Official Google Blog: “Today, we’re excited to launch Google For Non-Profits, a one-stop shop for tools to help advance your organization’s mission in a smart, cost-efficient way. This site features ideas and tutorials for how you can use Google tools to promote your work, raise money and operate more efficiently. And to get inspired, you’ll… Continue Reading
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Media Myths and Realities: A Public of One
Press release, December 10, 2007 – “The way communicators dispense information is out of sync with the way consumers use media, according to Media, Myths & Realities, a comprehensive survey of media usage among consumers and communications professionals conducted by global public relations firm Ketchum and the University of Southern California Annenberg Strategic Public Relations… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com
Reviewing the XO $100 Laptop, by Conrad J. Jacoby Social Networks for Law Librarians and Law Libraries, or How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Friending, by Debbie Ginsberg and Meg Kribble FOIA Facts: The Impact of the OPEN Government Act of 2007, by Scott A. Hodes Criminal Resources: Criminal Defense Investigation, by Ken… Continue Reading
New Google Docs Presentation Features
Google Docs Blog: “It’s been two months since we launched Google Presentations and already we’ve got new toys [Link to the presentation detailing the new features]…Embeddable Presentations, Importing slides from other presentations, Drag and drop image insertion, Rearranging slides, Changing the background, Prettier toolbar.” Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com for November 2007
Criminal Resources: False Confessions, by Ken Strutin Australian Trade Marks Law: The Madrid System, by Nicholas Weston Gadgets, Gadgets, Gadgets, by Barbara Fullerton, Sabrina I. Pacifici and Aaron Schmidt Locating Lawyers (including Corporate Counsel): A Brief Overview of Attorney Directories and a 50 State Survey of Online State Bar Directories, by Scott Russell Deep Web… Continue Reading
American Lawyer Surveys Leaders of Am Law 200
Am Law 200 Managing Partners Issue Fog Advisory for 2008, David Bario, The American Lawyer, 12-03-2007 [note: free registration required to read the links that follow): “Each fall, when this magazine surveys the leaders of The Am Law 200 about the state of their firms, the responses are awash in sunny optimism — at least,… Continue Reading
FTC Approves Issuance of Federal Register Notice Announcing Review of Mail Order Rule
Press release: “The Commission has approved the issuance of a Federal Register notice announcing the start of its decennial review of the FTCs Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule, 16 CFR Part 435 (Mail Order Rule). As detailed in the notice, the Commission is seeking comment on whether to retain the Rule. To guide discussion… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com for August 2007
Legal Information Management in a Global and Digital Age: Revolution and Tradition, by Claire M. Germain IM a Librarian: Establishing a Virtual Reference Service with Little Cost or Technical Skill, by Bonnie Shucha Search at the Foundation of the Enterprise, by John I. Alber Technology and the Generation Gap, by Genevieve Zook E-Discovery Update: Understanding… Continue Reading
Magazine Announces 2007 Best Law Firms for Women
Press release: “Working Mother magazine, the authoritative source for career mothers, and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm advising attorneys and legal employers on work-life balance and the retention and advancement of women, today announced the list of the 2007 Working Mother & Flex-Time Lawyers Best Law Firms for Women. The winning firms are… Continue Reading
Survey of Law Firm Librarians Focuses on Expanded Role
Electronic 2007 Law Librarian Survey from ALM Research – Survey Says Librarians Like Their Jobs but Are Displeased With Vendors – “Electronic research was supposed to replace books and lower costs, but it’s done neither — and librarians aren’t happy about it.” THE CHARTS The Librarian’s Expanding Role Finances Resources Staffing Electronic Research Continue Reading
One Workaround for Underground Law Firm Cell Reception Problems
Happy 4th. From Computerworld, this completely non-holiday related article – Law firm boosts cellular signal in new offices – New system enables employees to use cell phones in offices three floors underground – may be of interest, especially to colleagues here in Washington, D.C. Continue Reading
Brand Awareness and the Evaluation of Search Results
Brand Awareness and the Evaluation of Search Results, by Bernard J. Jansen (Pennsylvania State University), Mimi Zhang (Pennsylvania State University), Ying Zhang (Pennsylvania State University) “We investigate the effect of search engine brand (i.e., identifying name or logo that distinguishes a product from its competitors) on evaluation of system performance. Our research is motivated by… Continue Reading
