Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Susan Allen, associate director and chief librarian of the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, has some insightful comments on Libraries in a Digital Age. Ms. Allen gave the 2008 Douglas Schewe Annual Lecture April 16 for the Friends of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries. Her talk is available online through WisconsinEye. Source: Libraries@UW–Madison
The Law Library is very pleased to report that two of our staff members have received UW Madison Library Service Awards. Michael Morgalla, our Faculty Liaison, received the award for classified staff. Mike works with our Law School faculty on current awareness, obtaining resources across the campus, verifying citations, charging out material from special collections, …
Wisconsin public libraries return $4.06 for every dollar taxpayers invest in them, according to an economic impact research report produced by NorthStar Economics Inc. of Madison. Read more from The Capital Times. The complete NorthStar report is available from the Campaign for Wisconsin Libraries. Source: Nicole’s Auxiliary Storage
Monitoring changes to Web sites can be an important part of legal practice, whether for litigation, competitive intelligence, current awareness, or any number of other reasons. RSS feeds and email alerts make potentially laborious process much easier. Instead of going out to the web site every day, you can automatically receive notification of any changes. …
CityDictionary is a fun new online dictionary with a local flavor. From the creator: It’s for regional words/phrases/things/places, etc. that you think someone should know about a city. But it’s more than just a city guide — it’s really a place to share insider information like nicknames for things, regional slang, etc. that you wouldn’t …
There’s a lot going on with WisconsinEye these days. Last night, Christopher Long, President & CEO was the guest speaker at the joint meeting of the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. It’s More Than You Thought Many of us probably think of WisconsinEye as CSPAN for …
From ReadWriteWeb: Starting next month, Meebo will be rolling out ads in the IM service that invite users to access quizzes, polls, long-form video and other resources. Users will be able to opt-in to sponsored experiences that are targeted to them specifically, based on their demographics and behavior. It’s unclear if the ads will carry …
From Law School News: The University of Wisconsin Law School’s Institute for Legal Studies will host its fourth Midwest Law and Society Retreat on September 19 and 20, 2008, at the Pyle Center on the UW–Madison campus. The interdisciplinary symposium draws faculty, independent scholars, and graduate students from diverse social science and law programs in …
Last Friday, Marquette Law Library hosted a very interesting presentation on “Amending the Copyright Act for Libraries” by Laura Gasaway (UNC Chapel Hill School of Law). Ms. Gasaway shared her experiences as co-chair of The Section 108 Study Group,* the independent committee (comprised of both librarians and publishers) charged with updating the Copyright Act for …
Each month, the Milwaukee Public Library holds a free workshop on Patents 101: How to do a Patent Search. The next workshop is scheduled for Monday, April 28th from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Central Library. For more information call (414) 286-3000. Source: Now @ MPL