Category «Columns»
Extras – Using Folio to Create Legislative Histories
Using Folio Views to Create Electronic Legislative Histories By Lillian H. Fry
(Posted May 1, 1999; Archived June 1, 1999)
CongressLine – Freedom of Information: the Newest Nemesis of the Scientific Community
The Scientific Community
Scientists are concerned that the new guidelines will allow the public access to everything from handwritten lab notes to specimens and that it will also jeopardize the
Latest Links – American Factfinder, etc…
(Posted April 19, 1999; Archived April 30, 1999)
American FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov/
American FactFinder “is a new data access and dissemination system” that allows the user to find and retrieve information for the largest data sets at the U.S. Census Bureau. The site is arranged in five sections: Facts about My Community; Population and Housing Facts; Census Bureau Products; Maps; Industry and Business Facts; and Search FactFinder. The user can access data by Quick items, Detailed tables, or Build a query. A full explanation of these methods of access is contained on the “About American FactFinder” page. In mid-1999, the user will be able to customize tabulations from microdata files.
Notes from the Technology Trenches – April, 1999
Notes from the Technology Trenches By Roger Skalbeck
Published April 19, 1999
Roger Skalbeck is the Electronic Initiatives Librarian at Howrey & Simon in Washington, D.C., and is the Web Master of the Law Librarian’s Society of Washington, D.C. Current work activities cover myriad aspects of electronic research resource evaluation, intranet content development, as well as research and technology training, all from a librarian’s point of view. This column reflects the personal views of the author, which are not necessarily those of his employer or any other organization. This column, of course, is 100% free of any legal advice.
Extras – Asking All the Right Questions: Researching Possible Conflicts of Interest
Asking All the Right Questions: Researching Possible Conflicts of Interests By Rochelle Cheifetz
Rochelle Cheifetz is the head librarian for Rosenman & Colin LLP. She previously worked as Head Librarian at Haskins & Sells and Brookdale Institute of Gerontology in Jerusalem, Israel. She was also editor of “Research” for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Director of Libraries for Legal Aid Society of New York. She received an MLS from Rutgers University and a MA from New York University.
Guide on the Side – ASTD, Awesome Sites for Trainers and Others Who Develop Staff
Guide on the Side ASTD: Awesome Sites for Trainers and Others Who Develop Staff By Marie Wallace
Published April 1, 1999
Latest Links – Alphabet Soup, etc…..
(Posted April 1, 1999; Archived April 19, 1999)
Alphabet Soup http://members.aol.com/nigthomas/alphabet.html
This site has an alphabetical index of 900 acronyms and abbreviations used in Internet chat rooms, e-mail, and newsgroups with their explanations.
ResearchWire – Environmental Law on the Web
ResearchWire Environmental Law on the Web By Diana Botluk
Diana Botluk is an online legal information professional who lectures, teaches and writes about finding law-related information in an online environment. She is the author of The Legal List: Research on the Internet, and a columnist for Internet Law Researcher newsletter, with a column called Finding Information on the World Wide Web. She teaches basic, advanced and online legal research at the University of Maryland, and Internet classes at CAPCON Library Network. She has lectured at many professional conferences, is actively involved in the Law Librarians Society of D.C. and the American Association of Law Libraries. She is a reference librarian at Catholic University Law School, where she earned her J.D. in 1984.
ResearchWire – Discoveries in Elder Law
ResearchWire Discoveries in Elder Law By Genie Tyburski
Genie Tyburski is the Research Librarian for Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP and the Web Manager of The Virtual Chase: A Research Site for Legal Professionals .