Emerging Technologies in Law Libraries: It’s Everyone’s Business LLAW 2nd Quar. Business Meeting, 2010 Compiled by Beverly Butula, Davis & Kuelthau and Bonnie Shucha, UW Law Library See “Twenty Reasons Why Learning Emerging Technologies is Part of Every Librarian’s Job” at http://tinyurl.com/24hlm8 Content Creation Tools Blog - Web page that has short, frequent posts made to it; Short for web log; Blawg - law related blog - Google Blog Search (http://blogsearch.google.com/) - blog search engine - Blawg (http://www.blawg.com/) and Blawg Search (http://blawgsearch.justia.com/)- law blogs - Law Library Blogs (http://aallcssis.pbworks.com/Law-Library-Blogs) - WisBlawg (http://law.wisc.edu/blogs/wisblawg/) – UW Law Library blog - Wisconsin Law Journal Research & Resources (http://www.wislawjournal.com/type.cfm/Bev%20Butula) – Bev Butula’s Blog Podcast - Audio blog; combination of “iPod” + “broadcast”; Blawgcast/Plawdcast - law related podcast; - Podscope (http://www.podscope.com/) - search engine - Blawgs.fm (http://blawgsfm.justia.com) - law podcast directory - Podcast Alley (http://www.podcastalley.com/) – search engine – narrow by genre - Law Librarian Podcasts (http://blawgsfm.justia.com/category.aspx?catid=1875) - Law Librarian Blog Talk Radio (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thelawlibrarian) - Podcasts for law librarians - Library 2.0 Gang (monthly podcasts) – (http://librarygang.talis.com/) Wiki - A website which allows users to add and edit content collectively - Wex (http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/) - from Cornell; only selected authors may contribute - Web 2.0 Challenge-Wikis Links & Examples (http://tinyurl.com/r6rp5m) - WikiTrust – (http://wikitrust.soe.ucsc.edu/) – FireFox add-on evaluates trustworthiness of a Wikipedia post - Judgepedia – (http://judgepedia.org/index.php/Main_Page) – wiki about judges and the courts. State section is still lacking Social Bookmarking - A web service for storing & sharing bookmarks - Del.icio.us (http://delicious.com/) - Diigo – (http://www.diigo.com/) – social bookmarking with “post its” - Article on various bookmark managers – (http://tinyurl.com/y8ak8ud) Information Sharing and Delivery Tools Document and File Sharing - Scribd (http://www.scribd.com/) - A site for sharing documents (& presentations) - Bonnie Shucha’s Scribd documents (http://www.scribd.com/shucha) - SlideShare (http://www.slideshare.net/) - A site for sharing presentations (& documents) - JD Supra (http://www.jdsupra.com/) – A site for legal professionals to share documents and social network - Present.io (http://drop.io/home/present) – Real time presentations with images, documents, and videos - Flickr (http://flickr.com/) - A digital photo sharing website - Dropbox (http://www.dropbox.com) – private file sharing Information Sharing and Delivery Tools (cont.) RSS - A format for distributing, or syndicating, Web content, including blogs, podcasts, news, and more; subscribers receive content as soon as it is published; content can be remixed and republished elsewhere - TVC’s RSS Feeds for Law (http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/rss_law.shtml) - CCAP (http://wcca.wicourts.gov/rss.xsl) - Wisconsin Court System docket RSS feeds - Justia Federal District Court Filings (http://dockets.justia.com/) – RSS feeds for federal dist court docs - Current Law Journal Content (http://lawlib.wlu.edu/CLJC/) – RSS feeds for current law journal TOCs RSS Reader - Application that collects syndicated content from one or more RSS feeds and consolidates into a single view. Also known as an RSS aggregator, feed reader, news reader, or news aggregator. - Google Reader (http://reader.google.com) - Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com/) - iGoogle (http://www.google.com/ig) – custom Google homepage which incorporates RSS feeds - Feedly (www.feedly.com) – FireFox addon creating magazine type interface with feeds eBooks - Kindle from Amazon (http://tinyurl.com/392a94) – eBook reader ($) - Sony Reader (http://tinyurl.com/pfeabt) – eBook reader ($) - Barnes & Noble Nook (http://tinyurl.com/yzodyqf) – eBook reader ($) - Kindle for iPhone (http://tinyurl.com/bu8fdl) – free iPhone eBook app - Kindle for PC (http://www.amazon.com/gp/kindle/pc) – free PC eBook app - Kindle Me This podcast from Legal Talk Network (http://tinyurl.com/q5oute) - Free Kindle eBooks (http://ireaderreview.com/2008/01/19/free-books-for-the-amazon-kindle/) Clipping / Screen Capture / Screencasting - Jing (http://www.jingproject.com/) – Capture still screen shot or video and share instantly over web - SnagIt (http://tinyurl.com/2x7f5d) - Capture still screen shot, edit and send or save ($) - Wink (http://www.debugmode.com/wink/) - Tutorial and presentation creation software - Clipmarks (http://clipmarks.com/learn-more/) – Clip specific segments from website - Kwout (http://kwout.com/) – “Quote part of a web page as an image” Citation Tools - Zotero (http://www.zotero.org/) - Firefox extension to collect, manage, and cite your sources - CiteGenie (http://www.citegenie.com/) - Firefox extension which creates Bluebook formatted pinpoint citations when copying from Westlaw, Lexis and select websites ($) - Jureeka! (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6636) – Transforms legal citations in web pages into hyperlinks that point to online source material Productivity and Library Management Productivity Tools – Organize and work collaboratively online - Skype – (http://www.skype.com/) – call, video and IM with others - Bubbl.us – (http://bubbl.us/) - brainstorming tool - Dabbleboard – (http://www.dabbleboard.com/) - online collaboration whiteboard - Doodle – (http://www.doodle.com/) – online scheduling or polling - Which Date Works (http://www.whichdateworks.com) – online scheduling tool - Remember the Milk (http://www.rememberthemilk.com/) Multi function organization and notification tool – works with iGoogle, Google Calendar, phone, etc. Productivity and Library Management (cont.) - Klok – (http://klok.mcgraphix.com/klok/index.htm) – online time tracking tool - Colorhat – (http://colorhat.com/welcome) – online time manager with reporting capabilities - LibraryThing for Libraries (http://www.librarything.com/forlibraries/) LibraryThing enabled catalogs (http://tinyurl.com/2x3cdj) - FreeConference (http://www.freeconference.com/) – Service for hosting conference calls - DimDim (http://www.dimdim.com/) – Service for hosting webinars Networking Tools Instant Messaging (IM) - Parties must all have IM accounts and connect through IM service. - Meebo (http://wwwm.meebo.com/) - An in-browser instant messaging program; no software download - Trillian (http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/) - Software for monitoring multiple IM accounts Live Chat - Caller uses a chat box on a Web site and responder uses IM service. No account or special software required of caller. - MeeboMe (http://www.meebome.com/) - Free, flash-based chat widget can be placed on a website; librarian answers through Meebo - Plugoo (http://www.plugoo.com/) - Free, flash-based chat widget that can be placed on a website; librarian can answer through any IM service - IM a Librarian: Establishing a Virtual Reference Service with Little Cost or Technical Skill (http://www.llrx.com/features/virtualreferenceservice.htm) - article in LLRX Micro-Blog - Service that allows users to send and receive short messages via the Web, instant messaging software, or with mobile phones. “What are you doing” messages are routed among subscribers. - Twitter (http://twitter.com/) - How Law Schools Are Using Twitter (http://tinyurl.com/d283ms) - Law Firms on Twitter (http://tinyurl.com/agxosm) - Lawyers & Legal Professionals to Follow on Twitter (http://tinyurl.com/6oogwr) Social Networking Sites - Software specifically focused on the building and verifying of online social community. Users create a profile for themselves which is linked to their network of “friends.” - FaceBook (http://www.facebook.com/) – individuals and organizations - Linked In (http://www.linkedin.com/) – professionals - JD Supra (http://www.jdsupra.com/) – legal professionals - Law Libraries on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/5e2rpf) - Libraries & Facebook: What Do Students Want? (http://tinyurl.com/cdnwpy) - Social Networking for Lawyers (http://tinyurl.com/dldcd9) – ebook - A Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Social Networking Sites (http://tinyurl.com/6ofobw) – about jurors - Web 2.0 Challenge-Social Networking Links & Examples (http://tinyurl.com/oseqh3) Other online resources Websites of Interest - Go2Web20 (http://www.go2web20.net/) – searchable list of new tech categorized for easy reference - Web 2.0 Top 1000 list (http://www.web20searchengine.com/web20/web-2.0-list.htm) - Robin Good’s 2009 list of best online collaborative tools (http://www.mindmeister.com/12213323) – updated at least monthly Handout Available on Scribd (http://www.scribd.com/shucha) .