On the topic of assessing law journal publication offers — There is a very interesting article recently available on SSRN that examines the relationship between a school’s prestige and the citation impact factor of its flagship journals. To …
Legal Publications
Guide to Locating Older WI Legal Material
Carol Hassler of Wisconsin State Law Library has put together a very helpful guide on finding older legal materials in the latest edition of InsideTrack. She provides tips on locating archived: Laws & Regulations Agency Opinions …
New HeinOnline Feature Visualizes Author’s Connections to Scholarly Community
HeinOnline, a database of laws, law journals, and other legal texts, recently added a new feature called “Explore this Author” to author profiles. It allows readers to visualize how an author’s scholarship connects with the scholarly community. Look …
More Recent UW Law School Faculty Scholarship
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. More Property Rules than Property: Revisiting the Right to Exclude in IP by BJ Ard What …
Recent UW Law School Faculty Scholarship
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. An Error and an Evil: The Strange History of Implied Commerce Powers by David S. Schwartz Understanding …
CRS Reports Now Available to the Public
By Eric Taylor, Evening & Weekend Reference Librarian Once the exclusive province of Congress, the CRS Reports are now available to everyone. Thoroughly researched and produced by the Congressional Research Service, the CRS Reports are …
News on the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
A recent article from Madison’s local newspaper, The Isthmus, outlines some significant cuts to the staff and services of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, particularly in the LRB research and library services department. For example, the …
Guide to Grant & Publishing Resources
Have you ever thought of applying for a grant to support your research or a special project but weren’t sure how to get started? How about publishing an article in a professional or scholarly journal? …
UW Law Library Celebrates 35th Anniversary as US Government Documents Depository
This month, the UW Law Library celebrates its 35th anniversary as a Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Selective Depository. As a Selective Depository, the Law Library receives certain classes of federal government documents free of …
Which Legal Articles Generate the Most Attention on SSRN?
Professor Mathias Siems of Durham Law School in the UK has recently conducted an interesting analysis of which legal articles generate the most attention on SSRN. His article is entitled, Legal Research in Search of …