Studies show that most searchers locate only one in 3,000 of the Internet documents available to them. Want to increase your odds? Check out the NBI workshop, Internet Searches: How to Get Accurate and Reliable …
Month: August 2006
Zillow – View Home Valuations in Your Neighborhood on a Satellite Map
Some of the scarier databases that my colleague, Bev Butula, covered in the Internet Research Workshop were those in the Investigating Individuals section. One of these is Zillow.com. Zillow offers free, instant valuations and data …
Learning How to Fish at the Internet Research Workshop
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything for the last few days. I was out of the library teaching a workshop on Internet Research in Wisconsin. We had a very good group and …
Create Custom United States Maps Online
From ABA Site-tation: Ever wanted a map of counties in the United States? How about Congressional Districts? Areas with Water Discharge Permits? Distribution of monarch butterflies? All this and more can be found at nationalatlas.gov. …
Dell Announces Recall of Laptop Batteries Due To Fire Hazard
Dell has announced a recall of certain Dell-branded laptop batteries with cells manufactured by Sony. Dell will offer free replacements for these batteries. Under rare conditions, it is possible for these batteries to overheat, which …
Seminar This Week on Internet Research in Wisconsin
Repost / Reminder: If you are looking to brush up your Web-based legal research skills this summer, you might want to consider attending a one day seminar entitled, Internet Research in Wisconsin. The seminar, put …
Blogosphere Reaches 50 Million Blogs
According to Sifry’s Alerts’ August 2006 State of the Blogosphere, the blogosphere now measures over 50 million blogs (and counting!). Here are some other interesting findings: The blogosphere is doubling in size every 6 1/2 …
WI Legislature Infobases Moving from Folio SiteDirector to Nxt Software
If you have used any of the Wisconsin Legislature infobases lately, you’ve probably seen the following screen. In essence, it explains that the legislature is moving to a new infobase software platform called “Nxt.” Currently, …
IM a Librarian – UW Law Library Introduces Instant Messaging Service
Do you IM? If so, add us to your buddy list. The UW Law Library is pleased to announce our new instant messaging service. Our reference librarians can offer you quick research assistance in real …
Create Your Own Vinyl Record Label
Here’s a fun one from LibrarianInBlack: The Vinyl Record Generator. Create a record with any text you choose for the artist, song title, and producer. You even get to choose between a 78 and a …