Last year the AALL Computing Services Special Interest Section sponsored the first Web 2.0 Challenge, an online course to introduce law librarians to social software and how to use it in their libraries. The course …
Year: 2009
Fundamentals of Legal Research, 9th ed. Now Available
This morning I had the pleasure of reviewing the recently published, Fundamentals of Legal Research, 9th edition. This edition is of particular interest to me since it was edited by our UW Law Library director, …
WisBar InsideTrack Articles on Diploma Privilege & Managing Bookmarks
The new edition of WisBar InsideTrack is available today and there are several articles that I found particularly interesting. Constitutionality of ‘diploma privilege’ scrutinized in legal challenge Internet bookmarks getting out of hand? Tips for …
WI Admin Code to Go Paperless? Share Your Opinion
The Legislative Reference Bureau is considering changing to an Internet-based publishing system for the Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register. It may include RSS and alert features. They would be interested in hearing your opinion on …
Firefox Add-ons for Research, Communication, Current Awareness, Privacy & More
On Thursday, June 18th, I’ll be giving a talk at the CALI Conference for Law School Computing on Firefox Add-ons. Add-ons are extensions of the browser that add new functionality to Firefox or change its …
ProQuest Newspapers Will No Longer Be Available via Badgerlink
I recently received word that the ProQuest Newsstand will no longer be available via Badgerlink after June 30, 2009. Badgerlink, which is available free to all Wisconsin residents thanks to funding from the DPI, is …
How To Read The WSJ For Free Online
If you read the Wall Street Journal online, you’ve surely noticed that many of the articles are available in preview only. A subscription is required to view the full content. But, as The Business Insider …
Emerging Technologies & Law Libraries
Last Friday, I had the the pleasure of speaking at the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries Spring Conference. My presentation was entitled Emerging Technologies in Law Libraries: It’s Everyone’s Business. I was the keynote speaker …
Search and Compare Pending State Legislation with BillFinder
In her Wisconsin Law Journal blog, Bev Butula discusses a useful service called BillFinder which “helps you find any bill eligible for consideration in the current calendar year using either keywords and phrases or bill …
The Third Branch Articles on New Judges & Citation of Unpublished Opinions
The Third Branch newsletter from the Wisconsin court system has several interesting articles: Committee to study impact of allowing unpublished opinion cites Courts welcome 13 new judges; four incumbents re-elected over challenger