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New on LLRX.com: Using the Kindle in Library Settings – A Survey, Updated

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Using the Kindle in Library Settings – A Survey, Updated: Recently Montrese Hamilton wrote a summary of responses to her survey of three Special Libraries Association discussion lists about using the Kindle in library settings. The questions were well-received and more replies arrived after her wrap-up was published so she returns with the new comments… Continue Reading

Statistical Evidence on the Gender Gap in Law Firm Partner Compensation

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Angel, Marina, Whang, Eun-Young, Banker, Rajiv D. and Lopez, Joseph, Statistical Evidence on the Gender Gap in Law Firm Partner Compensation (September 9, 2010). Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-24. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1674630 “Our study compiled the largest research sample on the gender gap in compensation at the 200 largest law firms… Continue Reading

Law Firm Diversity Among Associates Erodes in 2010

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News release and findings “The latest NALP [National Association for Law Placement] findings on law firm demographics reveal that the overall representation of women and minority lawyers in law firms declined between 2009 and 2010, likely a casualty of massive lawyer layoffs during the 2008-2009 recession. In 2010, the percentage of women and minority partners… Continue Reading

New on LLRX.com: Using the Kindle in Library Settings

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LLRX.com: Using the Kindle in Library Settings – A Survey – Special Librarian Montrese Hamilton shares effective ways an electronic document reader may be used to provide customers on-demand access to new content. Beyond instant access to material, e-readers can: reduce the need for Interlibrary loans, help grow the collection without adding shelf space, and… Continue Reading

Fulbright's 7th Annual Litigation Trends Survey Report

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Fulbright’s 7th Annual Litigation Trends Survey Report AmLawDaily: “Fulbright’s 2010 report is based on survey responses from 275 U.S. and 128 U.K. in-house lawyers, the majority of whom were general counsel at companies with revenues north of $100 million in the last fiscal year. Ninety-three percent of U.S. respondents and 97 percent of U.K. respondents… Continue Reading

CNNMoney – Google's next giant revenue stream is Android

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CNNMoney: “Google has made its famous search algorithm into a $20 billion business, but for years, investors have asked, “What’s next?” Google finally has an answer: Android…By 2013, Android [mobile operating system] will be a $4 billion-a-year business for the company and “a blockbuster success,” Caris & Co. analyst Sandeep Aggarwal forecasts. That’s a nice… Continue Reading

New Study on Reading in the Digital Age: Parents Say Electronic, Digital Devices Negatively Affects Kids' Reading Time

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News release: “In the 2010 Kids and Family Reading Report – Turning the Page in the Digital Age – a national survey released today, children age 6 – 17 and their parents share their views on a wide range of topics regarding reading in the 21st Century. The study, conducted by Scholastic, the global children’s… Continue Reading

FTC Puts Conditions on Coca-Cola's $12.3 Billion Acquisition of its Largest North American Bottler

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“The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will require The Coca-Cola Company to restrict its access to confidential competitive business information of rival Dr Pepper Snapple Group as a condition for completing Coca-Cola’s proposed $12.3 billion acquisition of its largest North American bottler, which also distributes Dr Pepper Snapple carbonated soft drinks. Under a… Continue Reading

eMarketer report: more than half of internet users will read blogs at least monthly

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The Continued Rise of Blogging: “Social networks and microblogs have in recent years nudged blogging off the social media pedestal. For some consumers, who have more communication tools at their fingertips than they did a few years ago, Facebook and Twitter have supplanted blogging as life-streaming outlets. But blogs continue to be important. eMarketer estimates… Continue Reading