From the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau’s Governing Wisconsin series: Lobbying in Wisconsin: What Do Lobbyists Do and How Are They Regulated in Wisconsin?
Year: 2005
Search Terms as Witness for the Prosecution
According to prosecutors in Durham County, NC, a man on trial for murdering his wife Googled the terms “body decomposition,” “rigor mortis,” “neck” and “break,” as well as, downloaded a topical map of a lake …
WSLL Circulation by Mail for Judges and Attorneys
From the December 2005 WSLL At Your Service, the newsletter of the Wisconsin State Law Library Circulation By Mail for Judges and Attorneys When time or distance prevents you from visiting the Wisconsin State Law …
Library Elf Helps You Track Your Library Books
My kids love going to our local public library. Besides the really cool Thomas train set, they always want to check out a slew of books. While I encourage reading, a part of me cringes …
BlawgWorld Highlights Content from 51 Influential Blawgs – including WisBlawg!
Neil Squillante & Sara Skiff over at Technolawyer have put together a very nice collection of “thought-provoking essays from the most influential blawgs” in the newly published eBook, BlawgWorld 2006. The essays were handpicked by …
EBSCO to Offer RSS Alerts
EBSCO, provider of well-known databases such as Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, Academic Search Elite, and Business Source Elite, will be offering a RSS option for alerts starting early next year. According to the …
Change in WisBlawg Email Delivery
To those of you who subscribe to WisBlawg via email: I’ve decided to change the service I use to syndicate via email from Bloglet to FeedBlitz. I’m making the change because Bloglet, unfortunately, has not …
Which Search Engine Should I Use When I'm Looking For…?
Information specialist, Phil Bradley has compiled a very useful guide to finding information with search engines. The chart is divided into two columns: What do you need to find, and what do you already know? …
Compare States Open Records & Meetings Laws
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is has developed a handy little tool for comparing state open records and open meetings laws. Keyword search or browse the topic outline. Select multiple states for …
Track Packages via RSS
More shopping tips – this one from Jenkins Law Library Webblits Track your holiday packages with RSS This is a nifty little tool. Simple Tracking offers a way for you to track your holiday packages …