The Official Blog of the Dallas Association of Law Librarians (DALL), a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
ALA: Nominate a Mover & Shaker
http://libraryjournal.com/info/CA606274.html
"The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Our seventh annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile 50-plus up-and-coming individuals from across the United States and Canada who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. From librarians to vendors to others who work in the library field, Movers & Shakers 2008 will celebrate the new professionals who are moving our libraries ahead."
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Comments on the library digitization article
Selected snippets from LibraryLaw Blog:
Digital
ILL and the Open Library
October 23, 2007
LibraryLaw Blog
...The idea of libraries getting funding to make digitized books freely available is a wonderful idea. ...According to the paper, the Boston Consortium is going to spend $850,000 of their own money to digitize books. At the $30/book figure quoted in the article, that is at most 30,000 books over two years. Some of the Google partners are doing that many books in two weeks.
What I found scary in Peter's post [Peter Brantley, O'Reilly blog ]was the suggestion that the group is going to try to re-invent ILL...
Webinar: Legal Technology Group
RIPS REPARTEE WEBINAR: Legal Technology
Group/Sponsor: RIPS-SISCo-Group/Co-Sponsor: AALL
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2007Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)
In this inaugural presentation of the RIPS Repartee Webinar Series, Catherine Sanders Reach, Director of the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center, will provide a brief update on current issues and advances in legal technology, addressing questions posed by law librarians from around the country. Academic law librarians can learn more about what students need to know when they get out into the "real world." Private law librarians can ensure they will have up-to-the-minute technology information from the ABA to amaze their attorneys. Government and court law librarians can find out more on how technology advances, such as KM and e-discovery tools, can benefit their patrons. Pull up a virtual chair and listen in or, better yet, join in the action by submitting a question.
Registrations for the webinar will be accepted until November 12. Register online at http://www.regonline.com/AALL-RIPS .
Spots are limited and will be filled in the order received. Instructions on how to access the webinar will be distributed via email, prior to the presentation. The registration fee is $15.00 for AALL members and $20.00 for all others.
Payment can be made either by credit card, or by check, made payable to AALL. For further information go to http://www.aallnet.org/sis/ripssis/RIPSWebinarNov15.pdf, or contact Robb Farmer (rfarmer@faulkner.edu).
...And more on those California Fires
http://www.calfires.com/
I heard some law firms and universities are shut down in the San Diego and Orange County areas.
California fires
This page links to a number of resources in San Diego and to the fire alerts. In the bottom right, there are links to maps; as of a few minutes ago, only the links for KPBS and LA Times were working.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/news/wildfires/index.html
This page links to the CNN special area for the continuing coverage of the California wild fires.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Librarians, books, and digitization
Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web
By KATIE HAFNER
Published: October 22, 2007
Several major research libraries have rebuffed offers from Google and Microsoft to scan their books into computer databases, saying they are put off by restrictions these companies want to place on the new digital collections.
http://tinyurl.com/39vmgw
Free legal research sources
To see other resources she's reviewed, go to her September 6th entry.
YouTube and copyright
No matter how accurate the tools get, it is important to remember that no technology can tell legal from infringing material without the cooperation of the content owners themselves. This means that copyright holders who want to use and help us refine our Video ID system will be providing the necessary information to help us recognize their work. We aim to make that process as convenient as possible.
Friday, October 19, 2007
More information on CI: Lexology
Trials are available.
http://www.lexology.com
And strangely, an hour after the HALL presentation yesterday, I received an email from Lexology, offering a free trial to the tool.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
New Buzzword in Libraries: CI
Here are a few buzzwords I liked from Greg’s session:
1.Analysis! Librarians are great at research and repackaging but stop at analyzing the data needed for CI. Analysis is not practicing law.
2.Break down the “Silos’ of Library and Marketing departments. Work together!
Continuing on this subject…
Today, I attended HALL’s half day seminar on the same subject. Speakers included Greg plus Laura Walters, Client Development Specialist at Bracewell & Giuliani and Mark Gediman, Director of Information Services at Best Best & Krieger.
