Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Kudos to the Wisconsin Revisor of Statutes for its new and improved web site redesign. The organization is intuitive and the layout is both attractive and consistent. In the handy features category, I especially like the Wisconsin Law Archive with quick links to Statutes & Acts back to 1969. The “go to” by citation boxes …
There’s nothing like the threat of public humiliation to get people to pay their back taxes – or so hopes the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, at least. From the front page of today’s Wisconsin State Journal: More than 7,250 delinquent taxpayers got especially bleak news this week, when letters were sent out notifying them their …
Anthropodermic bibliopegy – the technical term for books bound in human skin. Ok, I’m a librarian and this one is even new to me. And I took a class on book binding in library school. But a 3L at Harvard has written an interesting, albeit it disturbing, piece about this practice. From the article in …
The other day, I asked my preschooler about his favorite part of the day. “Play time,” he responded. I smiled – not exactly the reply I was expecting. Then I thought – how little things change. Play time is one of my favorite parts of the day as a law librarian, too. The toys I …
If I actually use one-tenth of the stuff I came away with at BlawgThink, I’ll consider it a smashing success. This gathering of legal bloggers was, by far, the most invigorating conference I’ve ever attended. The sessions were informative and the guest list impressive. But the best part was the networking with other blawggers. Yeah …
Legal and business information can be very expensive. That’s why I’m a big believer in taking advantage of subscription databases available from your local public libraries. The library has already paid for them so you can use them for free. What a bargain! Don’t have time to trek all the way down to the library, …
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending/presenting at the Wisconsin Law and Technology Conference put on the Milwaukee Bar Association. It was the first time I had attended the annual conference and I must say I was impressed. With four simultaneous tracks, there was something for the tech novice to the tech expert. At the …
From DCLRC Blawg: Reported Index crime decreased by 5 percent in 2004, including a 11.5 percent decrease in murder, according to the “Crime and Arrests in Wisconsin – 2004 Report” issued today. The report was prepared by the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance and is based upon monthly reports submitted by more than 370 law …
Despite pending lawsuits, Google Print has beta launched. As it’s name indicates, with Google Print, you can search the content of selected books. To see what it is all about, run a simple search for the word “blawg.” Your results will include a handful of books containing that keyword. The relevant page(s) will be displayed …
Despite pending lawsuits, Google Print has beta launched. As it’s name indicates, with Google Print, you can search the content of selected books. To see what it is all about, run a simple search for the word “blawg.” Your results will include a handful of books containing that keyword. The relevant page(s) will be displayed …