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For those of you who have wished the Bluebook was web-accessible and searchable, your wish has been granted.
Best of all: it's free if you plug in the ISBN of a print copy.
I'm not one to get excited by such a development - I'm quite proud of my ability thus far to avoid the thing as much as possible. However, I encourage the avid Bluebookers among us to check it out and report back in the comments.
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UPDATE: It appears I should better check my sources before posting. Upon review, the service is only redeemable if you've purchased a copy of a Bluebook that comes with a "Bluebook Online Subscription" or have otherwise purchased a subscription separately. See the link above for more information.
I guess the service will only be helpful if you're an avid Bluebooker who would purchase said subscription. And, for the love of Jebus, we all know Harvard needs more money...
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UPDATE2: I also apologize for my Simpsons reference in my above update / apology.
I'm not one to get excited by such a development - I'm quite proud of my ability thus far to avoid the thing as much as possible. However, I encourage the avid Bluebookers among us to check it out and report back in the comments.
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UPDATE: It appears I should better check my sources before posting. Upon review, the service is only redeemable if you've purchased a copy of a Bluebook that comes with a "Bluebook Online Subscription" or have otherwise purchased a subscription separately. See the link above for more information.
I guess the service will only be helpful if you're an avid Bluebooker who would purchase said subscription. And, for the love of Jebus, we all know Harvard needs more money...
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UPDATE2: I also apologize for my Simpsons reference in my above update / apology.
Labels: Technology Rants, The Simpsons
posted by tj at 11:39 AM
6 Comments:
Where do I plug in the ISBN (which, by the way, you can get here) to access the online Bluebook for free?
Sorry- see above update. I should have realized before I posted that it couldn't be the ISBN (something that's the same for everyone - duh). Did you buy a recent copy of the Bluebook? Did anyone get one of these online subscription keys with it?
Sorry TJ!
Well, I for one, think it's pretty crappy that because I bought the exact same book at the exact same price in the Fall rather than now, I won't get free access to the online Bluebook.
I also think it's pretty obnoxious that the online Bluebook has a yearly subscription rate - because, you know, the contents change every year.
Subscription fees don't just pay for the content. They also go towards the costs of distribution. Bandwidth, web hosting, server maintenance... they all cost money too. Granted, that doesn't mean they're not still screwing you on the price.
I wonder if we can get Boalt to purchase access for all students in a package, sort of like how we all have access to Chicago Style Manual's online version. At least I think I only get access to that through Berkeley. I'm not completely sure.
Anyway, as a self-described Bluebook dork, I think this is awesome, but I share the sentiment that Harvard, Columbia, and U Penn (and whoever else participates in publishing that devil of a book) really don't need MORE money for this. If you own a Bluebook purchased in any year you should have access.
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