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Dear LIT members, On behalf of the Recruitment & Involvement committee I would like to invite you to our informative and casual coffee talk on March 18. Please consider inviting new members from other SISes as we are hoping to… Continue Reading →
The LIT-SIS Grants and Awards Committee is happy to announce that they are reopening and expanding the ABA TECHSHOW grant application window. One in-person grant for $950 and two virtual grants for $250 will be awarded to attend the 2022 ABA TECHSHOW. The application deadline… Continue Reading →
The expansion of administrative agencies during the New Deal and after World War II, is considered by some, to be one of the most impactful developments in American government and politics. The enactment of Administrative Procedure Act (APA) established a… Continue Reading →
This is a short post to tell others about a free resource I came across recently. Quality Matters (QM) is a non-profit organization that provides rubrics and certifications for online and blended courses. While taking an online class from QM,… Continue Reading →
Getting Started on my Desk On March 12, the local schools closed. On March 13, I went to the office for a meeting, packed some things, and went home. I’ve been WFH ever since. The first thing I did when… Continue Reading →
Lexis recently upgraded its Lexis Advance legal research platform by tweaking the visual interface and by adding a few substantive tools to its platform. Lexis+ acts more like a quality of life update rather than a revolutionary overhaul, which is… Continue Reading →
Misty staring intensely at cataloging statistics (which we actually label “CatStats”). In the second installment of our “Welcome to My Desk” posts (major thanks to Deborah Ginsburg for diving in with the first!) I wanted to share the variety of… Continue Reading →
This third installment of “Welcome to my Desk” (thanks to Rachel and Deborah for the first two!) doesn’t have any cats in it (I’m sad about it too), but it does have yet another Yeti microphone. Here’s where I’ve been… Continue Reading →
“The COVID-19 pandemic is, among other things, a massive experiment in telecommuting.” – Brookings As articles have been telling us non-stop since March, COVID-19 pressed fast-forward on film that is our lives, and we’ve been watching it all like a… Continue Reading →
So last month CLIO held its annual conference — wait… I’m pretty sure it was last month — *checks CLIO site* Yes, last month, from Oct. 13-16, CLIO held its annual conference, this year virtually. Academics could get a $99… Continue Reading →