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Hang In There–Fall Training Schedules Are Here!

Need a little extra help? Fall Training Schedules from Academic Success, Lexis & Westlaw are here. Sign up for a workshop (or go to all 22!) Academic Success Workshops–Fall 2012 Each Workshop is given twice a week! WEEK ONE – … Continue reading

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What’s the nearest coffee shop to the law library?

…and other important questions, like how to print to network printers or register your Westlaw and Lexis passwords, now answered in our latest LibGuide, Cocky’s Guide to the Law Library. Check it out and get answers to your questions on … Continue reading

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Bluebook Now Available as an App

We all love and hate our Bluebook. Now, the Bluebook is following the electronic herd and making the rules available as an app for all Apple IOS devices. On August 10th, 2012, the Bluebook editors announced that the rulebook app … Continue reading

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Looking for a Good IP Blawg?

I am particularly interested in Intellectual Property topics and IPWatchdog [http://ipwatchdog com/] is a great blog for those who share a similar interest.  This blog contains articles and blog posts on the entire range of IP issues. It has been … Continue reading

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Free Online Photo and Music Editing Website and App

I try to highlight technology apps and websites that are free and useful.  Aviary, http://aviary.com/, is a website and downloadable app for free online software that does  many of operations that  Photoshop or IllustratorAll make available for a price. Aviary … Continue reading

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The South Carolina Legislature website has a new look

Check out the new South Carolina Legislature website. I like the color, the simplicity of it, the How do I… link, the State Agency Websites page, and the legislator contact and voting information. I just wish I didn’t have to … Continue reading

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The SNAP (research) Challenge

This week, 16 law students and their friends are living on $4 a day, the budget of a food stamp recipient. Their goal is to raise awareness and better understand the challenges faced by people who depend on SNAP, the … Continue reading

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LibGuides for Every Subject

There are so many law librarians out there making legal LibGuides on various areas of legal scholarship and research that I thought I should highlight several in blawg posts to show what is currently available.  Let’s start with legal writing … Continue reading

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The Future is Access to Legal Information

Circuit Riders Terrye Conroy and David Lehmann partnered with Access to Justice’s Robin Wheeler to put on a Poster session themed, “The Future is Access to Legal Information.” The session was held at the South Carolina Library Association Annual Conference … Continue reading

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Online Highlighting and Management Tool

Here is a new technology tool for you, Diigo (www.diigo.com/).  This online application requires that you join the site but there are no other fees to use it.  It operates simply, as you find something of interest on the web, … Continue reading

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