Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
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 was so popular that CS-SIS is sponsoring it again in 2009. The Web 2.0 Challenge will provide a free, comprehensive, …
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, Steve Barkan. Many members of our library staff, including myself, contributed to the publication. I authored two chapters and an …
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 managing your favorite sites
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 this survey.
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 appearance. In preparation, I’ve compiled a list of Firefox Add-ons which may be useful for the legal or library professional. …
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 a collection of several subscription databases containing articles from thousands of newspaper and periodical titles, image files, and other reference …
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 explains, these same articles are available at no cost when searched via Google. The WSJ wants to be indexed in …
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 and they asked me to give an overview of emerging technologies and how law librarians are using them. I floundered …
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 numbers.” As Bev notes, BillFinder is particularly useful when looking for similar legislation being considered by more than one state. …
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