From a WI Department of Transportation press release: Motorists can now get up-to-the-minute travel information by either dialing 511 or going to a new Web site offered by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The Web …
Month: January 2009
WI Innocence Project Helps Reverse Wrongful Murder Conviction
From UW Madison News: Robert Lee Stinson, a Milwaukee man convicted of homicide in 1985, is expected to be released from prison today (Jan. 30, 2009) based on new evidence of his innocence. Stinson’s attorneys …
Why Social Networking is Important to Legal Professionals
Have you been hearing the buzz about social networking but aren’t sure if it’s worth your time and effort to check it out? What is social networking? What possible use could it be to a …
Library Elf, Library Account Notification Service, to Charge for Premium Service
I’m a heavy user of our local public library. I love that I can go online, put things on hold, and then pick them up at my leisure. Keeping track of when things come in …
Rex Libris Coming to the Big Screen?
Variety reports that Warner Bros. Pictures has hired Mark Burton to pen the bigscreen adaptation of James Turner’s comicbook “Rex Libris,” about an everyday guy who becomes part of a secret sect of librarians who …
UW-Madison Remote Access Bookmarklet Prompts Users to Login to Licensed Databases
This one is just for UW-Madison folks: The UW Madison Libraries have created a remote access bookmarklet. Why should I care, you might ask? Imagine that you want to access one of the databases to …
Share Zotero Citation Lists with Zotz
“Zotero helps you collect and manage citations. Zotz helps you make them public.” From Zotero: The Zotero team is making solid progress on a variety of collaborative features. But, if you want to publish and …
FDsys to Replace GPO Access
A new system called Federal Digital System (FDsys) is slated to replace GPO Access. GPO’s FDsys is an advanced digital system that will enable GPO to manage Government information in a digital form. According to …
Madison Crime Reports – View Neighborhood Maps & Receive Alerts
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Madison is participating in a new online service that allows members of the public to monitor crime in their neighborhoods. CrimeReports.com allows users to zero in on a map …
Law Library Blogs List Tops 150
I’m pleased to report that my list of law library blogs has recently reached 150. It’s wonderful that law librarians are so active in the blogosphere. If you know of any blogs that I’ve missed, …