Jenkins Blog


This blawg provides technology news affecting lawyers as well as tips on conducting legal research using technology or new book titles.

Author: Staffers at the Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia, including Alice McCreary, reference librarian; Malgorzata Pawska, Web content coordinator; Katrina Piechnik, head of technical services; Dan Giancaterino, Internet librarian; Jenny Hohenstein, reference/electronic services librarian; and RayAna Park, Web developer.

Blawg Related Categories: Law Libraries • Law Practice Management • Legal Technology • States • Pennsylvania • Librarian

Recent Posts from Jenkins Blog


  • Google “Fairness Hearing” Set for October 7

    U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin has set October 7 as the date for the “fairness hearing” for the Authors Guild-Google Books settlement. If the Justice Department wants to present its views in writing —…

  • What Happens on Facebook Stays on Facebook (For a Lot Longer Than You Want)

    Ars Technica (link via Lifehacker) reports that some social networking sites are better than others when it comes to removing your uploaded images. In Late May Ars staff deleted images from Flickr, Twitter, MySpace and…

  • Lori Drew Walks

    Last December I posted about my ambivalence with the verdict in the Lori Drew cyberbullying case. On one hand, I think she did something pretty jerky. On the other, trying to equate her violation of…

  • At Least They Have Bing!

    TechCrunch reports that from March-June 2009, Internet Explorer’s U.S. market share dropped 11.4% to 54.4%. Firefox has 27.6%. Looking at the data from StatCounter this morning, I see the following breakdown (which differs from that…

  • Piercing the Corporate Veil

    By Stephen B. PresserThis treatise helps you interpret the “piercing the veil” doctrine in any state jurisdiction or federal court. It examines differences among piercing doctrines in various state and federal courts and analyzes each…

  • Understanding Medical Words

    Although it may look a little juvenile, I think this is a useful tutorial from the National Library of Medicine which helps you understand medical terminology.  It shows how to put words together and how…

  • Facebook’s Gonna Simplify the Privacy Process

    WSJ’s Digist blog reports that Facebook plans to streamline and simplify the privacy options on the site. About time, too — it was a pain to wade through all those settings just to make sure…

  • Is Anyone Else Having This Problem With Firefox Tabs?

    In the new version 3.5, one of my tabs will pop into its own new window. Randomly. Or so it seems — I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why. It’s really annoying.…

  • Firefox is Getting a Bit Plump

    When downloading Firefox 3.5 (twice) this morning, I noticed that it’s 10.2 MB, about 33% larger than 3.0.11. I like the New Tab button. I haven’t, as yet, tested the Private Browsing feature. Nor have…

  • China Cuts PC Makers Some Slack

    China’s Xinhua News Agency reports that PC makers will not be required to install the “Green Dam-Youth Escort” filtering software on new PCs as of July 1. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said…