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Expert Secrecy: An Ethics Dilemma?

A prominent legal-ethics professor has ignited a firestorm of controversy with his accusation that three equally prominent legal-ethics professors gave bad legal advice while serving as paid experts. Bob Ambrogi, editor of IMS ExpertServices' BullsEye Newsletter, where this article originally appeared, examines the controversy.

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Finding the Owner of a Small Private Company

This article examines resources and strategies for finding a the name of the owner of a small private company.

Finding Someone's Date of Birth

Our latest article suggests sources of information and research strategies for finding a person's date of birth.

Web Capturing & Sharing with Diigo

Diigo is a new Web service that lets you bookmark, tag, annotate and discuss information you find on the Web.

Public Records Research Tips

Facts on Demand Press (BRB Publications imprint) recently released The Public Record Research TIPS Book, which gives researchers the kind of inside information that only experience can teach.

Free Case Law Research Databases

Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch evaluate 3 free case law research sites/databases -- Public Library of Law (PLoL), Justia and Justia's Federal District Court Opinions and Orders Database.

Teaching Search Skills

Librarians discuss the value, or lack thereof, of teaching Boolean to students.

Blogging Computers in Libraries Live

You can follow my notes on the CIL conference live at The Virtual Chase on Twitter.

Finding Books Online or In-Print

Our latest article examines resources and strategies for finding books and book content.

OK to Halt Online Access to Court Records

The Oklahoma Supreme Court adopted rules that restrict online access to court filings. The public will be able to retrieve case information online, but not the court filings. Update: The new rules will impede criminal background checks. Find out why. Update: The rules have been rescinded.

Managing Your Online Reputation

Steve Matthews discusses the importance of developing and managing an online reputation in the legal industry.

Information Overload among Lawyers

A survey commissioned by LexisNexis shows that 80 percent of lawyers believe themselves to be overloaded with information "and 70 percent say they spend too much time sifting through irrelevant information."

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