Monthly Archives: November 2011

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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From Atlantic to Pacific, gee, the traffic is terrific

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

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 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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There are finals in the air, people studying everywhere…

With the last day of classes rapidly approaching, and a surge of students coming to the library to outline and study for finals, it seems like a great time to highlight some of the resources we can provide to help … 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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