47:00ZIn March 2003 the first 18 judges of the International Criminal Court's bench were sworn in. The ICC prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, took office in June 2003 and the ICC got down to the business of investigating human rights violations and...Joe HodnickiInternational Lawhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/human-rights-wa.htmlOpen Source Licenses Held Enforceabletag:typepad.com,2003:post-542246502008-08-18T03:41:00-04:002008-08-18T07:41:11Z2008-08-18T07:41:00ZIn Jacobsen v. Katzer (No. 2008-1001, Aug 13, 2008), the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court's ruling that copyright protection is not available for software distributed free-of-charge under an open source license. At issue,...Joe HodnickiCourt Opinionshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/open-source-lic.htmlUse of Social Media Reaching Critical Masstag:typepad.com,2003:post-540932862008-08-18T03:34:00-04:002008-08-18T07:34:20Z2008-08-18T07:34:00ZOver 50% of US adults use text messaging, blogging and other types of social media to regularly. 85% of adults in the all-important 18-34 age group rely on one or more Web 2.0 platforms to stay in touch with others...Joe HodnickiInformation Technologyhttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/new-study-indic.htmlSecularism and the Rule of Law in Turkeytag:typepad.com,2003:post-542792062008-08-17T13:47:00-04:002008-08-17T17:47:13Z2008-08-17T17:47:00ZKathleen A. Bergin (South Texas College of Law) reflects on secularism and the rule of law in Turkey on First Amendment Law Prof Blog. While in Turkey, the Constitutional Court issued its ruling in the prosecution of Prime Minister Recep...Joe HodnickiNew Publicationshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/secularism-and.htmlNo Battlefield Solution for the War on Terrorismtag:typepad.com,2003:post-538279062008-08-17T03:35:00-04:002008-08-17T07:35:07Z2008-08-17T07:35:00ZAll terrorist groups eventually die out but not by military force. The RAND Corporation's How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida reports that most groups eventually end because (1) they joined the political process (43 percent) or (2)...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/how-terrorist-g.htmlThe New Arab Diplomacy: Not With the U.S. and Not Against the U.S.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-538261262008-08-17T03:33:00-04:002008-08-17T07:33:29Z2008-08-17T07:33:00ZNew report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Arab countries are undertaking diplomatic initiatives that clearly contradict U.S. policy, because they no longer trust the U.S. capacity to contend with escalating regional crises. Even Arab countries traditionally aligned with...Joe HodnickiThink Tank Reportshttp://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/the-new-arab-di.html