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Libraries and Librarians: A link between Legal Information Services and Firm Productivity? (37 pages, Word document) by Margaret Aby Carroll, Library Sites Manager, Microsoft Corporation and Dr. Yvonne J. Chandler, Associate Professor, University of North Texas, School of Library and Information Science. [via excited utterances] “This study will seek to answer the following questions, “Can …
From the Washington Post (reg. req’d), Library Missing Roberts File Papers Lost After Lawyers’ Review, states that an undisclosed number of pages from the files of Justice Roberts’ work pertaining to affirmative action during the 1980s have gone missing after they were reviewed last month by White House and DOJ attorneys. See also: Related references …
Although not a surprise to members of the organization, as well as special librarians, researchers, publishers, Congress and…in any case, here is a link to an article from the ABA Journal acknowledging the American Library Association’s successful lobbying efforts on issues that include the Patriot Act, DMCA and CIPA. Related reference: CRS report, USA PATRIOT …
Posted late last night by Adam M. Smith, Google Print Product Manager, on the Google Blog: “As with many ambitious ideas, Google Print has sparked a healthy amount of discussion…Today I’d like to mention two new features that reflect these discussions and which we feel will considerably improve both programs. If you’re in the Publisher …
Press release: Reagan Library to Open Additional Records Relating to Judge John Roberts See also Government Reports on Supreme Court Appointment Process
Via this excellent Resource Page on Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials by Therese A. Clarke Arado, a link to Lolly Gasaway’s PowerPoint presentation, Copyright Permissions for Multimedia, from the AALL 2005 annual conference.
As a follow-up to my May 16, 2005 posting, New York Times Announces New Online Fee-Based Service, this news yesterday that the Times will merge its print and online operations.
ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline, Volume 14, Number 73, August 1, 2005 “Late on Friday, July 29, the final day before its summer recess, the Senate passed S. 1389 (the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) on unanimous consent (no debate, no amendments, no roll call vote). The bill adds to …
“The OCLC Research DeweyBrowser prototype allows users to search and browse collections of library resources organized by the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC).”
PowerPoint presentations prepared by Lee Nemchek, Larry Eiring, and Ganesh Natarajan, and a 3-page outsourcing bibliography (in Word), from the PLL-sponsored program entitled “Outsourcing: Odious or Out-of-the-Box [Link to all these materials].
From the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property July 18, 2005 – H. Rept. 109-174, part 1 to Accompany H.R. 3199, USA PATRIOT Act and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 (510 pages, PDF) See also this committee bibliography of links on the USA Patriot Act.
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