Guest blogger Keith Ann Stiverson delivers some exciting news! It is a pleasure to inform you that the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) was introduced in Illinois on Friday, February 15 by Senator John G. Mulroe, a Democrat from the 10th District of Illinois. The bill that was introduced, …
Following wins in California and Colorado in 2012, five states have introduced UELMA in 2013 Building on last year’s successes in Colorado and California, advocates for more trustworthy online legal materials have introduced the Uniform Electric Legal Material Act (UELMA) in five more states so far in 2013. UELMA holds …
The Government Relations Committee of the Chicago Association of Law Libraries (CALL) are the proud parents of a new guide, Finding Illinois Law: A Librarian’s Guide for Non-Lawyers. The guide covers all aspects of legal research in Illinois, and includes chapters on the laws of Chicago and Cook County and …
On May 9, 2012, the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the appropriations bill to eliminate the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS produces the annual treasure trove of data that tells us so much of what we know about ourselves as a nation and informs decisions about so …
The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is now several months into the development of a national plan for the future of the more than century-old partnership between FDLP libraries and the Government Printing Office (GPO). As planning progresses, we who support the long-term vitality of the FDLP need to do …
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has authored a handy guide to online availability of the 2013 federal budget documents released in January. FY2012 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability provides a brief description of what’s covered in each volume of this vast and sometimes confounding set, and directions to the …
Great news arrived today in the April issue of the AALL Washington E-Bulletin: Colorado has enacted the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, setting an important example for other states looking to address permanent public access to official, authentic online legal materials. Governor Hickenlooper signed HB 1209 on April 26 after …
Law libraries have a critical stake in the vitality of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and need to be involved in the forecasts and discussions now underway to chart a secure course for the future of the program. That was the central theme of a webinar sponsored by the …
Colorado is poised to become the first state in the nation to ensure the trustworthiness of its online legal materials, now that the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) has passed both chambers of the Colorado General Assembly and been sent to Gov. John Hickenlooper for his signature. House Bill …
Government information librarians were relieved last month when ProQuest stepped in to rescue our favorite reference tool, the Statistical Abstract of the United States, from the brink of extinction. After serving as a staple of basic statistical information for the American public since 1878, the Obama administration looked at its …