Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
This one is from my sister-in-law: I have always heard that people tend to undervalue their donation of goods to charities. I went online and got value guides from Goodwill and Salvation Army. I used these guides to inventory what I had in the boxes. I have 8 boxes (small-medium sized) to donate. Previously, I …
Want to learn more about an incident investigated by the Madison Police Department? Check out their Current News Media Releases where you can browse recent incidents or search by date, type of incident, or text. Included in the reports are the location & details of the incident and information about the suspects & victims. Source: …
beSpacific informs us that: “Maine launched the first manufacturer-funded program in the nation designed to capture hazardous electronic waste for safe disposal and recycling. Under the law enacted in 2004, beginning January 18, municipalities will send waste computer and television monitors to consolidation centers that are fully-funded by manufacturers. The manufacturers also pay to safely …
“But the reference librarian cuts through all the information overload like a skilled surgeon.” That’s my favorite line from the Des Moines Register article mentioned last week over at Out of the Jungle. The title of the article? – “Our Librarians, Our Heroes.” Oh, yeah.
Several times, I’ve posted stories about folks being burned by the release of overly revealing PDF documents. By not properly saving or converting documents, sensitive metadata can inadvertently be accessible. But there is a difference between recognizing a potential problem and knowing how to avoid it. If you use MS Word, take a look at …
From the Ohio Legal Research Blog: The U.S. District Court in Toledo is allowing the use of iPods by defense attorneys and their clients in a federal drug case. The Toledo Blade article (“Defense to use iPods to review evidence …” Jan. 17, 2006) details the practical reasons for bringing iPods in for listening to …
If they were to make a movie about your life, you would play you? Not sure? Check out MyHeritage.com’s face recognition tool to find the celebrity whose face most closely matches your own. I came out as a 59% match with Katie Holmes. I guess I can live with that. For more on how this …
US News & World Report has identified “librarian” as an excellent career for 2006. This is an underrated career. Most librarians enjoy helping patrons dig up information. They learn in the process and keep up to date on the latest books and online resources. The need for librarians, unfortunately, may decline because search engines make …
“Do you suspect that your system is infected with adware, spyware, or other malware? Here’s how to get rid of it,” advises a recent article in Information Week. Handy dandy.
From TVC Alert: Introtrieve last week announced that it would enable free search access to ArticleFinder, a database containing bibliographic citations and abstracts to scientific, technical and medical literature. Searchers pay to retrieve the full-text article. See more at Search Engine Watch.