Nicholas Mignanelli
@nmignanelli.bsky.social
Assistant Director for Reference at the Lillian Goldman Law Library, Lecturer in Legal Research at Yale Law School, Critical Legal Information Scholar Studying American Law Book History and Emerging Legal Tech., New Englander
Typical A.B.A. J. slop, at least somewhat better than the puff pieces for vendors and the lazy editorials
May 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Typical A.B.A. J. slop, at least somewhat better than the puff pieces for vendors and the lazy editorials
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If outlets must continue publishing pieces like this, they should consult the critics, or at least a few folks who aren't actively excited to outsource their scholarly work to machines. Failing that, do just a bit more reading beyond the enthusiasts' output: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Generative AI and the Purpose of Legal Scholarship
What does generative AI mean for the future of legal scholarship? The topic has been the talk of the town around academic water coolers. Some legal scholars hav
papers.ssrn.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If outlets must continue publishing pieces like this, they should consult the critics, or at least a few folks who aren't actively excited to outsource their scholarly work to machines. Failing that, do just a bit more reading beyond the enthusiasts' output: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Librarian here- yes Gen AI is not a search engine and Google is not a database.
May 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Librarian here- yes Gen AI is not a search engine and Google is not a database.
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4) I need some information and I wish to just pose my question to an all-knowing oracle.
DO NOT DO THIS. Chatbots, even if they could reliably return "the" correct answer, are not a good tech for information access.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
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DO NOT DO THIS. Chatbots, even if they could reliably return "the" correct answer, are not a good tech for information access.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
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Information literacy and chatbots as search
By Emily This post started off as a thread I wrote and posted across social media on Sunday evening. I'm reproducing the thread (lightly edited) first and...
buttondown.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
4) I need some information and I wish to just pose my question to an all-knowing oracle.
DO NOT DO THIS. Chatbots, even if they could reliably return "the" correct answer, are not a good tech for information access.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
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DO NOT DO THIS. Chatbots, even if they could reliably return "the" correct answer, are not a good tech for information access.
buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
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Maybe “democratizing” law (legal information) isn’t just about broad access but necessitates shared governance as well
April 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Maybe “democratizing” law (legal information) isn’t just about broad access but necessitates shared governance as well
Hopkinson’s Judgements in the Admiralty of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia 1789) and Kirby’s Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut (Litchfield 1789). Hopkinson beat Kirby by a few months, but there’s no evidence to suggest either was aware of the other’s project.
March 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Hopkinson’s Judgements in the Admiralty of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia 1789) and Kirby’s Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut (Litchfield 1789). Hopkinson beat Kirby by a few months, but there’s no evidence to suggest either was aware of the other’s project.
Also the third volume of case law published in the United States!
March 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Also the third volume of case law published in the United States!