Legal Information Alert articles from July 2003

Legal Information Alert archives from July 2003

And the mountain came to us ... West km.(knowledge management)
July 1, 2003... "There are two types of Knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it."--Samuel Johnson KM, or knowledge management, is everywhere. You trip over it at every trade show and read about it in every periodical. But...

Maximize today, envision tomorrow: AALL 96th annual meeting and conference.(American Ass'n of Law Libraries)
July 1, 2003... It's been two years since we exhibited at AALL. In 2001, we were celebrating our 20th anniversary. This year we were celebrating again--two things this time. First, we are celebrating our first venture into book publishing, and we announced the...

Psst ... pass it on!(legal email alert services for intellectual property)
July 1, 2003... At Catholic University's School of Library & Information Science in Washington, DC, I had the privilege and honor of learning from a woman who embodied all that I wanted to be--a librarian, a lawyer, a teacher, a mother, a mentor, and an...

Executive Compensation.(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Yale D. Tauber & Donald R. Levy, eds. 2002. BNA Books. Hardcover. 978p. ISBN: 1-57018-306-6. $295, Long before the recent Enron and American Airlines controversies (for example), senior executive compensation packages have been subject to...

Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law, 10th ed.(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Stephen R. Ellis & Susan Levinkind. 2002. Nolo.com. Softcover. 320p. ISBN: 0-87337-835-0, $34.95. Nolo Press has built a reputation for providing legal information to a wider non-law professional audience. With Legal Research it has...

Leadership Roles for Librarians.(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Herbert E. Cihak & Joan S. Howland, eds. 2002. William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Hardcover. 264p. ISBN: 0-8377-0154-6. $67.50. Because I believe that understanding leadership and the librarian's role as leader is one of the most important steps...

PowerPoint 2002 for Litigators.(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Deanne C. Siemer & Frank D. Rothschild. 2002. National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Softcover with CD-ROM. 704p. ISBN: 1-55681-786-X. $69.95. PowerPoint[R] 2002 for Litigators is designed to help lawyers create persuasive electronic...

Journal of Tax Practice Management.(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Jeffrey S. Pawlow, ed. 2003. CCH, Inc. Semi-monthly. Print and online service. $215 print, $235 online, & $315 for both. Introduced by Commerce Clearing House, Inc., last fall, the Journal of Tax Practice Management is a new addition to the...

Falls and Related Injuries: Slips, Trips, Missteps, and Their Consequences.(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... Alvin S. Hyde, Gary M. Bakken & Jon R. Abele, et al. 2002. Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc. Hardcover with CD-ROM. 523p. ISBN: 0-913875-43-0. $110. Falls and Related Injuries: Slips, Trips, Missteps, and Their Consequences is...