UT: Information Institute

The Ischool at UT has launched their Information Institute designed to provide professional development for information professionals and entrepreneurs on 21st century research tactics. The instructors are Claudia Chidester, Gary Hoover, Joel Lang and Laura Young. Please see information and bios at: https://infoinstitute.utexas.edu/courses/boiling-the-ocean-21st-century-business-research-tactics-and-sources

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The School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin announces the launch of The Information Institute, a professional development resource offering courses in a wide range of information topics.

 

Our vision for the Institute is simple:

We believe that information professionals around the world should have a single place to turn first for new ideas, information, discourse, and professional development. Our Institute helps professionals gain knowledge, skills, and abilities in the constantly changing field of information.

In our Information Institute, the School’s acclaimed faculty will work with industry experts to design and teach short courses that balance theory and practice. This blend of faculty and industry experts will help participants gain skills that they can apply immediately in their careers based on the latest knowledge in the field. The courses further will offer participants an opportunity to network by learning in the company of other information professionals whose experiences and input are likely to yield insights and new perspectives.

Six courses are currently accepting enrollment:

· Business Research Tactics and Sources, Jan 7-9 2013

· Assessing the Impact of Projects and Programs, Jan 9-11 2013

· IT Security Metrics, Feb 9 2013

· Crowdsourcing and Crowd Computing, Feb 16 2013

· Big Data, Data Science, and Strategic Thinking for the New Web, March 13-15 and May 15-17, 2013

· Doing Business with Open Source, April 19-21 2013

Upcoming courses will cover such topics as project team management, leadership, and usability.

SLA Fall Annual Meeting

The SLA Fall meeting in Dallas is almost here! Join your colleagues for a fun day of learning and networking on Friday, Oct. 5th at SMU. We have a wonderful day planned for you, including some great speakers! On the Agenda:

• Eric Swayne, Big Data
• Robert Wise, Patent Update
• Speed Dating with Technology
• April Kessler and Karen Holt, Cycling for Libraries through Eastern Europe
• Sean Campbell, Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence (now in its 3rd Edition)

Don't forget to register by Sept. 28th! Cost is only $49 for SLA and DALL members and includes breakfast and lunch. To register go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012_SLA_TX_Fall_Mtg

You don't want to miss this exciting event!!

Parking: only $3!!!

For more information:

http://texas.sla.org/2012/09/register-for-oct-5-annual-fall-meeting/

Best,

David Brackus

Barbara Fullerton

Fall Program Committee

Patents 101: The Best of the Best Free Search Services

The PLL Intellectual Property Group of AALL is having a free webinar on June 19, 2012 from 1-2PM (EST). This presentation is geared toward beginners in patent research and will discuss free databases. There will be a demonstration of searches to illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of each database and much more. If you are interested, please register here.

Law Library Briefs Part 3: Free v. Fee: Resources for Competitive Intelligenc...

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Law Library Briefs Part 2: Free v. Fee: Resources for Competitive Intelligenc...

Law Library Briefs: Free v. Fee: Resources for Competitive Intelligenc...: This is Part 2 of a 3 part series and it takes a look at the advantages and limitations of free Web resources for competitive intelligence. ...

Law Library Briefs Part 1: Free v. Fee: Resources for Competitive Intelligenc...

Law Library Briefs: Free v. Fee: Resources for Competitive Intelligenc...: This is part 1 of a 3 part series on free v. fee based resources for competitive intelligence research. Part 1 showcases single search fee-b...

NowRelevant

NowRelevant is a search engine that can monitor millions of sources and fees to give users the most up to date pertinent information on a subject. It allows users to access a wealth of resources dated back to the past 14 days from the time of their search. Advantages of NowRelevant are:

1. Video Embedding as a PPC Ad - Use a video that is currently online as your PPC ad and have it show up next to search results as the user viewing listings pertaining to your video.
2. Banner Ad as a PPC Ad - Use a 250x250 banner as your PPC ad, as opposed to just text
3. Affiliate Network Friendly - Use hoplinks or affiliate links for your direct linking
4. 20% Affiliate Referral Program - Earn 20% of all deposits from people you refer to the NowRelevant.com PPC program, forever. 2nd Tier earnings at 5% as well.
5. No Traffic Outsourcing - We do not outsource any ad space or take any other advertisers ads for NowRelevant.com. There is minimal chance of phantom clicks or fraud clicks due to this rule. Say goodbye to ad campaigns that received "700 clicks" and no sales or email opt ins. We only show ads that are put directly on our network and we NEVER outsource your impressions to meet a goal.

