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Law Librarian Blog
Is devoted to issues related to law libraries, including digital preservation and documentation. The blog covers general news and provides resources for practicing law librarians and those interested in legal research.
Author: Joe Hodnicki, associate director for library operations at the University of Cincinnati Law Library, and Ron Jones, the Electronic Resources & Services Librarian at the University of Cincinnati Law Library, edit the Law Librarian Blog. Both are also listed as contributing editors to Law X.0. Hodnicki is also on the board of advisers for Law School Innovation. Other contributing editors: Sue Altmeyer, electronic services librarian at Cleveland Marshall College of Law who also contributes to CM Law Library Blog; Neal Axton, reference librarian at William Mitchell College of Law Library; Brian Barnes, research librarian at Mississippi College School of Law Library; Elizabeth Farrell, research/instructional technology libraria at Florida State College of Law Research Center; Rick Goheen, law library director and assistant professor of law at the University of Toledo Valley Law Library; Ron Jones, electronic resources and services librarian at the University of of Cincinnati Law Library; Jean M. Pajerek, head of technical services and information management at Cornell Law Library; and Robert Richards, who also authors Legal Informatics Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Libraries • Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law • Cornell Law School • Florida State University • Mississippi College • University of Cincinnati • University of Toledo • William Mitchell College of Law • Law Professor • Librarian
Recent Posts from Law Librarian Blog
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On "Tabs and Sidebars War" and the Prospect for Improved WEXIS Usability in a Duopoly
In Duopolies, web usability, and legal research instruction, Tom Boone, reference librarian and adjunct professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, highlights the consequences of the current structure of the WEXIS-dominated legal database search…
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Amended Google Book Settlement Agreement Moves Forward
US District Court Judge Denny Chin granted preliminary approval to the Amended Google Book Settlement Agreement on Nov. 19th [text of order] and set the following schedule for proceeding forward: Dec. 14, 2009: Supplemental Notices…
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SCOTUS Has Never Seen the Likes of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia: First Full-Scale Biography Published
From the book description of Joan Biskupic's American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Nov. 10, 2009): If the U.S. Supreme Court teaches us anything, it…
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New and Updated Research Guides on GlobaLex
New and updated research guides on GlobaLex: New Guides: Guide to Legal Research in Serbia by Linda Tashbook and Marko Zivanov Trinidad and Tobago Law and Legal Research by Catherine A. Deane and Vincent Moyer…
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Playing Legal Catch-Up with Online Speech
According to one law and technology expect, web communication evolves faster than the laws that govern free speech online. How much faster? How about five years behind the curve of technological innovations. See CNN's Can…
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Top 5 Must-Read Social Media Books
See Steve Cunningham's recommendations on Mashable. [JH]
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The History of the Internet in a Nutshell
Cameron Chapman's Six Revisions blog post offers a brief history of the Internet. It identifies key milestones and events related to the growth and evolution of the Internet between 1969 to 2009 with some great…
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Round-Up of Practitioner Blogs
Florida Personal Injury Lawyers Blog http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyersblog.com http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyersblog.com/index.xml Reports on injury law news, cases and opinions in Florida. Published by the Law Offices of Jason M. Melton, PA. San Francisco Business Blog http://blog.buscaris.com http://blog.buscaris.com/index.xml Reviews restaurants,…
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Friday Fun: Jon Stewart Explains Net Neutrality
Hat tip to Public Knowledge. [JH] The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c From Here to Neutrality www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis
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Is West Contributing Pricing Information for the Next Edition of the AALL Price Index?
According to the November issue of the AALL E-Newsletter, the answer is "yes." I'm happy to report that all four major legal publishers will contribute pricing information for the 7th edition of the AALL Price…


