Best of ABA Techshow 2009. Twice!
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Best of ABA Techshow 2009. Twice!
The American Bar Association Techshow 2010 is generating a bit of interest as it gears up, and they are highlighting presentations from the 2009 conference. The two sessions I did with Catherine Sanders Reach were selected and the Techshow blog is linking to free copies of our papers on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cost-effective legal research.
Knowledge and the Librarian
Larry Prusak's interview in the most recent Special Libraries Association (SLA) Information Outlook jumped out at me for a number of reasons. For one, I loved a book he wrote on social capital. It has had a long term impact on how I think about my role in whatever organization I am in. It has helped me to look past the "what" that I do and think about who I interact with and how I can extend that reach. For another, the role of the librarian is fluid and the shift to a knowledge environment and away from a strictly information world is a current issue. His thoughts on how we might make that shift are worth thinking about.
Risk Management: Outside the Office
Foreign lawyers who are new to Ontario have to complete a 3 day course prior to their being permitted to practice. I was asked to participate and talk about risks lawyers may face when leaving their offices with client data on electronic devices. This presentation was the slide deck I used for my piece of the course.
Do We Still Need E-mail?
That was the general question I asked in my first posting on the pan-Canadian law and information blog known as Slaw. I'll be contributing a column under the title "Working Tech" every two months. This first one included a number of ideas I've had floating around in the back of my head, not least of which was how or why would I want to use a technology like Twitter?
Free E-mail and Webmail Server on Ubuntu
I am a bit fickle when it comes to e-mail servers. IMAP has enabled me to download and get off one server and on to another very quickly. Since mine is the only account to worry about, migration can be a very simple process. I have written about my tests of free e-mail servers before, so here is the latest run down of some applications that are available and which one I chose.
Knowledge and the Librarian
2010 Ontario Libraries Association Super Conference
