The May 2017 issue of the CRIV Sheet is now available online.  In this issue, you can read about the preservation of government information during presidential transitions, the recent spate of litigation PACER is involved in, and a list of CRIV-recommended programs to attend at the July 2017 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference in Austin, TX.  Also included are reports from CRIV’s semi-annual vendor liaison calls with Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg BNA.

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) will be offering several free educational webinars this month.  The sessions, presented virtually through GPO’s FDLP Academy, include presenters from GPO, other Federal Government agencies, and from Federal depository libraries across the Nation, and will cover topics related to Federal Government information and the Federal Depository Library Program.  Attendees will receive a Certificate of Participation from GPO for each webinar they attend.

• House and Senate Materials in GPO’s Federal Digital System, June 11 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern), 60 min: http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar/event/57-webinar-house-and-senate-materials-in-gpo-s-federal-digital-system
• FDLP Coordinator Certificate Program: Successful Flight of the Pilot, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern), 60  min: http://www.fdlp.gov/news-and-events/2283-webinar-fdlp-coordinator-certificate-program-successful-flight-of-the-pilot
• The Abundance of Federal Criminal Justice Websites: Criminal Justice Websites you Should Know, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern), 60 min: http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar/event/61-webinar-the-abundance-of-federal-criminal-justice-websites-criminal-justice-websites-you-should-know
• Telling your Story with Data, June 24 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern), 20  min: http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar/event/60-webinar-telling-your-story-with-data
• Basic Concepts of the LEHD Online Data Dissemination and Visualization Applications (U.S. Census Bureau), June 25 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern), 60 min: http://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/fdlp-events-calendar/event/59-webinar-basic-concepts-of-the-lehd-online-data-dissemination-and-visualization-applications-u-s-census-bureau-ent

The LegalTech New York 2015 trade show wrapped up at the end of last week.  In her Dewey B. Strategic blog, Jean O’Grady writes about LegalTech’s evolution into a trade show which features legal technology’s current hot products, and highlights some of the products featured in Aisle 117 of the trade show floor, the “place to see innovative products” and “the social hub for other innovation pioneers.”