Barco Law Library Reference
"Helpful information" about innovations in technology and business and other news of interest to legal researchers.
Author: "Barco Reference Librarian" works at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law's Barco Law Library.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Libraries • University of Pittsburgh • Anonymous • Librarian
Recent Posts from Barco Law Library Reference
-
Google Books adds magazine browsing
Google Books is in the process of scanning new and old magazines for the Google Books database. They have added a webpage for browsing and searching magazines; at the top you will find a search…
-
Supreme Court Database
The Supreme Court Database created by Prof. Harold Spaeth (Michigan State College of Law) has been around for a long time, but it was just this week updated with new technology to make it much…
-
Friday fun: Making it fun to take the stairs
Maybe next time an elevator breaks we should do this...
-
GPO's annotated Constitution
Senator Russell Feingold, chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has sent a letter requesting that the Government Printing Office post the Constitution Annotated online in xml format. He points out that…
-
leaks of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations are taking place in Seoul, Korea with representatives from the United States, European Union, Canada, Mexico, Korea and a few other countries. The US government has been disappointingly secretive about…
-
Password complexity
Has the Westlaw "Strong OnePass Initiative" got you down? Do you worry that your aging brain will never be able to remember all the passwords and updates? Do you fear that some day you will…
-
Carl Malamud on Law Librarian radio
This Friday, November 6, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time,The Law Librarian on BlogTalkRadio will welcome Carl Malamud, founder of EDGAR, FedFlix, and Public Resource dot org to discuss his newest project,Law.Gov. Host Richard Leiter of…
-
CRS report on ADA implications for Flu
In a recent report , the Congressional Research Service said that individuals now infected with the H1N1 virus “would most likely not be considered” individuals with a disability under the ADA but warned that situation…
-
Library of Congress rebuffs calls to retract Honduras report
The Resource Shelf reports that the Law Library of Congress is refusing calls from Sen. John Kerry, Chair of the Senate foreign relations committees and Rep. Howard Bermanthe, Chair of the House foreign relations committee,…
-
Somerset County Jail to allow Westlaw for prisoners
The Somerset (PA) Daily American reports today that Somerset County Jail inmates will be able to research cases online with Westlaw after Jan 1. Currently, when inmates do their legal research they have to ask…