Year: 2004

ABA’s Law Practice has assembled some great tips for the practice of law in their article, Tips from the Top! Ask the Experts! Abstract: Good ideas come in all kinds of flavors. Empower creativity. Have a mentor. Empathize. Take prudent risks. Recognize others’ efforts. Be curious. Be responsive. Encourage learning. When we asked some recognized …

Bug Me Not is an interesting service which keeps a database of generic log-ins for many Web publications that are free but require registration. It allows users to access content from sites like the New York Times, Washington Post, etc. without having to submit personally identifiable information. Source: LibrarianInBlack

Bruce Hoesly, Deputy Revisor of Statutes, dropped me a line to say that the RSB will be adding links to cases in the Wisconsin Statutes online. Simply click on the docket number at the end of the citation. Right now it’s only for the most recent cases right but they are working on adding more, …

The UW Law Library has recently purchased a subscription to Westlaw Patron Access which is available to the public without a password on three of the library’s computers. Remote access is not available. Content on Westlaw Patron Access appears to be equivalent to that of the law school’s full password protected Westlaw. It includes case …

From The E-LawLibrary Weblog (September 16, 2004) House Passes Bill to Sanction Lawyers The House of Representatives passed a bill – The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004 – on Tuesday that would require sanctions against lawyers who file lawsuits judged frivolous. The bill is meant to “amend Rule 11 of the Federal Civil Rules …

I’ve mentioned before that I serve as the Research Advisor for the UW Law Student Law and Entrepreneurship News blog. A few weeks ago, I made a presentation to that group on a resource called Bloglines (entitled Blogs and Webreaders) and it occurred to me that others might find it useful as well. Bloglines is …

There is an interesting article in Editor and Publisher (billed as America’s Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry) about the relationship between bloggers and the media: Blessing or Curse? Editors Examine Blogs’ Role in ’60 Minutes’ Uproar From the article: Although editors from four major dailies contend that their product remains the most trusted source …

Information Week has an interesting article entitled, Tracking Parolees Using Databases. From the article: The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision plans to create a centralized database by end of the year to help the state and local law enforcement keep tabs on the approximately 250,000 parolees and criminal offenders serving probation nationwide who are …

I’m pleased to report that an article I wrote called, Searching Smarter – Finding Legal Resources on the Invisible Web appears in the September issue of the Wisconsin Lawyer. The article is part of a series of Wisconsin Lawyer articles written by members of the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin. Here is the abstract: A …

Seven agencies have teamed up to make federal research information available on the Web via the Federal R&D Project Summaries system. From the About page: Federal R&D Project Summaries provides a portal to information about Federal research projects, complete with full-text single-query searching across databases residing at different agencies. The public may use this tool …