Thanks to my colleague, Cindy May, for alerting me to a neat new visual search engine called SearchMe.com. It is currently in beta. As you enter your search, categories appear across the top which you …
Year: 2008
State Bar Convention Session Generates Discussion on Blogs as Legal Scholarship
Last week I had the honor of presenting at the State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention here in Madison. I spoke at a Litigation Section program entitled “This Blog’s for You” along with Mark Herrmann …
Google to Blur Faces in Street Views Maps
In response to privacy concerns, Google will be blurring out any human face appearing in Google Maps street views. Street views are available in Google Maps for both Milwaukee and Madison. Simply do a Google …
In Memory of Roy M. Mersky
We were saddened to learn of the death of Law Library titan, Roy M. Mersky. Law Librarian Blog reports: Professor Roy M. Mersky died yesterday from complications of a recent fall. A member of the …
Library Book Vending Machines
From SF List (via Tame the Web): Starting sometime in April, library books will be available at Contra Costa County BART stations via “ATM style lending machines.” A new program called Library-a-Go-Go, along with the …
Gather All Google Apps, RSS Feeds, Gadgets Etc. with iGoogle
Do you iGoogle? iGoogle is a personalized Google start page (similar to My Yahoo!) where you can aggregate all the Google resources you use on your online desktop – search, gMail, Google Calendar, etc. It …
Chief Justice Abrahamson READ Poster & Bookmarks
As part of their National Library Week celebration, the Wisconsin State Law Library unveiled a new READ poster and READ bookmarks featuring Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson. The poster, along with bookmarks also …
Oregon Revised Statutes Copyright Claim
Boing Boing reports that the situation regarding the contested copyright claim for Oregon Revised Statutes has reached an impasse. Oregon says they are copyright-able; Justia and Public.Resource.Org, who plan to post them online, say they …
UW Madison Introduces Emergency Text Message Service
Members of the campus community can now sign up to receive text messages in the event of an emergency. UW-Madison students, faculty and staff, along with employees of campus affiliates can sign up for WiscAlerts …
Tune in Today to BlogTalkRadio for Interview with Ken Svengalis
Tune in to BlogTalkRadio at 3:00 PM (central) today for a live Internet radio call-in program featuring Ken Svengalis of Legal Information Buyer’s Guide. Ken will be interviewed by Brian Striman and Richard Leiter. From …