In today’s digital age, our personal information is constantly at risk—whether from data breaches, online tracking, or intrusive ads. Protecting your privacy has never been more important. This guide provides you with alternative browser options for more private online searching. It also suggests a few trusted data discovery tools that help you identify which companies are collecting your information and how they’re using it in hidden ways for profit or other gain. Finally, a list of suggested reading offers tips for assembling your digital suit of data armor. Persistent vigilance is your best protection!
Read moreGeography and the Law: Identifying Legal Deserts with GIS Mapping Tools
In 2016, during Geography Awareness Week, Ex Libris Juris featured a brief discussion of GIS mapping technology and its applications for understanding Access to Justice (A2J). In the years since, opportunities for GIS data analysis in the A2J community have only grown. Today, November 20, is GIS Day, the perfect time to highlight additional uses of GIS software for analysis of datasets relevant to law. An assortment of GIS applications for legal contexts are mentioned in the list below, alongside two additional short compilations—a sampling of StoryMaps and a beginner’s collection of mapping tools for your own GIS projects.
Read moreCiv Pro: How to e-File in Texas
We often receive questions from pro se litigants about how to file their case documents electronically. This short guide will help you get started with e-filing in Texas without an attorney.
Read moreThe Apparatus of Search…and of Play
Our goal in sharing the apparatus of search is to help information seekers more intuitively grasp the complexity of sophisticated database queries and to achieve better information outcomes. Constructing complex search strings can be difficult, but building proficiency as an expert-level searcher can be fun! Understanding the multidimensionality of search and leveraging the power of its complexity might even begin to feel like play.
Read moreAssistive Technology at the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
The Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library now offers assistive technology and equipment for use by patrons with disabilities.
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