Their presentations can be found on the HALL website at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/hall. The sessions were also created as a podcast. To access the podcast, non-members must pay a small fee. Watch for the link on the HALL’s website.
There were a few points that I liked from the HALL session:
1.Teamwork with Marketing: What is CI? Where Marketing and Research Center (Library) meet as a hybrid process of strategic planning and research activities.
2. Technology should be used as a tool, not as a strategy.
3. Be proactive!
Keep your ears open. Ask questions.
State constitutions
EPA Fuel Economy Ratings
ERISA Fiduciary Advisor
The ERISA Fiduciary Advisor provides information and answers to a variety of questions about who is a fiduciary and their responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). This Advisor was developed by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in its continuing effort to increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan. ERISA is a federal law that sets standards of conduct for those who manage a private-sector retirement plan and its assets.
The Department of Labor (DOL) developed the elaws Advisors to help employees and employers understand their rights and responsibilities under numerous federal employment laws. Each Advisor includes links to more detailed information that may be useful to the user, such as links to regulatory text, publications and organizations.
You may find this at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/ERISAFiduciary.htm.
First seen on BeSpacific.com
Who owns which company
From their page:
A Legal Publishers List: Corporate Affiliations of Legal Publishers, 2d ed.
The publishers in the Legal Publishers List are divided into five groups, which are on five separate web pages:
- Thomson
- Reed Elsevier
- Wolters Kluwer
- Other Publisher with Subsidiaries
- Independent Publishers
The lists may be found at http://www.aallnet.org/committee/criv/resources/tools/list/.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
SOX whistleblower decisions
http://www.oalj.dol.gov/PUBLIC/WHISTLEBLOWER/
REFERENCES/CASELISTS/SOX3LIST.HTM
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Advanced web search options
Web Searching with Advanced Commands
Genie Tyburski, Web Manager, The Virtual Chase
October 11, 2007
AALL Spectrum Web Only Content
Starting with Volume 11, the editors of the Spectrum started adding web only content, often additional replies for the Member to Member only questions. If you click on an individual issue link, the table of contents will have links to the web only content as well as the individual print articles.
To find this treasure trove, go to www.aallnet.org and click on the publications link and follow that to the Spectrum archives.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
More doctors in Texas?
Does Texas Really Have More Doctors as a Result of Medical Malpractice Reform?Why a New York Times Article Making that Claim Is Seriously Misleading
By ANTHONY J. SEBOK ---- Tuesday, Oct. 09, 2007
Interesting FindLaw commentary on a recent New York Times article that announced that more doctors are flocking to Texas after the medical malpractice tort reforms of 2003. Sebok examines the facts and concludes the truth is somewhat different.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Jury verdict in copyright trial
The mere act of making copyrighted sound recordings available for electronic distribution on a peer-to-peer network without license from copyright owners does not violate the copyright owners' exclusive right to distribution. An actual transfer must take place
to
The act of making copyrighted sound recordings available for electronic distribution on a peer-to-peer network, without license from the copyright owners, violates the copyright owners' exclusive right of distribution, regardless of whether actual distribution has been shown.How the RIAA tasted victory: a perfect storm which might not be repeated
By Eric Bangema
Friday, October 05, 2007
Texas Bar News
http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1191488592325&rss=newswire
"On Sept. 28, State Bar President Gib Walton launched the Bar's YouTube contest, "Lone Star Stories: Texans on Justice," and invited Texans of all ages as well as lawyers licensed in Texas to submit three-minute-or-less original videos that illustrate their vision of the promise of justice for all.
The contest offers entrants a chance to win $2,500 in each of two categories. Those in the younger-than-18 category are competing for a $2,500 scholarship. The State Bar will award a $2,500 cash prize to the winning contestant in the 18-and-older category."
Should DALL get creative??
