Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
According to the Law Revision Counsel, by way of the GovDocs-l listserv, titles 1-9 of the 2006 edition of the official U.S. Code are now available on the House of Representatives U.S. Code Search site. See the about page for more information. The first four volumes (titles 1 to 10,
The following databases are available free this week (some longer): Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals – Ovid actually offers a free database every month – See their Resource of the Month page ebrary is offering complimentary access to library science e-books for a full year. Gale is offering access to a vast number of databases …
Stop by the UW Law Library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week! For our celebration this year, we have put together a number of activities including, of course, our faculty READ posters. This year’s posters feature, Anuj Desai and Keith Findley & John Pray. Want to star in your very own READ …
From Law Librarian Blog: Student lender Access Group has announced a contest entitled “One Less Worry.” The contest will award $10,000 to the most deserving video posted on YouTube describing “what law students worry about.” Access Group will select the ten finalists based on “creativity, humor, quality, realism and overall appeal” and and then open …
“Wouldn’t it be great if you could have your voice mail e-mailed or texted to you instead of having to call back in to your number?” “What if you could leave customized greetings for people in your address book?” These are the questions asked – and answered – by YouMail, a free external voicemail service …
From Channel 3000: [Gov. Jim Doyle] vetoed a bill that would expand access to juvenile court records for police, judges and social workers. Current state law considers juvenile court records confidential. Law enforcement officers, judges and prosecutors must request permission from a judge to access them. The bill would have deemed the records open to …
Today only, Wednesday, April 2, over 3,000 Walgreens locations nationwide are offering a free printer cartridge refill for the following printer brands: Dell, HP, Lexmark, Okidata, Primera, Sharp and Xerox. Just bring your empty cartridge and this coupon. Source: OnMilwaukee
Pulitzer Prize wining journalist, Eric Lichtblau of the New York Times will be speaking at UW Madison next week. “How Much Does the Public Really Need to Know? A Reporter’s Perspective on the Post-9/11 Age” Tuesday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m. The Pyle Center University of Wisconsin–Madison 702 Langdon Street
Last month I reported that street views of Milwaukee were available in Google Maps. Well, now Madison street views are available as well. Check out the interactive view of the UW Law School below. View Larger Map Simply do a Google search for an address in Madison and click on the “Street Views” link in …
Take a trip back in time with Penny Postcards, featuring scenes from every state. There are some great ones for Wisconsin, including this one of City Hall in Milwaukee. Thanks to Angela Henes for the tip.