The Law Library has taken what we consider a bold, new step by purchasing five (5) eBooks from Lexis. Although Lexis offers an extensive list of eBook titles, including many related to Ohio law, we purchased the following five (5) titles as a beta test to gauge your interest and usage:

• Anderson’s Ohio Creditor’s Rights Manual
• Anderson’s Ohio Consumer Law Manual
• Anderson’s Ohio Elder Law Practice Manual
• Ohio Workers’ Compensation
• Employment in Ohio: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations and Practices

A QR code®, or Quick Response code, is a two-dimensional barcode containing various types of encoded information that is readable by smart phones. To make use of this technology, your phone must be capable of capturing the code with special barcode scanners, which can be found on the Internet (just Google ‘qr scanner’). At the Library, we plan to use them to direct our patrons to web pages, pdf files, pictures, or any number of applications. See for yourself. Just point your phone at the code above, and see where it takes you.

If you have searched the Law Library’s catalog recently or have looked for a title through the CLEVNET website, you have encountered a new interface for the library’s web catalog. We sent out an email blast earlier this year when the new version of the catalog was first launched, but you may not have had an occasion to take a look at it yet. You can access the catalog by linking to it from our home page under “Library Catalogs,” or directly @ http://clelaw.bibliocommons.com.

If you find yourself out of the office without your laptop, look to your smartphone to access the Library’s website. Bookmark clevelandlawlibrary.org on your smartphone. You will have access to most of our content, the ‘Members Only Page’ included. (Materials that require the plugin are not available). You can check our calendar, read our FAQs, and have access to all the federal, state, and local court materials that you are used to using in your office right at your fingertips. Give it a try today.

• Cuyahoga County: The First 200 Years (Arcadia, 2011)
• Digital Lawyering – How to Make Use of Technology to Improve Your Law Practice (OSBA, 2011)
• Introduction to Social Networking (OSBA, 2011)
• Labor Management Law Answer Book 2011-12 (PLI, 2011)
• Law of Torts (West, 2011)
• Mastering Voir Dire and Jury Selection (ABA, 2011)
• Ohio Trial Practice (West, 2011)
• 100 Plus Pointers for the New Partner (ABA, 2010)
• Trust Accounts 101 (OSBA, 2011)

There are only two Lunch & Learn programs left this year. Why not spend lunch with us, and learn at the same time! Listed below are the final two dates of the 2011 programs:

You may have noticed that this Newsletter now bears the logos of both the Cleveland Law Library Association and the Cuyahoga County Law Library Resources Board. That is because both entities have created a successful partnership which continues to operate a Law Library that meets the needs of our combined private, judicial, and governmental patrons. To better facilitate this partnership, the boards of both entities have recently created joint committees on Governance and Strategic Planning. The primary goals of the Governance Committee will be to strengthen the boards’ leadership, provide advice on board member roles and responsibilities, nominate candidates for board positions, and address issues that arise related to joint operation of the Law Library. The primary goal of the Strategic Planning Committee will be to create a new vision for the Law Library that will guide us in the future and ensure that we can meet your expectations and the challenges of delivering legal reference and research services over the Internet. If you have any ideas that you would like to share with either committee, please send them to the Librarian at ksasala@clelaw.lib.oh.us or 216-861-5070.