Author Archives: WPLLA

January Link Round-Up

GPO Completes Digitization of Historical Congressional Record 1873-1890 The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) partnered with the Library of Congress to complete the digitization of all historical issues of the Congressional Record; this update completes the period from 1873-1890. It is available on GPO govinfo(https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/crecb_gpo/_crecb). This release covers the debates and proceedings of the 43rdContinue reading “January Link Round-Up”

Announcement: Roundtable 1/24/18

Please join WPLLA members for a roundtable event where we will discuss problems/solutions/experiences during Lexis/Westlaw/Bloomberg Law trials/negotiations/switches. We will also discuss problems/solutions/experiences involving library moves/reorganizations. It is being hosted by the Allegheny County Law Library in their conference room on Wednesday, January 24 from 12-1 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch. Please letContinue reading “Announcement: Roundtable 1/24/18”

ACLL 150th Anniversary Celebration

Photo courtesy of Pat Roncevich. L. to R.: George and Louise Beswick, Barbara Alexander-Klein, Melanie Cline, Karen Eriksen, Cindy Cicco, Karen Shephard, Ann Unger, Rita Young,  Joel Fishman, Tsegayue Beru,  Frank Liu, Paul Recht, and  Marc Silverman. In November, WPLLA Members joined others from the Pittsburgh legal community to see the ACLL’s recent upgrades and renovations inContinue reading “ACLL 150th Anniversary Celebration”

Protecting Net Neutrality – AALL Advocacy Alert

American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Advocacy Alert – November 2017 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is scheduled to vote on December 14 to rescind its 2015 Open Internet Order to implement and enforce net neutrality. Under the leadership of the FCC’s new chairman, Ajit Pai, the new proposal would repeal rules that bar internet serviceContinue reading “Protecting Net Neutrality – AALL Advocacy Alert”

WPLLA Holiday Party – December 14th

YOU ARE INVITED TO WPLLA’S HOLIDAY PARTY!  R.S.V.P. TO MELANIE CLINE by Monday December 4th.  WHAT: WPLLA HOLIDAY COCKTAIL PARTY  (graciously subsidized by Thomson Reuters) WHEN: Thursday, December 14 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm WHERE: LE LYONNAIS RESTAURANT (formerly Sonoma Grille) – 947 Penn Ave. (MAP) COST:  $20 / PERSON (payable before or at the event. Cash bar) CocktailContinue reading “WPLLA Holiday Party – December 14th”

Will a Robot Take My Job? Study Predicts Increased Demand for Lawyers and Librarians Through 2030 | Dewey B Strategic

I am an optimist by nature and I have remained skeptical of  dark forecasts which predict the future based on one dominant trend  (AI comes to mind) while ignoring multiple factors that are likely to moderate or change an expected trajectory.  Imagine my surprise and delight to read about a  recent study on the future ofContinue reading “Will a Robot Take My Job? Study Predicts Increased Demand for Lawyers and Librarians Through 2030 | Dewey B Strategic”

Link Roundup – October

Bulk Downloads of Congressional Data Now Available At the ProPublica Data Store, users can download information on all of the bills introduced during each Congressional session in a single file. Twice a day, ProPublica generates this zip file containing metadata for every bill introduced in the current congress, including the sponsors and cosponsors the bill,Continue reading “Link Roundup – October”