In addition to the password protected LexisNexis, there is also a campus wide product called LexisNexis Academic to which the UW Madison Libraries subscribe. Anyone may use this service at no charge at any campus …
Year: 2007
Blogging Workshop at WI State Law Library
The Wisconsin State Law Library routinely offers a great slate of workshops. Looks like there is a new one coming up in November called, “Using Blogs to Promote Your Law Practice.” Here’s the description: Blogs …
Finding Juror Blog Posts
Deliberations has an interesting post on jurors who blog. The part that caught my librarian’s eye was the collection of tips on setting up searches to find juror blog posts. Summarized, they are: Learn about …
Justia Expands Federal District Court Filings DB – Added Years & PDF Filings Now Available
More goodies from Justia – they expanded their Federal District Court Filings database. They’ve gone back a few more years and now cover from 2004 to the present. And now, in addition to just seeing …
Beyond Wikipedia – Wikis for Legal Professionals
As part of its Litigation Support Guide, the Wisconsin Law Journal explores the use of wikis in the legal environment. The article is available in the August 27th print edition and will eventually make it’s …
Librarians Rock in "Addy Will Know"
Indie Pop Band SNMNMNM pays homage to librarians in it’s new song, “Addy Will Know.” It’s about a real librarian who helps a patron find four books for which he is looking. The names of …
WisconsinEye Now Broadcasting Supreme Court Oral Arguements
WisconsinEye announced yesterday that it will begin gavel-to-gavel broadcast coverage of oral arguments in the State Supreme Court beginning with today’s with three scheduled cases. State of Wisconsin v. Ronald Schaefer (Case # 2006AP1826-CRAC) Stuart …
If You Were a Book…
If you were a book, what book would you be? Answer just six questions to find your exact literary match! My match is To Kill a Mockingbird. Hat tip to my colleague, Mary Jo Koranda.
Legal Conference Watch is Now Legal Scholarship Blog
Legal Conference Watch, the blog announced last month from the Gallagher Law Library, has remade itself as the Legal Scholarship Blog. This blog is a collaborative service from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law …
The View from Mars
Last night as we were snuggling up in our favorite rocking chair, my three-year-old daughter invited me along on her rocket ship. “Where are we going?” I asked. “To the moon?” “No,” she said, “to …