Ballad in Plain E
"Law libraries, technology, library training, the Internet, and related topics."
Author: Emma Wood is a law library technician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Libraries • International • North America • Canada • Librarian • Legal Research and Writing
Recent Posts from Ballad in Plain E
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Ballad in Plain E is going into hibernation
I guess I knew this day would come, but surprisingly, I’m not sad about it. With lots of exciting but time-consuming things happening in my life lately, and a moderately successful new group blogging endeavour…
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The value of law library staff: the position, or the person?
Karen over at Library Technician Dialog has just written a great post entitled “A Value Proposition“. In it she explains something we’ve been thinking and talking about lately: why Winnipeg law firms don’t employ as…
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Ada Lovelace Day 2009: Marg Anderson and Darlene Taylor
I’ve been thinking all day about who I might write about for Ada Lovelace Day, the day that celebrates women and technology. I realised that it would only be fitting to write about two women…
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Working with Vendors
An article entitled “Happy Together: How to Foster Mutually Beneficial Librarian-Vendor Partnerships” in the February 2009 issue of AALL Spectrum caught my eye. (hat tip: Library Boy) Written by Devin GawneMark and Sarah Nichols, the…
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Office-Office vs. Home-Office (or, a Tale of Two Jobs)
I read with interest Brenda’ latest post at Library Technician Dialog: “Working at Home“. It prompted me to try to verbalise my thoughts on this topic. Since I moved to Winnipeg I’ve been working two…
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Cool stuff from Gmail Labs
I love Gmail. Really, really love it. I can’t believe there are still people using Hotmail or Yahoo when Gmail is available! So I was excited to see this CNET article about a nifty new…
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My 2008 CLawBies Nominations
The 2008 edition of the Canadian Law Blog Awards (CLawBies) is off to a great start - check out the growing list of blogged nominations at Steve Matthews’ Vancouver Law Librarian Blog. I approach the…
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Non-lawyer legal bloggers
I really enjoyed Laurie Mapp’s latest post over at Halo Secretarial Services. In it, Laurie explains why non-lawyers have an important place in the legal blogosphere: “Non lawyers are important and valuable assets, whether to…
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Am I the proverbial 20-something?
It’s a weird feeling to see my generation being described over and over again in the current business and library literature. Net Generation, Gen Y, Millennials, Echo Boom…there are a million names and the birth-year…
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New BC Courthouse Library catalogue
One of the things I miss most about working in BC is the fantastic BC Courthouse Library system. This week’s news is just one more reason for that. They’ve now got a new name (Courthouse…