Legal Information Alert articles from October 2008

Legal Information Alert archives from October 2008

Meet Casemaker and Fastcase: legal research databases you may not have heard about.
October 1, 2008... If you are a bar association librarian, you probably know about Fastcase and Casemaker. However, if you are in almost any other type of law library, these databases may not be in your CALR worldview. This is because these two services are...

Twitter, Twitter everywhere!
October 1, 2008... "Twitter"--a funny name, but it's catchy, and, unless you live under a rock, you've heard of it. Twitter may just be the "next big thing" in the technology world. It is not unusual for the tech industry to have a "next big thing." Next big...

A basic guide to management consultancy.
October 1, 2008... "They borrow your watch to tell you the time." So goes a common joke regarding what exactly it is that management consultants do. But "Dilbert" comic strip references aside, management consulting is a broad term under which a wide-range of...

Disability Discrimination Law, Evidence, and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges, and Disability Law Professionals.(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Disability Discrimination Law, Evidence, and Testimony: A Comprehensive Reference Manual for Lawyers, Judges, and Disability Law Professionals. John W. Parry. 2008. ABA Publishing. Softcover. 703p. ISBN: 978-1-60442-012-8. $105 ($95 for...

Environmental Law, the Economy, and Sustainable Development.(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Environmental Law, the Economy, and Sustainable Development. Richard L. Revesz, Philippe Sands & Richard B. Stewart, eds. 2008. Cambridge University Press. Softcover. 447p. ISBN: 978-0-521-04900-9. $75. Environmental Law, the Economy, and...

Islamic Finance: A Practical Guide.(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Islamic Finance: A Practical Guide. Rahail Ali-Lovells, ed. 2008. Globe Law and Business. Hardcover. 175p. ISBN: 978-1-905783-13-7. 110 [pounds sterling]. The market for Islamic financial products has been growing steadily in recent...

Abortion Under State Constitutions: A State-by-State Analysis.(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Abortion under State Constitutions: A State-by-State Analysis. Paul Benjamin Linton. 2008. Carolina Academic Press. Hardcover. 610p. ISBN: 978-1-59460-604-5. $75. As Ronald Rotunda points out in the foreword to this useful and informative...

M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access.(Book review)
October 1, 2008... M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access. Gill Needham & Mohamed Ally, eds. 2008. Facet/NeaI-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Softcover. 287p. ISBN: 978-1-85604-648-0. $125. This is a collection by a wide variety of experts from...

Garner on Language and Writing.(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Garner on Language and Writing. Bryan A. Garner. 2008. ABA Publishing. Hardcover. 870p. ISBN: 978-1-59031-588-0, $59.95 ($54.95 for members). If there were Grammy or Academy awards for expertise, skill, and general all-around good-natured...

The Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together.(Book review)
October 1, 2008... The Lawyer's Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together. Dennis Kennedy & Tom Mighell. 2008. ABA Publishing. Softcover. 289p. ISBN: 978-1-59031-979-6. $89.95 ($59.95 for section members). When working on a...

Practical Research Methods for Librarians and Information Professionals.(Book review)
October 1, 2008... Practical Research Methods for Librarians and Information Professionals. Susan E. Beck & Kate Manuel. 2008. Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Softcover. 309p. ISBN: 978-1-55570-591-6. $65. The publisher's website describes this title as a "very...