http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes//rss/library-20.xml Top Stories from Santa Clara Law http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/add-a-librarian-as-a-friend.cfm add the law librarians as a friend in your chat client Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:32:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/library-browser-plugin.cfm introduction of LibX for SCU Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:16:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/google-scholar-and-heinonline.cfm Google Scholar indexing law journals available on Heinonline Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:15:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/rss-feeds-available-at-the-library-of-congress.cfm The Library of Congress has created a number of RSS feeds and email alerts for their collections -- including the Law Library of Congress. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:55:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/interesting-new-website.cfm An interesting new website called Nationmaster compiles data on a variety of issues and organizes them so that countries can be compared with each other Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:14:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/tech-roundup-from-the-computers-in-libraries-conference-2009.cfm The library technology conference, Computers In Libraries, is currently wrapping up in Arlington, Virginia. Here is a list of interesting technologies that was presented by Aaron Schmidt for his "Best of the Web 2009" presentation. As always, techie librarians have done great work tracking and gathering these nascent technologies. Here is a list of the items covered in the presentation. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:04:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/new-twitter-service-for-legal-professionals.cfm If you already have an account on Twitter, you may be interested in registering with the new Twitter-based service, TweetLaw. It aggregates Twitter feeds from registered users, and is aimed exclusively towards the legal community. You can registered under "lawyers", "law students", "legal librarians", and a variety of other categories. It may be a great way to network with other legal professionals. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:52:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/not-enough-time-in-the-library.cfm The Chronicle of Higher Education has an excellent article, written by Yale librarian Todd Gilman, on how educators need to understand the difference between being computer-literate and research-literate. The article describes how many assume that young students do not need extensive research assistance due to their pervasive interaction with online media. Thu, 14 May 2009 18:17:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/new-cell-phone-reference-service.cfm The law librarians at Heafey are delighted to announce that they have started a new cell phone reference service. You may ask information, or simple reference questions, by sending a text message to 66746 beginning with the word "bronco". The librarians at Heafey will then answer these questions via a text message that you will receive on your phone. If you are a cell phone aficionado and need a quick answer to a question, this might be a great service for you!! Thu, 14 May 2009 18:57:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/what-can-you-do-with-an-iphonekindle-in-law-school.cfm Technology advocates have long predicted that we are approaching a tipping point where mobile electronic devices can effectively replace print materials. A number of legal scholars, and law school IT specialists, point to a future where casebooks are collated electronically and then transferred to a mobile device -- either a cellphone or an e-book reader. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:16:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/follow-us-on-twitter.cfm The Heafey Law Library now has a presence on Twitter. You can follow us here: http://www.twitter.com/heafeylibrary. Our blog, Heafey Headnotes, will automatically update content on our Twitter account. You can follow the law school's general Twitter account here: http://www.twitter.com/santaclaralaw. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:46:00 GMT http://law.scu.edu/blog/heafeyheadnotes/textbooks-on-the-iphone.cfm Coursesmart, a company which publishes electronic versions of textbooks, has recently announced that their content will be made available for the iPhone. Coursesmart has been selling textbooks (largely undergraduate materials) since 2007. This may be an interesting development in the seemingly inevitable transition to electronic casebooks in law school classrooms. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:54:00 GMT