Have you seen the collection of photos that the Library of Congress has recently posted to Flickr? There are some pretty amazing photos, including a series of color photos from WWII era. It got me …
Year: 2008
Bo Ryan & Crew Featured on New READ Poster
From Libraries@UW Madison newsletter: UW basketball Head Coach Bo Ryan and several of the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball players are the subjects in the latest READ poster by the UW-Madison Libraries, which will arrive in …
JS Online Weighs in on Proposal to Limit Access to Court Records
In an editorial yesterday, JS Online weighs in on another proposal to limit access to Wisconsin’s online court records. Companion proposals by Vos and Lassa would have state officials remove cases or charges involving a …
New Bill Would Give Police Instant Access to Drivers' License Photos
Wisconsin Attorney General Van Hollen is backing a bill that would offer electronic access by law enforcement agencies to photographs on motor vehicle operators licenses and identification cards. According to Proof and Hearsay: The bill …
OPAC of the Future Featured at UW Reference Retreat
Last week the UW Madison Libraries sponsored a Reference Retreat for our campus reference librarians. There were some really great sessions that I thought might have a broader appeal and which some WisBlawg readers might …
Of Overdue Books and Library Cops
OnMilwaukee had a funny post today in which the author is reminded of some long overdue books from the Milwaukee Public Library. “So, in the end,” he writes, “I unwittingly gave myself up, ending my …
Additions to Cornell's Legal Research Engine
Cornell Law Library has recently enhanced their Legal Research Search Engine to include a few new specialty search engines. It now includes four search engines: Legal Research Guides (compiled by law libraries around the county) …
Do Librarians Belong in Facebook?
“If you could contact a librarian via Facebook or MySpace for help with your research, would you? If not, why?” That was the question asked of 300+ college students in a recent University of Michigan …
UW Law Library Recent Acquisitions RSS Feed
Last week I announced that MadCat, the UW Madison Library catalog, had added RSS feeds for new items from various campus libraries and subjects, including law. I also noted that the Law Library is continuing …
Bella is Bewildered About Blogs
Bev Butula, law librarian colleague and blogger over at the Wisconsin Law Journal, shared with me a fun story she created to illustrate how useful blogs can be to legal professionals. The story is entitled …