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]
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Congressional Record Coming to HeinOnline
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:
- Congressional Record V. 1-10 (bound), and V. 142 to date (paper)
- Annals of Congress
- Register of Debates
- Congressional Globe
- Journals of the Continental Congress
- American State Papers
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.
- Administrative Decisions under Immigration and Nationality Laws
- Atomic Energy Commission, Reports, Opinions and Decisions
- Comptroller General of the United States. Decisions
- Controller General of the United States. Index Digest of Published Decisions.
- Copyright Decisions
- Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents
- Federal Communications Commission Record
- Federal Communications Commission. Reports. U.S. Federal Trade
- Federal Trade Commission. Decisions. U.S. Federal Trade
- Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin. Office of Internal Revenue. U. S. Treasury
- Interstate Commerce Acts Annotated
- National Labor Relations Act. Court Decisions
- National Labor Relations Board. Decisions and Orders
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances
- Reports of the Tax Court of the United States
- Reports of the United States Board of Tax Appeals
- Securities and Exchange Commission. Decisions and Reports
- Securities and Exchange Commission. Judicial Decisions. U.S. Securities and Exchange
"Wilfing" (What Was I Looking For?)
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]
Google News
From Publishers Weekly: Twelve Research Libraries Join Google Library.
New Jersey Practice v. 49 and 50
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]
NJLLA Web Site Updated
See http://www.njlla.org/for details. [drc]
FindLaw.com and JusticeLearning.org Launch “Today in Legal History”
From a recent Thomson press release: ““Today in Legal History” is a brief, informative daily feature that highlights a historical event relevant to law or government. The feature appears on both the FindLaw (http://today.findlaw.com/ ) and JusticeLearning ( http://www.justicelearning.org/ ) Web sites. “Today in Legal History” covers noteworthy court cases, significant legislation and other landmark events; it also features links to additional resources, including audio clips from Justice Talking and information from FindLaw and other Web sites. ” [drc]
Registration Open for "Libraries Without Borders II" (Toronto, Canada, October 17-20, 2007)
An early bird special rate is available for registration before August 1, 2007 (Registration). The Draft Preliminary Program as of May 10, 2007 is available here. [drc]
Thank you NJLLA!
Thank you NJLLA for a wonderful year!
And thank you for the beautifully inscribed memento to remember it by.
It will be on my desk forever!
Lucy Rieger
New Jersey Administrative Code starts to grow
The New Jersey Administrative Code is expanding. With the addition of another volume for Title 5 Community Affairs, more shelf space is needed.
While we are at it, we need to plan for Title 7,8,10,11 and 13 expansions as well. That’s 5 more binders at least, according to the April 16th notice.
Two new window cards for Title 5 came with the April 2nd Supplement. They are missing in a lot of places because they came prior to the binder.
Hey, Lexis! We pay for the NJAC by annual subscription. How is it you are charging us $20 for a new binder? Isn’t that part of our subscription? In anticipation of additional binders this year, I protest! [lr]