100th AALL Annual Meeting & ConferenceJuly 14 – 17, 2007, New Orleans, LA Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (Hall A)
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New Jersey Law Librarians Association (NJLLA)
A Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
100th AALL Annual Meeting & ConferenceJuly 14 – 17, 2007, New Orleans, LA Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (Hall A)
Official AALL Blog – the aall second line blog
Crashworthiness Doctrine. Products liability. The principle that the manufacturer of a product will be held strictly liable for injuries occurring in a collision, even if the collision results from an independent cause, to the extent that a defect in the product causes injuries above and beyond those that would have occurred in the collision itself. Definition courtesy of Black’s Law Dictionary (8th ed. 2004). [drc]
“That is the number of legal texts that must be left behind when the Butte County Law Library moves out of the Superior Courthouse this week to new, smaller, premises in downtown Oroville. ” From today’s Oroville (CA) Mercury-Register: Law library starts move across Oroville. [drc]
Recent posting on the Law Librarian Blog: William & Mary Community Raises Thousands to Help Children of Law Libary Staff Member Killed in February Fire. [drc]
From Wisconsin’s Capital Times, an article about how local librarians are using social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook to connect with users. Although the reporter went a little overboard with her perception of how librarians are viewed in society, Libraries woo patrons on the Web is still worth a browse. [drc]
An article from today’s Bridgeton News (NJ), How many killers?: “The state presented witnesses Thursday to counter the defense’s argument that Boston is mentally disabled, and because of this, was easily coerced into making incriminating statements to detectives.” The Jail Law Librarian testified that the defendant “used the jail library 17 times while he was being lodged there between 2004 and 2007.” [drc]
Posted today on the govdoc listserv:
Thank you for bringing this Govdoc’s listserv query to our attention. I suppose that now is a prudent time to let the cat out of the bag and provide you with some good news. The William S. Hein & Co., Inc., through its HeinOnline interface, will be releasing a digitized version of the Congressional Record. The first release, due in June 2007, will include the following titles:
It is our intention to continue forward with the bound volumes, and simultaneously continue backward with the paper edition, until the two meet and overlap. We expect this collection to be available in its infancy in June 2007, with the remainder of Congressional Record volumes available sometime in the year 2008.
The Congressional Record module will be billed a-la-carte as an additional library module that can be subscribed to through the HeinOnline interface.
In addition to the above, we have digitized and will make available, during the second half of 2007, the following titles in their entirety.
From PC Magazine: “A new study says workers are wasting more time online than ever before.” Read Wilfing the Day Away for more on this (more than likely) familiar librarian issue. [drc]
From Publishers Weekly: Twelve Research Libraries Join Google Library.
Did you notice 2 brand new New Jersey Practice volumes 49 and 50?
Titled New Jersey Business Law Deskbook 2007, $188, they are 2 softcover volumes that appear to be annuals. I do not recall a predecessor to this- they were a surprise to me.
The authors are Olson, Pappa and Goodman. The deskbook includes “guidance on virtually every aspect of business law.”
The New Jersey Practice is expanding with softcover volumes…..[lr]