Samuel Newhouse of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle has written an insightful article about the history of the Supreme Court Law Library in Brooklyn and its law librarian, Jacqueline Cantwell. The article also goes on to discuss the importance of law libraries and their role in the age of online research.
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Where Are All The Female Law Bloggers?
This article by C.C. Holland of Law.com speculates about the reasons that most high-profile legal blogs are authored by men.
Star-Ledger For Sale???
According to Channel 7 Eyewitness News, Advance Publications Inc. will sell The Star-Ledger of Newark unless 26 percent of staff accept buyouts by October, the company told employees in a letter Thursday.Star-Ledger publisher George Arwady said that if 200 if the paper’s 750 full-time employees do not apply for a buyout by Oct.1, and if the company does not get new agreements from unions representing its mailers and drivers, the New Jersey paper will be sold.”The situation is critical – we are currently on life support,” Arwady said in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press.
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If You’re Going to AALL in Portland…
Don’t forget to join your colleagues at the ALLUNY/LLAGNY/NJLLA Joint Reception on Monday, July 14, 2008 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM. See you there!
If You’re in the Neighborhood on July 20th…
From the 7/1/08 APP.com (Asbury Park Press): To commemorate Monmouth County’s 325th Anniversary and the dedication of the expanded Eastern Branch Library, an all day Gala Celebration has been scheduled for Sunday, July 20. To view the contents on www.app.com, click here.
En Francais
The Law Foundation of Ontario, an organization that funds programs and initiatives in Ontario, Canada, has now launched a French version of its website.
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.
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.