Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The Wisconsin State Journal has an interesting article on corporate blogging. A growing number of companies are encouraging employees to blog and some are even hiring full-time bloggers. A quote from the article: “The blogs give us what we call a handshake with consumers, a bond of loyalty and mutual trust that’s different than the …
Whatever you call it – “nerd stick,” “thumb drive,” “USB flash drive” – the little thumb-sized drive that plugs into your USB port is a handy little gadget. Check out the latest CS-SIS Connecting… (page 3) for a review of these devices.
In preparation for a session I’m presenting at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting (K4 – Beyond the Blog: RSS, Wikis and Blikis) and for an article I’m writing for Law Library Journal, I’ve compiled a list of law library blogs. Only professional blogs targeted toward the legal community appear on this list. …
JS Online reports that the Wisconsin Innocence Project is seeking a retrial for Beth LaBatte, who is serving a life sentence for the 1991 murders of two elderly sisters, Ann and Ceil Cadigan. Tests reveal that the DNA evidence used in the case does not match LaBatte’s DNA.
Last week I mentioned Plogress as a tool for following the activities of our congresspersons. Now, with PubSub Government, you can also track what people are saying about them – as well as Supreme Court justices, cabinet members, & congressional committees. For more information, see the press release. Source: Library Stuff
JS Online reports that a recent poll among teens shows “lawyer” to be among the top ten career choices for both males and females. From the article: Girls’ favorites: Teacher, 11%, lawyer, 9%, doctor, 8%, nurse, 6%, fashion designer, 5%, science/biology, 5%, writer, 4%, veterinarian, 4%, artist, 4%, medical field, 4%. Boys’ choices: Sports field, …
Ever come across a really great web site that you want to share with someone, only to find that it has an extremely long URL? You try copying and pasting it into an email, but it doesn’t work because the link breaks when it wraps to the next line of your message. Luckily, there are …
From Connie Von Der Heide of the Wisconsin State Law Library: The June issue of WSLL At Your Service has been published. Features include: * Tech Tip: Deciphering Text Messages * Learn @ the Law Library: Upcoming Classes; Where to Find WI Jury Instructions * This Just In… : New and Updated Library Materials * …
A Chicago Tribune article reports that patrons of the Naperville Public Library System will soon be asked for a fingerprint scan before using a library computer. Users may, however, choose to have a library staff member log them on. Apparently, it is the second library system in the U.S. to employ such a system. From …