Articles Posted in December, 2006

Nursing Mothers and the Law: Public libraries have to draft all sorts of policies addressing all sorts of behavior in the library from Internet use, to clothing requirements, noise restrictions, and beyond. Most libraries consult attorneys and local law enforcement for advice on drafting these policies. I like to look at other libraries’ policies and recently looked at Seatle Public Library’s Food and Beverage policy. I got a good laugh because that is where they say, “Babies may be nursed in the Library.”

It’s 1:45, Do You Know Where Your Metadata Scrubber is? Another Findlaw story on electronic discovery and the new rules:

“Home computers, text messages, PDAs and internet service providers may be open to discovery during litigation because of changes in federal law, according to attorney Barney Robinson of Butler Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC. “Mountains of data will be at risk, so companies need to take action now,” he said.”

Find X: And you thought law librarians didn’t have a sense of humor. From the Law Librarian Blog. (We’re much worse, really – LOL.)

A New Bedsworth – and the subject is OREGON: Bedsworth is addictive. I have posted on him before. He is also very funny, but don’t blame me for this month’s edition. It’s his fault.