We're now into the second issue of LIM's brave new world of online only, and we have to say that we are fairly pleased with how it has worked out, so far.While not everyone is happy with LIM no longer being a print publicationnot even we are, in truth, but it was the only way we could keep goingmost have said they like the new look inside the journal, and we also believe that, as well as it being easier to scroll through on a screen, the one-column layout is very neat and tidy. In this issueAnd that's good, because design is important.You only need to talk to Emily Allbon to realise that, as we in fact did for this issue's Interview.Emily is a champion of the relatively new discipline of Legal Design, and some of her insights into thisand also into aspects of the legal education world she works in as a law lecturerare very interesting indeed, as you will find out on turning to page 110.Glorious design is also an aspect of the collection in the Lincoln's Inn Library, which Dunstan Speight talks us through on page 119, where he also goes through its fascinating history.It's a great piece, written with not a little humour, and also an obvious love for the works that, as Librarian at the Inn, he's ultimately responsible for.Libraries of the vintage of the Inns are, of course, not a feature of the legal scene in the United States, but there is still plenty to interest LIM readers in what's happening across the pond, as two related articles, written by Janet Kearney and Alison Shea, attest.The first of these (p 128) gives some very useful tips on undertaking corporate and business legal research in the US, while its companion piece provides an overview of specialised courts in the States for business disputes, focussing on the role of the New York State Commercial Division and US District Court for the Southern District of New York (p 136).Both pieces are required reading for those likely to be doing any research on business law in the US.On a similar theme, on page 140 Jillian Saucier talks us through some business registers outside of the UK, specifically Hong Kong, Russia and the UAE.It's an illuminating article, not only telling us just what information is available, but also explaining the best ways to go about finding it.Closer to homeespecially as we're now, technically, a Scottish publicationon page 150 Frankie Hannah gives us an interesting insight into the history and workings of the Edinburgh-based Solicitor's Legal Information Centre (SLIC), the legal library and research service for the Scottish Government Legal Directorate and its associated offices.Joel Davie is next up, asking the question: 'where are the new law librarians?', in a piece which examines recruitment challenges in the legal information profession, and specifically the barriers to hiring new graduates.In this absorbing article Joel has undertaken a literature review and analysed job specs from adverts, and has come up with some
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