Memorial Library on the UW-Madison campus has recently installed an outside book drop at the top of their loading dock area. Now patrons can temporarily park in the loading dock (on the corner of Langdon …
Month: July 2007
Proof & Hearsay, New JS Blog, Offers CCAP Search Tips
Proof and Hearsay is a new blog from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “devoted to law-and-order issues in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin, with occasional ventures farther afield for legal matters relevant to the way justice is …
Lawmakers Using Video to Communicate via the Web
“Many political pundits have said the 2008 presidential race will be the election of YouTube,” says JS Online. “Local lawmakers are picking up on that trend…” The article explores how Wisconsin’s legislators are using video …
Nominate Legal Support Staff for Unsung Heroes Award
It’s time to nominate your favorite legal support staffer for the 2nd Annual Unsung Heroes Award. The Wisconsin Law Journal sponsors the award to honor the “‘Unsung Heroes’ whose efforts are essential to helping law …
WisconsinEye Hits Airwaves Today
Live WisconsinEye cable television coverage of the State Legislature begins at noon today. From the press release posted on WisPolitics.com: The WisconsinEye 24/7 cable channel will be available beginning tomorrow to Time Warner Cable Wisconsin …
Blogging and Beyond: New Communication Streams for Technical Services Librarians
I’ll be heading to New Orleans later this week for the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting. One of the things on my calendar is presenting at a TS-SIS program entitled, Blogging and Beyond: …
Books Program on WisconsinEye
In addition to its coverage of the Wisconsin Legislature, WisconsinEye has also produced a series of programs about Wisconsin-themed books. Some are author interviews and others are appearances by authors at local bookstores. Archived audio …
Technology Changing the Image and Roles of Librarians
There were two interesting articles about librarians in my in-box today. Both are about how technology has changed the profession. One focuses on how technology has attracted a new generation of hip librarians and other …
New Librarian Comic (Shelf Check) & Movie (Rex Libris)
I recently learned about a new librarian cartoon called Shelf Check. And, of course, there is always Unshelved. And it looks like Rex Libris, the graphic novel featuring a librarian-superhero, has been picked up by …
UW Law School Redesigns Web Site
You may have noticed that WisBlawg was unavailable late last week. It was because the Law School’s server was down to make the switch to the newly redesigned UW Law School Web site. Check it …