Category Archives: Recommended Resources

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

Posted on Monday 20 August 2012 by blawg

…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

Posted on Wednesday 15 August 2012 by David

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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25 Game-Changing iPad Apps for Law Students & Lawyers

Posted on Thursday 9 February 2012 by David

I try to keep informed on iPad apps for lawyers. However, there are so many apps proliferating the landscape it is hard to keep up. I received a suggestion from Helene Schmidt as a comment for the article, “25 Game-Changing … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Good IP Blawg?

Posted on Friday 9 December 2011 by David

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

Posted on Monday 28 November 2011 by David

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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From Atlantic to Pacific, gee, the traffic is terrific

Posted on Tuesday 22 November 2011 by blawg

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the Thanksgiving holiday is one of the most-traveled weekends of the year. (See http://www.bts.gov/publications/america_on_the_go/us_holiday_travel/html/entire.html ) If you’re faced with a flight delay or other inconvenience this weekend, put the time to good use by participating … Continue reading →

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Understanding Citations – Bluebook Videos

Posted on Friday 18 November 2011 by David

If you are long for guidance on Bluebook citations in a different format; try these videos. [http://www.elon.edu/e-web/law/library/bluebook-videos.xhtml] The videos introduce legal citation and are intended to help you construct citations in accordance with the rules set out in the nineteenth … Continue reading →

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The SNAP (research) Challenge

Posted on Wednesday 16 November 2011 by blawg

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

Posted on Thursday 3 November 2011 by David

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

Posted on Tuesday 25 October 2011 by David

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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