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“The UNHCR Library and Forced Migration Online (FMO) are pleased to announce that the International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology (ITRT) is now available as an interactive and searchable tool online. Users can quickly locate terminology in English, French or Spanish by: 1) browsing alphabetically, 2) browsing by a newly-defined subject class hierarchy, or 3) conducting …
Multinational Collections Database Search: “The Multinational Collections Database lists items which reprint the laws and regulations of international jurisdictions on a particular legal topic, comparative in nature. The purpose of the database is to provide additional identifying information about titles, beyond that which is provided in the Library’s Online catalog.”
From a January 2004 Workshop Materials on Islamic Law (in pdf, 80 pages) conference held jointly by the American Association of Law Schools, American Society of Comparative and the Law and Society Association. See also Islamic and Middle Eastern Law Materials on the Net. (links via Lyonette Louis-Jacques)
EOIR Virtual Law Library (VLL). “This site serves as a complement to the Law Library and Immigration Research Center (LLIRC) located within the headquarters complex of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).” Includes and updated list of links to Attorney General and BIA Precedent Decisions (along with an e-mail update service), a link to …
Free Culture, by Lawrence Lessig: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity: Use this link to download a free pdf version of the book, under a Creative Commons license. The book is also available in nine other formats, to date, via this link. Reviews of the book …
How to Effectively Locate Federal Government Information on the World Wide Web. Authors: Sherry DeDecker and Patricia Cruse, University of California. Updated: January 6, 2004.
A Selected Bibliography on the Freedom of Information Act, 1980-2004 Public Libraries and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Legal Sources – Updated Metaforix@Health: Keeping Up With Health Trends Online Through E-Letters Notes from the Tech Trenches: Cost Effective Research Wisdom From the Grammar Goddess: Commas Many Agency Websites Play Hide and Seek With FOIA …
From the AHRB Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law based in the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh, a new web-journal, SCRIPT-ed, which “will offer articles of up to 10,000 words in length containing detailed comment and analysis on the law/technology interface.” [Link from Marcus Zillman] SCRIPT-ed, Issue 1, …
From the press release: “On a monthly basis during 2004, the Infopro Web site will spotlight a law librarian from a different country. This month, our spotlight is on Moyra McAllister, National Library Manager at Blake Dawson Waldron in Australia. See also last month’s spotlight on the world renowned Lyonette (‘Lyo’) Louis-Jacques of the University …
Beyond Google – “The Web is so full of useful info that no search engine can find it all. But a multitude of specialty sites deliver shopping advice, reference databases, leisure-time ideas, and more–fast.”
Government Gazettes Online: “This website attempts to list all online government gazettes and their characteristics to aid researchers. A description of the contents and coverage are included for each gazette.” The listing is alphabetical by country, and includes the gazette title, url, languages, free or fee, range of coverage, format of, and an abstract about, …
From Secrecy News: “The 2004 Operational Law Handbook published by the U.S. Army JAG Corps provides a comprehensive map of the terrain of military law, from the legal basis for the use of force to domestic operations to the laws governing intelligence and special operations. A copy is posted here (563 pages, 4.6 MB, PDF …
