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Month: July 2008

SSRN Improves Article and Author Pages

Posted on July 30, 2008

It appears that SSRN (Social Science Research Network) has made some interface improvements to its author and article pages. Very nice. For those that may not be familiar with it, SSRN is an open access …

Posted in Data & Databases

Slydial Connects You Directly to Voicemail

Posted on July 29, 2008

A new service called Slydial connects you directly to to someone’s mobile voicemail – without ever having the phone ring. Sneaky. Here’s how it works: Dial 267-SLYDIAL (267-759-3425) from any landline or mobile phone. (It …

Posted in Communication

The Virtual Chase Comes to an End

Posted on July 29, 2008

Genie Tyburski has announced that she’s closing down The Virtual Chase. Wow – the end of an era. I will take down the site gradually over the next several months unless I find someone willing …

Posted in Research Strategies

Free Criminal History Search for Individuals or Entire Neighborhoods

Posted on July 25, 2008

Criminal Searches is a new site that allows you to do just what its name implies – run a criminal history check on specific people or generally for a geographic area. From an AP story: …

Posted in Data & Databases

Survey Finds that Most Law Librarians Prefer Westlaw to LexisNexis

Posted on July 22, 2008

Two librarians from Stanford Law School, J. Paul Lomio and Erika V. Wayne, have recently published the results of their study analyzing law librarians opinions on LexisNexis v. Westlaw. As costs for research tools, both …

Posted in Data & Databases

Milwaukee Area Libraries Using RFID to Improve Efficiency

Posted on July 22, 2008

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on the use of RFID in Milwaukee area libraries. West Allis is among a handful of local libraries in Milwaukee County — including Greenfield, Wauwatosa and Franklin — that are …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians

Nominate Legal Support Staff for 2008 Unsung Heroes Award

Posted on July 21, 2008

Once again, it’s time to nominate your favorite legal support staff for the Wisconsin Law Journal’s Unsung Heroes award. From the Web site: Lawyers in Wisconsin do terrific work. But where would they be without …

Posted in Legal Professionals

Madison Magazine's Restaurant Week

Posted on July 21, 2008

July 27-August 1is Madison Magazine’s Summer Restaurant Week. During these six days, Madison’s finest restaurants will offer three special, fixed-price, three course menus for just $25 per person. A list of participating restaurants is available …

Posted in Miscellaneous & Odd-ball

HeinOnline Features Article Citator

Posted on July 17, 2008

I was doing some research in HeinOnline this afternoon and was surprised to find that they now have an article citator. When viewing an article, there is a link to “Articles That Cite This Article” …

Posted in Legal Publications

Subject Compilations of State Laws Coming to HeinOnline

Posted on July 17, 2008

HeinOnline has announced that it will soon be adding Subject Compilations of State Laws as an a-la-carte library module. According to the HeinOnline Weblog This database contains references to more than 17,000 sources of 50-state …

Posted in Legislation & Regs
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