| Copyright Office Releases Updated Draft of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition
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First proposed updates to the Compendium since it was released in 2014 |
| Give Philly libraries the resources they deserve
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Philadelphia libraries need a larger operating budget |
| OCLC and Wikipedia Library link citations to millions of library materials
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OCLC and the Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Library are working together to make it easy for editors to link citations in Wikipedia to millions of library materials represented in WorldCat |
| LexisNexis Legal & Professional Acquires Research Company Ravel Law |
LexisNexis Legal & Professional announced that it has acquired Ravel Law, the legal research, analytics and visualization platform |
| Harvard Obtains Continued support for the Caselaw Access Project |
LexisNexis affirmed its commitment to continuing Ravel Law’s support for and fulfillment of the objectives of the Caselaw Access Project |
| AALL Funding Research Opportunities Grant
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On this date, Cindy Cicco emailed the article “TS/OBS FROF (Funding Research Opportunities Grant” Awarded” to the WPLLA Distribution List |
| New on LLRX – Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide – Updated June 2017 |
2017 annual update to the Competitive Intelligence guide now available |
| New on LLRX – New ABA Email Guidelines: How Can Lawyers Comply?
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Advice for lawyers on a range of applications and technology from which they can choose to establish standardized secure, encrypted email communications
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| UN Digital Library |
On this date, Joel Fishman emailed the article “Virtual Meeting: Learn more about the UN Digital Library and Meet the New Chief Librarian of the Dag Hammarksjold Library” to the WPLLA Distribution List |
| CRS – Special Counsels, Independent Counsels, and Special Prosecutors: Options for Independent Executive Investigations |
CRS report on special investigative independent inquiries into executive branch actions |
| Availability of Legislative Measures in House of Representatives (The “Three-Day Rule”)
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Legislative measures reported from House committees must be available for three calendar days, excluding weekends and legal holidays unless the House is in session on such days |
| Harnessing the Power of Google |
New book detailing tips and tricks to get better results from Internet search engines |
| How To Write A Work Email When You’re Really Pissed Off
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Two general rules to help you write business emails |
| PA Election Archive
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“Pennsylvania Perspectives on the 2016 U.S. Election”, a web and social media archive documenting diverse viewpoints from Pennsylvania on the 2016 elections. |
| TEN SITES THAT GIVE FREE ACCESS TO QUALITY EBOOKS LIBRARIANS AND PUBLISHERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT [READERS, TOO]
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Ten sites noted by NSR for free ebooks and econtent |
| ABA’s Free Legal Answers Site
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A virtual legal advice clinic funded in aprt by the ABA |
| GPO Issues Digital Release of Historical Congressional Record for the 1950s
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Newly released digital version of the bound Congressional Record from 1951-1960 |
| Appropriations Bill May Finally Make Congressional Research Reports Public
EveryCRSReport |
The House Appropriates Committee requested the Congressional Research Service make all non-confidential reports public in its proposed appropriations; other websites attempt to archive every CRS report |
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