The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) has updated its: Model Law Firm Copyright Policy Excerpt: “[AALL’s Model Law Firm Copyright Policy is merely a model of a copyright…
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Law Librarianship is Not About Books or Coffee Machines
Espresso Machines are Lousy Substitutes for Law Library Leadership ( 3 Geeks and a Law Blog 4/22/16 blog post) : “…. Law Librarianship is not about the number of…
Free Copyright MOOC for Teachers and Librarians
Duke University MOOC on Copyright for Teachers and Librarians via Coursera….
Librarians versus the NSA (The Nation)
Hat tip to the 5/11/15,Library Link of the Day: “Librarians Versus the NSA: Your local library is on the front lines against government surveillance,” by Zoë Carpenter May…
“Dude, how did you do that so fast?” – Libraries at Warp Speed
“Better than Google: Libraries offer online databases with quality information – for free,” by Dan Giancaterino, from “Philadelphia Lawyer,” courtesy of Jenkins Law Library. Article here. “One evening,…
Librarians may now qualify for FOIA fee exemption
…December 21, 2020 The American Association of Law Libraries reports that academic librarians may now qualify for exemption from FOIA request fees as educational institution requestors. From the AALL Washington…
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. The proclamation was signed by President George H.W. Bush in August 1989. Here’s one link to the law: Proclamation 6008—National Library Card…
Prisons and Libraries
“Prisoners’ Right to Read: A New Interpretation to the Library Bill of Rights,” posted on July 12th, 2010 by Nanette Perez There is also a Prison Law blog…
Prison Libraries: “A Mediocre Criminal, but an Unmatched Jailhouse Lawyer”
A Mediocre Criminal, but an Unmatched Jailhouse Lawyer, Adam Liptak, New York Times, February 8, 2010 ‘… Mr. [Shon] Hopwood spent much of that time in the prison…
Copyright Tools for Libraries and Librarians (ALA)
First: Librarians, please do not make legal decisions, copyright or otherwise, for your employer (or your own business for that matter) if there is possible litigation down the…
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