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Month: December 2009

CRS Report on the Google Library Project

Posted on December 29, 2009

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has recently compiled a report on The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? The report offers some background of the project …

Posted in Data & Databases

WI Sup Court to Consider Proposed Rules for E-Discovery

Posted on December 15, 2009

Next month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed amendments to the state’s discovery rules that specifically pertain to electronic discovery. According to the Wisconsin Lawyer The amendments are adapted …

Posted in Courts

Google Scholar Legal – What It Is and Isn't

Posted on December 8, 2009

Greg Lambert over at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog reports on his conversation with Google Scholar Chief Engineer Anurag Acharya. First of all, let me address the questions that I’m sure a lot of …

Posted in Data & Databases

Latest UW Law School Faculty Scholarship

Posted on December 7, 2009

Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Law, Politics, and Access to Essential Medicines in Developing Countries by Heinz Klug Resolving Problems Among Neighbors …

Posted in UW Law School

Value Line Investment Service Online Now Available to Madison Public Library Card Holders

Posted on December 7, 2009

Madison Public Library has acquired an online subscription to the Value Line Investment Survey. The service is available at all nine Madison public libraries or remotely to city of Madison residents with valid library cards. …

Posted in Data & Databases

The New Federal Time Computation Amendments of 2009*

Posted on December 3, 2009

On December 1, 2009, new time computation amendments to the federal rules and statutes will become effective. The Time Computation Project, as it is called, proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal …

Posted in Courts

Bill Would Raise Small Claims Limit

Posted on December 3, 2009

The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics heard testimony Tuesday on a bill raising the dollar limit in small claims court. (Assembly Bill 524) The current dollar limit in small claims court is $5,000. …

Posted in Legislation & Regs

Now on Badgerlink – HeritageQuest Online Offers Genealogy Resources including Serial Set and Census

Posted on December 3, 2009

There is a new database available on BadgerLink* called HeritageQuest Online. It offers a treasury of American genealogical sources, including some legal material. HeritageQuest Online contains the following: U.S. Federal Censuses feature the original images …

Posted in Data & Databases

Google Closes Loophole Allowing Users to Access Large Amount of Subscription News Content for Free

Posted on December 2, 2009

The New York Times reports that Google is closing a loophole which allowed users to access large numbers of articles on subscription-based sites without paying for them. The company’s “First Click Free” program, which publishers …

Posted in News

WisBlawg Available on Kindle

Posted on December 2, 2009

I learned yesterday that WisBlawg subscriptions are available for the Kindle. To view blogs on the Kindle, apparently you have to pay for the convenience. WisBlawg is listed at $1.99 / month. Personally, I’d rather …

Posted in Blog Administration
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