From Odd Wisconsin: On John Muir’s dorm room at the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus in the early 1860s: “I can vividly recall the tall clock which he made,” wrote Grace Lindsley in 1935, …
Month: April 2006
CourtTracker = CCAP on Steroids
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet with Barry and Jo from Court Data Technologies. They introduced me to their new CourtTracker service and I must say that I was impressed. Basically, CourtTracker takes …
Monitoring Student Blogs for Potential Reference Interactions
Georgia Institute of Technology’s Brian Matthews has published a thought provoking study on librarians monitoring student blogs for potential reference interactions. [L]ibraries are missing out on the potential of using blogs for providing valuable educational …
Comparison Chart of Online RSS Readers
From Jenkins Webblits: TechCrunch has a great piece on The State of Online Feed Readers. It includes a handy chart showing you all of the features each reader offers.
Pigs Beneath the Legislature
Today’s Odd Wisconsin is a classic The first legislature in 1838 met in a not-quite-finished Capitol building: According to one lawmaker, “the basement story was all open, and [a] large drove of hogs had taken …
Library Week Contest Questions and Answers
Yesterday’s National Library Week Trivia Answer Question: In 1990, the opinion written by Judge Alex Kozinski in United States v. Syufy Enterprises (903 F.2d 659) grabbed headlines for its style as well as its legal …
Counting the Time from 1-6
Posted to our faculty listserv: Two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 this morning, the time and date was 01:02:03 04/05/06 That won’t happen again for a thousand years.
Counting the Time from 1-6
Posted to our faculty listserv: Two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 this morning, the time and date was 01:02:03 04/05/06 That won’t happen again for a thousand years.
Who Reads What?
JS Online reports on this year’s Who Reads What?, a list of celebrities’ favorite books compiled by Maine librarian, Glenna Nowell. Their responses ranged from the nice – Rosalynn Carter’s favorite is the Bible – …
Law.com Introduces RSS Reader
Law.com has introduced a desktop RSS Reader called Law.com NewsPoint. From the FAQ: What is Law.com NewsPoint? Law.com NewsPoint is a desktop newsreader. It allows you to sign up to receive updates from Law.com and …