Features – 2005 Holiday Gadget Gift Guides
2005 Holiday Gadget Gift Guides
By Jeff Beard
Jeff Beard is the author of Law Tech Guru Blog, and Legal IT Manager at Caterpillar Inc.’s Legal Services Division.
Monthly archives: June, 2006
Got Competitive Intelligence? Tips, Tools, Techniques for the Savvy Marketer
Donna Cavallini and Sabrina I. Pacifici’s guide has again been completely revised and updated to include new recommendations ranging from free websites, news alerts, RSS and blogs to fee- based subscriptions and licensed enterprise applications.
Gumshoe Librarian 2006
Barbara Fullerton and Sabrina I. Pacifici recommend 70 sites whose content and features will enhance your research on subjects that include: news, people finders, U.S. and international competitive intelligence data, state and federal government resources, cybersecurity, blogs, health, finance, locating audio, music and videos online, and accessing open source scholarly literature.
Let the People Know the Facts: Can Government Information Removed from the Internet Be Reclaimed?
Susan Nevelow Mart examines the legal basis of the public’s right to access government information, reviews the types of information that have recently been removed from the Internet, and analyzes the rationales given for the removals. The article suggests that the concerted use of the Freedom of Information Act by public interest groups and their constituents is a possible method of returning the information to the Internet.
Beyond Google and Yahoo: Advanced Search
Looking for innovative, comprehensive, focused and reliable alternatives to the limited number of search engines that you have become all to used to relying upon for your research? If so, then Tom Mighell and Sabrina I. Pacifici‘s guide from their ABA TechShow 2006 presentation should be on your reading list.
Eight Reasons Solo Lawyers Should Use Law Libraries
Legal research and training expert Mary Whisner details the many resources and services (such as databases, books, conference space) available to solo practitioners that are provided by public law libraries.
Commentary: Is Nuclear Energy Clean and Safe?
Beth Wellington examines issues related to the management, safety and economic costs of nuclear energy in light of shifting support for and opposition to its use.
Burney’s Gadgets for Legal Pros: Test Driving the MacBook Pro
Brett Burney extols the usability, workmanship, and intuitive interface of the MacBook Pro.
Short Takes: Book Review – Absolute Convictions: My Father, a City, and the Conflict That Divided America
Beth Wellington reviews and recommends a recently published book that provides perspective on both sides of the contentious social, political and ethical debate surrounding abortion in America.
Indecisive Decision: An Examination of the Greenberg and Faulkner Cases and their Impact on Libraries
Sharon Whitfield examines the conflicting decisions made by the Eleventh Circuit Court in the case of Greenberg v. National Geographic and the Second Circuit Court in the case of Faulkner v. National Geographic and the impact that these court decisions may have on libraries that are looking to reformat their copyrighted material into digital media.