Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
This morning, Westclip picked up on Federal Lawyer article on The State of the Legal Blawgosphere. (Westlaw: 53-OCT FEDRLAW 14) According to estimates from Bob Ambrogi and Tom Mighell, there are at least 1000, but probably closer to 2000 legal blogs in existence. Also mentioned was the list of 100+ law library blogs which I …
Many parents have worried about their children spending too much time online, viewing Internet content that might be inappropriate, or being contacted by unsavory characters in Cyberspace. However, very few parents likely have considered the prospect that they may be sued for the online misbehavior of their kids. –From the FindLaw article, Parents Legally Liable …
If you are a fan of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Odd Wisconsin web site, you may also be interested in On This Day in Wisconsin History from WHS. There is even a RSS feed. You can also submit an event of historical significance to the database.
Jimmy Atkinson, of the OEDb: Online Education Database has compiled a very useful directory of authoritative Web resources. The article is entitled, Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources. I like this line: Do you think your local or university librarian uses Google? Sure, but certainly not exclusively. [Oh no, our secret is …
HeinOnline has recently announced the availability of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) from inception in 1938 through the 1983 edition. It includes all editions inclusive of this period as well as all supplements for this time frame in PDF format. Currently, the 1938 through 1983 editions of the CFR in HeinOnline have been electronically …
Legal blogging expert, Kevin O’Keefe had this to say about the recent Blogger outages: I’d hate to be the law firm marketing professional telling the managing partner in a 500 lawyer firm with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues that ‘our 5 blog sites have been down for the day – but we got …
AELR Blog summarizes nicely a Law.com article on a recent AmLaw Tech survey. The results are based on a summer survey of 200 highest-grossing firms in the U.S. about technology trends and the products and services that they are using. AmLaw received 125 responses that offer insight into how firms are prioritizing their technology budgets …
There’s a new librarian in town… Ms. Dewey, who happens to be a fully animated search engine. As a source of amusement, it’s worth a visit – especially if you don’t mind being mocked. But if you are interested in quality search results, look elsewhere. Or you could ask a real librarian – and we …
“Join Denise Howell and the TWiL panel, including Cathy Kirkman, Ernie Svenson, and John Palfrey as they discuss breaking issues in technology law including patents, copyrights, and more.” What’s TWiL? This Week in Law, a new legal issues podcast.
Two new blogs: LexLibris, University of Minnesota Law Library Blawg Law School Innovation, A Member of the Law Professor Blogs Network