Monday, November 20, 2006 6:44 AM
In culling out the "dead" blawgs over the last month or so, I noticed certain categories where the number of blawgs started and stopped was signficantly less than the average. One of those was Law Libraries & Research. While not exclusively blawgs maintained by law libraries, most of the listings in this category are just that. With a total of 61 active blawgs, it is one of the largest categories in the directory.
Quite a few law libraries appear to have taken a team approach to their blawg, which can really work out well if no one person feels they can generate enough ongoing content or otherwise deliver a blawg on their own. And, just in reading through the postings from this group, it is readily apparent that they are offering a valuable service to the legal community at large. Both in pointers to new research resources and in general legal news and updates.
For example, attorneys could clearly benefit from subscribing to the content from their local law school's or bar association's library blawg. These research professionals are often well-versed in recent legal developments in the state or city where the library is located. Just tapping into these daily updates for information of import to the local Bar could be a valuable time saver.
If you haven't checked out the Law Library and Legal Research slice of the blawgosphere in a while, I recommend you dive back in and take a look. Here is the link to the category, 61 strong, in the Blawg directory.