Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Legal abbreviations are not always easy to decipher. Fortunately, there are several good reference tools to help you do just that. Bieber’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations is a print publication (also available on Lexis) and Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations is available free online. With both sources, you can either search by abbreviation to get …
Today on Wisconsin Public Radio, host Kathleen Dunn talks with Ann Seidl, maker of the new documentary, “The Hollywood Librarian.” You can catch it on The Ideas Network at 10:00 pm tonight, or listen online. The program is one hour long. The Hollywood Librarian is showing next week (Banned Books Week) at three Wisconsin locations. …
When trying to explain a how to use a computer application, a screen shot (still photo) is worth a thousand words. A screencast (video recording) is worth a million. Librarians have been using screencast applications like Camtasia for a while to produce wonderful tutorials on database searching, etc. I’ve often thought about trying my hand …
From UW Madison News: If a piece of toast fell on the floor, would you pick it up and eat it? You probably would if you believe in the 5-second rule, which suggests that your spilled breakfast stays germ-free as long as you snatch it up in five seconds. But while the 5-second rule remains …
JS Online reports that “‘The Fonz’ soon might be part of our downtown [Milwaukee] landscape, immortalized in a life-size bronze sculpture that city tourism leaders hope would be a stopping point for visitors.” From the article: The Fonz, of course, is Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli, the character from the long-running TV show “Happy Days,” set in …
HeinOnline will soon be adding a new search feature called Title Lookup whereby you can locate a title anywhere in HeinOnline or you can use it to locate a title in a specific library. Title Lookup is available on the HeinOnline “Welcome” page and in each HeinOnline library. You can enter any term you wish …
Have you ever been bidding on something at Ebay and up until the last few seconds, you think you’ve got it – then someone swoops in at the very end and outbids you? Urgh! This is called sniping and Wikipedia defines it as watching a timed online auction (such as on eBay or Yahoo!), and …
Have you ever been bidding on something at Ebay and up until the last few seconds, you think you’ve got it – then someone swoops in at the very end and outbids you? Urgh! This is called sniping and Wikipedia defines it as watching a timed online auction (such as on eBay or Yahoo!), and …
Earlier this year, I reported on the lawyer documentary, A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar… which was showing at several film festivals. Now, it’s been released on DVD and is available for purchase on Amazon and soon to be available for check out at the UW Law Library. Here’s the NYT review as it appears …
From the Wisconsin Court System: On September 27 in Neillsville, the Wisconsin Court System and the Wisconsin Valley Library Service will co-sponsor a special training session for librarians who provide assistance to people who represent themselves in court. The project’s goal is to foster communication between local courts and public libraries in an effort to …