webinar: Learn to navigate UN data information sources
There is a webinar this Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 from noon - 1 pm called Making Peace with United Nations Data: Learn to navigate UN data information sources. This comes to us from the "Help! I'm an...
View ArticleSuDocs libguide (attention library cataloging nerds)
Librarian Kelly Smith at the U.C. San Diego has created a new LibGuide that she hopes will be of some use to other librarians and users. Called "Browse Federal Documents by Call Number", the guide’s...
View ArticleGPO enhances Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government
The Government Publishing Office has completely updated the "Ben's Guide" website, which explains how the government works for children of all ages. The enhancements include a glossary that includes...
View ArticleHSDL blog compiles informational resources on Islamic State
The Homeland Security Digital Library has prepared a collection of information resources called Paris and the Threat of the Islamic State: Background and Context.
View ArticleThe Statutes at Large Modernization Act
On November 16, 2015, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass) and Rep. David Brat (R-VA) introduced H.R. 4006, The Statutes at Large Modernization Act, calling for the digitization of entire run of the United...
View ArticleLexisNexis buys Lex Machina
The legal research community is abuzz about the acquisition of Lex Machina by LexisNexis. According to Bloomberg BNA news, Lex Machina, founded in 2010, provides analytics primarily around IP...
View ArticleSearch engine for Wayback
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation has announced that it’s donating $1.9 million to develop a search engine for the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. The search engine will allow researchers,...
View ArticleAmendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in effect 12/1/15
On Dec. 1, 2015, new amendments for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure go into effect for the first time since 2010. The amendments will encompass changes to Rules 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 37,...
View ArticleGPO's new Regional Discard Policy
At the end of October, the Government Publishing Office moved forward with a new Regional Discard Policy for depository libraries. The librarians at the Free Government Info blog recently posted a...
View ArticleSecret History of the Bluebook
Fred Shapiro at Yale Law reports that The New York Times today has a story about the article by Fred and Julie Graves Krishnaswami entitled "The Secret History of the Bluebook." This article will be...
View ArticleNew enhancements to Congress.gov
The law librarians of Congress have announced that Congress.gov has made a number of end-of-year enhancements. These include a new Quick Search for legislation, the Congressional Record Index (back to...
View ArticlePittsburgh Regional Diversity Survey
A group of local organizations including the University of Pittsburgh University Center for Social and Urban Research, Pittsburgh Today, Vibrant Pittsburgh, the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board...
View ArticleNew PLI online books Dec. 2015
Now available online, PLI Course Handbooks published in December 2015: COMMERCIAL LAW • Coping with U.S. Export Controls and Sanctions 2015 • New Developments in Securitization 2015 • Nuts and...
View ArticleAbove the Law on fixing the US News rankings
The Above the Law blog has a new post titled "How To Fix The U.S. News Law School Rankings", written by Kyle McEntee, the executive director of nonprofit Law School Transparency. The post focuses on...
View ArticleRadio stations and webcasting
If you're wondering why radio stations aren't devoting large blocks of time this week to playing David Bowie's music in honor of his memory... the Washington Post has the answer. In a blogpost called...
View ArticlePitt News launches interactive crime map
The Pitt News has announced the introduction of an interactive crime map, which they will use to show Pitt Police activity every week. The map will be updated every Sunday with information from the...
View ArticleData and Fastcase
The LLSDC's newsletter, Lights, has a fascinating interview with Ed Walters, the CEO of Fastcase. Since the Barco Law Library is in the process of subscribing to Fastcase, the article is especially...
View ArticleTitle IX Investigation Tracker for sexual violence
The Chronicle of Higher Education has created an online project called the Title IX Investigation Tracker. The project tracks federal investigations of colleges for possible violations of the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justices' favorite words
An article in the Stanford Technology Law Review called USING ALGORITHMIC ATTRIBUTION TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE AUTHORSHIP IN UNSIGNED JUDICIAL OPINIONSby William Li, Pablo Azar, David Larochelle, Phil...
View ArticleHarvard Law announces a new tool for preserving online info
Jonathan Zittrain, chair of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law has announced the release of Amber, a free software tool that can be used with WordPress and Drupal to preserve...
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