This document summarizes and reviews various iPhone apps that may be useful for law librarians. It outlines apps for accessing case law, statutes, codes, regulations, government and legislative materials, study aids, bar preparation resources, legal news, dictionaries, presentations, and miscellaneous tools. Many core legal reference apps are available for free like Fastcase, U.S. Code, and Black's Law Dictionary, while others have fees ranging from $0.99 to $499.99 depending on the content and features provided. The document also lists several resources and blogs for finding additional legal and law library apps.

1. iPhone Apps for Law Librarians Include but Are Not Limited to the Following: by Kama Siegel Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Portland, OR and Melissa Serfass William H. Bowen School of Law University of Arkansas – Little Rock

2. Types of Apps Covered Case Law Statutes/Rules/Codes/Regs Government/Legislative Study Aids/Bar Prep Legal News Dictionaries Miscellaneous

3. LexisNexis Get Cases & Shepardize Review your case instantly by reading the Case Brief – an overview of the issues, rules, and reasoning Get an at-a-glance indication of how closely you need to evaluate your case with Shepard’s Signal™ Indicators Get an overview of your case’s legal treatment up front by viewing the Shepard’s Summary, right at the top of your Shepard’s reports Note that this app is technically free, but you still need a user ID, password and client/matter number to access anything meaningful Source: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lexisnexis-get-cases-shepardize/id336328468?mt=8

4. Other iPhone Case Law Apps Free: Fastcase – AALL Product of the Year for 2010!

5. Cliff Maier’s Legal Reference Apps ($0.99 - $8.99) Federal Rules, some US Code, IP Laws, a few state evidence and civil procedure rules (complete list here: http://www.waffleturtle.com/page22/page22.html ) Source: http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2009/02/new-features-cliff-maier.html

6. Other Statutes/Regs/Codes/Rules iPhone Apps Free: U.S. Code LawStack (Constitution & Federal Rules) Federal Rules of Evidence Fee: The Fitz Collings collection (Federal Rules, MPEP, US Code – all $0.99)

7. Political GPS ($1.99) Detailed information for all members of the US Congress All legislative bills from the past 6 years Search for specific legislation by topic, bill number, title, or contents Source: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ilegal-legislation/id364871595?mt=8#

8. Other Congressional/Legislative iPhone Apps Free: RealTime Congress MyCongress C-SPAN Radio Fee: Congress ($0.99)

9. Law in a Flash ($39.99 for each subject) Just like the paper ones! You can add your own notes to customize a card Cards are bookmark-able “ shuffle” function Source: http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2009/05/review-law-in-a-flash-iphone-apps.html

10. Other iPhone Study Aid Apps Free: BARBRI BarMax MPRE Kaplan MBE Flashcards Fee: Bar ExamEdge by Aspen (each subj $12.99) Netframes bar review (each subj $59.99) BarMax NY or CA reviews ($999.99) BarMax MBE ($499.99)

11. Legal News ($1.99) “ scours the Internet for the best RSS and News feeds and compiles them for your viewing” Built-in video feed Chat feature Source: http://www.appstorehq.com/legalnews-iphone-112054/app

12. Other Legal News iPhone Apps Free: ABA Journal FBI News Reader Legal Edge (JD Supra) Fee: They all seem to be free!

13. Black’s Law Dictionary ($49.99) Hosted by West 9 th Edition (2009) not available yet! more than 43,000 definitions and nearly 3,000 quotations hyperlinked cross-references audio pronunciations Source: http://tnalcorpcomm.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/first-iphone-app-from-thomson-reuters/

14. Other Legal Dictionary iPhone Apps Free: Nolo Fee: Law/Legal Dictionary ($4.99) The Essential Law Dictionary ($9.99) Barron's Law Dictionary ($9.99) Oxford Dictionary of Law ($14.99)

15. MyPoint (FREE) Turns your iPhone into a remote control for PowerPoint presentations for Windows or Mac Features include slide navigation, display of current slide, notes and preview of next slide on iPhone Extended features for purchase include a marker that can be used as a pointer, a pen to mark slides, and a timer Source: http://www.appstorehq.com/mypoint-iphone-86367/app

16. Other Miscellaneous iPhone Apps Free: PocketJustice (abstracts of S. Ct. decisions) CardStar (barcode information for loyalty, reward and membership cards – including library cards. Can be scanned directly from your iPhone screen.) OverDrive Media Console (downloads and plays free MP3 audio books from your local public library) TripCase (organizes all of your flights, rental cars, hotels; notifies you of flight or gate status, etc.)

17. Resources iPhone JD ( http://www.iphonejd.com/ ) Digital Library Blog ( http://blogs.overdrive.com/library/default.aspx ) LawLibTech ( http://www.lawlibtech.com/ ) law| hackr ( http://lawhackr.com/ ) LLRX ( http://www.llrx.com/ ) Social Media Law Student ( http://socialmedialawstudent.com/ ) Robert Ambrogi’s Law Sites ( http://www.lawsitesblog.com/ )

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