Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
HeinOnline has announced that it will soon be adding Subject Compilations of State Laws as an a-la-carte library module. According to the HeinOnline Weblog This database contains references to more than 17,000 sources of 50-state surveys published in law review articles, books, court briefs and opinions, federal and state government publications, and loose-leaf services. Researchers …
The Wisconsin State Journal has named the UW Law Library as one of the best “quiet” places in Madison. Searching for solitude? Nothing beats the void-like hush of UW–Madison’s Law Library. Open to the public, its five floors offer nooks, crannies and the kind of heavy silence that could make mimes squirm. Now before you …
Are you interested in learning about applications like blogs, wikis, and Second Life, but don’t have a lot of time? Take the AALL Computing Service Special Interest Section’s Web 2.0 Challenge! The Web 2.0 Challenge — a free, comprehensive, and interactive online course — will use hands-on exercises to introduce many kinds of social technologies …
Justia reports that Oregon’s Legislative Counsel Committee has unanimously voted to not to enforce any copyright claims on the Oregon Revised Statutes. See more about the decision, including video, from PublicResource.org. For more on the ORS copyright claims, see my earlier posts from April and May .
The next time you need to take your car in for repair, check out RepairPal, a new site offering “independent and unbiased repair estimates and user ratings and reviews” of auto repair shops. For example, I learned that an AC recharge for our minivan should cost between $223 and $269. Go to know so that …
Law Librarians: Are you interested in learning about applications like blogs, wikis, and Second Life, but don’t have a lot of time? Take the AALL Computing Services-SIS Web 2.0 Challenge! The Web 2.0 Challenge — a free, comprehensive, and interactive online course — will use hands-on exercises to introduce law librarians to many kinds of …
The latest issue of the Wisconsin Law Review features a thought-provoking examination of state public records law in the digital age. “Wisconsin’s Public-Records Law: Preserving the Presumption of Complete Public Access in the Age of Electronic Records,” by Leanne Holcomb and James Isaac, 2008 Wisconsin Law Review 515 (2008). [The article does not yet appear …
Abbie Mulvihill (AbsTracked) has set up a Law Librarians group at LinkedIn. If you are a law librarian with a LinkedIn profile, all you have to do is click on this link to join. You’ll also get this nifty logo on your profile. It’s just another chance to network with your peers. LinkedIn is a …
The Legal Antiquarian gave me a good laugh today with this legal services ad from 1822: Talk about truth in advertising! What’s pettifogging you may ask? Merriam Webster defines it as “a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable.” Ad appeared in the Indianapolis Gazette from March 22 to May 17, 1822.
I’m pleased to share that WisBlawg recently celebrated its fourth birthday. Thanks to all of you loyal readers for sticking with me!