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Indecisive Decision: An Examination of the Greenberg and Faulkner Cases and their Impact on Libraries

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:27:17 -0700

Sharon Whitfield examines the conflicting decisions made by the Eleventh Circuit Court in the case of Greenberg v. National Geographic and the Second Circuit Court in the case of Faulkner v. National Geographic and the impact that these court decisions may have on libraries that are looking to reformat their copyrighted material into digital media.

Metaforix@Health - Free Online Resources for Public Library Users: Florida and Illinois

Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Metaforix@Health

Features - Virtual Tours and Law Library Websites

Sat, 29 Nov 2003 01:00:00 -0700

Virtual Tours and Law Library Websites*

By Rhonda Hankins

Extras - The Reference Interview Online: A Cyber Dialog From Beginning to End

Mon, 18 Mar 2002 01:00:00 -0700

Robyn Rebollo is Head Law Librarian, Washington, D.C. & Tysons, Virginia,Greenberg Traurig

Features - The Virtual Library - Past, Present & Future

Mon, 03 Dec 2001 01:00:00 -0700

The Virtual Library
Past, Present and Future

By Holly M. Riccio

Extras - The "Virtual Library": Sources, Services and Trends

Mon, 17 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700

LegalTech 2001 - San Francisco - August 21, 2001

The "Virtual Library:" Sources, Services and Trends

Published September 17, 2001

Extras - The Library of the New Millennium - The Virtual Possibilities

Wed, 18 Nov 1998 01:00:00 -0700

The Library of the New Millennium -
The Virtual Possibilities

By Cindy L. Chick

Presentation at the Orange County Bar Assn./Association of Legal
Administrators' OC Tech 8: Legal Technology Symposium and Trade Show
October 23, 1998, Costa Mesa

Click here for Powerpoint Presentation

(Posted November 18, 1998; Archived December 15, 1998)

A national digital library endowment: More details, a FAQ, and an invitation to librarians and others to help shape the proposal

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:55:06 -0700

David H. Rothman's work spearheading this pioneering program inspired mentions on The Atlantic's website and elsewhere with a call for a national digital library endowment for the United States. David champions the case that endowment funds should come entirely or almost entirely from philanthropists, in the beginning at least, given the hostility of so many politicians toward new programs. The endowment would be just one source of library funding, but he believes it can have a significant impact.

IM a Librarian: Establishing a Virtual Reference Service with Little Cost or Technical Skill

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:28:58 -0700

Bonnie Shucha explores the pros and cons of real-time communication, explains how real-time communication works in a library setting, and introduces two free, easy-to-use applications for virtual reference.

The risks if the DPLA won’t create a full-strength national digital library system: Setbacks for K-12, family literacy, local libraries, preservation, digital divide efforts?

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:39:30 -0700

David H. Rothman maintains that the Harvard-originated national digital library initiative is an underachiever in K-12 matters and identifies other areas where the DPLA could better serve America's libraries and their users. These areas range from family literacy to the content creation needs of local libraries, preservation and digital divide efforts. Rothman details specific remedies to these challenges consistent with his strong advocacy on behalf of strengthening national digital library systems.

The New Digital Public Library of America Board of Directors

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:41:11 -0700

David H. Rothman's current commentary highlights the composition of the new board of directors of the nonprofit DPLA, an organization that continues to grow and change, along with clarifying its goals and objectives.

Commentary - Digital Public Library of America - can it live up to its huge potential?

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:46:08 -0700

David Rothman continues his commentary on the challenges faced by the Digital Public Library of America. He suggests the DPLA help state, local and federal governments create a companion digital public library system that would focus on the provision of urgently needed content and services, and share some but not all resources with an academic effort and even offer a common catalogue for those wanting it.

Commentary: Why we need two separate digital library systems - One for academics and another for the rest of America

Sun, 15 May 2011 19:11:58 -0700

In Mending Wall, a 1914 poem blessedly in the public domain, Robert Frost gives us a classic dictum for literature and life, and maybe for inter-organizational politics in particular: "Good fences make good neighbors." On the whole Frost is anti-fence. But he understands his neighbor's side; what's more, "Mending Wall" resonates even in this era of global networks and sharable digital files. Frost died at 88 on January 29, 1963, just a little over two years after his poetry recital in the chilly Washington air at John Fitzgerald Kennedy's inauguration; but on the Web you can still hear him reading Mending Wall and more.

Open Source Tools for Tutorials

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:26:24 -0700

Nicole C. Engard continues her series on best practices for libraries to leverage open source tools with a guide on publishing tutorials for using library resources. Rather than creating a printed pathfinder, she suggests creating a video tutorial instead, as the learning experience is often more engaging and has deeper impact when users see something done versus reading about it.