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Even some publishers are going more electronic

Hold the presses! The University of Michigan Press is moving to an electronic publishing model. Hold on to your hats, the revolution is upon us and gaining momentum.

Filed under: Books, Technology, Writing

2009 Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements

You can buy the Guide or download it for free. From their web page:

“General guide to questions concerning bar admissions within each jurisdiction. Includes directory of State Bar Admission Agenices. Use the link on this page to access the most current version of this guide.”

Filed under: bar exam

The Daily Record has a blog

The Daily Record’s blog, On the Record, is actually 2 blogs in one – one for business and one for law. This mirrors the focus of the Daily Record itself.  Best of all, you can go to On the Record for both parts. They also have RSS feeds for each blog, as well as for videos they produce.

Filed under: Cool links, Web 2.0, blog

Prof in the News

Filed under: Cool links, Law School, Teaching, Technology, legal research

xkcd – so, so very true

If you are having problems viewing the comic, try going to:
http://xkcd.com/557/

Filed under: Fun

Libraries and Facebook

The Law Librarian Blog reports on a study by librarians at Valparaiso on the attitudes of students toward libraries’ use of Facebook. The biggest concerns are those regarding mixing of private/work/library spheres. This is of particular interest to me, because I manage our library’s Facebook page.

Filed under: Library, Myspace/Facebook, University of Baltimore, Web 2.0, social networks

Laptops in the Classroom

Please Repeat the Question from Amanda Bakale on Vimeo.

This video sums up the controversy, such as it is.

Filed under: Cool links, Fun, Law School, Technology

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