From the 06/07/2008 Star Ledger: State website helps prospective jurors save time .
No more wasting half the day in court waiting to be called for jury duty, only to be told your services are not needed. Since Wednesday, prospective jurors need only go online at njcourtsonline.com to find out if they have to show up. Read More…
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Limited Library Access At Drexel During Renovations
If you use the Hagerty library at Drexel, take note – from June 5 through June 13, access to the library will be limited to Drexel students due to renovations that will be taking place at that time. Among these renovations is an addition to the Earle Mack School of Law’s library on the third floor.
For more information, click here.
A Day in the Life of the Law Library Community Photo Contest: 2008 Winners
During the month of February, AALL members took a wide range of photographs of law librarians working, meeting, teaching, and doing all that law librarians do in a given day or week. Nearly 50 AALL members from 35 different law libraries across the country submitted more than 125 photos to the contest.
Click here see all of the winning photographs.
West Virginia Law Library Open Once Again
In a follow-up story, even though it is still in need of a law librarian, the 23rd Judicial Circuit regional law library in Martinsburg, West Virginia is once again open to the public.
Thompson To Refund Over $1.2 Million In Florida for Automatic Updates
The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports that Thompson Publishing Group Inc. will pay over $1.2 million in refunds to Florida customers for unsolicited products they were receiving as part of Thompson’s “Automated Update Program” that periodically distributed and billed customers for publications without their prior notice. The Florida Attorney General’s office began this investigation after Thompson billed the office’s law librarian for a publication that she never requested.
Although the settlement only involves Florida customers, it would be wise for any library administrator to review its records and make sure that the library is only being billed for publications that it needs or wants.
Baish of AALL Testifies In Support Of GPO Budget
“On May 7, Mary Alice Baish of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) gave testimony before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Legislative Branch Subcommittee, in support of the fiscal year (FY) 2009 budget request of the U.S. Government Printing Office. She testified on behalf of AALL, the American Library Association, and the Special Libraries Association.” [via ALA District Dispatch] (as summarized here)
For the complete text of Ms. Baish’s testimony click here.
Cape May County Celebrates Opening Of New Law Library
The Cape May County Herald reports that a newly renovated and relocated law library has opened in the Cape May County Courthouse. The new library not only offers its visitors greater access to its books, but also provides Lexis/Nexis access to the public.
West Virginia Library To Get New Law Librarian
We reported last week that the Berkeley County Law Judicial Center in Martinsburg, West Virgina has had to close its doors to the public for the past year because it does not currently have a law librarian. In response to publicity about this situation, the chief justice of the West Virginia Court of Appeals has directed the state court system’s executive director to hire a librarian for this library as soon as possible.
For more on this development, click here.
Vermont Passes Library Confidentiality Law
The Vermont House and Senate have both passed a bill that specifies that only a court order could force the release of library patrons’ records. For more about this legislation, click here.
New York Times Discusses JD Supra
This New York Times Article discusses JD Supra, a new database that encourages attorneys to post samples of their work for other attorneys to use, no strings attached. The article also goes on to discuss some of the other free resources that are available to attorneys on the Internet.