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Charlene Li, a blogger from Forrester Research, has compiled some sample corporate blogging policies, “one for a company to provide guidelines to its employee bloggers, and the other for the blogger – a “code of ethics” to build trust with readers.” She has also created a Corporate Blogging Policies Wiki “so that others can 1) …

From TVC Alert: The Department of Transportation recently launched a Web site for consumers, which provides detailed safety information about passenger vehicles. The site, Safercar.gov, offers crash test data and rollover ratings, links to information on defects and recalls, and answers to frequently asked questions.

How To Be An (Info) Peeping Tom from CNN Money offers a list of selected sources of public information. Graphic from the article: Source: The University of Baltimore Law Library Weblog

In cooperation with the Dane County Courts, the UW Law School has organized the Divorce Court Assistance Project. DCAP is a hands-on experience for law students, designed to address the problem of unrepresented litigants by providing assistance to the judges who handle divorce cases with unrepresented parties in Dane County. Under the supervision of Clinical …

Looking for a particular book and need to know if it’s available at a library in Wisconsin? Try searching WISCAT, a statewide union catalog of library holdings. It includes catalogs from the state’s major public law libraries as well as a number of larger law firm libraries. The current edition of WISCAT, one of the …

Thinking of submitting an article for publication in a law review? Check out the following resources: The Directory of Law Reviews Its features include: – A general Title Index – A guide explaining the criteria that publications must meet for inclusion – General Student-Edited Law Reviews – Special Focus Student-Edited Law Journals – Non-Student Edited …

It appears that the 2003-2004 Wisconsin Statutes in print are available for purchase earlier than expected. For purchasing information, see the Document Sales Catalog from the Wisconsin Department of Administration, Bureau of Document Services, Document Sales and Distribution. Thanks to Mary Koshollek of Godfrey & Kahn, s.c. and Vicky Coulter at the UW Law Library …

Librarian Paula Seeger of the Dane County Legal Resource Center is offering a free monthly Internet Tips newsletter via email. If you would like to subscribe, contact Paula at paula.seeger@wicourts.gov The following is a list of topics covered in recent issues: Internet Tip 1: Your mouse and you; Internet-related File Types; Advanced Google Searching Internet …

Two Election 2004 resources available: – Debate Transcripts: Search and analyze the complete transcript from the presidential and vice presidential debates. Installation free askSam Viewer is required. – Video Archive: Includes “everything from debate footage from C-SPAN to politically themed rap videos…and lots and lots of campaign advertising from the candidates themselves as well as …

It appears that pending software modifications, U.S. criminal case documents filed on or after November 1, 2004 (unless they are sealed) will now be available via PACER. This is due to a change in the privacy policy restricting online access to criminal documents. For those unfamiliar with PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), it …