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 …
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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 »
I’m not much for year-end rituals, but I do like to look over the books I’ve read during the year and see which I can’t stop thinking about and which I can’t even remember reading. For a holiday fluff sort …
I’m always on the lookout for the latest and greatest “cool tool,” and if it helps with productivity and focus or reduce clutter, even better. I’ve been eyeing the following gadgets to help me stay on task and maybe even …
Set Yourself Up for Success in the New Year: 5 New (to Me) Tech Tools Read more »
Something scary happened to someone I know. Their grown kid called saying they had been in a car accident and had been arrested. They were told a public defender would call them to talk about bail funds. This was …
It’s coming from inside the phone! Avoiding the AI phone scams Read more »
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, cheapest to most expensive, in case you’re looking for an …
In today’s digital world, collaboration between law libraries and IT departments is essential for delivering high-quality legal information services. Law librarians have evolved beyond traditional roles and now play a pivotal part in leveraging technology to enhance research and provide …
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