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Dear Colleagues,

I just wanted to let you know that I have made some significant changes to our International Law News webpage:
http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/services/research/
guides/international/web_resources/news.php

As you know, we previously had tried to manually monitor news in this area, however the task was so formidable that we changed the website so that it only pointed to news sources.

Well now thanks to NewsGator http://www.newsgator.com/home.aspx a free service that lets you monitor and organize your news feeds and blogs – we now have live headlines updated in real time for a number of topics.

Check out our headlines and news sources for the UN, the EU, World News, the WTO and more. Also note that some tables of contents plus abstracts are available for current journal titles also.

Thanks!
Annette

Annette L. Demers BA LLB MLIS
Reference Librarian for International, Foreign and Comparative Law
Harvard Law School Library
506 Areeda Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
1-617-495-4531
ademers@law.harvard.edu

SAVE THE DATE: Simmons GSLIS Reception in San Antonio

Good morning Simmons GSLIS Alumni/ae and Students-

As you make your plans for AALL, please be sure to include the Simmons GSLIS Alumni/ae Reception on your calendar (or enter it in your PDA)!

All Alumni/ae, students, and friends of Simmons are invited to:

Simmons GSLIS Alumni/ae Reception
Sunday, July 17, 2005
6:30PM – 8:15PM
Location: To Be Announced

Please RSVP and/or send your questions to me at rmortiz@bu.edu.

Hope to see you there!

Raquel Ortiz

Joint LLNE/SNELLA luncheon at AALL Annual Meeting in San Antonio

Greetings from Boston! Please join your LLNE and SNELLA colleagues for the annual joint luncheon and LLNE business meeting on Tuesday, July 19. The registration form is available on the LLNE website at
http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/llne/calendar/05AALLluncheon.pdf

The registration deadline is June 13, 2005.

At the business meeting, we will hold the elections for new officers. In addition, this year’s meeting includes an important vote on amendments to the LLNE Constitution and Bylaws. Nominations and the proposed amendments will be disseminated to members later this spring, per the LLNE constitution.

I look forward to seeing you in San Antonio.

Raquel Ortiz, LLNE President

Search Engines Beyond Google

Looking for the best search engine for finding images, looking for academic resources, or you want to find resources that you can trust? Then you might want to bookmark or FURL Phil Bradley’s resource guide on search engines. This guide is written in a short question and answer format and offers lots of suggestions of search engines beyond Google that you can turn to for help with particular research tasks.
Source: inter alia

NAMI Walkathon, May 14, 2005

Spring greetings, LLNE members —

There is a wonderful opportunity to join a walkathon on May 14, 2005, for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (or NAMI).

This walkathon —

raises public awareness about mental illness and the realities of the lives of individuals and families living with these disorders,

fights stigma and negative stereotypes associated with mental illness,

raises funds to provide new resources and programs for state and affiliate programs,

increases NAMI membership,

and provides outreach to new and culturally diverse populations affected by mental illness.

NAMI is a wonderful organization that helps individuals and families throughout the country, including right here in New England. To learn more, or to sign up to pledge or to walk with the LLNE team, go to www.nami.org/namiwalks05/MAS/llne.

If you have any questions please contact me, Ginny McVarish, at mcvarish@fas.harvard.edu or 617-495-2422.

And enjoy the spring!