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Quickly Check the Availability of State Court Electronic Docket and Document Access With CourtReference.com
Though I have detailed its flaws, PACER’s existence as the centralized interface containing electronic access to Federal court dockets and documents makes our jobs as law librarians much easier. State courts, on the other hand, are the wild west of electronic docket and document access.
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iBraryguy Releases “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” List from SLA2014! Who made the cut?
It was another big year for “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” at the 2014 Special Libraries Association Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO. Hosted by the Legal Division of SLA and generously sponsored by LexisNexis, the panel once again shared their top picks with a full house. From search sites to news, travel, and even a bit…
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Ravel Law: Visualizing Legal Research
Ravel Law incorporates the age-old adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” into legal research. Visualization is fundamentally incorporated into Ravel Law’s software design. When users conduct a search on a legal topic, or a prior case, Ravel delivers an interactive graphic displaying cases associated with this topic or prior case; the cases that…
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Inforuptcy: Enhanced & Cost Effective Bankruptcy Docket & Document Retrieval
Interfacing with PACER is just a fact of life, especially for those of you working in Bankruptcy practice groups. Our country’s Bankruptcy courts, of course, are electronically accessible via PACER, and feature cases with massive dockets comprised of thousands of filed documents; many trees are destroyed during bankruptcy proceedings. So, the ability to locally store dockets…
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iBraryGuy Hits the Conference Circuit!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, we are not referring to the end of the year holidays. We are talking about library summer conference season, of course. That time of year when the business cards come out, the presentations go on, and the networking and educational opportunitiesget craaaaazy! Hold onto your lanyards…
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PacerPro Unveils DocketShare
I have been lucky enough to give a few presentations that usually require a brief explanation of cloud computing. I am intrigued by the concept, of course, but am always terrified I am going to lose the interest of my audience as I ramble on about private clouds, software as a service, security concerns, and…
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iBraryGuy & Pinhawk Team Up for the One-Two-Punch!
Our goal at iBraryGuy is to keep you in the know when it comes to news, trends, and cutting edge technology in the library and information professions. To that end, we are excited to announce a brand new collaboration with a partner that is just as committed to the vitality of this industry as we…
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Searching Social Media | Part 1: Googling Facebook
Have you experienced an increase in social media search requests? As attorneys become more likely to turn to social media during their informal discovery processes, I have found an uptick in questions like: “could you please do a social media background check on this person?” This is a growing information need I believe law librarians are excellently suited to fill,…
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Thursday’s Musing: Troubleshooting Software and Troubleshooting Attorneys
(photo (c) 2009 Kordite, available here) In the last few years, have you found yourself answering more software troubleshooting-oriented questions? “How do I restrict my search results in this interface?” “Why does this program make my system crash?” “Why doesn’t this software do this?” “Where can I find this specific information using this software?” “What…
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