Don’t forget to join your colleagues at the ALLUNY/LLAGNY/NJLLA Joint Reception on Monday, July 14, 2008 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM. See you there!
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If You’re in the Neighborhood on July 20th…
From the 7/1/08 APP.com (Asbury Park Press): To commemorate Monmouth County’s 325th Anniversary and the dedication of the expanded Eastern Branch Library, an all day Gala Celebration has been scheduled for Sunday, July 20. To view the contents on www.app.com, click here.
LexisNexis Moves Into the Public Library Market
From InfoToday.com: In what has to be viewed as a surprisingly low-key launch for a product in a brand new market, LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com ) rather quietly announced its new Library Express service. This is the company’s first product for public libraries (full article).
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- European Union law from the CELEX database and international case law from a number of other countries
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Subject Experts Need Not Apply?
Although not a discussion of subject expertise for academic law librarians, Todd Gilman’s article in this week’s Chronicle of Higher Education, Recent job postings and hires suggest that many academic libraries are losing interest in hiring humanities Ph.D.’s, still raises many relevant questions.
Bill Introduced: H.R.6362 To amend the Trademark Act of 1946
Via Open Congress : House Judiciary – Major Bill Actions on 6/24/08:To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes.
Bill Introduced: S.3217 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney…
Bill Introduced: S.3217 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product.
Via Open Congress : Senate Judiciary – Major Bill Actions on 6/25/08: A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product.
Tried the New Firefox Yet?
From today’s Jersey Journal, Troy Dreier provides a brief overview of the recent release of Mozilla’s Firefox internet browser in: Energize your Internet browsing with Firefox 3.
En Francais
The Law Foundation of Ontario, an organization that funds programs and initiatives in Ontario, Canada, has now launched a French version of its website.
Online Law Library Considered For Prisoners
In what may be a trend in the future, the Blair County Law Library in Hollidaysburg, Pennsyvania is considering converting its prison law library into an electronic one. For more on the story, click here.
Libraries Without Walls
From the 6-24-2008 NY Daily News, an interesting story about Brooklyn Public Library’s Young Adult Librarian Roxana Benevides and her views on the changing library. Click here for more.