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After almost 10 years, Ask has retired the eponymous butler Jeeves and rebranded itself Ask.com. While they had the hood up, they also redesigned the homepage. Gary Price at ResourceShelf has an excellent review of the new Ask.com. [Disclosure: Gary is Director of Online Information Resources at Ask.com. But if I didn’t trust him to be objective, I wouldn’t link to him.] Remember AJ back in the nineties? They bragged about their natural-language search capabilities. But it flat-out just didn’t work. You’d type a question like, “When did Alaska become a U.S. state?” and get back the answer, ”Are you interested in Alaska vacations?” Multiply that by a few million queries and what do you get? A bad rep. The rebranding is supposed to remove that stigma. Ask.com has also introduced Ask.com Maps. Yes, they have satellite images. (Yo … Yahoo, get with the program. Your 3 biggest competitiors all integrate aerial photography with their maps. And A9.com has street-level images. Where you at?) Ask.com Maps does this funny little tiling thing when I zoom in on my house. But the resolution is crisp and I think I can actually see my car in the driveway. They even offer animated driving and/or walking directions. So … Is Ask.com any better than the old AJ? You be the judge:
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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Comments (0)February 27, 2006
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Counseling Older Clients, 2nd |
 By Alison Barnes, A. Frank Johns, Nathalie MartinThe Rolling Stones are senior citizens, the assisted living industry has cycles of boom and bust — and elder law fills a proven need for legal counsel to clients who anticipate long, financially and physically healthy lifespans. The decade since the first edition of Counseling Older Clients also brings to elder law growing complexity in clients’ choices and lawyers’ practices. Counseling Older Clients, Second Edition, is your guide to the fundamental principles of elder law. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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February 24, 2006
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It Could Have Been Me |
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The NY Times [reg.required] reports that yesterday Apple sold its millionth download from the iTunes Music Store in less than 3 years. The lucky 16 year old (naturally!) who bought Coldplay’s “Speed of Sound” was also awaded a 20-inch iMac, 10 iPods and a $10,000 gift card for the iTunes store. Apple is also establishing a scholarship at the Juilliard School in his name. If I’d have downloaded Muskrat Love yesterday, instead of waiting, that might have been me. Think about it: The Dan Giancaterino Scholarship, given for excellence in the euphonium. It rocks, no? |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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February 21, 2006
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More Google-Justice Department Documents |
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Gary Price over at ResourceShelf has posted a summary (including links to PDFs) of recently-filed documents in the Google-Justice Department faceoff. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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February 20, 2006
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Federal Prison Inmates |
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Visit the Federal Bureau of Prisons to find where a federal inmate was incarcerated from 1982 to the present. |
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Submitted by: Nancy Garner, Head of Information & Research Services
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The Of Counsel Agreement: A Guide for Law Firm and Practitioner, 3rd Edition |
 By Harold G. Wren, Beverly J. GlascockThis updated third edition will provide every lawyer who is currently Of Counsel or contemplating such a position – and every firm that recognizes the status – with the background, understanding and language required to protect the interests of all concerned. This practical and comprehensive guide will help to clarify the duties and responsibilities of an of counsel, apprise lawyers of recent case law on of counsel, and provide samples to help draft the right of counsel agreement. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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February 15, 2006
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Do Not Call |
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Still have telemarketers calling at all hours of the night? Why, when it’s so easy to put a stop to it? It surprises me how many people don’t know about the National Do Not Call Registry. This has been around for a while now - and while it is not fool-proof, it does stop a great deal of telemarketing calls - at least it has in my house.
For PA residents there’s also a list just for us. To see if your state has a Do Not Call List, just search for your state name and “Do Not Call”. |
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Submitted by: Nicole Engard, Former Web Manager
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February 13, 2006
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100 Americans Making Constitutional History: A Biographical History |
 By Melvin I. Urofsky, ed.100 Americans Making Constitutional History: A Biographical History presents 100 profiles of the key people behind some of the most important U.S. Supreme Court cases. Edited by Melvin I. Urofsky, a respected constitutional historian, each 2,000-word profile delves into the social and political context behind landmark Court decisions. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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February 9, 2006
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Google Desktop 3 |
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Today Google released version 3 of the Google Desktop. New features allow you to:
When you read that last item, did little bells go off in your head? You have to enable the Search Across Computers feature. Here’s how it works, according to the GD features page:
Now do you hear the bells? It’s no longer just an issue of search queries being subpoenaed — your desktop could be, too. Monday, March 13 … Gonzales v. Google. Pay attention. Postscript, February 13: Rep. Edward J. Markey (MA) has introduced a bill (H.R. 4731) titled “Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act of 2006“. In Section 3 he requires that:
OK … someone please give me a good definition of “temporarily” (Google) and “reasonable period of time” (Markey). |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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February 8, 2006
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RSS Feeds From Jenkins |
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In order to better serve our patrons, we have added several RSS feeds to help you keep up with new additions to the Jenkins Law Library site. RSS Feeds are now available for:
See the complete list of available feeds. Learn more about RSS. |
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Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
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