According to Boing Boing, a scientist at NASA believes that the moon may be an ideal place for a digital archive of earthly information. He calls it the “ultimate time capsule.” From Boing Boing: The …
Month: October 2006
State Blue Books
Cullom Davis Library of Bradley University in Peoria, IL has compiled a wiki listing Blue Books for every state. Where available, links to the online sources are available. Source: V.U.Lawcity – The Valpo Law Blawg
2006 Wisconsin Book Festival Schedule
The 2006 Wisconsin Book Festival schedule, an annual Madison-area tradition, is now available online. Note the special category for law related events. From the festival Web site: Peruse nearly 150 free public events ranging from …
WSLL Newsletter
The October issue of the Wisconsin State Law Library newsletter, WSLL @ Your Service, is now available. Articles include: *What’s New: New staff, MLRC News, Google Search Class update *This Just In: Selected recent library …
Lawsuits Against Bloggers
From BoleyBlogs: The Media Law Resource Center (MLRC) provides a unique list of lawsuits against bloggers. The list comes complete with annotations, links to decisions, case documents, related web sites and news stories. The range …
New PACER Functionality
From a PACER press release: (What is PACER?) The latest versions of CM/ECF include a number of notable changes that were requested by PACER customers. PACER customers can now choose whether the client code field …
Top 10 Hidden Features of PowerPoint for Litigators
TechnoLawyer Blog has a very handy guide to the Top 10 Hidden Features of PowerPoint for Litigators. Author Timothy Piganelli explains how to: easily add and images and video to a presentation customize backgrounds display …
Legislative Research Librarians Conference Open to Area Librarians
On October 18-21, 2006, the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau library staff is hosting the fall professional development conference of the Legislative Research Librarians’ section of the National Conference of State Legislatures. For the first time …
Show Your Librarian Some Love
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an interesting article on why faculty should Show Your Librarian Some Love. The author describes how a collaborative relationship between faculty and librarians can be beneficial, especially for students. …
Executive Summaries Added to CCAP
A press release from the Wisconsin Courts outlines some of the recent changes to the CCAP case management system. The changes are in response to criticism that the information contained on CCAP could be misinterpreted. …