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The annual Fastcase 50 highlights entrepreneurs, innovators, and trailblazers — people who have charted a new course for the delivery of legal services. This year, Scott Meiser, senior director of research information at LexisNexis has been named...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team It’s been said that “you can’t use smoke signals to do philosophy.” The limitations of the form, like blankets and wood, exclude the complicated and lengthy content that philosophy...

The tide of libraries adopting digital platforms and "e-lending" is rising. Yesterday, the American Library Association distributed a news release announcing results of a survey they recently conducted. Among the most interesting findings...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team One of the most influential lawyers in American history wasn’t real. Atticus Finch, the protagonist in Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird , has been credited with prompting many...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team In the first of a 2 part series we explore the history of the search box. In part 2, we look at where legal search technology will take us next . “… the English or American lawyer...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Owning data can be like owning a tiger. Both are extremely powerful and useful—even essential—for your particular business. Specific laws govern how both are to be treated and maintained...

The Book Industry Study Group has released the results of its fourth annual Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education survey and its third annual Faculty Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education. Among findings of the student survey...

Author Luren Dickinson of Shaker Heights Library offers this top 10 reason list to give e-books a try. Article from Cleveland.com .

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Cosmologists argue that we live in a multiverse. Granted, it’s only a theory, but it’s a plausible one that’s strengthened by new evidence supporting decades-old scientific reasoning...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team So far, there has been almost zero media coverage. Everyone is acting like things are normal. But behind the veneer of quiet, something almost unbelievable has happened: an ambitious multi-government...

IBM continues to be the leader in the number of U.S. patents granted to it—a position it’s held for over 20 years. Of the approximately 6,980 patents granted to it in the past year, several were for its eBook innovations . Among those is a...

Lawyers and other legal professionals use all types of mobile devices, and mobile device companies are continually updating and improving their apps. PC World has published a story on the latest on what Samsung is doing for their Galaxy apps.

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Few public entertainers have topped the showmanship of Jean François Gravelet-Blondin. The 19th-century French tightrope walker and acrobat was famous for many astounding feats, including crossing...

Digital Book World has posted the results of a recent survey that reports the e-reading habits about soccer during the World Cup. Among the findings were: Weekly sales of soccer eBooks nearly doubled the week the World Cup started – up 88...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Laws don’t often get their own parties. But for the irresistibly named Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, President Obama held a rare public ceremony in the White House’s Rose Garden...

The headline from this post at Above the Law says it all. Lawyer Megan Grandinetti writes about strategies for not letting your mobile phone, smartphone, tablet or device-of-choice rule your life.

With the objective of reaching out and giving back to the community, Michael Tuazon , Head of Legal for Reed Elsevier Philippines (REPH) along with other REPH employees has conducted its very first RE Cares activity sessions for the year entitled “...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Few industries present as much promise as green technology. And few industries are in such need of legal help. As a result, making green products or generating energy in more efficient and environmentally...

Is using open, unsecured wi-fi ethical? Legal? Both? Neither? Check out the recent piece by Above the Law for recent developments.

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team The word “nightmare” has an interesting etymology. It derives from the Old English “mare,” an evil spirit, demon or goblin that rode on people’s chests while they slept...

Copyright for books and their electronic versions is an emerging legal issue and one to keep an eye on as digital libraries proliferate across the country and world. In particular, copyright infringement (or fair use) of titles scanned and used in public...

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Good eReader : Barnes & Noble would like their eBook readers to use Nook hardware and their line of Nook apps for Android, iOS or Windows 8. Read more here .

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Think about transparency for a moment. As a property of physical objects, it is easy to define and understand. According to Merriam-Webster, for example, it’s the result of light that is transmitted...

Brought to you by the Real Law Editorial Team Scandals, disasters and tragedies invariably make headlines. Some days, the coveted space “above the fold” in a newspaper or Web browser might report a special or unusual event (excluding...