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Flash! Google is Being Discontinued |
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I’m shameless. I need attention, so I, um, accidentally wrote Google, when what’s being discontinued is Google Answers. But now that I’ve got your fleeting attention, let me explain. Google Answers lets you post a question that you want answered by any one of Google’s 500 screened researchers. You specify a price that you are willing to pay for the information, starting at $2.50. Once your question is answered it is added to the database so that others can browse or search it for free. You can also rate the response. The service never took off. People just don’t want to pay for information. (Which is why membership libraries such as Jenkins have to beg for members.) There are a few other similar services left: Yahoo Answers (which is actually pretty popular, but is not much more than a place to hangout and type mindless drivel), Windows Live QnA Beta, and Wondir. I’m hoping that Google Answers is just a start. Since Google gets something like 95% of their traffic from their top 3 services, perhaps they will prune other non-performers. Then maybe they can get back to concentrating on search. A guy can dream, can’t he? |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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Comments (1)November 27, 2006
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Lexis Founding Father Passes |
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Saturday’s NY Times noted [registration required] the passing of H. Donald Wilson, a management consultant who wrote the original business plan for what has become LexisNexis. I’m sure they won’t mind if I quote a bit of the article: “In 1969, Mr. Wilson was asked by the Mead Corporation to assess a venture in computerized legal research that the company was considering. Mr. Wilson told his client that the searching of legal texts would be a useful tool for lawyers, as well as a promising business. He not only recommended that the company pursue the venture but also outlined a marketing plan for persuading law firms to adopt the technology.” BTW, that “promising business” earned $2.5 billion in 2005. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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Municipal Codes Online |
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The Seattle Public Library provides easy access to city and county codes available on the Internet. |
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Submitted by: Nancy Garner, Head of Information & Research Services
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Seven Steps to Voir Dire, DVD |
 By Gerry SpenceGerry Spence reveals the seven steps of Voir Dire taught at the Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming. Now you can learn Spence's secrets and learn from his demonstration of voir dire on a number of issues. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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November 26, 2006
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LibWorm Announced |
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Yesterday, while I was working on my final projects, news of LibWorm spread throughout the biblioblogosphere. LibWorm is a Librarianship RSS and Current Awareness Search by MedWorm’s Frankie Dolan and David Rothman. LibWorm lets you search for library news across over 1000 RSS feed (including blogs, journal tables of contents and more). I need to poke more before I give my official opinion - but the one thing missing is a way to see what feeds are included. If I find a journal RSS I want to share with others, I want to have an easy way to find out if its included and I did a few searches and browsed a bit, it was easy to find news (which is the point) but not the sources for the news (not the point - but a handy addition so that I dont waste peoples time with suggestions - like Jenkins Webblits). Read more from David himself or from LibWorms About page. |
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Submitted by: Nicole Engard, Former Web Manager
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November 21, 2006
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CFR added to Member Online Services Remote Access |
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Jenkins has added the Code of Federal Regulations (1938 - 1983) and the List of Sections Affected (1949 - 2000) from HeinOnline to the Member Online Serivces accessible remotely 24/7. You can search or browse each edition from 1938 through 1983. The full text is presented as a scanned image of each page so you can click back and forth between pages as if you were browsing the hard copy. From any CFR page, you can easily pull up the corresponding Federal Register page. HeinOnline is only available to Jenkins members in firms with less than 50 attorneys. |
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Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
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November 20, 2006
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Advanced Cross-Examination Techniques, DVD |
 By Larry S. Pozner and Roger J. DoddWatching Larry Pozner and Roger Dodd at work will give you invaluable insight into such factors as voice inflection, word emphasis, body language, and facial expressions, all of which play an important role in a successful cross. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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November 17, 2006
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Jenkins Reunites Twins Separated At Birth |
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OK, I’m exaggerating. But at a recent CLE class held at Jenkins’ Computer Learning Center, two attorneys with the same name met for the first time. They had heard of each other — one had even received mail intended for the other — but their paths had never crossed before. Here they are: David B. Still is on the left, with David M. Still on the right.
Jenkins … making the Philadelphia legal community a nicer place since 1802. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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November 15, 2006
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SLA/MLA Holiday Party to be Hosted at Jenkins |
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Thursday, December 7, 2006
5:30pm-8:30pm
Jenkins Law Library
Join your Library colleagues at the first-ever joint SLA/MLA Holiday Party!
Celebrate the season - enjoy delicious refreshments - donate books to needy children shop for holiday gifts at the Silent Auction
Please fill out the form below and get ready to PARTY!!! Registration deadline is December 1st.
Additional information about the silent auction procedures and donation form are available on the SLA Philadelphia Chapter website.
This year's book donation recipient will be the LaSalle Academy of Philadelphia, an independent Catholic grade school educating underprivileged and at-risk children in North Philadelphia. The school is “committed to educating children in grades 3-8 who face significant social, cultural, and academic forms of deprivation.” LaSalle Academy is open to students of all faiths, cultures, races, ethnicity and backgrounds. Please bring books appropriate to Grades 3-8.
Cost: $25/SLA and MLA members; $30/non-members; $15/ students and retired
Email completed form to Eileen Smith: esmith@fhcs.org (Pay at the door)
Name____________________________________________________
Organization_______________________________________________
Member__________ Student/Retired_______ Non-Member__________
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Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
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Red Flags a Lawyer’s Handbook |
 By Lawrence J. Fox and Susan R. MartynAuthors Lawrence Fox and Susan Martyn begin by helping you to identify your client and establish your right to the proper fees for your hard work. Then they move into the 4 C’s, spending a chapter on each section describing, in practical terms with numerous real-world examples, how to communicate with clients, represent them competently, handle their confidences, and resolve conflicts of interest while representing them. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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