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- A Review of Summer Associate Skills September 8, 2017
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Law Library Security – How Safe Are We?
by Emily Donnellan Following the tragic library shooting in New Mexico, library security has been on my mind. It’s not something I think about often. My primary responsibility is to patrons, but after a tense interaction, I’m left thinking that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Issues in Law Librarianship, Patron Services
Tagged Law library, security, unruly patron
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Bad Research or Competing Philosophies of Statutory Interpretation: Sally Yates vs. Ted Cruz
by Margaret Ambrose Last Monday, on May 8th, 2017, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates squared off with Texas Senator Ted Cruz about her decision not to enforce President Trump’s initial attempt at a travel ban. This tense exchange was … Continue reading
Community Defining Information in a Personalized World
by Tig Wartluft The other morning during breakfast I watched this Vox video about satirists versus more traditional media coverage and noticed that some of the clips were by a professor at my university (Sophia McClennen, School of International Affairs (SIA)). This … Continue reading
The Slide vs The Tweet
by Christine Anne George Over the weekend, I noticed a post on Twitter about the ACRL conference and dum-dums. Having particularly fond memories of those little lollypops from my childhood, I wondered how some ACRL panel worked them into a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Issues in Librarianship (generally), Social Media & Web 2.0
Tagged ACRL, Civility, presentations, Twitter
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Could No News Be Good News?
By Christine Anne George Once upon a time, back in library school, I decided that I needed to stay better informed so I started using Google Reader, a blog aggregator. I used it to follow a handful of law librarian … Continue reading
Bridging the Political Gap (or yawning chasm) in the Classroom
by Beau Steenken At the beginning of the semester last fall, I wrote about the increased difficulty of teaching in politically turbulent times. This may be somewhat of an understatement, but the level of division in our society has not … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Law, Current Events, Legal Research Instruction, Teaching (general)
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Information Literacy Outside the Walls of the Library
by Paul Gatz The news is fake, truth is dead, and facts aren’t even a “thing” anymore. A blunt initial assessment, but perhaps it can be fine-tuned. Yes, it can be difficult to distinguish between news items from reputable sources … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Information Literacy, Social Media & Web 2.0
Tagged avocations, fake news, post-truth
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