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Development of a SharePoint Site – Lorette S.J. Weldon continues her series with a discussion on how to interpret and document the requirements of an organization or a specific department in order to develop a successful SharePoint site.
Law Libraries Transformed: Not long ago, the law library was “a place”. It housed printed materials and staff and provided work space for research. Lawyers went there to use books and consult librarians to locate and complete assignments. Today, Eleanor Windsor and Ron Friedmann report that the notion of a modern law library is very …
Testing the Accuracy of Database Information Produced in Civil Discovery: Conrad J. Jacoby identifies the trend that increasingly electronically stored information (“ESI”) requested in litigation discovery originates in databases or other structured data repositories. Previously, this data was stored in discrete e-mail messages, spreadsheets, and word processing files that have long made up the bulk …
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism [START] – Background Report: On the Fifth Anniversary of the 7/7 London Transit Attack, July 2010 “July 7, 2010, marks the fifth anniversary of the 2005 terrorist attacks on Londons Metro system. In 2005, terrorists launched a coordinated attack against Londons transportation system, with …
Mobile Access 2010 – Six in ten Americans go online wirelessly using a laptop or cell phone; African-Americans and 18-29 year olds lead the way in the use of cell phone data applications, but older adults are gaining ground. July 7, 2010. Aaron Smith, Research Specialist li>”Cell phone and wireless laptop internet use have each …
WSJ: “Teach for America now attracts 12% of all Ivy League seniors. The program’s founder explains why it beats working on Wall Street…A 2008 Urban Institute study found that “On average, high school students taught by TFA corps members performed significantly better on state-required end-of-course exams, especially in math and science, than peers taught by …
2009 Annual Report – Southeast Banking in the Financial Crisis, July 8, 2010 “The Atlanta Fed’s 2009 Annual Report provides perspective on a challenging year in banking in the Southeast, as the industry sought stability and stronger risk management even as problems persisted. In addition to exploring the industry’s performance, the annual report examines the …
The Demographics of Web Search, Weber, I.; Castillo, C. SIGIR, ACM Press, Geneva, Switzerland (2010) “How does the web search behavior of “rich” and “poor” people differ? Do men and women tend to click on different results for the same query? What are some queries almost exclusively issued by African Americans? These are some of …
