Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Looking to stay current on issues on of Wisconsin law? Check out the list of Wisconsin legal blogs in the latest Inside Track from the State Bar of Wisconsin. Blogs are arranged by title, affiliation, and subject area. I found several new ones that I’ve added to my subscriptions. And I’m pleased that WisBlawg is …
David Whelan, the former director of the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center, has published a free e-book called Law Practice Technology: An Introduction for Law Students. Hat tip to Law Sites by Robert Ambrogi. From the preface: This book is for law students. It is one person’s view of technology and law practice. It …
Ok – this has nothing to do with law, but it was too good not to share. Headline from TIME: Someone Keeps Photocopying Their Cat at the University of Wisconsin Library. From the post: A staffer at the university’s Badger Herald newspaper stumbled upon the following photo while studying at the Steenbock Library Tuesday: I …
The history of Wisconsin first female lawyers is represented well this Women’s History Month. This weekend, the Bartell Theatre in Madison is featuring a play about Lavinia Goodell, the first female lawyer in Wisconsin. I posted about that a few weeks ago. Today, I call your attention to an article about another of Wisconsin’s female …
The spring 2015 edition of On Wisconsin, the UW Madison alumni magazine, has a fascinating look at some of the original buildings on campus. The old Law School building, constructed in 1891, is one of the featured buildings. Ever wonder why the gargoyle is the UW Law School’s mascot? It all has to do with …
This month, the Bartell Theatre is featuring a new play about the first female lawyer in Wisconsin. “Lavinia” debuts March 19-21 in Madison before moving on to Janesville, Wausau, and Superior. From the State Bar of Wisconsin announcement: In 1879, Lavinia Goodell made history by becoming the first female lawyer admitted to the bar in …
There is a very interesting article in the Washington Post on Why digital natives prefer reading in print. Yes, you read that right. According to the article: Textbook makers, bookstore owners and college student surveys all say millennials still strongly prefer print for pleasure and learning, a bias that surprises reading experts given the same …
Scholarly blogs can be a very good source for legal and other research but identifying them from among the multitude of web content can be difficult. A new search engine called the ACI Scholarly Blog Index now makes that task a little easier. The site indexes scholarly and authoritative blogs from experts in all fields …
HeinOnline has added a new author profile feature in their Law Journal Library that allows readers to to view more information about authors and allows authors to showcase their work. To access the profile page for a particular author, open the Law Journal Library and search for an author. From the search results, click the …
Within the next week, the UW Law Library will be introducing a new website redesign. The new site features a slimmed-down look and a more user friendly design – we hope! Here’s a sneak preview. In conjunction with the new library website, WisBlawg will also be getting a facelift along with a new URL. The …