2010 - 2011 Legal Information Alert Index
Note:
Below are listed the issues published for the last two years with
details about content. Each issue is $25. PDF format only. Click on the order number to purchase. The order number is indicated
after the month of publication.
Vol29 #1 (April 2010)
Order #: L29.1
The 21st Century Law Library Conundrum: Free Law and Paying to Understand It
By Richard A. Leiter, Director of the library at the University of Nebraska Law School in Lincoln
Richard
discusses recent developments in electronic legal publishing and the
implications he sees for law librarians down the road.
Sometimes
reading about the new technologies isn’t enough. If you have an hour or
so every other week, sign up and tune into Richard’s talk radio show, Law Librarian Conversations, http://lawlibcon.classiccaster.net/
. How pleasant it is to tune into what feels like meeting with a
group of old friends on Friday afternoon and discussing professional
topics!
New Sources Reviewed:
Corporate Governance Guide (CCH/Wolters Kluwer 2009)
403(b) Answer Book Forms & Worksheets (Aspen /Wolters Kluwer 2009)
Gray Markets: Prevention, Detection and Litigation (Oxford University Press 2009)
Mergers and Acquisitions in China (Thomson Reuters/West 2009)
Shareholder Agreements and Joint Ventures in China (Thomson Reuters/West 2009)
The Practical Real Estate Lawyer’s Manual on Commercial Leasing in Troubled Times: Forms, Checklists and Advice (ALI-ABA 2009)
Vol29 #2 (July 2010)
Order #: L29.2
Here a Docket, There a Docket: Choices Abound in Federal Court Docket Research
By
Mary Sheridan, Director of Library and Research Services for Blank
Rome LLP in Philadelphia, A. Kelley Darling, Electronic Services
Librarian at Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia, and Cheryl Halvorsen,
Business Research Librarian at Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia
This
is the first article in an informative three-part series on docket
retrieval services. The last time we looked at this topic was in 2007
and much has changed as you will discover when you read this lengthy
article. Docket retrieval may not be the most exciting topic on the
legal scene, but it is definitely one you need to know about. The three
parts are:
Part
1: Pacer, Courtlink and CourtExpress; Part 2: Courtrax, Bloomberg Law
Dockets & other federal court docket providers; Part 3: State court
access from the above vendors , regional vendors. The authors are an
interesting group of law librarians from the Philadelphia firm of Blank
Rome LLP.
PACER in the News
A side bar containing the latest news and updates regarding this service including RECAP
IP Update: Intellectual Property Podcasts
By Roger Skalbeck, Associate Law Librarian for Electronic Resources & Services at Georgetown Law Library in Washington, DC
Roger
covers free and IP news sources that are available in podcast format.
For those times when hands-free reading is needed, podcasts can be a
great way to get the news.
Vol29 #3 (July 2010)
Order #: L29.3
The Public Law Library: A Place in Today’s World?
By
Laurie Selwyn, freelance Law Librarian in Arkansas and Virginia
Eldridge, Law Librarian at the Grayson County Law Library in Sherman,
Texas
The
authors define a public law library and give us numerous examples of
how they are used to complement both law firm and academic law
libraries. They also tell us how the general public uses the services of
the public law library.
Database Report: Hitting the Wall
by Richard Leiter, Director of the library at the University of Nebraska Law School
You
will likely be amused as I was at Richard’s journey into our
technological past. Congratulations to Richard on receiving his award
for distinguished service from the Computer Services SIS!
New Sources Reviewed:
Due Diligence: Am M&A Value Creation Approach (John Wiley & Sons 2009)
Global Employee Privacy and Data Security Law (BNA Books 2009)
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (BNA Books 2009)
A Practitioner’s Guide to Wind Farms and Leases (ALI-ABA 2009)
State Business Taxes (Law Journal Press 2009)
Privilege Issues in the Age of Electronic Discovery (BNA Books 2009)
Vol29 #4 (September 2010)
Order #: L29.4
The Changing Face of Remote Learning: Overview, Advantages & Disadvantages
By
Robert E. Riger, law librarian and consultant with over 20 years
experience in law libraries. He currently resides in San
Diego,California
This
article is based on conversations with Scott Carr at Javelin Web and
Media, San Diego, Kevin Hunt, Justin Hummel and Lee Ann Enquist at
Thomson Reuters/West and Cindy Spohr at LexisNexis.
Robert
brings us up to date on remote access to continuing education courses
for lawyers. Now there is no need to pack a bag for continuing education
or database training.
IP Update: Sailing the Cs of Copyright: Copyright Clearance Center and Creative Commons
By
Ken Rodriguez, Reference/Intellectual Property Librarian at the Jacobs
Burns Law Library, George Washington University Law School in
Washington, DC
Ken
sorts out the three “C’s” in the copyright world. IP law and issues
permeate our professional and technical lives today as librarians in
both academia and legal organizations well know.
