FedScoop, a US site that covers technology in government, published an article 404 page: the error sites of federal agencies that looks at a few creative ways that public agencies South of the border have adopted to indicate an error on their webpages: "404 pages are what appear when a server cannot locate a website or resource at a specific URL. Hitting a 404 could be due to a number of reasons: a spelling error in the URL, the page may not exist anymore, or the server moved a page without having the link redirect. As a result of the error, many different entities with websites ..read more

Fun little article from a while back in the ABA Journal: Swift Justice: Students learn about the law through Taylor Swift cases. It describes a few US law schools that offer law classes, often about intellectual property but covering other legal topics as well, using the legal troubles of mega-starTaylor Swift: As stated by Vivek Jayaram, co-director of the University of  Miami Law’s Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M program: "I bet Swifties know more about IP law than a lot of lawyers ..read more

The Government of Canada's Weekly Acquisitions List can be a great way to discover new research reports published by various public bodies and agencies of the federal government.  It is a record of all publications catalogued in the previous week. The most recent list had a few documents that attracted my attention: Organized crime involvement in vehicle theft in Canada (Criminal Intelligence Service Canada) Every voice counts: Anti-racist transformation from the inside out (Canadian Human Rights Commission) Evaluation of the British Columbia Exemption to Allow for Personal Possession o ..read more

The AI Index Report developed at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University in California is an interesting resource to help track developments in the field. The 2024 edition has just been published. "Welcome to the seventh edition of the AI Index report. The 2024 Index is our most comprehensive to date and arrives at an important moment when AI’s influence on society has never been more pronounced. This year, we have broadened our scope to more extensively cover essential trends such as technical advancements in AI, public perceptions of the te ..read more

The website Librarianship.ca has published an overview of the 2024 federal budget that was tabled yesterday in the House of Commons. The post presents highlights of interest to the Canadian library and information management community in areas such as: artificial intelligence arts and culture institutions cybersecurity digital economy DEI government information and more ..read more

The Government of Canada's Weekly Acquisitions List can be a great way to discover new research reports published by various public bodies and agencies of the federal government.  It is a record of all publications catalogued in the previous week. The most recent list includes 2 documents from the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the prevention of workplace harassment and violence: Preventing and addressing workplace harassment and violence : a guide for federally regulated employers: "The purpose of this guide is to help federally regulated employers develop a human rights-based appr ..read more

The April 2024 issue of In Session has been published.  It is the monthly e-newsletter of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) and contains news from CALL committees and special interest groups, member updates and events.  The current issue has news about the upcoming annual conference of the association in Montreal in June, the association's mentorship program, and an April 16 webinar on legal data analytics ..read more

Planners are inviting proposals for the upcoming Access conference, which will be held October 21 – 22, 2024 in Montréal at the Delta Hotel: "As Canada’s premier library technology conference, Access brings librarians, technicians, developers, programmers, and managers together from all library sectors to connect, learn, and share insights." "Access is a single-stream conference offering a platform for keynotes, presentations, and opportunities to connect and socialize. The Access 2024 Conference Committee invites you to submit session proposals for our upcoming event." It is possible to con ..read more

The New Professionals Special Interest Group of CALL (Canadian Association of Law Libraries) is looking for professionals from different kinds of law libraries to participate  in a Speed Networking Event at the association's upcoming annual conference in Montreal at the end of June. The goal is to encourage connections and dialogue between experienced Legal Information Professionals and students, graduates, and new professionals.  The event will be set up with professionals at tables and attendees rotating at 12 minute intervals. There will be icebreaker questions to get discuss ..read more

The Supreme Court of Canada has published its calendar of upcoming appeals that will be heard later this month. To find out more about any particular case, click on a case number in parentheses to find docket information, case summaries as well as factums from the parties and any interveners ..read more