Legal Information Alert articles from February 2003

Legal Information Alert archives from February 2003

Managing technological change by leveraging your human resources.
February 1, 2003... Introduction Many articles have been written about automation and technological change from the hardware and software perspectives. Fewer articles that focus on the impact of human resources have appeared in professional journals. Yet,...

From the editor.
February 1, 2003... Project management is the hottest topic in the business world today. Librarians rarely think of themselves as "project managers," but if you are involved with implementing new technology in your library, you are indeed managing a project. In...

(Special Libraries Ass'n meetings). (Editorial)
February 1, 2003... Your Editor on the Road Toward the end of last year, I was in travel mode. Even when the trip was for pleasure, I managed to get in some business-related activities. An example was when I was in Boston the weekend before Thanksgiving to...

The challenge of the day: permanent public access. (to libraries)
February 1, 2003... Technology has thrown many challenges at us over the last two decades -- both practical and theoretical. For the most part, the practical issues have become so routine that they are hardly considered new anymore. For example, who manages...

E-Commerce and Communications: Transactions in Digital Information.(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... E-Commerce and Communications: Transactions in Digital Information. Stephen Y. Chow. 2002. Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. Looseleaf. ISBN: 0-8205-3869-8. $195. E-Commerce and Communications: Transactions in Digital Information is a...

Mealey's California 17200 Report.(Periodical Review)
February 1, 2003... Mealey's California 17200 Report. Scott Jacobs, ed. 2002. Mealey Publications, Inc. Monthly report. ISSN: 0883-1297. $700 per year. Mealey Publications produces over 45 reports on a wide variety of topics including insurance, toxic torts,...

Native American Natural Resources Law.(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Ed. Note: Normally we do not review casebooks. However, this subject is unique and resources on this area of law are very limited. Therefore, we elected to review this title. Native American Natural Resources Law. Judith V. Royster &...

Mealey's Litigation Report: Thimerosal and Vaccines.(Periodical Review)
February 1, 2003... Mealey's Litigation Report: Thimerosal & Vaccines. Thomas E. Moylan, ed. 2002. Mealey Publications, Inc. Monthly report. $800 per year. Thimerosal & Vaccines is a recent addition to Mealey's Litigation Reports, with its first issue...

Copyright Law: Protection of Original Expression.
February 1, 2003... Copyright Law: Protection of Original Expression. Sheldon W. Halpern. 2002. Carolina Academic Press. Hardcover. 632p. ISBN: 0-89089-231 -8. $75. This latest offering from Carolina Academic Press is a great primer for all things copyright....

Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law.(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law. David S. Welkowitz. 2002. BNA Books. Hardcover. 520p. ISBN: 1-57018-313-9. $275. David Welkowitz is a professor of law and co-director of the Center for Intellectual Property...

Cardinal Rules of Advocacy: Understanding and Mastering Fundamental Principles of Persuasion.
February 1, 2003... Cardinal Rules of Advocacy: Understanding and Mastering Fundamental Principles of Persuasion. Douglas S. Lavine. 2002. National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Softcover. 280p. ISBN: 1-55681-769- X. $49.95. Whether it be negotiating...

(Database industry convention).
February 1, 2003... March 12-14, 2003 Computers in Libraries 2003, Washington Hilton & Towers. Sponsored by Information Today, Inc. Learn from experts on searching and search engines, intranet portals and knowledge management, creating, preserving and...

Florida Legal Research: Sources, Process, and Analysis.(Book Review)
February 1, 2003... Florida Legal Research: Sources, Process, and Analysis. Barbara J. Busharis & Suzanne E. Rowe. 2002. Carolina Academic Press. Softcover. 246p. ISBN: 0-89089-069-2. $22.50. Many senior partners have been brainwashed into believing that...