5/25/2006

Michael's comments on the new library page (under construction)

Please watch Michael's comments by clicking here (Windows media file on 'Z:' drive - set your monitor resolution to 1024x768 or higher). Appple users: play Windows Media files (.wma & .wmv) using the free Flip4Mac™ application (download it from this Microsoft site)

How lawyers conduct legal research

Interesting article from the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center. Click here to read the article.

4/07/2006

SafariU-custom Book publishing for the academic world

check it at www.safariu.com

1/04/2006

Wall Street Journal law blog

WSJ.com has a law and business and the business of law blog .

1/03/2006

Legal forms - foreign & transnational

LLRX research guide

12/22/2005

Michigan Supreme Court web site - new high-tech innovations

The Michigan Supreme Court recently redesigned its “Michigan Courts” web site

12/15/2005

LC web site - Copyright Committee

http://www.loc.gov/section108/

12/02/2005

The European Library

Excellent free resource on European Libraries

http://www.theeuropeanlibrary.org/

Site offers links to many European national libraries, European digital treasures and provides simple and advanced searches. More national libraries are scheduled to enter this program in the next few years.

10/17/2005

International legal research tutorial

Duke University School of Law and University of California, Berkeley, School of Law put together a tutorial for researching print and electronic sources of international legal materials. Tutorial is posted @ http://www.law.duke.edu/ilrt/

10/12/2005

Legal guide for bloggers

The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) has compiled a number of important FAQs written to assist bloggers in understanding their legal rights as well as common legal liability issues which pertain to the blogosphere’s emergence into mainstream journalism. Coverage: everything from privacy rights to public records to workplace whistle-blowing. The Legal Guide for Bloggers is based exclusively on U.S. law. Visit it at http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/.

10/11/2005

Professor Peter Henning's blawg

WSU South End newspaper provides a web feed (http://www.southend.wayne.edu). Here is an interesting article I received today via South End's RSS feed regarding one of our law school professors using RSS technology (blawg):

http://www.southend.wayne.edu/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1737

10/06/2005

Robot dog reads RSS feeds to owner

Sony's new version of the robotic dog that will read RSS feeds aloud!

The growing role of blogs in legal research

click here to read the article

U.S. Supreme Court cases & opinions

from Justia.com

Podcasting @ UM

read the article here

10/05/2005

Polling via TEKNOIDS (CALI)

CALI is providing polling abilities via its http://www.teknoids.net/ site.

If you have an account with the 'teknoids' list you can create a poll on its website. See it at http://www.teknoids.net/?q=poll.

9/30/2005

Orientation 2005 files

All the Orientation 2005 files (student, LLM, faculty, adjunct faculty, law school administration) are now posted @ Z:\Law\Restricted\Orientation2005

9/29/2005

Wikibooks - open-source publishing of textbooks for educational purposes

Wikibooks home page

Write your own lessons using CALI Author

Write your own lessons using CALI Author. Check this link to learn about the October 2005 webinars.

8/08/2005

Real-time news from Michigan.gov via MP

LINK-Governor Granholm's First Weekly Radio Address/Podcast Focuses on Japan Investment Mission: "

"This weekly radio address gives Michigan citizens the opportunity to hear directly from me on a wide range of issues that impact their lives," said Granholm. "From our efforts to reshape Michigan's economy and make college more accessible and …

New Book Explores Search Technology and Google's Impact

New Book Explores Search Technology and Google's Impact: The first excerpt from John Battelle's new book, The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business..."

Future of law libraries symposium video

Future of Law Libraries Symposium Video

CALI printable lesson catalogs and flyers

Printable lesson catalogs and flyers

6/23/2005

CALI 2005 Dspace PowerPoint

is now posted @

Z:\Law\Restricted\CALI2005\Dspace.ppt

CLAT feedback memo

FYI. Please be aware of the requests made by several members of the Computer Lab Advisory Team.

Document (.doc) is posted @

Z:\Law\Restricted\Onfolio\Computerlab\index.htm

6/17/2005

CALI 2005 movies

Several CALI programs (movies, wmv format) dealing with Lexis enhancements, CALI lessons use by students, digital legal resources, web accessibility, D-space are posted on the @

Z:\Law\Restricted\CALI2005\index.htm

6/02/2005

Fall 2005 Orientation

Fall 2005 orientation materials are now posted for your revision.
Click on the links below to get connected to these resources:

The red flag (to the left of the headings) is a reminder for files that need to be updated.

NOTE: there is total control over the kind of elements that could be displayed on the page.

Remote access to the 'Z:' drive

For remote access to the 'Z:' drive you have to access your office workstation via:

OR

  • Remote Desktop Connection (Windows XP/home - go to Programs>Accessories>Communications>Remote Desktop Connection)


A permanent link to VPN is placed on the right side of this blog.
VPN set-up instructions for your browser are posted at http://computing.wayne.edu/vpn.
For the Remote Desktop Connection you need to:

  • have your office workstation running & the Remote Destop service turned on
  • know the IP of your office workstation