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The Lyon Declaration On Access To Information And Development, Anne Burnett Jul 2015

The Lyon Declaration On Access To Information And Development, Anne Burnett

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A large format infographic presenting key facts about the Lyon Declaration and providing details about IFLA.


The Open Access Advantage For American Law Reviews, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan, Caroline Osborne May 2015

The Open Access Advantage For American Law Reviews, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan, Caroline Osborne

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Open access within legal academia provides a case study for the effective use of digital formats to promote scholarship. The presenters review the background historical developments in this field, and consider the benefits and rationales for providing open access to legal scholarship, including the special faculty concerns arising from SSRN and its relationship to the institutional repository. Results from the presenters’ recent empirical study of the citation advantage for open access scholarship in American law reviews will be discussed and placed in broader context of the benefits of open access scholarship.


The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis Apr 2015

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these sessions focused on how-to skills for using Adobe Acrobat in the legal profession.


The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Word, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis Apr 2015

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Word, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these sessions focused on how-to skills for using Microsoft Word in the legal profession.


The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Excel, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis Apr 2015

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Excel, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these two sessions focused on how-to skills for using Microsoft Excel in the legal profession.


Tech Skills For Staff: Excel & Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis Mar 2015

Tech Skills For Staff: Excel & Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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This informal instruction session covered Microsoft Excel and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Staff were encouraged to bring their own computers and follow along as each program was explored. Practical tips for using both programs were shared and discussed.