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Notes from the Technology Trenches – September, 1998
Notes from the Technology Trenches By Elizabeth H. Klampert
Elizabeth H. Klampert is the Director of Library Services for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Ms. Klampert was formerly a litigator for five years, specializing in professional liability litigation. Before attending law school, she was a corporate librarian for twelve years, holding management positions in libraries in a number of large organizations, including Rainier National Bank in Seattle, Deloitte & Touche, and Merrill Lynch, both in New York. She received both her BA in English and MLS from the University of Washington in Seattle. She received her JD at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.
Latest Links – The Currency $ite, etc….
(Posted September 15, 1998; Archived October 1, 1998)
The Currency $ite http://www.oanda.com/
This site has an Interactive Daily Table with rates for multiple currencies and a free Historical Currency Table with low/high/average. 164 currencies are covered. There is also a currency converter. The site is produced by OANDA which is the Internet arm of Olsen & Associates, a company that produces advanced forecasting technology for the financial markets with operations in Zurich and Frankfurt.
ResearchWire – Virtual Reference for Real Lawyers
ResearchWire Virtual Reference for Real Lawyers By Genie Tyburski
Genie Tyburski is the Research Librarian for Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the editor of The Virtual Chase:TM A Research Site for Legal Professionals .
Guide on the Side – Getting the Drop on Props
Guide on the Side Getting the Drop on Props By Marie Wallace
(Posted September 1, 1998; Archived October 1, 1998)
Latest Links – International Court Network, etc….
(Posted September 1, 1998; Archived September 15, 1998)
International Court Network http://www.sigov.si/us/courtnet.html
This site provides links to judicial institutions with the function of constitutional review. Twenty-six countries throughout the world are included, from Australia to Zambia.
Extras – Product Review – MARCit: Web Site Cataloging Made Easy
Product Review – MARCit Web Site Cataloging Made Easy By Cathy Adamo
Cathy Adamo is currently a cataloger for Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc. She’s worked previously in academic, special and public libraries as a cataloger, dealing with both print and nonprint materials. She received my MLS from the University of Pittsburgh, and has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Music Education from West Virginia University.
Newstand – August 1998
(Posted August, 1998; Archived September 1, 1998)
The New York Times on the Web, August 16, 1998
Big Web Sites to Track Steps of Their Users. Feel like you are leaving a visible trail as you navigate among major Web sites to purchase consumer products or just request information about them? This article will explain why privacy advocates are concerned about new databases that track Web activity with great detail.
Notes from the Technology Trenches – August, 1998
Notes from the Technology Trenches By Elizabeth H. Klampert
Elizabeth H. Klampert is the Director of Library Services for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Ms. Klampert was formerly a litigator for five years, specializing in professional liability litigation. Before attending law school, she was a corporate librarian for twelve years, holding management positions in libraries in a number of large organizations, including Rainier National Bank in Seattle, Deloitte & Touche, and Merrill Lynch, both in New York. She received both her BA in English and MLS from the University of Washington in Seattle. She received her JD at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.
CongressLine – Is the Good Samaritan Too Late for Y2K
The Fix
O n July 14 of this year, President Clinton and Vice President Gore spoke on the Year 2000 conversion issue at the National Academy of Sciences. The speech was