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The 2007 newsletters (faculty and student editions) were added to the 'newsletters' folder. Copies of these newsletters are also posted on the Law School 'L:' network drive and in the Pipeline Law School & Law Library group portal (Group Tools -> Files -> Library newsletters)

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The Arthur Neef Law Library of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, seeks an energetic and enthusiastic lawyer/librarian to fill the position of Instruction Services Librarian. The Law Library is a major unit of the Wayne State University Library System. The law library is noted for its public service mission. With over 600,000 volumes, it serves as a major center of legal research for law school faculty and students, all other university faculty and students, members of the local and state bar, representatives of state and federal agencies, alumni and people from the community.

Essential Functions: Reporting to the Law Library Director and serving as the Liaison to the Law School’s Legal Writing and Research program, the primary responsibilities include: Coordination and participation in instruction of law students and students from other university departments; participate on the University Libraries Instruction Team; coordination and participation in 1L instruction in legal research techniques utilizing electronic and print resources; coordination of Lexis, Westlaw and CALI services; develop and market instruction services in partnership with faculty; participate in the delivery of reference and research support services as well as the development and delivery of all other client services and other duties as assigned.

Qualification: M.L.S. from an ALA accredited program by date of hire; JD from an ABA accredited program by date of hire; experience with reference, research and library instruction in an academic law library; demonstrated skills in instructional technology; strong service orientation; excellent oral and written communication skills; interpersonal and organizational skills; working knowledge of Lexis, Westlaw and CALI; ability to work cooperatively in a collaborative environment; and a willingness to work one evening per week and a rotational Saturday.

The Campus and University Libraries: The University Library System includes Public Services, Shiffman Medical Library, Arthur Neef Law Library, Library Computing & Media Services, Collections & Scholarly Communications, UGE 1000, Library and Information Science Program, Office for Teaching and Learning, Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET) and Library Administrative Services. For more information, please visit: http://www.lib.wayne.edu/.

Salary and Benefits: Salary and rank to be determined commensurately with qualifications and experience. The university offers an array of outstanding benefits including dental and health care plan options, TIAA-CREF or Fidelity, tuition assistance for employees and family, relocation assistance and liberal vacation allowance.

Application Procedure: Please submit electronically a complete resume and letter of interest including the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three professional references to posting number 034080: Wayne State University’s ON-LINE HIRING SYSTEM at https://jobs.wayne.edu.

Applications accepted until position is filled. For additional information about the position specifics contact Georgia Clark ab5236@wayne.edu.

Wayne State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Any Wayne State employee can create a temporary AccessID that a guests/visitor to WSU's main or medical campuses can use to access the Internet via the university's Wireless Network, wireless@wayne. In doing so, you accept responsibility for the guest's use of networked resources, according to Wayne State's Policy on the Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources.

The policy was set up to accommodate visiting faculty, conference presenters, and other “known” affiliates. If anyone requests these access IDs, we are to refer them to the appropriate academic department, which will be responsible for determining the person’s credentials, etc. Since the system is set up for these IDs to be generated from our own access ID and password, we certainly do not want to create IDs for people we do not know.

To create a temporary Guest Wireless AccessID or check on the status of a temporary AccessID you created, log in to the Guest Wireless Access System below: http://computing.wayne.edu/network/guestwireless-login.php

With the support of the University Libraries, the Law School will be initiating its own Legal Studies Research Paper Series. SSRN, which was founded in 1994, offers expedited digital distribution of new scholarship. The personalized Research Paper Series, which is being used by an increasing number of institutions, will likely increase downloads by more than 50% compared with the individual submission process.

Professor Linda Beale will serve as Editor of the Wayne State Law School Legal Studies Journal.

Below is the extract from http://www.usa.gov/About/FirstGov_Faq.shtml

Why did you change your name from FirstGov.gov to USA.gov?

We did it because you asked us to. On December 5, 2006, FirstGov.gov announced that it changed its name to USA.gov. Feedback from the public told us that we need a name that is easier to understand and remember. We pay attention to our visitors and here's what we know:
-Last year more than 600,000 people typed in "usa.gov" into their browser when searching for government information.
-In a 2006 telephone survey, 79% of respondents preferred the name USA.gov.
-USA.gov is intuitive-it describes what our site is-the U.S.
Government online.
-We regularly get e-mail from the public telling us that they don't like the name and that we should change it and our colleagues send the same message.

Michigan Association of Law Libraries Annual Spring Meeting
May 10 and 11
Wayne State University, Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium

A Two-Day Event

DAY 1: THE INTERSECTION OF MEDICAL & LEGAL RESEARCH

Featuring:

-The Intersection of Medical and Legal Issues: Professor Albert J. Dib, Esq.
-Health Information Privacy: Professor Lance Gable, JD, MPH
-Research on Medical and Legal Issues: Ellen Marks, Director, Shiffman Medical Library and Michael Tillman-Davis, Public Service Librarian, Arthur Neef Law Library
-Trainers from LexisNexis Academic and Westlaw

DAY 2: PROACTIVE LIBRARIANSHIP

Featuring:

Proactive Librarianship: Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership for Library Professionals: LaVentra Ellis Danquah, MLIS, Shiffman Medical Library

For more information go to: http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/michall/meetings/2007annual/index.htm

CALI created an excellent blog for CALI services promotion at

http://resources_for_cali_representatives.classcaster.org/blog/

Here you will find templates/form letters, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, flyers, etc. for promoting all CALI services.

