I am thrilled to announce the upcoming release of a groundbreaking resource for the law librarian community: Law Librarianship Practice: Challenges and Opportunities in Law Firm, Government, and Academic Law Libraries. Edited by the distinguished Ellyssa Kroski, this comprehensive volume …
Do you have a law student or law librarian in your life graduating this Spring? I don’t know about you, but when I graduated from both law school and library school, the last thing I wanted as a gift was …
Challenge: Write a blog post for LIT-SIS about something other than AI because people are kind of reaching the end of their AI tolerance. Problem: Once again, that cursor is blinking at me. Once again, my mind is blank. Solution: …
Creating Mind Maps: Get out of your thinking rut Read more »
I’ve recently started an exciting new job, but one part I wasn’t so excited for was switching from Google Workplace to Microsoft 365, and especially from Gmail to Outlook. In Gmail, I relied heavily on labels, filters, the “multiple inbox” …
Congratulations to Brian Huffman, 2025 Winner of the LIT-SIS Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award! We are thrilled to announce that Brian Huffman, Electronic Services Librarian at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, has been awarded the 2025 Kenneth J. …
LIT-SIS Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award Winner! Read more »
Legal research focuses on precision, expertise, and a deep understanding of nuance. With the rise of AI-enhanced research tools like Lexis+ AI Protege, the landscape is evolving and with it, so are the expectations for how legal professionals begin their …
As law librarians, regardless of where we work, we are in a service profession. And because of that, I highly recommend the book, Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect, by Will Guidara. Will’s background …
If you’ve ever tackled a crossword puzzle, you know the thrill of deciphering clues, drawing upon a broad knowledge base, and experiencing the satisfaction of filling in the final answer. Interestingly, being a law and technology librarian in a law …
Solving the Puzzle: How Law Librarianship Resembles a Crossword Challenge Read more »
Like Shelby, I can’t say enough good things about Zotero. I’ve been using it for years. It’s great for research projects, creating presentations, writing blog posts – pretty much anything. But when I was working on writing a chapter last …
Notero: the next generation in citation software! Read more »
When crafting arguments in legal writing, the strength of the argument is directly related to the strength of the referenced legal authority. Oftentimes the references are primary sources, the law itself. For example, a statute may clearly require an action; …
