Professional Reading Shelf
Legal Information
Source: Legal Information Committee of the Law Librarians
Association of Wisconsin
Report on the Public’s Access to Legal Information and Assistance in Wisconsin
40 pages; PDF. “The Public Access to Legal Information Committee of the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin is pleased to announce the results of a year-long study of the public access to legal information and assistance in Wisconsin. Published in a 40-page report, the study compares access levels across libraries and courts, as well as noting success stories in the area of legal assistance to the public. An historical overview of the laws regarding county law libraries, as well as several sets of data, are included.”
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Academic Libraries–Digitization Projects
Source: The Dartmouth Online
Library to digitize many historical resources
“Keeping up in the fast-paced digital technology world, the Dartmouth College Library recently announced a partnership with Readex, a Vermont-based company that specializes in online publications of historical collections. In the agreement, Readex will digitize the College’s U.S. Congressional Serial Set as part of Readex’s Archive of Americana collection. The Congressional Serial Set, which provides numerous primary sources from many aspects of American History, dates from 1817 to 1980. Although actual volumes from the Set are not rare, Readex chose Dartmouth’s collection because of its completeness and condition.”
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Database Management
Source: Information Week
Data, Data, Everywhere
“Megaterabyte databases are getting downright common. But with more real-time data, complex queries, and increasing numbers of sources, managing them is anything but routine.”
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Public Libraries–Architecture–Seminar
Source: Office of Executive Education, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Planning and Design of Public Libraries (March 20-22, 2006)
“What do patrons want and expect from their local libraries? This three-day seminar, intended for architects and librarians, examines concepts and methods for the planning and design of public libraries. Participants explore library programming and design issues that are evolving rapidly to meet the changing demands of patrons for library services and technology.”

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