Bluebook Wars!

27 Sunday Mar 2016

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Citations, Legal Writing, The Bluebook

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Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference, Bluebook, Carl Malamud, Harvard Law School, Legal Citations, Public Resource

Bluebook War(s), Barco 2.0 : Law Library Reference, from the Librarians of the Barco Law Library, University of Pittsburgh School of Law (with hat tip to William P. Statsky!)

http://bit.ly/1UwiLtp

The Bluebook, for most legal professionals, is the legal citation Bible. It is required by law schools, law libraries, and multiple state and federal courts as the required guide to legal citation. It has come under attack for its frequent revisions that contain minor changes to citation form.

Since 2009, it has also been under attack for other reasons – those who want to take it away from its current publishers and put it in the public domain. Carl Malamud of Public Resource leads the charge. -CCE

Bloomberg BNA’s New Search Tool For Corporate Transactions.

31 Sunday May 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Corporate Law, Market Standard, Transactional Law

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Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference, Bloomberg Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Transactions, Transactional Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Bloomberg BNA Launches New Tool For Corporate Transactions, by Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

http://tinyurl.com/qgeeyz5

Bloomberg BNA today announced the launch of Bloomberg Law: Corporate Transactions, a web-based product that includes a technology-driven drafting workflow tool with its analytics powered by Bloomberg’s financial databases, primary resources, secondary materials and practical guidance. This new offering allows corporate lawyers to know what deal terms are ‘market standard.’ . . .

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The 20th Edition of the Bluebook Has Finally Arrived.

30 Saturday May 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Citations, Legal Writing, Link Rot, The Bluebook

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The Bluebook!, by Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference, University of Pittsburg (with hat tip to William P. Statsky)

http://tinyurl.com/qgxnokh

The approximate cost for the 20^th Edition is around $30. If you buy it online to get the free month of the Bluebook Online, it will cost $38.50: https://www.legalbluebook.com/Purchase/Products.aspx?op=Book.

You will find the changes made to the 20^th Edition at the beginning of the book. Each new edition provides this information to allow you to see up front to show what has been revised and added to the book.

I am glad to see that this Edition of the Bluebook is addressing the problem of link rot by using Perma.cc. I’ve blogged previously about Perma.cc. I used it exclusively on this blog for a time until more than one posts were lost because the link no longer worked. Perma.cc is still the best tool available now to address link rot. Let’s hope that it works out its reliability problems. -CCE

The 20th Edition of The Bluebook is now available. For this edition, when you purchase a printed copy of The Bluebook, you will get a FREE 30 day trial to the Bluebook Online; look for your free trial key on the back of the title page. The Bluebook for iPad, iPhone and iPad Touch are available via the Rulebook app in the App Store. Perma.cc is pleased to see that this Bluebook now recognizes Perma.cc as a reliable tool for preserving internet sources. . . .

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Georgetown Law Creates Pro Bono Firm for D.C. Residents.

25 Saturday Apr 2015

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Recent Links and Articles

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Georgetown Law Designs Firm To Help Low-Income Individuals, Barco 2.0: Law Library Reference

http://tinyurl.com/nqwfalf

Georgetown Law has announced that it has teamed up with law firms DLA Piper and Arent Fox to create a new nonprofit law firm designed to help low-income individuals with their civil law needs. Named the D.C. Affordable Law Firm (DCALF), it will be a nonprofit low bono law firm that will provide affordable, high quality legal services to D.C. residents who do not qualify for free legal aid and to small businesses and nonprofits in the District. The anticipated opening date is October 2015. . . .

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