Month: April 2005

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s Libraries in the Movies crossword puzzle. Check your results with the answer key. Today’s National Library Week contest features UW Law School trivia. Answers will be posted tomorrow. 1. In its history, where has the Law School NOT been located? A. In the Capitol B. Over a tavern C. In …

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According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the 2005 High-Tech Directory for the greater Madison area is now available from MG&E. The 160-page book lists nearly 460 biotech, medical device, computer-related and scientific consulting companies with combined revenues of just under $5 billion and more than 26,000 employees, or about 9 percent of the county’s labor …

In honor of National Library Week, Legal Dockets Online is offering free access this week – begins today and ends on April 17. The login is “nlw” and the password is “free”

This is National Library Week! Many of Wisconsin’s law libraries will be hosting special events including the Wisconsin State Law Library & the Dane County Legal Resource Center. Here at the UW Law Library, we will be having a workshops, displays, & daily contest. I’ll be posting the latter here on WisBlawg each day. Today’s …

In honor of National Library Week, two database providers, Gale & Xrefer are offering free access to libraries during the week of April 10th-16th. Gale: Multiple databases available for week including LegalTrac, InfoTrac, Health & Wellness Resource Center, Business & Company Resource Center, Associations Unlimited, etc. To sign up, visit Gale on April 10th. (Many …

From Law.com: The Scalia doll is the latest in a series of highly prized, limited-edition dolls created by Green Bag, the irreverent law review published at George Mason University School of Law. Subscribers to the law review are the only ones who get the dolls, though they have been known to draw bids of hundreds …

The following are newly issued reports from the Wisconsin Legislative Council and Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau: Adoption and Termination of Parental Rights Law (Legislative Council) Wisconsin’s Transportation Network Infrastructure (Legislative Council) Recodification of Chapter 45, Veterans (Legislative Council) 2004-05 Estimated State Support for Education (Fiscal Bureau)

As reported earlier, the Wisconsin State Bar Web site redesign is now official. It features a nice design and useful links. Read more.

On April 4th, the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals will be converting to a new new case management database. This will result in the following changes to the WSCCA.i database (Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Access system) and the Supreme Court opinion search. Opinion Search: Docket number format for Supreme …