Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Having a bad day? You need a little ice cream. Have a really bad day? You need a lot. That’s the premise behind the Dr. Whippy machine which debuted at the Ars Technica festival. According to Boing Boing, “It’s a self-serve frozen custard machine that doles out portion sizes based on the amount of misery …
This morning I had the opportunity to use a conference call service called FreeConference.com. As the name implies, it’s free to use the service. You will, though, probably have to dial long distance since you don’t get a toll free number. Normal long distance charges would apply – there is no markup. We used the …
In addition to the password protected LexisNexis, there is also a campus wide product called LexisNexis Academic to which the UW Madison Libraries subscribe. Anyone may use this service at no charge at any campus library. Although it doesn’t offer everything in full Lexis, most of it is there. LexisNexis Academic recently underwent a redesign …
Deliberations has an interesting post on jurors who blog. The part that caught my librarian’s eye was the collection of tips on setting up searches to find juror blog posts. Summarized, they are: Learn about RSS and get yourself a feed reader Search for your case name plus “jury duty” and your city Search both …
As part of its Litigation Support Guide, the Wisconsin Law Journal explores the use of wikis in the legal environment. The article is available in the August 27th print edition and will eventually make it’s way online. I was interviewed for the article, along with librarian and wiki expert, Debbie Ginsburg from Chicago Kent College …
If you were a book, what book would you be? Answer just six questions to find your exact literary match! My match is To Kill a Mockingbird. Hat tip to my colleague, Mary Jo Koranda.
Legal Conference Watch, the blog announced last month from the Gallagher Law Library, has remade itself as the Legal Scholarship Blog. This blog is a collaborative service from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington School of Law. The blog features law-related calls for papers, …
Last night as we were snuggling up in our favorite rocking chair, my three-year-old daughter invited me along on her rocket ship. “Where are we going?” I asked. “To the moon?” “No,” she said, “to Mars. It’s a planet.” Surprised that she knew this, I continued, “And what will be see when we get there?” …
My colleague, Jenny Zook, has written a funny and thought-provoking article for this month’s LLRX entitled, Technology and the Generation Gap. Abstract: Genevieve Zook’s forthright, insightful and timely commentary addresses the challenges of balancing the push for gadgets and applications with the concepts of direct customer contact and value added services. Whether you’re an “oldster,” …
I’m pleased that my article, IM a Librarian: Establishing a Virtual Reference Service with Little Cost or Technical Skill appears in the August edition of LLRX. The article is basically a how to on using IM and chat in a library. It’s based on my own experience with both at the UW Law Library. We …