If you are a regular WisBlawg reader, you know that I’m a big fan of RSS feeds. Receiving content via RSS in my RSS reader, Bloglines, has been a tremendous time saver. But, I know …
Month: October 2005
Federal Filings Alert Reports on New District Court Cases
Federal Filings Alert is a weekly report on selected new cases filed in U.S. District Courts, nationwide, compiled by WANT Publishing Co. Cased are divided into topics including antitrust, copyright, equal employment, patents, product liability …
Marketing Tip: Make it Personal
This month’s Marketing Treasures, a newsletter about library marketing, has a good piece on the importance of getting to know a user’s needs before making the standard “library sales pitch.” From the conclusion of, “Promotion …
Legislators Represented in Open Records Case
From Milwaukee’s JS Online: Taxpayers will pick up the cost of defending two legislators embroiled in an open records fight with Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager. Legislative leaders agreed Tuesday to hire Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek to …
Top Ten Blog Design Mistakes
From Web usability guru, Jakob Nielsen, comes Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes. The mistakes include (See Nielsen’s site above for elaboration): 1. No Author Biographies 2. No Author Photo 3. Nondescript Posting Titles …
Blogger Targeted by Splogs
Today’s Wall Street Journal has an article about the growing problem of “splogs”- or spam blogs. (Article is also available to Wisconsinites via Badgerlink’s ProQuest Newstand) Spammers have created millions of Web logs to promote …
ProQuest Customizable RSS Feeds Coming Soon
Thanks to the Shifted Librarian for sharing some slides of ProQuest’s forthcoming keyword RSS feeds. Soon, in addition to email, you will be able to choose RSS delivery of new documents matching your search terms …
WisBlawg Authored Profiled in "Spotlight on Law Librarians"
Law Librarian Blog, part of the Law Professor Blogs Network, has started a new featured called “Spotlight on Law Librarians.” I think that this is an excellent idea. Sharing information about ourselves will not only …
Finding Women and Minorities in the Blawgosphere
From Legal Talk Network: Do women and minorities have a voice in the legal blogosphere? Robert Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams take on the important issue of diversity (or lack thereof) in the legal blogosphere. …
Wisconsin Law & Technology Conference
The 7th Annual Wisconsin Law and Technology Conference is scheduled for November 8th at the Wyndham Milwaukee Center. This “no geek-speak” conference focuses on technology and practice management education for attorneys, judges, legal support staff, …