LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips – A Guide to HIPAA Security and the Law
Heather A. Phillips reviews Stephen S. Wu’s book whose focus is coming into compliance with the recent and complex new HIPAA requirements.
FOIA Facts – My Proposal: FOIA Litigation Reporting Requirements
Scott A. Hodes makes the case that there should be a reporting requirement for all FOIA lawsuits requiring agencies to inform a central FOIA Office the outcome of FOIA lawsuits.
Doing Legal Research in Canada
Ted Tjaden’s comprehensive guide provides information and links to print and online resources and is aimed primarily at researchers outside of Canada needing an overview of Canadian legal research.
The Government Domain: Rich Resources from the Librarians of the Fed
Peggy Garvin explores the extensive web resources produced by the librarians of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and relevant to economists, researchers, and others all over the world.
Commentary: Waterboarding, Congress and the President
Beth Wellington explores the positions of the President, Congress and the Attorney General in respect to the controversy raging over the use of waterboarding as an interrogation technique.
Criminal Law Resources: Fingerprint Evidence Challenges
Ken Strutin’s article includes selected resources published on the web concerning the reliability and admissibility of fingerprint evidence. Links to guides, standards and related materials are listed to provide some background on the processes and application of this identification technique.
Update to Choosing Law Librarianship: Thoughts for People Contemplating a Career Move
From the perspective of several decades in the profession, Mary Whisner provides advice and specific data on what new law librarians should know about salaries, career opportunities, job responsibilities and challenges.
The Personal Information Trainer
Stuart Basefsky documents how the Personal Information Trainer can become a unique employee benefit written into the employment contract of key individuals deemed to be essential to the success of a firm or institution. This concept is useful to human resource managers, libraries, and the institutions they serve. This article provides the fundamental concepts and constructs necessary to implement such a program with an emphasis on why and how this should be done.
FOIA Facts: Increasing the Quality of FOIA Releases
Scott A. Hodes contends that FOIA Office personnel are often inadequately trained and overworked, resulting in responses that reflect inconsistent quality and that are often not timely. His recommendations include thorough training programs and the creation of a specific FOIA job category.
Reference from Coast to Coast: Making A Federal Case Out of It
This month Jan Bissett and Margi Heinen review the expanding world of federal case law sources available free on the web. They also highlight the new feature of searching slip opinions that is now available on a number of sites.