This article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette discusses how small, boutique law firms are prospering these days. According to the article, one of the reasons that small firms can keep up with the big boys is that “technology has leveled the playing field. Legal research is now almost exclusively Internet-based. Gone is the requirement that a law firm have stacks of expensive books in its law library….As the cost of technology has dropped dramatically, small firms are becoming just as competitive as large firms.”
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UConn Names Law Library For Former Governor Meskill
The University of Connecticut has announced that it is naming its law library in memory of alumnus and former Connecticut Governor Thomas J. Meskill. For more about this announcement, click here.
Law Libraries Shrink, But Remain Important
Greg Hyman of the Birmington Business Journal discusses how law libraries in private firms are shrinking due to the proliferation of electronic research, but nonetheless remaining an essential part of legal research. To read the article, click here.
Delaware Law On Your Blackberry
Riding the crest of the wave of the future, Delaware Law Firm Potter Anderson has launched eDelaware, a free service that provides access to Delaware corporate law and access on Blackberry smartphones.
Time-Management Tips For The Harried Law Librarian
In this article, Tricia Kasting offers practical advice on how manage one’s time optimally while juggling the demands of law librarianship.
Lessig Decides Against Congressional Run
Following up on a previous post, web guru Lawrence Lessig has decided not to run for Tom Lantos’ Congressional seat. For more details, click here.
Google v. Librarians
The discussion continues in this recent Houston Chronicle (Chron.com) article, It’s online, and today’s librarians are experts at finding it.
Web Legal Scholar Considers Run For Congress
Web legal scholar and Stanford University professor Lawrence Lessig is considering running for the House of Representatives. For more details, click here or here.
Organization Course Offered by HSLANJ
From a recent email sent to the NJLLA mailing list:
Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ) Meeting It’s About Time, It’s About Space: Time and File Management. The intended audience for this program is anyone would like to gather newideas for getting or staying organized. The content is not specific to medical librarians.Wednesday, March 12, 2008. See, http://www.hslanj.org/calendar.html for more.
Free Online Access To Federal Case Law
public.resource.org is operational and is providing free access to U.S. Supreme Court cases dating back to the 1700s and all U.S. appeals court decisions dating back to 1950. For more about the launch of this project, click here.