Year archives: 2007

LawPro Links – An A to Z Directory of Web Resources

Sabrina I. Pacifici has revised and updated her guide to a core group of reliable, content rich resources for researchers. Highlighted topics include: a new search engine for legal blogs, one for free federal district court filings, and one for Wikipedia; an updated legal research guide from M.G. Gallagher Law Library, government sponsored e-waste and recycling services, a filmology of librarians in the movies, the 10 best corporate intranets of 2007, the launch of the Anglo-American Legal Tradition Project Website, and much more.

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Government Resources, Information Management, Intranets, KM, Law Library Management, Legal Research, Search Engines, Wiki

Knowledge Discovery Resources 2007 – An Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation

Marcus P. Zillman’s extensive guide to knowledge discovery technologies, programs, resources and sites includes links to groups, organizations and applications specific to know-how discovery, harvesting and management, data and text mining, as well as vendors/suppliers of related services.

Subjects: Intranets

GAO Releases Database of Comptroller General Decisions

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has for the first time released a massive two-part compilation of Comptroller General decisions and opinions that are included in two Excel spreadsheets. The first spreadsheet contains decisions from 1990 through present The second spreadsheet contains decisions prior to 1990. Michael Ravnitzky reports the details.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Resources, Legal Research

Seven Legal Technology Trends for 2007: Widening the Digital Divide in Law Practice

Dennis Kennedy contends that by the end of 2007, there will be a clearly distinguishable digital divide between technology-forward and technology-backward firms. He suggests seven trends that should be on the agendas of law firm technology committees.

Subjects: Email, Information Management, Internet Trends, KM, Law Firm Marketing, RSS Newsfeeds, WiFi

Technology and Policy Issues With Acquiring Digital Collections

Roger V. Skalbeck and Iva M. Futrell address issues raised with acquiring digital collections, including a discussion of two legal-specific digitization projects available to any sector that wants to acquire them, including firms, courts and universities.

Subjects: Law Library Management, Licensing

Creating Intranet Applications for Knowledge Sharing Within Law Firms

Jason Eiseman provides context to and perspective on the many possibilities for service and resource specific customized knowledge solutions for the enterpise hosted by an intranet.

Subjects: Intranets

Commentary: The Real Costs of America’s Nuclear Power Program and the Impact on Global Climate Change

Beth Wellington reviews the administration’s position on FY 2008 funding for nuclear power programs, as well as the impact of these programs on climate change.

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Resources, Legal Research

Legislative Research Guide

Sabrina I. Pacifici’s completely updated and revised guide provides links to Federal and State sponsored resources on legislation, legislative issues and government reports, and also includes a range of current, topical content on politics and campaigns published by the media, advocacy groups, NGOs and political parties.

Subjects: Legislative

The Impact of Social Networking Tools and Guidelines to Use Them

LaJean Humphries identifies the wide range of social networking sites with which researchers should be knowlegeable, and addresses legal, privacy and ethical concerns associated with their use. She also provides a bibliography of books, articles and reports that focus on the impact of social networking applications.

Subjects: Cyberlaw, Features, Government Resources, Legal Research, Libraries & Librarians, Privacy, Search Engines

The Blog – Another Tool in Your Arsenal

Janet Peros provides an overview of how law librarians have integrated blogs and RSS into current awarness services for practice groups and client related research.

Subjects: Blogs, Features, Law Firm Marketing, Law Librarians, Law Library Management, Libraries & Librarians, Library Marketing, RSS Newsfeeds

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