Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Deputy Revisor of Statutes Bruce Hoesly dropped me a line today letting me know that he’ll be transferring over to the Legislative Reference Bureau. He’ll be in charge of statute and administrative code and register production as the responsibility for those functions is transferred there in January. [See my previous post about the change] He …
Following up on my post last week about Milwaukee Public Library’s decision to discontinue holds on media items, see the JS Online article about the decision. From the article: Milwaukee Public Library Director Paula Kiely said the change will save about $100,000 in staffing under the 2008 budget… [But] critics say the policy will disproportionately …
From Check It Out @ Madison Public Library: If you read books, you probably buy them as gifts for the holidays, too. Shoppers who frequent the west side Barnes & Noble (7433 Mineral Point Road) this season between December 19 and December 22 can also benefit the library. On these days, any purchase made with …
I went to an excellent program the other day by the Wisconsin Office of Privacy Protection about protecting yourself from identity theft. It was very enlightening. In addition to a lot of best practices, like not carrying around your social security number in your wallet and shredding all unwanted personally identifiable documents, I learned about …
Lots of cool Library 2.0 applications have come my way recently. LibX is a browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer by which libraries can create a customized toolbar to directly access their library’s resources. It also installs a direct catalog search link into search results from Amazon, Google, and more. The University of Ohio …
In what is believed to be a first, a defense attorney in Tennessee is arguing for a change of venue citing blog posts along with newspaper and television reporting. According to Law.com: Attorney Philip Lomonaco of Knoxville, Tenn., called the Internet “the largest unregulated source for information” in the community, and said it had been …
The Wisconsin State Court system has recently introduced new, more-user-friendly forms designed for people who are representing themselves in small claims actions. The forms are accompanied by plain-English instructions and are available both on the web and in hard copy. See the Supreme Court press release for more information. Source: Proof and Hearsay
The Milwaukee Public Library traces the origin of the term “bubbler” back to the original 1888 Kohler trademark of that name. To those readers outside of our great state: many Wisconsinites use the term “bubbler” in place of “drinking fountain”. Photo from Portland State University.
Hein Online is now offering live chat search and tech support. Live help is accessible through the “Help” button found in the upper right hand corner, on the welcome screen, and in the technical and training sections of the home page. If you aren’t familiar with Hein Online, it is made up of several libraries, …
Did you notice the announcement on the top of the Revisor of Statutes Bureau’s pages: On January 1, 2008 the Revisor of Statutes Bureau will cease to exist and the Legislative Reference Bureau will assume responsibility for the Revisor’s duties. This web page will continue to exist after January 1, 2008. See my earlier post …