Disgruntled litigants are getting creative. According to an article in Findlaw, a Manhattan woman put her housing court judge for sale on eBay to attract attention to her case. “After four days on eBay, the …
Month: December 2004
Yahoo Beta Testing Video Search
Yahoo is beta testing a new video search engine. According to SearchEngineWatch, they are also introducing a new RSS-based video enclosure for producers to include with video content which will help Yahoo (and others) discover …
Article: Using the Wisconsin Legislature Web Site
Amy Gannaway has written an informative article on Using the Wisconsin Legislature Web Site which appears in the December issue of The Wisconsin Lawyer. She offers guidance on “looking up and tracking legislative, statutory, and …
Wisconsin Equal Rights Decision Digest Available on Web
The Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission has made the 2004 Equal Rights Decision Digest available on the Web. From the site: The Equal Rights Decision Digest is a digital resource containing summaries of significant …
Svengalis' Legal Information Buyer's Guide & Reference Manual Available on LexisNexis
Kendall F. Svengalis’ Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual 2004 edition is now available on LexisNexis (Library: BUSREF, LEXREF & File: LEGBGD) Law librarians have long known the value of the buyer’s guide which …
Categorized Search of the Federal Budget With Vivisimo
Searching the federal budget just got easier with Vivisimo’s specialized search engine for the 1600 page+ United States Budget for Fiscal Year 2005. Vivisimo is a clustering search engine which places your search results into …
Madison to Establish Public Wireless Network
The Department of Administration is seeking vendors to build a public wireless network for downtown Madison and the airport. According to Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, the project won’t use …
Google Works with Libraries to Expand Collection of Scanned Books
In what appears to be a major expansion of the Google Print service, Google is set to begin an ambitious project of scanning hard-to-find books from five major library collections: New York Public Library, Harvard, …
Get Help with Your Search from Google Suggest
Boogle is Beta testing a new search tool called Google Suggest which suggests queries as you type in the search box. A drop down box open beneath the search box allowing you to choose a …
Article – Bloggers Beware: Debunking Eight Copyright Myths of the Online World
Anyone with his or her own blog should take a look at LLRX’s Bloggers Beware: Debunking Eight Copyright Myths of the Online World. The author debunks eight common misconceptions about copyright as it pertains to …