Books are dead. Blogging is dead. Bookstores are dead. Law reporters are dead. And yet. This is another blog post, nestled among many that look at information formats and delivery. There is a fashionable declarative to foretell death. It’s worth avoiding. There are at least two reasons for this, I think. If you’re a law library leader, they are two things to avoid. The first involves making positional statements gain political support or traction but…

I am a delayed follower of Critical Role, a live Dungeons and Dragons production. Delayed both in that I started following Campaign 2 and that I never watch it live (past my bedtime). But I’ve been fascinated with the paraphernalia they use: dice bags, rolling boxes, etc. I decided I would turn my hand to making a dice box as a present. There are plenty of really nice dice boxes you can purchase. I…

Have you ever dropped into a web site – could be a legal research database or some other online information resource – and wondered where you were? Obviously, on the internet. But was there any other information to give you context for how the page you were looking at fit into the bigger picture? I was thinking about that on our commuter train recently, when it became clear that “locomotive” has more than one meaning.…

I have given a presentation on lawyer use of technology and risks related to confidentiality for over 10 years, twice a year. The audience is lawyers new to Ontario and it’s amazing how consistent the questions and concerns are, year to year. In the past, I’ve posted about my presentation but I find the questions far more interesting to look at. The paper I’ve been handing out for the last 2 sessions is here.…