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Daily Archives: August 14, 2003

Law Library Microform Consortium Creating Virtual Library

According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, the non-profit Law Library Microform Consortium is creating a digital library, called LLMC-Digital, that will eventually comprise 91,000 volumes (100 million pages) of legal materials, half of which are currently available on microfiche. The beta site is currently available for free, but will become a fee-based service next month.

  • “The model chosen for data delivery on LLMC-Digital will combine three digital formats. The primary format will be TIFF images; i.e., electronic microfiche. Backup formats will be OCRed text, which will permit searching, and a PDF text (which permits transfer of text into word processing applications).
  • Power Outage in NY State and Beyond

    From Internetnews.com: “A massive power outage has unexpectedly darkened New York and most of New York state as well as other Northeast American cities including Detroit and Cleveland, as well as Toronto and Ottawa in Canada.” Energy/utility related links on blackouts is available from the IRE Resource Center (thanks to Carolyn Edds, Research Director and… Continue Reading

    Google Toolbar Ready for Prime Time

    From the Google press release: The Google Toolbar is out of beta, and available for download at http://toolbar.google.com. Google’s free browser utility enables users to search from any page on the web and offers pop-up blocking, web form filling, and a new Blogger button that makes posting to Blogger.com weblogs quick and easy. Continue Reading

    California Recall Election Resources

    From the California Voter Foundation, Special Recall Election Resources includes links to the California Secretary of State website, campaign finance sites, recall election news from local, regional and national newspapers, pro and anti-recall organization links, and candidate websites (not all of those who have declared have one!) From The Sacramento Bee, daily news updates from… Continue Reading

    New ABA Model Rules Available

    Model Rule 1.6 was passed, and Model Rule 1.13 was amended earlier this week during the ABA Annual Meeting. See the following links: new Rule 1.6 and new Rule 1.13. Thanks to Brian Myers, Information Coordinator, ABA Division for Bar Services, for these links, as well as the text below: RESOLVED, That Rule 1.13 of… Continue Reading

    Resignation Letter of John M. Poindexter

    From the Washington Post via Cryptome, the resignation letter of John M. Poindexter (Director, Total Information Awareness Office) to Dr. Anthony Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA), dated 12 August 2003. See also Poindexter Resigns but Defends Programs, Anti-Terrorism, Data Scanning Efforts at Pentagon Called Victims of Ignorance. Continue Reading

    Publisher Sues Financial Services Firm for Copyright Violation

    A decision from the U.S. District Court, Maryland, July 10, Lowry’s Reports v. Legg Mason, found that the financial services firm had violated copyright terms stipulated by its subscription to Lowry’s report, through the ongoing distribution of the publication’s content on the company’s firm-wide intranet and via e-mail. [From BNA’s Internet Law News] Continue Reading