The Library Relations team has created a page specifically for our newsletter, the Library Ledger. This page allows you to access the current and also previous editions of the Library Ledger. So you can keep up to date about the latest news on PLI Discover PLUS’s content, recent enhancements, search tips, research help, and important announcements!
While many of us know that the arrival of Peeps in supermarkets signals spring, and we’re all aware that they’re a delicious sugary treat, most of us remain ignorant abut their research and study habits. Here, the Staley Library at Millikin University delves deep into the library and research customs of Peeps, revealing quite a few surprises.
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his week, two often-used resources bid us adieu: the print version of Encyclopaedia Britannica and the GPO Access, the website for official US publications. But neither are disappearing completely–the Encyclopaedia Britannica will still be available online and the GPO has been folded into FDsys, or the Federal Digital System.
Why is the partnership between law firm and librarians so important? Chuck Lowry discusses the symbiotic relationship between law firms and their libraries. He makes some interesting points about law librarians:
There was an interesting article in the Chicago Tribune titled: Yes, students, there’s a world beyond Wikipedia. And while legal librarians might not need to worry about this with their patrons – public and school librarians do need to worry about it. And of course, many of us are parents and this applies to children’s research habits. School librarians are doing their best to teach the next generation how to harness the power of the internet. The article suggests some creative sites that can be used in school projects.
So your partner/lawyer friend desperately needs this PLI article/vaguely defined research topic from ten years ago/two years ago/yesterday, and you’re swamped. And not only are you swamped, but you can’t find it on our website and you’re freaking out just a little because (s)he needs it NOW.
Fear not!
The Library Relations Team does research. So if you’re trying to track this article/topic down and really could use a hand, drop us a line. We’ll either email you back the article itself, a selection of what we think can help you, or a citation so you can pull it up on one of your other databases without searching (or accruing fees).
It’s free. Because we love you, and your life is complicated enough without us getting in your way.
We here at PLI are revamping our search functions and the whole website in general. And because you guys are actually going to be the ones using it, we need your help:
How do you perform a search? Can you give us examples of a situation you’ve had to use a topical search, a targeted search, or a citatory service? The more specifics we can give to the team building the website, the better fitted to you it will be.
Give us a hand, folks, so we can give you the best possible search functions and make life easier for all involved. Especially you.
Just a heads-up: the AALL Research & Publications Committee is accepting research grant applications for the AALL/Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Grants Program ($5,000) until Monday, November 3.
So if you have a research question you’d like to be paid to answer, throw your hat in the ring.