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UW Top Law School Enrollment Increase for 2018

Posted on December 26, 2018

According to recently released ABA enrollment figures, law school enrollment increased by three percent nationally in 2018, marking the first measurable increase since 2010.   The University of Wisconsin Law School saw the largest jump with …

Posted in UW Law School

Scientists Examine What Having Constant Access to Information Does to Our Memory

Posted on December 7, 2018

Several years ago, tech writer Nicholas Carr sparked a debate with his thought-provoking Atlantic article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”  In it, Carr suggested that not only is the Internet shaping our lives – it’s physically changing …

Posted in Communication

Videos Highlight how UW Law Library Fosters Research & Learning

Posted on October 19, 2018

Over the summer, the Law Library created a series of videos that highlights the ways that we foster research and learning at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Just in time to celebrate the UW …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians, UW Law School

"Year of the Badger": A Record Year for UW Law School

Posted on October 15, 2018

Law school admissions have been up almost across the board this year, but Wisconsin law schools have seen even more marked figures. Marquette Law School has reported record numbers of female law students as well …

Posted in Law Students, News, UW Law School

CRS Reports Now Available to the Public

Posted on October 8, 2018

By Eric Taylor, Evening & Weekend Reference Librarian Once the exclusive province of Congress, the CRS Reports are now available to everyone.  Thoroughly researched and produced by the Congressional Research Service, the CRS Reports are …

Posted in Legal Publications, Legislation & Regs, Public Information, Uncategorized

Wisconsin Ethics Opinions now freely available online

Posted on September 28, 2018

  The State Bar has recently made the Wisconsin Ethics Opinions freely available on their website. The ethics opinions can be reached in two ways: Use the direct link to search the opinions by keyword …

Posted in Uncategorized

CourtListener Now Offering PACER Docket Alerts

Posted on September 6, 2018

By Eric Taylor, Reference Librarian The Free Law Project recently announced the availability of PACER Docket Alerts on CourtListener.com.  CourtListener is a free public access website tracking federal and state courts.  The Docket Alert tool …

Posted in Alerts, Courts, News, Public Information, Tools

What if There Were TurboTax, but for Appellate Briefs? (Guess What- There Is!)

Posted on September 5, 2018

Formatting appellate briefs is tough- there’s no getting around it. Brief-writers, be they attorneys or pro se litigants, have to pay very close attention to specific formatting details like margins, font, citations, headings, etc. If …

Posted in Uncategorized

Instantly Create and Share a Bibliography with ZoteroBib – Even in Bluebook

Posted on May 21, 2018

When I’m writing a document or article and I need to manage a bunch of citations, my go-to tool is Zotero.  It’s an incredibly powerful citation manager that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share …

Posted in citation

News on the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau

Posted on May 17, 2018

A recent article from Madison’s local newspaper, The Isthmus, outlines some significant cuts to the staff and services of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, particularly in the LRB research and library services department. For example, the …

Posted in Legal Professionals, Legal Publications, Legislation & Regs, Libraries & Librarians, Print Publications, Public Information
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