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Goodbye To All That |
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In case you didn’t notice, on Tuesday Mcrosoft released Vista, the long-awaited, next-gen update to Windows XP. From what I understand, most people were underwhelmed. And with good reason. If you have an older PC, or if it is a low- to mid-range model, you’ll probably have to upgrade your hardware or you won’t be able to take advantage of all the new features of Vista, such as the 3D Aero interface. I, personally, dealt with this the best way I knew how: last week I bought an iMac. It took less than 10 minutes to set it up and have it connect to our wireless gateway. But hey, if you’re still gonna go through with that Vista thing, good luck with that. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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Comments (0)January 29, 2007
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The Right to Home School: A Guide to the Law on Parents Rights in Education |
 By Christopher J. KlickaEducation where the classroom is the home and the teachers are parents had been one of the major forms of education until the early 1900s. Today, home schools educate nearly one million children, and since 1982, 34 states have enacted laws specifically to protect the constitutional rights of these institutions. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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January 26, 2007
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Taking All the Fun Out of Google |
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Uber-Googler Matt Cutts blogged yesterday about a new algorithm Google has implemented to defuse Googlebombs. In the past, Google tolerated Googlebombs because they were “reluctant to alter our results by hand in order to prevent such items from showing up.” But apparently Cutts and company got tired of complaints:
The most memorable Googlebomb is “miserable failure”. Previously, the #1 result for this query was George W. Bush’s bio page at Whitehouse.gov. It’s no longer anywhere to be found in the results list. The current #1 page is a December 2003 article from the BBC, describing the Bush Googlebomb. Which, when you think about it, accomplishes the same thing as the original Googlebomb. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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January 24, 2007
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Drexel University SLA Chapter Visited Jenkins |
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A group of students from Drexel's College of Information Science and Technology visited Jenkins on a Sunday this past December. Mike Sweeney, Reference Librarian, spent some time with them. He explained about our history and membeship program, gave them a tour and reviewed our collection. Read what they learned. |
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Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
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January 22, 2007
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Mayor Street’s a Clown |
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Don’t look at me. I’m just quoting what a Wikipedia user said about our beloved mayor (see the second paragraph in the “Biographical details and political career” section.) This was reported in today’s Inquirer, btw. This episode demonstrates — to me, at least — how small the world has become. Based on the IP address, 12.198.160.151, the vandal was probably at a hotel in the U.S. Halfway around the world a Chinese writer named Andrew Lih (Fuzheado) repaired the damage less than 11 hours later. To paraphrase Hamlet, “What’s Mayor Street to him, or he to Mayor Street, That he should edit for him?” |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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Free CLE Seminar for Pro Bono Work |
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Jenkins Law Library, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, will provide a free hands-on workshop that will provide lawyers with an opportunity to explore the latest pro bono tools available through PALawHelp.org and PAProbono.net. The workshop will provide two hours of free CLE credits (1.0 hour of substantive CLE credit and 1.0 hour of ethics CLE credit).
The program is limited to the first 23 registrants. Registrations must be submitted by Feb. 5. Click here to register for the program with David Trevaskis at the Pennsylvania Bar Association. For more information, please contact Trevaskis at (800) 932-0311 extension 2236.
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Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
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Third Circuit Civil Jury Instructions |
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Federal Jury Practice and Instructions from Thomson West now includes model civil jury instructions for the District Courts of the Third Circuit. This service can also be accessed on Westlaw. |
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Submitted by: Nancy Garner, Head of Information & Research Services
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Lower Taxes in 7 Easy Steps |
 By Stephen FishmanLower Taxes in 7 Easy Steps provides insights and tactics that can reduce your tax bill. Clearly and concisely, it explains the seven most valuable rules of tax planning. Library Record • Borrow it • Buy it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
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January 19, 2007
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Links for Legal Buffs |
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I just wanted to share some legal resources I found this past week: |
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Submitted by: Nicole Engard, Former Web Manager
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January 18, 2007
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Munching on Cheerios, Thinking About Blogging |
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KYW1060 this morning mentioned that Firstgov.gov, the U.S. government portal, has changed its name to USA.gov. Must have been a slow news day. Hmm, thought I. Haven’t been contributing anything to the Jenkins blog lately. This story will do nicely. So there we are. For your viewing pleasure, here’s the earliest incarnation of Firstgov.gov available from the Internet Archive. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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