Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families’ licensed child care search seems to be a hit, according to Gov. Doyle. Since its debut in July, it has logged over 200,000 visits. The licensed child care search website contains information and regulatory history on nearly 6,000 child care centers licensed by the Department of Children and …
If you’re a regular WisBlawg reader you know that I often sing the praises of Badgerlink. Badgerlink is a collection of databases containing over 11,000 periodical titles and over 700 newspapers (including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and many Wisconsin newspapers), children’s and adult literature, business, medical, and education sources, and many other …
Tracking what people say on blogs can be important to legal professionals for a number of reasons: Image Monitoring – What are people saying about you, your firm, your clients? Competitive Intelligence – What are people saying about the competition? Personnel – What is being said by and about potential employees? Litigation – What is …
The ABA Journal reports some interesting findings from the latest annual Legal Technology Survey Report. In general, the survey indicates that lawyers are slow to adopt cutting-edge technology. For all the hype–at conferences, on the Internet, and in this publication and others–about how Web 2.0 technologies are changing the way lawyers practice, the bulk of …
The UW Madison Libraries have developed a mobile friendly site so that users of devices such as iPhones, PDAs, etc. may more easily navigate through the library web site. This beta mobile site is accessible at either: mobile.library.wisc.edu or m.library.wisc.edu
ChaCha is a free cellphone service that lets you ask any question answerable via a Web search, using any cellphone, by simply making a voice call. A few minutes later, you’ll receive an answer as a text message. From All Things Digital: ChaCha requires no registration and works on any cellphone carrier. It needs no …
The Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory is a listing of locations that offer Free Wi-Fi. There is a state by state directory, along with nationwide chains and airports which offer free access. International locations are also listed. Source: Now@MPL
The Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman recently announced that EDGAR will be replaced with a new system called IDEA offering “investors far faster and easier access to key financial information about public companies and mutual funds.” From the press release: The new system is called IDEA, short for Interactive Data Electronic Applications. Based on a …
Now you (or your dog) can star in your own mini READ poster thanks to ALA (American Library Association). Just upload your photo, add some text if desired, choose a poster style, and you’re done! How fun!
The Wisconsin Law Journal reports that “on Oct. 14, 2008, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will, for the fourth time, consider a proposed rule to allow citation to an unpublished decision for persuasive authority.” Read more.