Year: 2004

Wireless Internet access is a hot commodity these days. The City of Philadelphia and the State of Michigan are launching some noteworthy projects. See the following articles: Philadelphia – Philly Considers Wireless Internet for All Michigan – MiWiFi Brings Wireless Internet to State Parks, Marinas, Rest Areas and Welcome Centers Sources: Stark County Law Library …

Here is an interesting item from beSpacific: CA Bill Requires Employee Notification of Email Monitoring SB 1841 — an act to add Section 436 to the Labor Code, relating to electronic monitoring of employees, waits action by Governor Schwarzenegger. From the press release by bill sponsor Senator Debra Bowen: “SB 1841 requires employers to give …

Using a cell phone in a Huntington Beach, CA library could cost you a pretty penny! Read about it in this article from a Los Angeles area station entitled, Use a Cell Phone in a Library, Pay $1,000 From the article: City leaders adopted an ordinance, which takes effect Sept. 15, that bans all cell …

Michael Fagan of Fagan Finder has just released a great new tool called URLinfo for uncovering hidden information about any web page. Just enter a URL and URLinfo displays a series of tabs containing info about the page including general registration information (who owns the site), related sites, cached pages, etc. For more info, read …

Here’s an interesting article – From Stark County Law Library Blawg: “Tech-Heavy Trial Turns on Animation” In the news: “When a Porsche-driving attorney struck a pedestrian in a California intersection, leading to sky-high medical bills and a lawsuit, it looked like a tough case to defend. The plaintiff’s side even had 3-D animation depicting the …

The September 2004 edition of WSLL @ Your Service is now available from the Wisconsin State Law Library at http://wsll.state.wi.us/newsletter/issue04sept.html. Constitutional law resources are highlighted this month.

This summer, the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin (LLAW) was awarded the American Association of Law Libraries Excellence in Marketing Award at the 2004 AALL Annual Meeting in Boston. LLAW was chosen for the award based on its innovative publishing campaign which encourages law librarians to write articles for legal publications. By publishing these articles, …

The Dane County Clerk of Courts has recently enhanced their Web site. Additions include a substantial series of Frequently Asked Questions on many court functions and procedures, as well as links to downloadable Dane County-specific forms for Small Claims, Criminal/Traffic, and Family Court. Source: Paula Seeger, Dane County Legal Resource Center

The September 2004 edition of the DCLRC Docket (Dane County Legal Resource Center) is now available. Local court rules and local court forms are highlighted.

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. It’s orientation time at the UW Law School and I’ve been busy welcoming our new law students, teaching workshops and giving tours. Things have settled down a bit and I’ll be blogging again soon.