From the GovDoc-L listserv: The University of North Texas Libraries recently announced the availability of a new online archive of Congressional Research Service Reports. The site provides integrated, searchable access to many of the full-text …
Month: June 2005
Is Your Firm Thinking of Starting a Blog? Read This First
Dale Tincher of Consultwebs.com has put together a useful list of considerations for law firms who are contemplating starting a blog. Blogging is not for everyone, he warns. In his article, Law Firm Blogs – …
"The CSI Effect" – Is TV Influencing Dane County Juries?
Today’s Wisconsin State Journal has an interesting article about ‘The CSI Effect’ on Real Juries. … Among some prospective jurors, the popularity of TV shows that make heroes out of forensic scientists has produced a …
Tax Wiki from Intuit
TaxAlmanac is a new tax-related wiki from Intuit. (What’s a wiki?) Almost 8000 articles have been contributed by the public. As with any wiki, you are warned to use “this website at your own risk.” …
Astronaut Gives Testimony from Space
In a first for Congress, the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics heard testimony this week from Astronaut John Phillips, as he orbited the Earth. Read more in the NASA feature. Source: Robert Ambrogi’s Law …
Father Marquette Starts a Blog
Here’s a fun one from the Wisconsin Historical Society: Blogs seem to be popping up everywhere. Still, Father Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) is not someone you’d normally associate with the latest trends in technology. The venerated …
Statute Index Available for Local Decision Access Project
In addition to the index by branch, a statute index has recently been created for the Local Decision Access Project (LDAP). As reported earlier, LDAP makes selected decisions of the Dane Co Circuit Court judges …
What I Did on my Summer Vacation…
This afternoon, employees of the UW were treated to some delicious Babcock Hall ice cream in honor of State Employee Recognition Day. Cookies-n-Cream — Yummy! And what UW celebration would be complete without Bucky Badger …
D&B Million Dollar Database Available from Milwaukee Public Library
In our continuing series profiling databases available from Wisconsin’s public libraries, let me direct your attention to D&B Million Dollar Database Premier. This Dun & Bradstreet database contains company profiles of over a million U.S. …
Divorce Court Assistance Project Changes Name & Expands Assistance
From the Dane County Legal Resource Center Blawg: The Divorce Court Assistance Project is now known as the Family Court Assistance Project. The change in name reflects an expansion in the assistance offered by the …