Month: July 2008

Historic Milwaukee Photos

The Milwaukee Public Library has recently made available a collection of historic Milwaukee photographs. The library’s collection consists of over 50,000 photographs of Milwaukee dating from the late 19th century to the present, although only a fraction of these are yet available online. For more historic images, see the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society …

Wisconsin State Journal Names UW Law Library as One of the Best Quiet Hideaways in Madison

The Wisconsin State Journal has named the UW Law Library as one of the best “quiet” places in Madison. Searching for solitude? Nothing beats the void-like hush of UW–Madison’s Law Library. Open to the public, its five floors offer nooks, crannies and the kind of heavy silence that could make mimes squirm. Now before you …

Web 2.0 Challenge Course Now Available

Are you interested in learning about applications like blogs, wikis, and Second Life, but don’t have a lot of time? Take the AALL Computing Service Special Interest Section’s Web 2.0 Challenge! The Web 2.0 Challenge — a free, comprehensive, and interactive online course — will use hands-on exercises to introduce many kinds of social technologies …