Month: June 2005

The ALA Champion UW–Madison SLIS Book Cart Drill Team put on a heck of a show this afternoon. With up-and-coming librarians like these, it won’t be long before we finally shatter that shushing, bun-wearing, finger-pointing librarian stereotype! “It’s Hip to Be Square” Update 7/5/05: See the story on the “Dewey et al for My Baby” …

If you are on campus at noon today, stop by H.C. White Hall (College Library) to watch a performance by library school students who have created a Book Cart Drill Team. The team recently won a national competition at the American Library Association Convention in Chicago this week. It will be filmed by WKOW-TV (ABC). …

The Milwaukee JS Online reports that for the first time since before the Civil War, Milwaukee is not among the 20 largest cities in the United States, according the U.S. Census Bureau. With southern cities such as Charlotte, N.C., and Fort Worth, Texas, growing into the top 20, Milwaukee’s population loss pushed it from the …

Yahoo News reports that: Following a Supreme Court ruling last week that gave local governments power to seize private property, someone has suggested taking over Justice David Souter’s New Hampshire farmhouse and turning it into a hotel. . . [A] letter dubbing the project the “Lost Liberty Hotel” was posted on conservative radio show host …

The Public Access to Legal Information Committee of the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin has produced a wonderful guide entitled, Introduction to Legal Materials: A Manual for Non-Law Librarians in Wisconsin. Although the primary intended audience is public librarians, the guide is useful for anyone wishing to learn more about basic materials used in federal …

On Thursday, July 14th, UW Milwaukee will be hosting a conference entitled Upgrading to ePractice. Clueless about eDiscovery? This conference offers the most up-to-date, comprehensive technology resources. Document scanning, acquiring electronic data, testimony management and internet research are paired with common sense protocols for document productions and imaging. Federal Court representatives will provide vital information …

AALLamo Blog, the blog for the 2005 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, is now up and running. The annual meeting will be held July 16-20 in San Antonio, TX. AALL members attending the meeting are invited to post to the blog – see Become a Member to Post on the right menu. I’ll …

The Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing offers a free license lookup database for Wisconsin health professionals, business professionals, business entities, and charitable organizations. With the database, you can see the license number, location, profession, status of license, whether any disciplinary action has been taken, and more. Additional information might also include officers & partners, …

From Search Engine Watch: A new report from the Government Accountability Office says that the adult filter at MSN Search is more effective at blocking adult content than similar filters at Google and Yahoo.

The Independent (London) reports on the discovery of major thefts at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (French National Library) in Paris. It is believed that more than 30,000 books, including 1,000 rare and priceless items, have been taken. A former senior curator of the library, Michel Garel, has been accused of stealing at least 100 …