Month: August 2005

Looking for a speaker for a conference or meeting? Take a look at The Speaker’s Wiki, a listing of speakers, their websites and affiliation, contact information, past speaking engagements and other important information to help conference organizers choose speakers to talk on important topics, including speakers resources. As a wiki, anyone is invited to contribute …

Holographic imaging has made its way to the courtroom. According to an article in Legal Technology, [H]olographic imaging. . . makes it possible to show such things as three-dimensional views of aneurysms, running automotive parts and structural failures. “For $450, you can project a 3-D image in the air of a section of a brain. …

This is orientation week at the UW Law School and, once again, the familiar buzz of students in the atrium is wafting up to the reference desk. As we embark on a new academic year, I thought it fitting to share a bit of law school history. The first UW Law School class graduated in …

This post is for fellow law library bloggers (past, present, and near future): I’m working on an article for Law Library Journal on the topic of blogs. It will be a piece on the state of the law library blogosphere: Who is blogging? What are we blogging about? Who reads our blogs? What technologies are …

To mark its 35th anniversary, the Wisconsin Historical Museum has opened a new exhibit called “Resistance or Terrorism? The 1970 Sterling Hall Bombing.” From NBC 15 News: (includes link to video of news story) “What the exhibit seeks to do is to provide a little of historical context and background, so visitors to the exhibition …

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a interesting piece on video bloggers (a.k.a. “vloggers”) in the Milwaukee area. (August 24, pg. A.1 – available via Badgerlink) Highlights from the article: From unbashful bloggers to proselytizing pastors, people are using inexpensive software and high-speed Internet connections to share video clips of their lives. As with many other …

The U.S. Courts have created a useful guide entitled, A Journalist’s Guide to the Federal Courts. Although the guide is intended for journalists covering a federal trial court or appellate court, its usefulness extends to a wider audience. Welcome! Introduction Federal District Courts • Key Players • Types and Sources of Court Information • A …

Daniel Harmon, editor of The Lawyer’s PC, has written an outstanding article on “Blawg Promotion.” (Available on Westlaw, 22 NO. 22 Law. PC 1) As the number of blawgs continues to skyrocket, readers may find themselves overwhelmed with choices. Harmon offers some excellent tips on how to make your blawg stand out from the crowd. …

A recent study by Reconnex, provider of enterprise risk management systems, revealed the following alarming statistics: 91% of Companies Assessed Exposed Employee and/or Customer Personal Data – This included credit card & social security numbers entering or leaving their network. Many exposed this data directly in the subject lines of emails, in clear, open text. …

There are a number of nice people finding databases on the Web, but what happens when you aren’t sure of the spelling an individual’s last name? A database search is only as good as the query that you input. As the saying goes: garbage in, garbage out. Although Surname Finder is designed as a genealogy …