Capture its RSS feed to your reader at:

http://www.classcaster.org/rss.php?blogId=304&profile=rss20

Campus and remote access to the United Nations Treaty Collection is now available via the WSU Library catalog.

Use your AccessID & password for remote access by following the link in the library catalog record.

If you are using Internet Explorer 7 and encounter problems displaying PDF files in Westlaw you will be able to fix the problem in several ways.

I. Use the control-key (marked "Ctrl" on most PC keyboards) when clicking on the link for the PDF file

If this will not work for you then

II. Change the security of the trusted sites to "Medium-Low" in IE7 by following these steps:

1. In Internet Explorer, go to the "Tools" drop down box (upper right hand corner). From the drop down box, select "Internet Options."
2. Next, select Security tab at the top of the Internet Options box and then make sure the Internet icon is highlighted.
3. Drag the slider under the "Security level for this zone" to "Medium-low". Click the "OK" button and exit the "Internet Options".

If this will not work for you then

III. Enable "Automatic prompting for file downloads" by following these steps:

1. In Internet Explorer, go to the "Tools" drop down box (upper right hand corner). From the drop down box, select "Internet Options"
2. Next, select "Privacy" tab. If "Turn on PopUp Blocker" is checked, then click on "Settings".
3. After clicking on "Settings", an address box should appear. Type in *.westlaw.com then click "Add". Then click "Close".
4. Next, select "Security" tab at the top of the Internet Options box and then make sure the Internet icon is highlighted.
5. Next, select "Custom Level."
6. Next, scroll down (about half way) until you see "Downloads" as a main heading. Directly below "Downloads" is the subheading "Automatic prompting for file downloads". Directly below this subheading is "Enable". Make sure the radio button next to "Enable" is checked. Then, click OK. At next screen, click OK again.

WSU C and IT department provides you with help regarding e-mail spamming and phishing.

Use the links below to learn how to deal with

• spamming: http://computing.wayne.edu/notices/05-10-06--spam.php
• phishing: http://computing.wayne.edu/security/phishing.php

Washington and Lee University School of Law provides free access to table of contents of over 1200 law journals. The web address for this service is http://law.wlu.edu/library/cljc.

This web page provides a high level of customized awareness services. It allows you to view table of contents for law journal issues, keyword search article citations and abstracts sorted by country, and link from an article citation to the full text in Lexis, Westlaw, BEPress, SSRN and other databases.

Dynamically produced RSS feeds of law journals pages are also available. Over 1250 feeds are now included in the ‘cljc.opml’ file placed in the ‘RSS’ folder of the Pipeline Law School and Law Library portal; use your RSS reader to import this file.

This new electronic resource is now included in the “Articles and Databases” page that you can reach by following the “Find Articles and Databases” link of the Law Library home page.

The Law Library is pleased to announce the subscription to Journal of Tort Law (JTL) via our BEPress subscription. Its fist issue is already posted.

To access this journal from campus or remotely, you have to search its title via the WSU Libraries Online Journals web page located at

http://www.lib.wayne.edu/resources/journals/index.php

Click on “ResearchNow” link in the retrieved record. The browser will display the Berkeley Electronic Press web page for JTL. On this page you can also configure several alert services for this resource: e-mail, customized searches ('bealert') and RSS feed.

If you have question or need help setting up alert services for this resource please contact me by phone or e-mail.

MichALL will be hosting its annual Spring Meeting at the Spencer Partrich Auditorium in the Wayne State University Law School Thursday & Friday May 10 & 11, 2007. This year's meeting will be a two-day event that addresses information for everyone!

The topic for Day One is "The Intersection of Medical and Legal Issues," which features Professor Albert J. Dib, Esq. of Dib, Fagan and Fault, P.C. and Professor Lance Gable, WSU Law Professor and Scholar at the Center for Law and the Public's Health of Georgetown & Johns Hopkins Universities.

This day will also feature cross-training for medical and law librarians as well as introductions to important tools for these two groups provided by LexisNexis Academic and Westlaw.

Day Two will help librarians of all types progress professionally, no matter where you are on your career path. "Proactive Librarianship: Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership for Library Professionals," presented by LaVentra Ellis-Danquah of the Shiffman Medical Library at WSU, will provide valuable information for new librarians, as well as experienced librarians concerned about the state of librarianship as they plan their exits.

Plan to join us in May!

Larissa V. Sullivant, MichAll President
Lauren M. Collins, MichAll Vice President/President Elect

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