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, …
Year: 2005
Searching the "New" Web: Blogs and RSS
Sorry for the absence last week. I was at the Ohio Regional and Chicago Association of Law Libraries (ORALL/CALL) joint meeting in Indianapolis. It was a great conference with a wide variety of speakers. . …
Guide to Redistricting in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has prepared a guide to Redistricting: Why Legislative Districts Are Redrawn, How It Is Done, and by Whom. The guide is available in PDF.
2005 Future Trends in State Courts Articles Available
From the National Center for State Courts: Individual articles from the 2005 Future Trends in State Courts Report are being featured on the Knowledge and Information Services portion of the Web site. Current articles include …
Easy Search in LexisNexis
Have new noticed the new Easy Search format in LexisNexis? Seems that it’s Lexis’ answer to a more “Google-like” search experience. Here’s what they had to say about it: Easy Search is a new search …
BlawgThink2005! Event in Chicago
In first of its kind two-day event, BlawgThink 2005! will bring together legal bloggers for two days of education, innovation, fellowship and fun. The event will be held at the Catalyst Ranch in Chicago on …
Milwaukee Chief Judge Considers Lawsuit to Restore Court Funding
“Chief Judge Kitty Brennan is telling Milwaukee County supervisors that they could face a lawsuit on court funding unless they restore judicial and court staffing that County Executive Scott Walker has pegged for elimination in …
Google's RSS Reader in Beta
Looks like Google it at it again – this time with its new RSS reader, Google Reader. Perhaps it’s too soon to make a judgment (it is still in beta, afterall), but I wasn’t impressed. …
NYT on Why Lawyers Blog
The New York Times has an excellent article on law bloggers. Blogging, it seems, is a particularly apt medium for attorneys who, as a profession, “write well, quickly and clearly and do not fear arguments.” …
Day in the Life of the Law Library Photo Contest Winners
The American Association of Law Libraries has announced the winning photographs in the “Day in the Life of the Law Library Community” Contest. The photos were taken by AALL members during National Library Week 2005 …