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Federal Court Decisions via FDsys.gov – One-Year Pilot Program
I missed commenting about this when it was announced last week. Looks like former AALL Government Relations representative, Mary Alice Baish, is hard at work at her new post and is working to pilot...
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ULC Passes Act to Promote Authentication, Preservation and Access to State...
Last night in its 120th annual meeting in Vail, Colorado, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) passed the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (UELMA) in order to provide a set of rules for states to...
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Reselling Free Government Data — Yes, It Stinks… But, It's Not Theft
Almost all those books… government created content that someone paid for! I am a huge proponent of state governments helping their citizens understand the judicial system, and help with the access to...
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Sunlight Foundation Projects: Helping Bring Public Information into the Light
If you’re a fan of the idea that the government that represents you should be transparent and open, then you’ll be a big fan of the Sunlight Foundation Projects. The nonprofit, nonpartisan Sunlight...
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The Internet Steps Up to Help Crowdsource The NSA's Woeful Presentation Skills
It seems everyone is talking about the NSA’s surveillance program, PRISM, these days. Although the program seems to be very creative in ways of gathering information, it seems that the group’s...
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Two Sad Stories of Irreplaceable Historic Documents Destroyed
Image [cc] Chris Makarsky There were a couple of incidents I read about over the weekend of government officials destroying unreplacable historic documents. The reasons for the destruction are not...
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Librarians (Including This One) Back Apple’s Fight Against FBI’s Hacking Request
Image [cc] Josh Bancroft This morning, the American Library Association came out against the FBI’s attempt to order Apple to unlock an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino shooters, who murdered 14...
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AALL Joins Coalition of 44 Organizations to Support USA RIGHTS Amendment
One of the best things about being President of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), is the advocacy I get to see first-hand that we do in fighting for the rights of our members, access...
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David Whelan on Sole Provider or No Provider. Plus, How Law Schools are...
David Whelan, the Director of Legal Information & the Great Library Society of Ontario, discusses his recent article “The No Legal Research Provider Landscape,” and how lawyers, law librarians,...
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The Geek in Review Ep. 55 – The Legal Tech and Innovation Pipeline – Can Law...
Three law school innovators, three law firm innovators, a law student, and a BigLaw Partner meet on a podcast… this podcast… and share thoughts on how to improve law students’ tech skills before they...
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