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About Ted Tjaden

I am a lawyer and law librarian with experience in legal research and knowledge management.

Law-related publications

Books / Chapters / Major Works (most recent first)

• Legal Research and Writing, 4th ed (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2016)

• The Law of Independent Legal Advice, 2d ed (Toronto: Carswell, 2013)

Reviews of 3d edition:

• By Eve Leung: (2011) 36 Can L Libr Rev 80 (available here on HeinOnline by subscription)

• By Catherine Best: "New Editions of Three Canadian Legal Research and Writing Guides – a Review" (10 August 2010) Available here on SLAW.ca

• “Researching Construction Law” in the Appendix to Construction Law in Canada (Markham, ON: LexisNexis Canada, 2010)

• University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (Fall 2005), LL.M. Thesis: Access to Law-Related Information in Canada in the Digital Age. Available online:

• Entire Thesis

• Abstract and Introduction

• Chapter 1: Access to Law-Related Information as a Fundamental Right

• Chapter 2: Complexity as a Factor Inhibiting Access to the Law in Canada

• Chapter 3: The Market for Law-Related Information in Canada: The History of Legal Publishing in Canada

• Chapter 4: The Impact of Crown Copyright on Access to Law-Related Information

• Chapter 5: The Shrinking Information Commons and Private Control of Public Goods: The Commercialization of the Internet

• Chapter 6: Thirty Years Later: The 1975 Access to the Law Study and the Role of Major Players in Providing Access to the Law

• Conclusions and Recommendations

• Bibliography

Articles / Presentations (most recent first

• Substantive Law Webinar Series for the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL): I conducted six webinars (1.5 hours each) covering the substantive law courses from the typical Canadian first-year law school curriculum, being the following subjects:

• Civil Procedure (20 March 2014)
• Tort Law (30 October 2014)
• Contract Law (9 December 2014)
• Constitutional Law (12 February 2015)
• Real/Personal Property Law (21 April 2015)
• Criminal Law (18 June 2015)

Archived versions of these six webinars are available here on the CALL website (for members of CALL, password required).

• The Impact of Hryniak v Maudlin on Summary Judgments in Canada One Year Later" (2015) 44 Adv Q 85 (with Matthew Karabus)

• 24 January 2013: "Leveraging Your Document Management System for Precedents" in Leveraging Technology to Reach New Heights: E-Discovery, Smart Phones & Tablets, and Document Management Systems (DMS) (Toronto: Toronto Lawyers Association, 2013)
  

• Regular contributor to SLAW (law and technology blog): http://www.slaw.ca (see an archive of my posts here)

• 30 April 2012: "Using Knowledge Management to Litigate Economically" in Litigating Economically (OBA, Toronto)

• March 2011: "Legal Project Management for Law Librarians: Are You on Board?" (March 2011) 16 AALL Spectrum 14

• 13 October 2011: "International and Foreign Legal Research" in Advanced Legal Research (Legal Education Society of Alberta, Calgary, AB)

• 5 October 2011: "International and Foreign Legal Research" in Advanced Legal Research (Legal Education Society of Alberta, Edmonton, AB) 

• 16 May 2011: Speaker: "Project Management in Law Firms: A New Role for Librarians?" (Canadian Association of Law Libraries, Calgary, AB)

• May 10 & 11, 2010: Speaker: (i) "How to Plead: Essential Elements," (ii) "'Free' versus 'Fee' Online Legal Research in the United States and Canada" (co-author), (iii) "The Evolution of Law-Related Knowledge Management in North America – Opportunities for Law Librarians" (Canadian Association of Law Libraries, Windsor, ON)

• 16 November 2009: "The 7 Faces of Legal Knowledge Management" in LawTech Canada: Exploring New Frontiers in Technology Solutions (Toronto, Insight)

• 25 February 2009: "Risk & Innovation: Aligning Technology with Explicit Business Goals" in Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library & Information Service Centers (Ark Group, New York)

• 18 November 2008: "Effective Litigation Knowledge Management" in Canadian Law & Technology Forum (Insight ALM, Toronto)

• 17 May 2007: "Moving Beyond Technology: Assessing Your Firm’s Focus on a KM Culture" in KM Legal 201: Moving Beyond KM Technology (Ark Group Conference, Toronto)

• April 26-27, 2007: "Innovator, Fool, I Dream: Deploying Effective Knowledge Management Principles to Combat Information Overload in Law Firms" (Knowledge Leadership Forum, New York)

• 2 March 2007: "Computer Research: Getting the Most Bang for your Buck: The Top Twenty Tips for Ontario Solo and Small firm Lawyers" (with Jeanette Bosschart) in LSUC 2nd Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference and Expo (LSUC, Toronto)

• 12 May 2006: "Top Twenty Internet and Technology Tips for Ontario Solo and Small Firm Lawyers (in Twenty Minutes)" in LSUC Solo and Small Firm Conference and Expo  (LSUC, Toronto)

• "Canadian Top 40: What You Need to Know About Canada’s Legal System" (March 2005) 9 AALL Spectrum 10

• 12 November 2004: "Top Tools for Research and Fact Finding on the Internet" in OBA/LSUC Technology for Lawyers 2004 (Toronto: Ontario Bar Association, 2004)

• 26 May 2004: Presented paper: "The Best Online Sources for International and Foreign Law" in You’ve Got the Whole World in Your Hands: Using the Internet to Expand the Boundaries of Legal Research (Toronto: Ontario Bar Association, 2004)

• Case Comment: "Fair Dealing Clarified: A Case Comment on the Supreme Court of Canada decision in CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada" (15 April 2004) [Version française]

• 28 November 2003: "Effective Use of Online Resources for Legal Research" in OBA/ LSUC Technology for Lawyers 2003 Conference – Electronic Research: Get Caught in the Web

• 23 May 2002: "Finding Case Law and Legislation on the Internet" at OBA Conference, Where do I Find That? Internet Legal Research 2002 (Toronto)

• Book Review: Bennett on Receiverships (Carswell, 2d ed) (2001) 26 Can L Libraries 66

• Book Review: Visions of Privacy: Policy Choices in a Digital Age (2001) 26 Can L Libraries 24

• December 7, 2000: "How Real is Virtual? Authentication and Reliability of Information on the Internet" at The Web – The Future of Legal Research? (Lorman: Toronto)

• "Researching Canadian Law" (2000) 5 Spectrum 14

• "How to Overcome your Online Research Fears" (The Lawyers Weekly)(4 February 2000)

• “Legal Issues in Using the Internet for Law-Related Work and Research” (1996) 21 Can L Libraries 180

Hobbies

I am the owner of Classic Ragtime Piano where I have tried to improve access to public domain, pre-1923 ragtime sheet music, including sheet music from my own collection.

I have recently started to play the Brazilian tango or choro music of Ernesto Nazareth. Alexandre Dias has an amazing online list of his recordings (for free) of Nazareth's music. You can get PDF copies of Nazareth's sheet music here, for free (click on the title of the individual song title; it is not obvious at first).

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Legal Research and Writing:
4th Edition

by Ted Tjaden

Softcover 512 pgs.
Published: January 2016
ISBNs:
Paperback: 978-1-55221-414-5
Ebook: 978-1-55221-415-2

Purchase here

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