Wendt Library Blog has some good hacks for Google Scholar for UW-Madison users. By simply changing your preferences, you can beef up your search results by adding full-text links from UW-Madison library databases. And now, …
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Bypassing Disclaimer Screen in CCAP
Proof and Hearsay, the blog from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel staff on legal issues, offers another handy CCAP search tip: how to look at individual case records without having to click on the disclaimer screen …
Comparing the State Budget Versions
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau has prepared a memorandum comparing 2007-09 budget recommendations of the Governor, Joint Committee on Finance, Senate, and Assembly. Comparisons are shown in the following areas: All funds appropriations General fund appropriations …
Wisconsin Union Blend Blog Discusses Instructional Technology at UW-Madison
Wisconsin Union Blend is a new blog where “members of the UW-Madison teaching and instructional technology communities to come together and talk about the campus issues that impact our respective fields.” I learned about it …
WI Budget Conference Committee Explained
From the JS Online Capitol Podcast: In the coming weeks, a conference committee of state legislators will sit down at the bargaining table — peace-treaty style — in an attempt to develop a compromise version …
Wigs Off in Britain
From Reuters: Britain’s lawyers and judges are to break with centuries-old tradition and cease wearing white horse-hair wigs in non-criminal cases, the head of the country’s judiciary announced on Thursday. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord …
New Outdoor Book Drop on UW-Madison Campus
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 …
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 …