Monthly Archives: May 2010

New Law Review Blog

Posted on Monday 31 May 2010 by David

Here is an interesting concept; a law review blog.  The Legal Workshop – http://legalworkshop.org/   aggregates the work of member law reviews, Cornell, Duke, Georgetown, NYU, Northwestern, Stanford, and the University of Chicago. The Legal Workshop is able to provide updated content more … Continue reading →

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Friday fun!

Posted on Friday 21 May 2010 by Pamela

Betty White as a librarian – or rather, an elementary school “media specialist,” as they are called now – in an episode of The Middle. [PRM]

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Looking for Government Statistics on the Web?

Posted on Monday 17 May 2010 by David

There are numerous places to find government statistics on  the web.  Try some of the following if you are looking for stats. - http://www.fedstats.gov/. This site has statistics from more than 100 agencies available; – http://www.stat-usa.gov/.  The U.S. Department of Commerce, access … Continue reading →

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Interested in New Supreme Court Nominee

Posted on Tuesday 11 May 2010 by David

If you are interested in learning more about the new Supreme Court Nominee Ellen Kagan or want to follow the progress of the nomination check out this website  at the University of Michigan, http://www.law.umich.edu/library/info/kagan/Pages/default.aspx, managed by  reference librarian Kincaid Brown. … Continue reading →

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The Circuit Riders Visit Greenville County Library

Posted on Wednesday 5 May 2010 by Terrye Conroy

We had a record number of workshop participants in Greenville last Friday! Librarians came from four different Greenville County branch locations. Their law library, located on the second floor of the main Hughes Library in downtown Greenville, was moved from … Continue reading →

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Bar exam apps for smartphones

Posted on Wednesday 5 May 2010 by Pamela

Just in time for bar exam season, the current issue of the ABA Journal has an article about several companies that are offering bar exam apps for the iPhone.  BarMax, BAR/BRI, and Emanual Bar Review offer downloadable  bar exam prep … Continue reading →

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My Little Pony

Posted on Tuesday 4 May 2010 by Rebekah

Ever heard of the “three pony rule” of determining child support? It stands for the premise that, while children have a right to share in the lifestyle of their parents, the amount of child support set should have a rational … Continue reading →

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Cyberlaw Blawg

Posted on Monday 3 May 2010 by David

For those of you who follow Cyber law,  like myself,  here is a good blawg. It comes to me from Inter-alia (http://www.inter-alia.net/) which monitors blawgs and keeps me advised on what the current trend is in legal cyber law decisions. … Continue reading →

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