Snow Sculptures on Bascom Hill
The recent snow has brought out the ice sculptors on Bascom Hill. Bucky Badger stands in front of Bascom Hall and SpongeBob is right outside the Law School.
Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The recent snow has brought out the ice sculptors on Bascom Hill. Bucky Badger stands in front of Bascom Hall and SpongeBob is right outside the Law School.
Yet another one from the latest edition of Law Library Journal (Winter 2007). In her column, Technology for Everyone . . ., Diane Murley explains Mind Mapping Complex Information. Abstract: Ms. Murley introduces mind mapping as a technique for handling complex information, discusses its application to some functions of law librarians, and lists some of …
Here’s another good article from the latest edition of Law Library Journal (Winter 2007). In Go and Tell the World: Charles R. McCarthy and the Evolution of the Legislative Reference Movement, 1901-1917, Paul D. Healey writes of Wisconsin’s other McCarthy. Abstract: Professor Healey describes the work of Charles R. McCarthy who, in the early twentieth …
There’s lots of good stuff in the latest edition of Law Library Journal (Winter 2007). Are Public Law Librarians Immune from Suit? Muddying the Already Murky Waters of Law Librarian Liability by John Cannan look particularly interesting. Abstract: Public law librarians–academic law librarians at public universities and court and other government librarians–may enjoy public official …
Citrus (think Cit-r-us) is a new legal citation tool which automatically corrects legal citations in Word as you type. “When you’re ready to type a citation, press F2 and make an educated guess. Once you’re done, press F2 again, and Citrus will generate a correct Bluebook citation.” An individual license is available for $495 per …
The ABA Web Store is now offering a RSS feed with information about new books available from the ABA. News Feed will include new titles and other Web Store information.
In response to the Wisconsin Legislative Council’s decision to remove publications more than five years old from their Web site, the UW Law Library contacted the WLC and offered to host the documents on our Web site. WLC has accepted our offer and has provided us with the electronic publications back to 1996. We are …
The Wisconsin Women’s Law Journal will be hosting their 2007 Colloquium at the Law School (Lubar Commons) this Friday, February 23. This year’s colloquium, “Our Workplace, Our Home: Protecting our Families and Preserving our Dignity,” highlights two authors the journal will be publishing this year. The first speaker, Jill Maxwell of Brooklyn Law School, will …
The Second Line Blog is the official blog for the American Association of Law Libraries’ (AALL) 2007 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. It features current announcements, news, photos, informal reports from conference goers, and all sorts of important items of interest. Both a RSS feed and email subscription are available. If you wish to contribute …
The Wisconsin International Law Journal announces the 2007 Symposium open to all UW students, faculty and the legal community Islamic Law in a Globalized World: Implications for Contemporary Finance Law Friday, March 2, 2007 9:00 am -5:00 pm Godfrey and Kahn Hall (Room 2260) University of Wisconsin Law School Overview: Islamic law has become an …