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
DALL's Oct. Meeting: CI Research
Place: Haynes & Boone, 901 Main
Time: 11:00 am -1:30 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Greg Lambert
Information Resource and Records Manager, King and Spalding L.L.P., Houston, Texas
Course Description: Learn how to create CI products for your firm and how to conduct CI research
More about Greg
Sponsored by 10-K Wizard
Please use the RSVP form to reserve your place at the table by Oct. 14th.
Law Firm News In Dallas
As of Oct. 2nd Locke Liddell & Sapp is now Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell. Read the news in today's NY Lawyer.
http://www.nylawyer.com/display.php/file=/news/07/10/100307d
The new name is the combination of Locke Liddell & Sapp and Chicago's Lord Bissell & Brook with about 700 attorneys.
AALL Call for Papers
The AALL Call for 2008 Papers has begun.
Have you been thinking of writing an article of interest to law librarians? Need a push to get started? Well, here it is.
The AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Committee is soliciting articles in three categories:
Open Division: for active and retired AALL members and law librarians with five or more years of professional experience;
New Members DIvision: for recent graduates and AALL members who have become law librarians since July 1, 2003.
Student Division: for students in library, information management or law school. Participants in this division need not be members of AALL.
The winner in each division receives $750 generously donated by LexisNexis plus the opportunity to present the winning paper at a program during the AALL Annual Meeting in Portland! Winning papers are also considered for publication in the Association’s prestigious Law Library Journal.
A list of previous winners is available at the Call for Papers web site. This list can give you an idea of the range of topics that law librarians have chosen. The web site also has additional information about the competition, including information on how to submit your entry and an application form. That web site is at:
http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_call_for_papers.asp.
Articles in the Open and New Members Division must be submitted by March 1, 2008.
Articles in the Student Division must be submitted by April 15, 2008
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Committee:
Chair, Joseph Gerken, gerken@buffalo.edu;
James Donovan, jdonovan@uga.edu;
James Heller, heller@wm.edu.
Good luck!
Law-lib archives
Which reminds me, Christopher Noe has updated his Law-Lib Listserv FAQ (dated Sept. 27, 2007). You can find his FAQ at http://home.olemiss.edu/%7Enoe/llfaq.html.Law-Lib archives can now be reached at:
http://lawlibrary.ucdavis.edu/lawlib/
Final chapter of a shaggy dog/book tale
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Belo Corp. splitting publishing and television
3rd UPDATE: Belo Answers Calls To Split Newspaper, TV Assets
October 01, 2007: 01:15 PM EST
By Shira Ovide
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- In a surprise move, Belo Corp. (BLC) said it will separate its newspaper and television assets, responding to investor complaints that Belo's stock price would be higher if the company were split.
Monday, October 01, 2007
Guest Book for Bob Oakley
Follow up on Bob Oakley
SWALL Grants
We will be awarding one grant for $1000 and two travel grants for $850 each. In addition, the Executive Board has approved three grants in the amount of $1000 each in honor of our 50th Meeting--these special grants are to assist those librarian's whose institutions prohibit reimbursement for travel outside the United States. This year's theme is Navigating the Sea of Information: Celebrating 50 Years of SWALL. The deadline for applications for the SWALL Annual Meeting is October 26, 2007.
We also have one grant for $1500 available to attend the 2008 AALL Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. The deadline for this grant is May 12, 2008.
Please visit the SWALL website for application guidelines, eligibility and forms at http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/swall/grants/index.html. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Sad News about Bob Oakley
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2007/10/robert-oakley.html
"Bob Oakley, Director of the Library and Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center, died suddenly Saturday. Bob was in the hospital following surgery and was expected to fully recover. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Bob served as Director of the Law Library at the Georgetown University Law Center since 1982. Prior to that time, he was the Director of the Library and Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Law and the Associate Law Librarian at Cornell. He received his law degree and B.A. from Cornell, and his library degree from Syracuse."--blogged by Joe Hodnicki
I'm so sorry to hear this...my thoughts and prayers to Bob's family and to the librarians at Georgetown.