For those of you who enjoy perusing blogs in order to keep current with new developments in the field, The LISNews has published its Top Ten Blogs To Read in 2008. Of special interest is No. 5 – the Law Librarian Blog.
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Social Networks For Law Librarians
Debbie Ginsberg at LLRX.com has an informative discussion on the benefits of social networking for law librarians and law libraries. Click here to read the article.
Most Notable Legal Websites
Law.com has published its list of the five most notable legal websites of 2007. The article discusses Avvo, Public.Resource.Org, AltLaw, ABAJournal and Justia.
Happy Anniversary To Us!
New Jersey Lawyer has a couple of pictures from the New Jersey Law Library Association’s recent 20th anniversary and holiday party. Click hereto view them.
Law Library Of Congress Financial Woes
Norman Oder of Library Journal reports that the Law Library of Congress has fiscal troubles. The Law Library has canceled at least $200,000 worth of subscriptions due to their increased costs, and further that funds need to be raised in order to reclassify approximately 675,000 volumes over the next ten years (over one-quarter of the Law Library’s collection).
Oder’s article goes on to discuss the wisdom of a proposed statutory change that would give the Law Library its own line item.
Locating Lawyers – There’s More To It Than Martindale Hubbell!
Although Martindale Hubbell is an established resource when you’re trying to track down an attorney, some firms opt out of this source. In LLRX, Scott Russell provides additional resources for looking up lawyers within the United States.
Federal Case Law Available Online
Public.resource.org, the brainchild of Carl Malamud, has struck a deal with Fastcase to electronically publish a free archive of federal case law.
For more about this story, click here.
Newark Public Library’s "Keeper of the Prints"
The Star Ledger’s I Am New Jersey blog contains a lengthy entry about Bill Dane, “the man who, for 60 years, has protected and enriched one of the finest public collections of prints in the country.
E-Discovery Blogs And Tools
In Law.com, Robert J. Ambrogi provides this useful article that lists some very helpful EDD blogs and other online tools. If discovery support is a part of your job, you will find these resources to be invaluable.
Guide To Law Online
The Law Library of Congress provides The Guide to Law Online, a handy and well-organized guide to online sources about government and law. You will want to add it to your favorite places list or your del.icio.us account!