http://www.ofaolain.com Site News daily 1 2006-11-07T20:50:41Z http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/2008-law-technology-awards Monica Bay has just announced the 2008 Law Technology News Law Technology awards honoring firms, lawyers, and legal tech experts. I've had the honor to work with Andy Adkins and Fred Lederer on the panel of judges to select the recipients. It's always fun to work with Andy and Fred, and to get a sneak peek into the innovative work and exemplary energy that exists in legal technology. No publisher david Law Firm Business Law Technology News Law practice management Legal technology Business Software Chief Information Officer 2009-01-09T11:26:09Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/encryption-options-for-lawyers Truecrypt has been a friend of mine for a while now. As a library director, you often have access to information - personnel, financial, strategic - that may not be appropriate to disclose publicly. If you lose your laptop or USB flash drive or memory chip, you can have lost a significant amount of data. I started using encryption to try to minimize any damage my forgetfulness might cause. So I was pleased when the opportunity to write about encryption for portable devices came up at Law Technology News. No publisher david Law Firm USB Law Technology News Encryption Truecrypt Law practice management Ubuntu 2008-11-03T16:16:08Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/managing-information-overload Here is my Powerpoint slide deck from a continuing legal education (CLE) seminar I participated in, on the topic of managing information overload. The three of us, all librarians at the Great Library, gave tips and ideas on how to use information better, from being selective about which sites you rely on, to being more creative in controlling e-mail and RSS. This was an interesting experience in two ways. First, half of our audience connected in remotely over webinar technology, so we had to keep in mind that, although our physical audience was there, the cameras for our remote audience were above us. Second, our audience was mostly solos and small firm lawyers with an interest in information management (CLE isn't required in Ontario, so there was no compulsory element!) and how to be more efficient. It can be hard to translate librarian concepts, otherwise portable to law practice, into relevant examples for lawyers. No publisher david Google Law Firm Law Librarian CLE Law Society of Upper Canada Browser Tools Law practice management Legal research E-mail Legal technology Internet Explorer Firefox Law Library RSS 2008-10-31T13:31:02Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/talk-talk-talk I've enjoyed writing for Law Technology News and my latest article on RSS for lawyers is in the December 2007 issue. But there's a twist this month. Monica Bay, the editor of Law Technology News, has kicked off a monthly podcast related to the magazine's contents. As part of the Legal Talk Network, you can catch Monica interviewing me about RSS in the inaugural podcast. No publisher david Law Firm Law Technology News Law practice management Legal research Clipping Services Mobipocket Business Software Law Library Podcast Legal technology RSS 2007-12-23T17:32:59Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/do-more-virtually I enjoyed giving this presentation - three times! - to the members of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers who came out on a Saturday morning in Las Vegas last month. They were an interesting assortment of lawyers, from solos to firm lawyers, some dedicated solely to criminal work and others doing it as part of their overall practice. Similarly, their use of technology ran the gamut and my presentation zigged and zagged through a variety of Internet-based topics. No publisher david Conference Criminal Law Defense attorneys Marketing Legal research Hosted Applications Legal technology Internet RSS 2007-11-11T02:00:10Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/internet-research-tips The Cincinnati Bar Association held a law practice management and technology seminar geared to solos and small firms in September. It was a great opportunity to share some Internet research tips with CBA members and learn from colleagues who presented on a variety of topics including e-discovery and mobile technology. No publisher david Search Law Firm Law Librarian Law practice management Legal research Legal technology Internet Cincinnati Bar Association 2007-10-08T18:07:25Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/off-to-the-great-library I've been off line for a week as my family and I have emigrated from the US to Canada to enable me to join the Law Society of Upper Canada in Toronto. I've joined the Great Library in Osgoode Hall as the chief librarian, although my position is Manager, Legal Information. No publisher david Canada Law Library Law Society of Upper Canada 2007-09-23T04:37:55Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/internet-legal-research-manual-published The Ohio State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (CLE) has published my Internet legal research manual! You know you've arrived as a librarian when you have an authority record in catalogs as an author. This is the culmination of a CLE course I developed for the lawyers at our county law library. No publisher david Law Firm Law Librarian Browser Tools Research Legal research Internet Special Librarian Special libraries Law Library Web Browser 2007-06-29T10:44:27Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/virtual-migration-moving-to-a-web-based-ils Despite the shrieks that the "catalog is dead", long live the catalog! I was fortunate to be part of a panel of librarians at a workshop designed for those contemplating a move to a Web-based Integrated Library System. The session was a special program put on by the SLA Legal Division as part of the Denver annual meeting. No publisher david Open Source Special Libraries Association Hosted Applications Library technology Integrated Library System Law Library Technology 2007-06-11T17:03:07Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/rains-pours-web-dev-course June has become a very busy month, for a number of reasons. One was a late May request to step in and teach a course on Web Development for a library school summer program. I enjoy teaching online courses - there's nothing like the flexibility of kicking back in a chat room as opposed to having physical office hours!! No publisher david North Texas Library technology Web development Internet 2007-06-11T16:40:52Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/criminal-lawyer-legal-tech I'm excited to join the faculty of the 11th Annual DWI Seminar held by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). I'll be joining the conference attendees to give a presentation and set of workshops on law practice technology topics. No publisher david Law practice management Internet Law Firm Criminal Law 2007-06-11T16:22:50Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/tips-for-solo-law-librarians I enjoyed giving my presentation - of tips for solo law librarians - at the SEAALL 2007 Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge last week. Not being a solo law librarian, I was a bit concerned about how the presentation would go over but since most of the audience also weren't solo librarians, it worked out all right. At the end of the day, a solo law librarian is really more like a law library director without anyone to whom to delegate, than anything else. No publisher david Law Firm Law Librarian Marketing Browser Tools Time management American Association of Law Libraries Internet Special libraries Law Library Southeastern Chapter 2007-04-19T10:13:51Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/putting-the-squeeze-on-your-technology We all use technology in our daily work, whether we're legal researchers, lawyers, or anyone dealing with current information. I wrote an article for the Cincinnati Bar Association's monthly magazine on how to get more out of the technology we're using. No publisher david Bar Association Business Software E-mail Law Firm Technology Cincinnati Bar Association E-Book 2007-03-31T21:42:58Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/aba-techshow-networking-upgrades-1 The American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section has just wrapped up the 2007 ABA Techshow, one of the best legal technology conferences in the country. I participated on panels with Brett Burney discussing networking and Ben Schorr on upgrading systems as part of the Basic IT track. No publisher david Bar Association Business Software American Bar Association Law practice management Upgrades Law Firm Law Library Technology Networks 2007-03-25T16:18:16Z News Item http://www.ofaolain.com/Members/david/news/small-firm-buying-blunders-1 A short article I wrote on small law firm buying practices was published in this month's Law Technology News and appears on Law.com. It outlines a few basic guidelines for small firms considering upgrades to their technology. No publisher david Law Firm Law Technology News Storage Linux Technology Microsoft 2007-03-08T03:15:06Z News Item