Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
I’m a firm believer that public libraries are one of the best deals around. Besides the books, music, and movies available for checkout, many libraries offer card holders remote access to their collection of databases. If you are a regular WisBlawg reader, you know that I often mention those available through the South Central Library …
As previously posted, Bucky Badger is the latest READ poster celebrity. The poster, cosponsored by the UW–Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Center for the Book, features Bucky standing against a bookcase reading about great moments in the history of Camp Randall Stadium, the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team. According to a UW–Madison Libraries …
“We estimate that as many as 50 percent of all federal government documents are now born digital, published to the Web, and will never be printed by the GPO,” says GPO CEO Bruce James. Read more in the FCW.com article. Thanks to my colleague, Bill Ebbott, for the tip.
Featured Images is a new photo collection from the University of Wisconsin – Madison Archives. According to Archivist, David Null, each month the site will feature interesting historical campus photos about which little is known. Viewers are invited to contribute comments and identifications. A new subject or department will be featured each month. This month, …
Cullom Davis Library of Bradley University in Peoria, IL has compiled a wiki listing Blue Books for every state. Where available, links to the online sources are available. Source: V.U.Lawcity – The Valpo Law Blawg
The 2006 Wisconsin Book Festival schedule, an annual Madison-area tradition, is now available online. Note the special category for law related events. From the festival Web site: Peruse nearly 150 free public events ranging from spoken-word poetry jams to a dramatic reading from Beowulf to a fashion show of wearable books. From hipster to highbrow, …
From a PACER press release: (What is PACER?) The latest versions of CM/ECF include a number of notable changes that were requested by PACER customers. PACER customers can now choose whether the client code field should be mandatory when logging into CM/ECF. In addition, formatting requirements of the client code can be set. The new …
On October 18-21, 2006, the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau library staff is hosting the fall professional development conference of the Legislative Research Librarians’ section of the National Conference of State Legislatures. For the first time ever, the conference is being opened to attendance by local librarians. Programs are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, October 19 …
Steve Matthews of Vancouver Law Librarian Blog has an excellent list of the Top 10 Uses for RSS in Law Firms. There are some wonderful ideas here on how to leverage this technology for current awareness, marketing, image monitoring, communication and more. If you are new to RSS, see my article in the August Wisconsin …
My family’s favorite season is fall. From apple picking to corn mazes to watching the leaves turn, we love to get outside and enjoy the season. So I was pleased to discover that the Wisconsin Tourism Department Web site has a very nice Fall Color Report. It will tell you when colors are at their …