Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
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 should be mandatory when logging into CM/ECF. In addition, formatting requirements of the client code can be set. The new …
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 your presentation on a projector while having the edit screen display on your laptop advance to any slide out of …
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 ever, the conference is being opened to attendance by local librarians. Programs are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, October 19 …
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. From the article: Just as children raised in a loving environment tend to fare better in life than those from …
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. The changes include: Executive summaries that help viewers to interpret case information. (Available for criminal, traffic, forfeiture or civil cases …
Friday was a big day at the Law School. First, we were treated to a viewing of the hit film, “Buckystein.” Ok, maybe not “hit”, but it was.. umm.. interesting – and fun. And it featured the Law School’s own Bethany Pluymers, Associate Dean for Administration. Friday evening we celebrated the dedication of the Library’s …
Steve Matthews of Vancouver Law Librarian Blog has an excellent list of the Top 10 Uses for RSS in Law Firms. There are some wonderful ideas here on how to leverage this technology for current awareness, marketing, image monitoring, communication and more. If you are new to RSS, see my article in the August Wisconsin …
My family’s favorite season is fall. From apple picking to corn mazes to watching the leaves turn, we love to get outside and enjoy the season. So I was pleased to discover that the Wisconsin Tourism Department Web site has a very nice Fall Color Report. It will tell you when colors are at their …
I recently discovered that the University of Wisconsin–Madison maintains an Experts Database. This database consists of over 1700 UW Madison faculty and staff who have agreed to talk with reporters on selected topics. There are two different ways to search the database: by keyword search and by expert name. If you have trouble finding the …
David Null, our UW–Madison University Archivist shared this familiar sounding passage from the University Press dated Jan. 27, 1883: Why don’t students make more use of the libraries? This is an old and worn-out question, but for all that is of practical interest to us. …Comparatively few of the students know the opportunities afforded them …