Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
From the PACER Service Center Announcements, January 2006: PACER customers now have the option to sign up for automatic credit card billing. Customers that sign up for this option will have the amount due each quarter charged to a credit card on file with the PACER Service Center without having to visit the web site …
US News & World Report has identified “librarian” as an excellent career for 2006. This is an underrated career. Most librarians enjoy helping patrons dig up information. They learn in the process and keep up to date on the latest books and online resources. The need for librarians, unfortunately, may decline because search engines make …
If duct tape is the “handyman’s secret weapon,” then the fingernail must be the “handywoman’s secret weapon.” I’ve used mine as a screwdriver, tweezers, scraper, and more. Check out this tech tip… Unlike the previous tip about cleaning “e-dirt” from your computer, this one explains how to clean real dirt from your mouse with a …
“Do you suspect that your system is infected with adware, spyware, or other malware? Here’s how to get rid of it,” advises a recent article in Information Week. Handy dandy.
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau has created, in their Governing Wisconsin series, a guide to Federalism, the division of power between the federal and state governments. The guide explores the history of federalism in the United States and it’s role in Wisconsin.
From TVC Alert: Introtrieve last week announced that it would enable free search access to ArticleFinder, a database containing bibliographic citations and abstracts to scientific, technical and medical literature. Searchers pay to retrieve the full-text article. See more at Search Engine Watch.
Carol Bannen, Law Librarian at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., explains the issues surrounding Billing for Online Research in the fall issue of Class Action, the newsletter of the Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators. The article is part of the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin publication campaign.
The Wisconsin State Law Library is offering a full slate of workshops this winter. For registration and additional information, see the WSLL Classes and Tours page. – The Wisconsin Legislature Website Wednesday January 11, 2006 9:00-10:00 a.m. (Tomorrow!) In this hands-on overview of the Legislature’s site you’ll learn how to track legislative activity, locate bills …
U.S. Courts, from the Federal Judiciary, has recently developed a glossary of commonly used legal terms encountered in the various federal courts.
Starting yesterday, it will cost you 2 cents more to mail a standard first class letter. Up from 37 cents, a first class stamp now costs 39 cents. For additional rate changes and fees, see the USPS Web site.