End-of-Year Reflections
I’m a devotee of the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity method, which emphasizes regular review of your systems and tasks to make sure everything’s up to date and tidy up some of the mess that daily life makes of your …
The LIT-SIS Almost-Annual Holiday Gift Guide
It’s that time of year again, when we recommend tech, book, and library-related gifts to our LIT-SIS colleagues. So without further ado, here’s our list, ranked in order by price, from cheapest to most expensive. $7 – A Book You …
Extensions I Can’t Live Without (plus some others)
I’m always looking for ways to make my work just a bit easier. Is there a way to add new records to Zotero automatically? Does my public library (or any of its related consortial systems) have this book in audio? …
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Nettles, Cow Dung, and Legal AI
I’m currently taking a class in Old English, just for fun, and we’ve been translating some medical texts on herbal remedies. A nettle poultice, for example, is good for chilblains and sore joints, and carrying periwinkle will keep one safe …
An Ode to The Iterative Process (feat. My Video Game Hyperfixation)
I promise this isn’t just an excuse to gush about my favorite thing. So, I play a lot of difficult fighting video games. Or rather, I play the same handful of difficult fighting games multiple times until the hardest fights …
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Marin Dell LIT-SIS Experienced Librarian AALL Annual Meeting Grant 2025 Blog Post
Marin Dell has been a law librarian since 2005 and is an MLIS and Specialist graduate of The Florida State University College of Information. She has a JD with honors from California Western School of Law and LLMs in Taxation …
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Sick of AI Hype? Here Are 5 Times It Delivered
I’m not sure about you, but if I read one more article about how AI is going to revolutionize legal research, I might consider a career change tomorrow. Just kidding! But in all seriousness, for all the concerns I have …
Turning Emails into Conversations: How to Get Them Opened, Read, and Answered
If you’ve ever crafted a carefully worded email, whether it’s an announcement about a new research tool, a request for feedback on a database, or an invitation to a library program, only to watch it vanish into the abyss of …
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Remarks from a LIT-SIS Grant Recipient for Students and Newer Librarians
Written and submitted by Amber Cain I am the User Experience (formerly Technology and Research Services Librarian) at Seton Hall Law. In my role, I manage access to our databases, and I oversee Digital Commons, Springshare, and EDS. I also …
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New Bluebook Option in Zotero Style Repository
Following up on my earlier post about generating Bluebook citations, there’s a new variation on the Bluebook citation style available in the Zotero Style Repository. If you search “Bluebook”, you’ll find a new style available called “Bluebook Law Review (with …
