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Press release: “Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER), the service that allows users to obtain case information online from federal courts, now has over 500,000 user accounts. The half-million figure was reached in early September.”
From AP today, this article highlights the battlelines that have been drawn, and are hardening, between publishers and Google concerning the expansive plan to digitize significant library collections from throughout the world, thus allowing users to search content on the web.
News Release: FCC Takes Steps to Assist in Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief: “Chairman Kevin J. Martin of the Federal Communications Commission today announced steps to provide immediate relief to consumers and businesses harmed by Hurricane Katrina and to enhance the FCC’s planning and response efforts when disaster does strike. The Chairman will propose to provide …
The Library of Congress Law Library Reading Room is pleased to announce the following new resources [Emily Carr, Legal Reference Specialist, Law Library of Congress], which include links to votes, hearing transcripts and Senate statements (statements made about the nominees outside of Executive Session). Supreme Court Nominees – Not Confirmed *Bork, Carswell, Haynsworth, and Thornberry …
Press release: The National Archives Celebrates Constitution Day, and the Calendar of Events. See also Peggy Garvins’ related article on LLRX.com, The Government Domain: Back to School for Constitution Day
Following up on my September 1 posting, Will Librarian Go To Prison Over Patriot Act Challenge?, see this September 9 press release from the ACLU: “A federal judge today ruled that the FBI must lift a gag that is preventing an organization with library records from participating in the Patriot Act debate. The opinion comes …
National Archives Announces Advisory Committee for Electronic Records Archives NARA press release, September 8, 2005: “Today, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein announced the award of a $308 million, six year contract to Lockheed Martin to build the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) system for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The ERA system …
“This blog [AALL LawLibAssist] gives members of the American Association of Law Libraries the opportunity to offer assistance to their friends and colleagues. FOR NOW, send posts to Kathie Sullivan at [email protected] and your information will be added.” American Library Association, Libraries and Hurricane Katrina and ALA Hurricane Katrina Library Updates
The members of the Depository Library Council (DLC) are pleased to announce that our vision discussion paper entitled The Federal Government Information Environment of the 21st Century: Towards a Vision Statement and Plan of Action for Federal Depository Libraries. See also the DLC Vision Outline Blog
The United States Code: 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, is now available on GPO Access. Browse and search features are available.
From Emily Carr, Legal Reference Specialist, LC: The Library of Congress Law Library Reading Room is pleased to announce the following new resources: Administrative Law Guide Legal Subscription Databases Supreme Court Nominations (an introductory page, featuring links to the next two pages) John G. Roberts Nomination Collection (a bibliography) Supreme Court Nominations Documents (includes PDF …
Frederick L. Faulkner IV, Webmaster, American Bar Association, announced the ABA’s website to assist in disaster recovery will be updated regularly, and is anticipated to be online for one year. A range of links to resources are provided or are under development in the following areas: Victims & Their Families; Lawyers Needing Disaster Help; Lawyers …
