Heather Simmons
@hjesimmons.bsky.social
Law Librarian who still uses PRINT
Terms & Connectors searching, what we used to call Boolean, will always be a critical skill in legal research. If you can't translate your issue into a T&C search, you don't understand it well enough to research it. Also FIELDS (called SEGMENTS on Lexis).
Knowing how to craft advanced search prompts on Westlaw or Lexis has been a lawyer skill for a couple decades, so to me this seems like a variation on that
January 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Terms & Connectors searching, what we used to call Boolean, will always be a critical skill in legal research. If you can't translate your issue into a T&C search, you don't understand it well enough to research it. Also FIELDS (called SEGMENTS on Lexis).
I finally remembered to read @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social 's annual New Year's Eve blog post ON New Year's Eve. Looking forward to her next book, but willing to wait as long as it takes.
January 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I finally remembered to read @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social 's annual New Year's Eve blog post ON New Year's Eve. Looking forward to her next book, but willing to wait as long as it takes.
Reposted by Heather Simmons
#LawLibrarians, applications for the 2025 Teaching the Teachers Conference Beginners' Bootcamp are open now through Jan. 17th: elibrary.law.psu.edu/tttconference/
This conference, designed for law librarians who are newer to teaching, covers cognitive science, backward design, assessment design.
This conference, designed for law librarians who are newer to teaching, covers cognitive science, backward design, assessment design.
Teaching the Teachers Conference | Faculty Projects | Penn State Law
elibrary.law.psu.edu
November 26, 2024 at 8:00 PM
#LawLibrarians, applications for the 2025 Teaching the Teachers Conference Beginners' Bootcamp are open now through Jan. 17th: elibrary.law.psu.edu/tttconference/
This conference, designed for law librarians who are newer to teaching, covers cognitive science, backward design, assessment design.
This conference, designed for law librarians who are newer to teaching, covers cognitive science, backward design, assessment design.
@marthawells.com has become famous for writing the Murderbot series, but her Raksura books will always be my favorite!
New entry in the Me Book Club by @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social at @reactorsff.bsky.social
And we're back with the Martha Wells Book Club! Today @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social takes a closer look at The Serpent Sea and The Siren Depths, books 2 and 3 in the Raksura series!
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December 11, 2024 at 6:33 PM
@marthawells.com has become famous for writing the Murderbot series, but her Raksura books will always be my favorite!
You can't do serious research with out an INDEX!
@bsky.app Tomorrow is the first annual National Indexing Day! Be sure to hire an indexer the next time you write a book. Your readers will thank you!
November 18, 2024 at 4:35 PM
You can't do serious research with out an INDEX!
You can't make this stuff up!
November 14, 2024 at 4:25 PM
You can't make this stuff up!
Reposted by Heather Simmons
Hi @kateelliottsff.bsky.social - I have received your author newsletter on the new platform. Cheers.
January 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Hi @kateelliottsff.bsky.social - I have received your author newsletter on the new platform. Cheers.
Reposted by Heather Simmons
Google killing Reader led to the downfall of the internet. That's when it all started to go to shit.
January 3, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Google killing Reader led to the downfall of the internet. That's when it all started to go to shit.
My law students have never heard of RSS. I miss Google Reader every. single. day.
Boosting this signal as very interested to know as well.
Does anyone still use RSS readers?
Given the utterly appalling state of the internet (social media and newsletter service options in particular) for creatives who do not have money, who do not get any meaningful financial ROI on newsletter services to justify fees....
Given the utterly appalling state of the internet (social media and newsletter service options in particular) for creatives who do not have money, who do not get any meaningful financial ROI on newsletter services to justify fees....
December 22, 2023 at 1:37 PM
My law students have never heard of RSS. I miss Google Reader every. single. day.
It's happened twice now. I want to propose a new verb: to schwartz a brief is to submit a brief citing hallucinated cases. But the real learning is the attorneys who don't bother to read the cases they cite--great for 1L imposter syndrome.
December 20, 2023 at 4:54 PM
It's happened twice now. I want to propose a new verb: to schwartz a brief is to submit a brief citing hallucinated cases. But the real learning is the attorneys who don't bother to read the cases they cite--great for 1L imposter syndrome.
Reposted by Heather Simmons
The contradicting beliefs parents have about when children should choose their own library materials. That, plus this week's book censorship news: bookriot.com/when-do-pare...
When Do Parents Trust Their Children With Materials at the Library?: Book Censorship News, December ...
Here's what parents believe about their children's access to age-appropriate material. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
bookriot.com
December 15, 2023 at 2:18 PM
The contradicting beliefs parents have about when children should choose their own library materials. That, plus this week's book censorship news: bookriot.com/when-do-pare...
OK Law Librarians ROLL CALL who's here? I am having a hard time going cold turkey from the other place. Where are my people?
December 15, 2023 at 1:25 PM
OK Law Librarians ROLL CALL who's here? I am having a hard time going cold turkey from the other place. Where are my people?