University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: August 2019

Assessing Law Journal Publication Offers – School Prestige v. Journal Citation Impact Factor

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On the topic of assessing law journal publication offers — There is a very interesting article recently available on SSRN that examines the relationship between a school’s prestige and the citation impact factor of its flagship journals.  To investigate whether ranking translates into impact, the authors analyze historical data from American law journal’s impact-factor (using Washington & Lee’s rankings) and the US …

Google Enhances Podcast Discovery

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Last week, Google enhanced discoverability of podcast content.  Simply add the word “podcast” to your search and Google search will show you playable episodes alongside your other search results. We’ll surface these episodes based on Google’s understanding of what’s being talked about on a podcast, so you can find even more relevant information about a topic …

Guide to Locating Older WI Legal Material

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Carol Hassler of Wisconsin State Law Library has put together a very helpful guide on finding older legal materials in the latest edition of InsideTrack. She provides tips on locating archived: Laws & Regulations Agency Opinions Court Opinions Court Rules Archived Websites Book Editions

Statistical Observations from the WI Supreme Court’s 2018-19 Term

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For some interesting observations about the 2018-19 Wisconsin Supreme Court term, check out the latest SCOWstats post.  It analyzes the number of decisions filed and polarization within the court and offers some speculation about the 2019-20 term.

New HeinOnline Feature Visualizes Author’s Connections to Scholarly Community

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HeinOnline, a database of laws, law journals, and other legal texts, recently added a new feature called “Explore this Author” to author profiles.  It allows readers to visualize how an author’s scholarship connects with the scholarly community. Look for the “Explore this Author” link at the top left of the author’s profile. Users will be redirected to an …

WHS Receives Grant to Digitize Early Citizen Petitions to WI Legislature

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Congratulations to the Wisconsin Historical Society for receiving a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to digitize citizen petitions submitted to the Wisconsin Legislature between 1836 and 1890. Here’s more information about the project from WHS: The project will arrange, describe, preserve and make the petitions digitally available to the public. When the grant …