The Law Library of Congress is recruiting for a Program Specialist who assists the Special Assistant for Outreach and Development in his/her efforts in support of the Law Library’s outreach/development efforts. Performs assigned tasks or guided projects necessary to facilitate development and promotion efforts. Actively supports the Special Assistant’s efforts in promoting the services of the Law Library to Congress and other constituencies, and to maintain its prestige and stature as the National Law Library, and increasing its presence in the international legal research and law library communities. The incumbent reports directly to, and acts in a confidential capacity with, the Special Assistant to the Law Librarian (Outreach and Development).
I’ve got a Twitter theme going here, so I might as well run with it!
In blogging’s early days, blogs weren’t recognized as a valuable information source but as time went on, researchers acknowledged that there was some good content out there. Now, perhaps it’s Twitter that’s underestimated, especially if you’re looking for what’s being said about a company or product.
You could be excused for not realizing you can search Twitter. There is no link to the Twitter search that I could find on my Twitter home page. But go to http://search.twitter.com and give it a whirl. I searched for a fairly unique company name, which is how I found out that Bloomberg has a Twitter, as does Singapore News. Since I’m researching rumors about said company, I added an RSS feed to Google Reader so I could continue to monitor new tweets on the subject.
Here’s another example for you. I’m was quite enamored with the Roomba I purchased last year. However, after months of diligently cleaning up after my dogs, the little guy just couldn’t take it any more and Roomba was retired to the trash bin. I’m in the market for another one, but am hesitating because I don’t want to pay $300 for a cleaning device that is just going to choke on dog fur. I searched Twitter to see how others like the cleaning robot and cool, someone mentions a new version of irobot’s Pet Series Roomba has just been introduced. Life is good.
The Law School Library’s 11th annual art show, “State Papers,” which officially opened Thursday, features an array of artwork focused on bringing discarded books from the library back to life.
Goldstein, who spoke at the Law School Aug. 26 at an American Constitution Society event, is principally responsible for SCOTUSblog, which is devoted to coverage of the Supreme Court and is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading legal blogs.
Students and instructors talk about what it’s like to participate in the Supreme Court litigation clinic. The yearlong clinic allows students to work on actual Supreme Court cases under the supervision of law faculty and practicing attorneys.
Students and instructors talk about what it’s like to participate in the Supreme Court litigation clinic. The yearlong clinic allows students to work on actual Supreme Court cases under the supervision of law faculty and practicing attorneys.
It all started when three MIT students put together a presentation for their Network Security Class at MIT about their findings regarding the security vulnerabilities of Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Charlie Card and Charlie Ticket. After FBI involvement and a temporary gag order placed on the students, the MBTA sued the students and MIT in United States District Court in Massachusetts. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi as they discuss this case with Tuna Chaterjee, a fellow at the Berkman Center and a Staff Attorney with the Citizen Media Law Project and Attorney Marc Randazza, First Amendment attorney with the law firm of Weston, Garrou, Walters & Mooney. They we will take a look at the legal issues involved in MBTA vs. Anderson, the rights of these students, the MBTA’s reaction, the lawsuit filed, First Amendment issues, security issues and what the future holds for these students.
This is day 2 of my Twitter experiment and I must say it’s not really what I expected. I thought I’d be throwing isolated tweets out into Twitter-space, similar to blogging. Blogging is generally a solitary endeavor. You write a blog entry and publish it. If you’re lucky, you get some comments and some interaction, but often not. Twitter is a big group conversation, and it just keeps going and going…. As jbnann said “It’s evolving into a gigantic party with brief conversations with interesting people. You swoop in and trade and move on.”
Of course, there’s a certain amount of pressure. People are following me! I should I think of something witty and intelligent to say! Ummm, yeah, well, some days are better than others in that area.
The tool I’m using to monitor Twitter, Twhirl, was recommended in Stephen Cohen’s article “Top Tools for the Twittersphere” in the June 2008 issue of Information Today. I have a twhirl window open right now on my second monitor, and the tweets just stream on by.
It’s a little ironic. I’ve been working hard this month to get some control over my email. I’m diligently unsubscribing from the inevitable spam in my inbox. I’m creating filters to direct email to the proper folder. I’m trying to reduce email distractions. So now I can concentrate on the distraction that is Twitter. I probably need to ration my Twitter-ing.
So, this is fun, but is it useful? I actually CAN see some benefits in an enterprise environment. Maybe you’re on a project team, and you follow your team member’s Twitter stream, so you know exactly what they’re doing, what they need help with, etc. It definitely has potential as a collaboration tool.
I’ve always considered myself a practical person, especially when it comes to technology. I didn’t warm to computers right away, until I started to see real benefits. I don’t really “play” with technology.
So, that brings me to Twitter. I’ve been struggling with the idea of Twitter for a while now. I have to admit, I don’t really get it. For those of you who don’t know, Twitter is a social networking tool that let’s you log very short (140 characters) entries. Your friends can subscribe to your Twitter, and know your every move, should you be inclined to post updates regularly. Many Twitter’ers (?) use cell phones and PDAs to post tweats wherever they might be.
Similar to blogs when they first became popular, Twitters are known for being fairly banal. Have a good dinner? Send out a tweet to all your followers. Bored? Let the world know.
I noted my favorite useful application of Twitter during the last fire season. I can see some uses at work, for example, you could use a Twitter like application to let your co-workers and/or boss know where you are and what you’re doing every minute of the day. Hmm, that has its downsides, too.
I’m making an effort to revisit Twitter as a result of a couple of blogs on the topic of Twitter and KM: LawyerKM has a Twitter. Kevin at Lexblog claims that there are actually law firms on Twitter in his entry, Twitter use among legal professionals is growing. He claims Twitter grows on you. Okay, well, we’ll see.
I’m going to try to Twitter for a week. I promise not to tweet about missing my train, or the sandwich I’m having for lunch. But I WILL try to note various and sundry thoughts that cross my mind about topics similar to the ones covered in this blog. It is probably inevitable that I include a few dog-related tweats. I’ll embed my Twitter stream here, and you, my fair readers, can tell me if you think Twitter is a useful tool, or a waste of time.
It’s about that time of year again when the law students are heading back to school and thinking ahead to what they want in a law firm once they graduate. Law.com blogger and co-host, J. Craig Williams turns to both a recruiter and two law students to get two different perspectives. Craig welcomes Partner and Chair of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s Recruiting Committee, David Leinwand, Matthew Donnelly, third year law student from the University of Iowa College of Law and Roger Smerage third year law student at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, to discuss recruiting at a large firm, what firms are doing to set themselves apart from the competition of other law firms, the interview process, what firms are looking for in a future associate, what students are looking for in a firm and how they are preparing for the competition of other law students.