Here is a video to that demonstrates the comparison between Google and NowRelevant.

Deep web resources

Marcus P. Zillman has published an extensive list of deep web resourses on LLRX.com.

80 Great Twitter Feeds for Law Students

These twitter feeds maybe geared toward law students, but these resources are useful to other legal professionals too.

http://www.onlinecollege.org/80-great-twitter-feeds-for-law-students

TabuLaw

TabuLaw is a new website that makes legal research and writing simple for users. When conducting a search, TabuLaw uses Google Scholar to locate cases. You are able to find the case, read it, and highlight passages. With those highlighted passages, the text can be saved automatically with the citation. In regards to legal writing, the website Google Docs to create and edit a document, can upload documents from your computer and have other features.

Capital IQ

A Standard & Poor's business founded in 1999, Capital IQ collects accurate, timely data and analytical information for global financial professionals. Their clientele is mainly academia, government, corporations, consultant firms, private equity firms, investment banks, and research analyst companies. Interested in a free trial, sign up here. In August they launched an iPad app, read more.

PrivCo

PrivCo is an online source that conducts private company business and financial information. Additionally, PrivCo delivers in-depth and accurate statistical data for professionals in the following areas:

Competitive Intelligence, Libraries and Universities, M&A Professionals, Consulting and Market Research Firms, Investment Banks

LexisNexis Agrees to a Long-Term Contract Deal with the New York Times

Market Watch's article on research solutions giant LexisNexis reaching a long-term licensing agreement with the New York Times.

Improving Google Skills

A fun way to encourage students to improve Google search skills
August 30, 2011
Out of the Jungle
Betsy McKenzie

This post is aimed at training for students, but can be applied to training anyone in Google search. McKenzie describes how she used "A Google A Day!" puzzles to get students to buff up their research skills. She also has links to additional Google search support.

Securities Compliance Index

Securities Compliance Index (SCI) is a resource that locates information on securities regulation. This source covers over 25,000 topics and contain over 10,000 citations to regulation, guidance, law firm memorandums and other pertinent resources. Register for a free trial to the Index and you can subscribe to the newsletter.

Reselling Free Government Data — Yes, It Stinks… But, It

Reselling Free Government Data — Yes, It Stinks… 3 Geeks and a Law Blog.

Montana has created a forms bank on their State Law Library's web site, and then laid copyright to them. A private company came along and repackaged the forms, and now the state is suing them. Read more to see Greg Lambert's synopsis and opinion on this.

When did the library die?

The Futurelawyer blog poses the question: when did the library die? The gist of the post is that the author couldn't cracking open a book for research instead of jumping on the computer. Greg Lambert already has a comment up about the library being a service, not just a place. As our collections seem to be slowly migrating to electronic versions, are we posing Library as a service (verb) or a place (noun)?

PLL-SIS Speaker

"The Know it All" at the Library Convention, Esquire's A.J. Jacobs, Makes Us Howl--- Makes Us Think!

So what is the connection between a popular culture humorist and the law library community? Answer: 18,000 pages of legal treatises. and perhaps a million footnotes. (cont)

Dewey B Strategic blog
Jean P. O'Grady
August 1, 2011

O'Grady summarizes the talk given by the PLL-SIS speaker at the 2011 conference, A. J. Jacobs. She does a marvelous job of covering the speech. Go read the entire post - it is worth the five minutes or so to read it all.

New AALLNET

I'm in the AALL Webmasters' meeting right now in Philadelphia. Chris Siwa, Director of IT for AALL, is showing us the new AALLNET, and the new abilities for my communities. It is interesting.

International Copyright Issues

Saw this on LibraryJournal.com

Research Libraries, Publishers Stake Out Positions on International ILL

By Michael Kelley June 14, 2011
LibraryJournal.com

A battle is brewing between research libraries and an association of academic publishers over the right to engage in international interlibrary loans and document delivery, both well-established library practices that are increasingly important to scholarship as the amount of discoverable information expands. (cont)