I’m off to St. Louis for the American Association of Law Libraries Annual meeting so posting on WisBlawg will probably be light next week. However, I may be posting about the meeting on AALL Gateway, …
Year: 2006
Delicious Monster Offers Painless Cataloging for Your Personal Library
Looking for an easy way to catalog your personal library of books, movies, music, comic books, etc.? If you are a Mac user, check out Delicious Monster. Strange name, I know, but this looks like …
National Sex Offender Public Registry Now Covers All 50 States
“All 50 states are now participating in the National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) Web site,” the Justice Department announced on Monday, according to Government Technology. “The Department of Justice-sponsored site allows parents and concerned …
New Edition of Dane County Family Court Resource Booklet
From the July DCRLC Newsletter: Through a cooperative effort with the Family Court Counseling Service (FCCS) and other family court offices, a new edition of the Dane County Family Court Resource Booklet is now available. …
Directory of Published Proceedings Now Available Free
InterDok has announced that it is offering the Directory of Published Proceedings (DoPP) freely available on the Internet. DoPP indexes published conference proceedings in science, engineering, medice, social science and humanities. There are over 280,000 …
CCAP Can't Be Used as Proof of Habitual Criminal Status
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that “prosecutors shouldn’t use the state’s online criminal record system to prove whether a defendant is a repeat offender.” According to an AP article (appearing in StarTribune.com), “the …
A Magical Moment at Lake Kegonsa
One of those magical pursuits of childhood, my kids have a fascination with catching fireflies. Last weekend, equipped with butterfly net and bug house, we journeyed to Lake Kegonsa State Park for what turned out …
The Truth About Blogging
Connie Crosby has a nice article on The Truth About Blogging. Although it is aimed at librarians, the truths she shares are universal. She notes that “We often hear ‘to be seen as an expert, …
Skype v. Gizmo
Bob Ambrogi has a nice summary of the difference between Gizmo and Skype, two VoIP services. (What’s VoIP?) I’ve used Skype but haven’t tried Gizmo. The call recording feature is intriguing, however.
Batgirl Was a Librarian
Who knew? – Batgirl was a librarian! A colleague noticed the reference to Wonder Woman in my bio and clued me into Batgirl’s career. Here’s the scoop from Batgirl was a Librarian: Barbara Gordon, the …