The June issue of Law Practice has an interesting article about the difference between Gen X and Gen Y jurors. In The Newer Generations in the Jury Box: Who Will Favor Your Cause? the author …
Month: July 2006
LRB Guide to Researching Legislative History In WI
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has created an outstanding guide to Researching Legislative History In Wisconsin. Complete with illustrations, it offers step-by-step guidance on researching Wisconsin legislation. The steps include: Determine what session law created …
Barry Manilow & Doris Day Drive Out Hooligans
From BoingBoing: “To rid a park of hooligans in a Sydney suburb, the town council began playing Barry Manilow and Doris Day music at high volume from 9-midnight every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening. The …
Questions
My toddler loves to ask questions. “Papa, are you big?” “Mama, are you dressed?” “You like broccoli?” The other night we were snuggling the in the rocker while settling down for bed. I was gently …
LawLibWik, A Wiki for Law Librarians
Debbie Ginsberg, Electronic Resources Librarian at Chicago-Kent College of Law has created a wiki for law librarians interested in researching with wikis and creating wikis for their own libraries. LawLibWik offers a nice collection of …
Sing the Praises of an Unsung Support Staff Hero
“Lawyers in Wisconsin do terrific work. But where would they be without the members of their support staff who, behind the scenes, quietly make it all happen?” So asks the nomination form for Unsung Heroes …
Law Library Blogs List Tops 100
Thanks to some great new blogs I learned about at the AALL Annual Meeting, the list of Law Library Blogs and Blogs by Law Librarians or Law Library Associations now stands at 102!
Highlights from the AALL Annual Meeting
Once again, I’ve come back from the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting energized and full of ideas. As always, I’m amazed at the dedication and creativity of my colleagues. I also had a …
Trading a Paper Clip for a House
Kyle MacDonald has done it: traded a paper clip up to a house. Read more at Reuters Oddly Enough.
Kentucky Bans Blogs for State Employees
The Christian Science Monitor reports that Kentucky has blocked state employee’s access to “blogs as well as humor, religion, and online auction websites after it was deemed that [they] were spending too much time on …