Month: September 2005

Tom Mighell, of Inter Alia, has written a useful article on new tools for capturing your Internet research (pdf). The article, which appears in the Texas Bar Journal, offers advice on: Saving searches (Google’s My …

According to the City of Milwaukee Web site, the Common Council’s legislative information program (Legistar) has been upgraded and has a new location. To look up Council Files, point your browser to legistar.milwaukee.gov/mattersearch. For an …

From JS Online: Inspired by the movie “Calendar Girls,” in which the members of a stuffy British women’s club pose semi-nude for a charity calendar, six Waupaca-area library administrators have produced “Desperate Librarians,” a sexy …

What on the schedule for this fall’s legislative session? According to JS Online: Among the dozens of pieces of legislation are bills that would allow residents to carry concealed weapons; prevent University of Wisconsin System …

In the mood for a good laugh? Check out “Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture,” a new book by UW Law School’s own professor Marc Galanter. From Channel3000: Galanter says lawyer jokes seem …

The State Bar of Wisconsin has created a page offering guidance on how Wisconsin’s legal community can help those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Looks for updates to the page as more information becomes available.

“[S]ometimes there is one really good answer to your search. And that’s what led us to develop Instant Search. . . As you type your search into the Instant Search box, it checks to see …

Adobe Acrobat is offering a handful of free e-books, some full content and some excerpted. The books are available for free download in PDF format. Selected fiction titles include Dracula, The Princess Diaries, Jane Eyre, …

Findlaw’s The Practice Paper notes that there are two new lawyer tv series on the schedule this season. The Rocky Mount Telegram offers details: “Head Cases,” starring onetime movie “It” boy Chris O’Donnell (“Batman Forever”) …

If you’ve ever tried to locate one, you know that finding copies of TV and radio news transcripts and recordings can be fairly difficult. These three sources, however, may have just what you need. Vanderbilt …