New Sources Reviewed:
Mastering Elder Law (Carolina Academic Press 2010)
Risk Management in Finance: Six Sigma and other Next Generation Techniques (John Wiley & Sons 2009)
How to Write a Patent Application (Practising Law Institute 2009)
U.S. Patent Opinions and Evaluations (Oxford University Press 2010)
Vol29#5 (November 2010)
Order #: L29.5
Here a Docket, There a Docket, Part II: Choices Abound in Federal Court Docket Research
By
Mary Sheridan, Director of Library and Research Services for Blank
Rome LLP in Philadelphia, A. Kelley Darling, Electronic Services
Librarian at Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia, and Cheryl Halvorsen,
Business Research Librarian at Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia
The second in a three part series on docket services, this part covers CourtTrax and Bloomberg Law. The authors also discuss several services that organize web links for public records and dockets.
AALL Report: A report of the new products seen at the 2010 AALL Annual Meeting in Denver
By
Marcia L. Dority, Assistant Professor of Law Library and Access
Services Librarian at the Schmid Law Library at the University of
Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln, and Matthew S. Novak, Assistant
Professor of Law and Library and Reference Librarian at the Schmid Law
Library at the University of Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln
New Sources Reviewed:
Consumer Protection Law Developments (ABA Publishing 2009)
Equity Derivatives: Documenting and Understanding Equity Derivative Products (Global Law & Business 2009)
Antitrust Law in China, Korea and Vietnam (Oxford University Press 2009)
Mexican Law for the American Lawyer (Carolina Academic Press 2009)
Vol29#6 (January 2011)
Order #: L29.6
Change Management, Outsourcing – Controversies for Law Librarians: A Visit to the BIALL Conference
By
Sylvia James, independent researcher , writer and lecturer on all types
of global business information and a contributing editor for Business Information Alert, London, UK
Sylvia was the recipient of the ALA(American Library Association) BRASS Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship for 2007.
Read
about Sylvia’s experience at this conference of UK and Irish law
librarians. Especially note her reference to the book on legal research
which could be useful to US librarians looking to obtain European law
sources. Sylvia is the contributing editor of Business Information Alert, our sister newsletter.
New Sources Reviewed:
Construction Law (ABA Publishing 2009)
Derivatives: Legal Practice and Strategies (Aspen /Wolters Kluwer 2009)
Web 2.0 Knowledge Technologies and the Enterprise: Smarter, Lighter, Cheaper (Neal-Schuman/Chandos 2010)
China Anti-Monopoly Guide (CCH/Wolters Kluwer 2009)
Navigating
Legal Research & Technology: Quick Reference Guide to the 1,500
Most Common Questions about Traditional and Online Legal Research (Bridge Publishing Group 2010)
Preserving Electronically Stored Information: A Practical Approach (BNA Books 2009)
Product Liability Litigation: Current Law, Strategies and Best Practices (Practising Law Institute 2010)
Vol29#7 (February 2011)
Order #: L29.7
Hitting Pay Dirt: Searching Across Bankruptcy Dockets
By Leslie Ann Forrester, Director of Legal Research at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP in San Francisco, California
I
have known Leslie since the days when I actually worked as a law
librarian! She is perhaps typical of the new librarian: Like lawyers
who specialize in one area, Leslie has focused on the bankruptcy area.
She is an excellent law librarian generalist, but she shines in the area
of bankruptcy law. Her knowledge is deep and this article demonstrates
this. And in today’s economy, who doesn’t need a little help in this
area of the law!
Common Chapter 11 Documents
These
documents provide a glimpse into the world of the reorganizing debtor
that is not available for many companies outside of bankruptcy.
New Sources Reviewed:
The Business Judgment Rule: Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors, Sixth Edition (Aspen /Wolters Kluwer 2009)
Web 2.0 and Libraries: Impacts, Technology and Trends (Neal-Schuman/ Chandos 2010)
Find Info Like a Pro: Mining the Internet’s Publicly Available Resources for Investigative Research (ABA Publishing 2010)
Drafting and Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete (BNA Books 2009)
Vol29#8 (April 2011)
Order #: L29.8
WestlawNext, The Next Generation in Legal Research: Looking Back on its First Year
By
Sonnet Ireland, librarian at the University of New Orleans Earl K. Long
Library where she is the Head of Federal Documents and a subject
specialist for political science and legal research, and Donna M. Tuke,
editor and Publisher of Alert Publications, Inc. in Chicago.
Hard
to believe that it has been more than a year since the introduction of
this new platform! Sonnet outlines WestlawNext’s features and gives her
opinion based on observations and personal testing. Donna tells you all
the online sources for information on WestlawNext as well as comments
from several law librarians on the service.
New Sources Reviewed:
Global Research Without Leaving Your Desk: Traveling the World with Your Mouse as Companion (Neal-Schuman/Chandos Publishing 2010)
Legal Issues in Risk Management: A Policyholder’s Guide (Aspen/Wolters Kluwer 2009)
International Family Law Practice, 2009-2010 Edition (West/Thomson Reuters 2009)
Judicial Clerkships: A Practical Guide (Carolina Academic Press 2010)
Garner on Language and Writing (ABA Publishing 2009)
Jury Instructions Drafting Manual and Resource Guide (Legal Information Services 2010)
Understanding Healthcare Information (Neal-Schuman 2010)
The
Supreme Court’s Federal Tax Jurisprudence: An Analysis of Fact Finding
Methods and Statutory Interpretation from the Court’s Tax Opinions,
1801-Present (ABA Section on Taxation 2010)
revised 9/29/11
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