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Blogs

Definitions

Blog - Web page that has short, frequent posts made to it; Short for web log.

Blawg - law-related blog.

Doing and Teaching Legal Research

Blogs often include links to important primary sources. Blogs written by experts are sometimes used as secondary sources.

Resources

Blog Search Engines

Search for blogs and blog posts on any topic

• General
  • Feedster -- search blogs and podcasts
  • Google Blog Search
  • Technorati
• Law
  • Blawg - law blog directory

Blogs in Legal Scholarship

• Online Law Journal Companions
• Bloggership: How Blogs Are Transforming Legal Scholarship conference webcasts

Blogware

Weblog software. Anyone can use these applications to create a blog in only a few minutes.

• Classcaster -- weblog software for CALI member schools.
• Blogger -- a free weblog application
• Typepad -- a fee-based weblog application
• Wordpress -- a powerful weblog application. Wordpress also offers a downloadable version for users who wish to host blogs on their own servers.

Blogs by Panelists

• Sentencing Law and Policy Blog - Douglas A. Berman
  • Law School Innovation
  • Death Penalty Course
• The Confrontation Blog - Richard D. Friedman
• WisBlawg - Bonnie Shucha

Legal Writing Blogs

• Legal Writing Prof Blog

Librarian Blogs

• The Gov Docs Guy