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Wireless Philadelphia to Become Network-less Philadelphia on June 12

Today’s Inquirer reports that EarthLink will end wifi service for the troubled Wireless Philadelphia project on June 12.  Right now, it doesn’t look like any other company will take over operations — apparently, EarthLink couldn’t even give the network equipment away.

But you wouldn’t know that from the latest post on the WP Web site by CEO Greg Goldman, dated May 9:

“Wireless Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia continue to work together to ensure a positive future for Philadelphia’s municipal wireless network and nationally-recognized Digital Inclusion program, the vision of which is to provide all citizens with access to essential technological resources for education, employment, and other life opportunities.”

Click here for more background info on Wireless Philadelphia — plus a pretty decent rant – by our own RayAna Park.

Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
on May 13, 2008 - 3:24 pm

Plan Your Estate: Protect Your Loved Ones, Property & Finances
By Denis Clifford

Plan Your Estate covers everything from the basics of wills and living trusts to sophisticated tax-saving strategies. The authors give you explanations of every significant estate-planning option available, so you can make the best decisions for you and those you love.


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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
on May 12, 2008 - 12:00 am

You may want to start thinking about Encrypting

dan.bmpAre your usual accessories these days a flash drive, laptop, BlackBerry, etc.? Do these devices have your personal information on them i.e. social security number, financial data, etc? Most importantly, do you carry around your clients’ information on them? Then you need to read Dan Giancaterino’s article published in The Legal Intelligencer on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, entitled Decrypting Ways to Encrypt Sensitive Information. Dan talks about the encryption process and then reviews a couple of easy to use, free encryption programs. As Dan states in the article …

“Lose a laptop and you’re out $500 to $600. Lose your client’s sensitive information — well, that’s a different story.”

If you find the encryption process a little daunting, attend Dan’s new ethics CLE class, Practical Encryption for Attorneys.

Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
on May 08, 2008 - 3:22 pm

Jenkins Internet Librarian Quoted

Dan on the radioDan Giancaterino’s Internet expertise has once again been called upon by Michael Smerconish. Usually Dan is a call-in guest to his talk show, but this time Michael wanted a response to the Inquirer Currents column he was writing comparing two very different (and popular) YouTube videos: the farewell lecture by a college professor who’s dying of cancer, and an online rant by a woman about her ex. The article appeared in this past Sunday’s Inquirer, Head Strong: Two very different sides of the Internet. Here’s what Dan had to say …

“Five years ago, I wouldn’t have known about Randy Pausch, let alone seen his last lecture. I’ve watched the complete 76-minute lecture three times now. YouTube has made it is so easy for me to do this. . . . But for every Randy Pausch, there’s a hundred Tricia Walsh-Smiths,” said Jenkins Law Internet Librarian Dan Giancaterino.

Submitted by: Ida Weingram, Head of Outreach Services
on May 08, 2008 - 2:42 pm

Health Care Meets Online Social Media

A report prepared by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn for the California HealthCare Foundation entitled The Wisdom of Patients:  Health Care Meets Online Social Media, details how social media on the Internet is educating health care consumers and providers.   Social media includes social networks (MySpace, FaceBook), blogs, wikis, picture-sharing (Flickr) and video-sharing (YouTube) sites, as well as web-based ”communities” where patients with the same disease/condition can meet.  Social media appeared as the Internet evolved from strict information retrieval with read-only capability (Web 1.0) to the interactive Web 2.0, which allows people to post, share, and comment-on information.   Ms. Sarasohn-Kahn refers to this sharing of health-related information as Health 2.0 and describes how this new medium facilitates the grouping together of people with similar health concerns.  This results in the posting of  health information that is more important and relevant to the individual consumer.  These online collaborations are changing the way that patients, health care providers, and researchers learn about therapeutic regimens and disease management.   In her comprehensive report, she  details the positives and negatives of Health 2.0 and predicts how it will evolve in the future.    

One example in the report really demonstrated to me how this dynamic  medium can be useful to an individual patient.  On a social network called PatientsLikeMe, “Joe” posted  that he had been trying for 10 years to manage his leg spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis.  His doctor had prescribed a low dose of Baclofen, a muscle relaxant, telling him that a higher dose would cause him problems.  After “Joe” joined the network, he learned that people in the MS online “community” were taking up to 10 times the dosage that his doctor had prescribed for him.  “Joe” then asked his doctor to increase his dosage and his condition improved.   If it hadn’t been for the social network that “Joe” joined, he would still be suffering from leg spasticity.  Thinking about this example, I also thought how the network had encouraged “Joe”’s doctor to try a new treatment regimen that he ordinarily never would have tried, and how this new regimen turned out to be quite successful for ”Joe”.     

Ms. Sarasohn-Kahn includes a glossary of social media terms and a list of useful Health 2.0 websites in her very interesting report.  Definitely good  reading!

Submitted by: Alice McCreary, Reference Librarian
on May 08, 2008 - 2:16 pm

The Public Library of Law makes legal search easier for non-lawyers

workstationsAccording to Popgadget, the new Public Library of Law (short name “PLoL”) was launched by Fastcase in an effort to “democratize the law.” PLoL is free so help yourself to it!

Fastcase is the next-generation legal research system of choice for legal professionals everywhere. Jenkins has Fastcase available at the workstations in the Jenkins’ Reference Room so come visit us to try it out.

Submitted by: RayAna Park, Web Developer
on May 08, 2008 - 10:52 am

Law School Success in a Nutshell, 2nd Ed.
By Ann Burkhart and Robert Stein

This book answers questions you may have as you begin your legal studies. It also explains and gives examples of the best methods for studying and for taking exams. It describes the opportunities that will be available to you during your second and third years of law school; such as law journals, law clinics, internships, joint degree programs, and study abroad programs. It also provides information about the types of legal practice that are available to you when you graduate.


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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Web Content Coordinator
on May 05, 2008 - 12:00 am



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