There is an interesting article on the National Archive's Blog about how search engines filter out the results that do not fit your profile. As a result, your search may not reveal links to sites that don't match your interests or politics. It is hard to learn if you never escape your comfort zone. Read the Blog entry.
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Posted by Steven J. Melamut (Steve) on Thu. May 9, 2013 9:47 AM
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To help researchers find available information, UNC librarian Kirill Tolpygo has created an online guide to UNC library resources related to Chechnya.
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Posted by Jim Sherwood on Wed. May 8, 2013 3:47 PM
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BNA publications will be accessible only via Bloomberg/BNA databases beginning December 31, 2013. However, Westlaw and LexisNexis may begin removing BNA products from their databases as early as July 1, 2013.
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Posted by Donna L. Nixon on Wed. May 8, 2013 10:22 AM
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Duces Techum is a weekly Blawg feature that provides tips for using mobile apps, tablets, smart phones, e-readers and other tech products to meet your legal research needs.
Today's Tip - Accessing The Bluebook on the go
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Posted by Timothy J. Gallina (Tim) on Tue. April 30, 2013 1:24 PM
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The
Kathrine R. Everett Law Library
at the University of North Carolina is in the midst of a digitization project of its collection of North Carolina Supreme Court Briefs. More than 2,400 volumes will be made freely available on the Internet. The library will be making the PDF files available on its website with a custom search index. Original TIFF files will be archived. W.S. Hein & Co. is scanning the volumes for this project. The library will be using BitCurator, a forensic tool created by the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, to locate and remove sensitive personal information such as social security numbers. Because many steps in this process are a first-time experiment, the completion date is unknown. However, the library will begin posting the briefs in searchable form by the end of the 2013-14 school year.
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Posted by Steven J. Melamut (Steve) on Thu. April 25, 2013 5:46 PM
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