Labor Day Closing
We will close early on Friday, August 30th at 3pm and will be closed on Monday, September 2nd in honor of Labor Day. We will re-open at 8:30am on Tuesday, September 3rd.
Happy Labor Day everyone!
Listen up: why we can’t get enough of audiobooks
Steven Poole at The Guardian discusses the appeal and state of the market of audiobooks:
Are audiobooks the new… books? It was recently revealed that audiobook sales rocketed by 43% in 2018, while those of print books declined (by 5%) for the first time in five years.
Read more here.
Climactic Changes In Law Mean New Opportunities For Librarians, Futurist Urges
Robert Ambrogi writes for Above the Law about Climactic Changes In Law and the new opportunities those bring:
Climactic changes in the business and practice of law mean new opportunities for law librarians to refine and distribute the knowledge that will be essential to law firms’ success.
Read more here.
The Essential Guide to Legislation
Sabrina I. Pacifici at be Spacific discusses PoliticoPro’s new Essential Guide to Legislation
“During a single Congress, hundreds of bills are enacted into federal law – but the initial legislation proposed by lawmakers in the House and Senate can number well over 10,000 bills per session of Congress. With so much proposed legislation flowing through the standard […]
Best Practices to Drive Lawyer Adoption of New Legal Technology
Jean O’Grady writes for Thomson Reuters about Best Practices to Drive Lawyer Adoption of New Legal Technology:
Clients demand that law firms focus on knowledge management, analytics and legal project management, and there is a burgeoning market of new products to address these needs. An email blast or offering free bagels no longer motivates lawyers […]
Libraries Must Draw the Line on E-books
Sabrina I. Pacifici writes for beSpacific about recent trends in the eBook marketplace with regard to libraries:
As co-chair of the ALA’s Digital Content Working Group from 2011 to 2014, back when libraries were working to get basic access to e-books, I came to recognize that some of the restrictions publishers place on libraries in […]
Eliminating E-Book-Phobia: “Do you have it in print?”
Tarica LaBossiere writes for RIPS Law Librarian about Eliminating E-Book-Phobia: “Do you have it in print?”:
“Even knowing these titles are just a click away, we have a few traditionalists who are adamant about obtaining their study aids in print.
“I don’t like e-book formats.”
“I can’t use an e-book to follow along with others.”
“The digital database is confusing; […]
August Graphic Novel Book Group
July’s Graphic Novel Book Group meeting discussed Thi Bui’s The Best We Could Do. Don’t miss out on this month’s event on Tuesday August 13th which will discuss The Underwater Welder. Contact Eileen Dolan for more info.