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Month: October 2008

WI Appellate Courts Briefs to be Filed and Made Available Electronically

Posted on October 31, 2008

From the Wisconsin Law Journal: The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Oct. 28 took another step in broadening an electronic filing system for attorneys, but the court also made it known it is not willing to …

Posted in Courts

Haunted Campus: UW Madison Ghost Stories

Posted on October 31, 2008

The Badger Herald has gathered an spooky list of hauntings on campus. Wisconsin Union Theater, Science Hall and Memorial Library are among the supposedly haunted. Memorial Library is also mentioned by Britannica Blog in their …

Posted in UW Madison

Christian Science Monitor Weekly to Go Online Only

Posted on October 29, 2008

“After a century of continuous publication, The Christian Science Monitor will abandon its weekday print edition and appear online only,” reports the New York Times. “The paper is currently published Monday through Friday, and will …

Posted in Print Publications

UWDCC Real Estate Collection Offers Consulting Reports from 1960s-90s

Posted on October 28, 2008

The Real Estate Collection is a new resource from the UW Digital Collections Center. It contains materials and examples of commercial work in real estate done by celebrated University of Wisconsin professor James A. Graaskamp …

Posted in Digitization

Publisher/Author Settlement Agreement with Google Opens Door for Full Online Access to Millions of Books

Posted on October 28, 2008

A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit against Google over access to copyrighted material in Google Books. From the AP: According to a statement issued Tuesday by the Authors Guild, the Association …

Posted in Digitization

Woman Arrested for Killing Virtual Husband

Posted on October 27, 2008

From Yahoo News: A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband’s digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police …

Posted in Online Interactions

Law School Course Page Options & Best Practices

Posted on October 24, 2008

I recently gave a short presentation to our students and faculty on the various course page options available at the UW Law School. I prepared a handout highlighting the pros and cons of the various …

Posted in Course Pages

Wisconsin Law Journal Articles on Exonerees Highlight WI Innocence Project

Posted on October 22, 2008

The latest edition of the Wisconsin Law Journal has several articles about the challenges facing persons exonerated of crimes and released from prison. A number of the cases highlight students and faculty from the Wisconsin …

Posted in UW Law School

Want to Share a Google Search? Shorten It Up With Look.fo

Posted on October 22, 2008

Ever wanted to share the results of a Google search with someone? Look.fo makes it easier – well, shorter anyway. Say I want to share the results of a Google search for WisBlawg. I could …

Posted in Search Engines

Libraries Get Busier As Budgets Get Tighter

Posted on October 22, 2008

“Tough economic times means more people are checking out their local libraries, hoping to cut down on the amount they spend on books, magazines and movies,” reports Channel3000. From the article: In Madison, libraries are …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians
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