The University of Wisconsin Law School has created a new page entitled Intellectual Life which features the research and scholarship of the faculty and staff. On the page, you’ll find audio recordings of recent presentations, …
Month: April 2009
Law Libraries & the Economic Crisis
How is the current economic crisis affecting the law library profession? An e-newsletter from AALL President, James Duggan, shares the results from a recent survey of law library directors: Staff 23 percent of law libraries …
Google Books & its Implications for UW Madison
The Daily Cardinal has a very thorough article on the Google Books initiative and its implications for the UW Madison campus. The article discusses: staffing concerns at campus libraries copyright issues and the status of …
Are Student Government Records Subject to State's Open Record Laws?
“A group of college reporters asked Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Wednesday for his opinion on whether Wisconsin’s open records and meetings laws apply to University of Wisconsin System student government.” Read more at …
Wisconsin Property Assessors Manual Available Online
The complete Wisconsin Property Assessors Manual is now available online. The manual aids assessors in the interpretation of statutes related to classifying and valuing property, describes the property assessment cycle and deadlines, and defines the …
LRB Twitter Feed
Steve Miller of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau informs me that the LRB now has a Twitter feed. They’ll be tweeting about recent acquisitions and new publications from the LRB.
Diploma Privilege: 7th Circ. Questions State-focus of Legal Education in WI; Law Prof. Responds
In his blog, BYU Law professor, Gordon Smith, formerly of the UW Law School, responds to criticism leveled by several Seventh Circuit judges who question the state-focus of legal education in Wisconsin as related to …
National Library Week Celebration and Events at the UW Law Library
Happy National Library Week! Stop by the UW Law Library this week and help us celebrate. For our celebration this year, we’ve put together a number of activities including games, displays, and faculty/staff READ posters. …
WI Bill Would Require Employers to Notify of E-Mail Monitoring
Wisconsin Radio Network reports that “a public hearing Tuesday from the Legislature’s Committee on Personal Privacy took up a bill that would require employers to annually notify their workers of email monitoring.” The bill in …
Article: Law Firms Slash Summer Associate Programs
“Big firms across the country have dramatically cut the number of associates attending their 2009 summer programs, a sign that firms don’t expect to see a talent shortage in fall 2010,” reports Law.com. Many of …