Think tearing up those unwanted credit card applications is good enough? One man documents his adventures with The Torn-Up Credit Card Application. Find out what happened when he tore an application into small pieces, taped …
Year: 2006
Blogging Can Help (or Hurt) Your Career
According to the Boston Globe, blogs are essential to a good career. In a nutshell, the article advises that blogging helps a professional stand out among her peers. Employers regularly Google prospective employees to learn …
Comparing Feet
The other day, my husband and our toddler were comparing feet. “I wearin’ socks,” she said. “Yes, you are wearing socks,” he responded. Barefoot, he asked her, “Is Papa wearing socks?” “No,” she said, “Papa …
Exploring Law Librarianship
Last week, the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin sponsored two events for library school students interested in learning about a career law librarianship. Thursday’s session was held in Madison and Friday’s was in Milwaukee. In …
Digital Cameras Have Digital Fingerprints
From EurekAlert (American Association for the Advancement of Science): Child pornographers will soon have a harder time escaping prosecution thanks to a stunning new technology in development at Binghamton University, State University of New York, …
Today is AskAway Day – Virtual Reference Service
Governor Doyle has proclaimed today, Monday, April 24 as AskAway Day in Wisconsin. AskAway is a new statewide virtual reference service. Live chat with a librarian using a very simple Web service. There is no …
Corporate Blogging Best Practices
The UW E-Business Consortium’s Corporate Weblogging Best Practices is a must for any firm or business that has a blog or is thinking about starting one. Actually, it’s worthwhile for any firm or business wanting …
Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice
If you are a Trekkie like me, you might be interested in Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice. From the publisher’s site: Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice weds popular media with academic …
StateMaster for State Statistics
The folks who brought us NationMaster.com, have released a new tool called StateMaster.com, a statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on U.S. states. This is pretty sweet. …
Who Owns the Moon?
Who owns the moon? Now that would have been a good Stump the Librarian question. From the Moritz Legal Information Blog: The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is a good place to …