Category «Legal Research»

Reports on GPO’s Transition to Digital Only Environment

Government Printing Office: Technological Changes Create Transformation Opportunities, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information management, before the Committee on House Administration. GAO-04-729T, April 28, 2004. Highlights – “The changing technological environment is creating challenges for GPO. Specifically, the agency has seen declines in its printing volumes, printing revenues, and document sales. At the same time, …

Subjects: E-Government, Legal Research, Libraries

New on LLRX.com

Could you be sued for turning over an Internet user’s sign-up information to law enforcement? Business Filings Databases — Updated Notes from the Technology Trenches: Bloomberg for Law Firms Metaforix@Health – Medicare Resources Online FOIA Facts – FOIA Fees Burney’s Gadgets for Legal Pros – The Fabulous Life of a Pivoting Monitor Wisdom From the …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Legal Research, Libraries, Patriot Act, Privacy

Draft Protocol for Net Reference Exchanges

From the National Information Standards Organization, “a draft Question/Answer Transaction Protocol (pdf, 52 pages) that supports Q&A between library patrons and reference sources has been released for a one-year trial use period April 5, 2004-April 5, 2005…The Protocol defines a method and structure for data exchange between digital reference service domains. This new standard supports …

Subjects: Legal Research, Libraries

Library Journal’s Best Reference Sources of 2003

Best Reference Sources 2003 (reg. req’d) – Under the Section, Web Sites, the following entry: LLRX.com—Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research Created by Gail Partin, an associate law librarian at Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law, this annotated guide is for both the beginner and hardcore researcher. If, for example, you need to find …

Subjects: Legal Research

ABA TECHSHOW 2004 – 60 Sites in 60 Minutes

From attorney, blogger and author Robert J. Ambrogi. “These were the sites I prepared for the 2004 ABA TechShow panel 60 Sites in 60 Minutes. Not all these sites were shown during the presentation.” Thanks to Bob, Burgess Allison, Jeffrey M. Flax and Mark Tamminga for having included my webzine, my blog and this time …

Subjects: Legal Research