Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The following is based on an article about evaluating information that I wrote for our Law School Newsletter a few years back: First the good news: Legal information may have three desirable characteristics – good, fast, and cheap. Now the bad news: You can only have two out of the three at one time. As …
The following is based on an article about evaluating information that I wrote for our Law School Newsletter a few years back: First the good news: Legal information may have three desirable characteristics – good, fast, and cheap. Now the bad news: You can only have two out of the three at one time. As …
From the University of Wisconsin–Madison News – Viewer beware: Study finds flaws in TV news coverage of health Local television newscasts, where most Americans get most of their news, are packed with medical stories and health information. But the first-ever national study of that coverage finds many problems with it, and sees room for improvement …
Unshelved – Friday, March 10, 2006
The National Conference of State Legislatures has launched its first podcast. The Conference Report will cover the latest trends and developments from America’s state legislatures. Source: MyNCSL News, March 10, 2006
Yesterday’s Wisconsin State Journal had an interesting article about piggybacking whereby computer users use someone else’s unprotected wireless Internet connections. For the most part, piggybackers don’t consider the practice stealing. And most piggybackees weren’t too worried about it either, other than the few who noted that it could potentially slow their access speed. But Brian …
Update 3/13/06: Mike Schramm from WisPolitics.com informs me that the agenda has changed a bit from the original posted below. An addition: Panelists Owen Robinson of Boots & Sabers and Jay Bullock of folkbum’s rambles and rants, joined by other citizen bloggers, will discuss “Why blog? Defining the phenomenon from a citizen bloggers’ perspective” See …
You decide what Einstein writes in the fun little web tool from Hetemeel.com. What text would you want to appear in the famous photo of Einstein writing the E=MC2 equation? I chose one of Einstein’s quotes.
UW Law Alum, Jennifer Peterson has written a great article about the legal aspects of blogging in this month’s Wisconsin Lawyer. The article is entitled, The Shifting Legal Landscape of Blogging. Abstract: The use of blogs as a forum for online communication is gaining popularity and their content is gaining influence. Yet the structure and …
Yesterday, I had a visit from fellow blogger, Compujurist.com’s Nerino Petro. Nerino is now the Practice Management Advisor for the Law Office Management Assistance program of the State Bar of Wisconsin. You might recognize him from the cover of the Feb. 2006 Wisconsin Lawyer. We talked about ways that law librarians can add value to …