Justia’s BlawgSearch features the Director of Santa Clara’s High Tech Institute, Professor Eric Goldman, for his two blawgs: The Technology and Marketing Law Blog – "one of the most widely read legal technology and marketing blogs" –  and Goldman’s Observations, which covers topics such as Blogosphere Issues, California Living, and Slinkies (Everyone Loves a Slinky).

From today’s Law Librarian Blog, a link to AltSearchEngines, a blog that started in May 2007 and covers niche search engines. Examples include two audio search engines – MP3Realm and SkreemR – the top ten blog search engines, and a variety of what they call mini-metas, engines that search two to six other engines: Gahooyoogle, GoYams, and WebFetch.

The AltSearchEngines site includes sections entitled In Beta, Newcomers and News. Its Verticals section lists engines by type: Charity, Left Brain, Health Search Engines.

The National Archives facility closest to Santa Clara is in San Bruno. It provides materials for genealogical and historical research and offers research workshops throughout the year. The San Bruno NARA facility also has case files from federal courts in northern California, Hawaii, and Nevada. Some files can be ordered online, for a fee. Others may be reviewed in San Bruno, by appointment.