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May 21, 2020
Legal Skies Podcast – COVID-19, Technology and Cybersecurity with Craig Zawada Q.C.
https://videopress.com/v/PTbaX8WA?preloadContent=metadata In our latest episode, Craig Zawada Q.C., former Law Society of Saskatchewan President, discusses using technology during the COVID-19 pandemic including setting up your remote office and how to keep your information safe. Craig produced a series of videos on working remotely and technology for the Law Society of Saskatchewan which can be found at here. If you need any...
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May 20, 2020
New Features in the Gladue Rights Research Database
Over the past year the Gladue Rights Research Database has had quite a number of enhancements. More than 900 of the existing entries have been edited and updated to better accommodate the kinds of queries that researchers were making. In addition, dozens of new d-base entries have been made relating to the newest scholarship appearing on the subject of the history...
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May 14, 2020
Special Webcast from CIAJ | Will COVID-19 Be the Catalyst We Were Waiting for to Modernize the Courts?
The Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice is hosting a 90-minute special webcast with simultaneous interpretation. In his latest book, Online Courts and the Future of Justice, Professor Richard Susskind, one of the world’s most-cited authors on the future of legal services, writes about how online courts are destined to transform litigation. Our distinguished guests will debate whether technology...
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May 13, 2020
Updated: Cross-referencing footnotes in Word
By Reché McKeague Most of our research usually ends up in a written document. As good researchers and writers, we always indicate the source of our research. (Right? Right.) As a result, knowing how to efficiently footnote our research can be as helpful as knowing where to go to find the research in the first place. So, I present to...
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May 8, 2020
New Video Series: Remote Legal Resources with Alan Kilpatrick and Ken Fox
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian Today, we’re launching a new video series, Remote Resources for Law Society Members, to highlight the key legal resources Saskatchewan members can access remotely, right on their computer's desktop, simply by logging into the Members' Resource Section! Produced by Alan Kilpatrick and written by Ken Fox, this five-video series is freely available on Vimeo. New...
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May 7, 2020
Friday Tip – Using Irwin Law Books on Des Libris
By Ken Fox, Research Librarian A week or two ago, I told you how to find Irwin law books using the Des Libris platform, accessible through the Member Resource section. I ended that post on a bit of a sour note, explaining that your search to find relevant ebook material from Des Libris does not help you locate material within...
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