Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Barbara Fritschel, law librarian for the U.S. Courts Library for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, has compiled a new guide entitled, “State Documents Bibliography: Wisconsin”. The guide is part of a larger series of state guides published by Hein & Co. Inc. The guide lists selected materials produced by or about the State of …
From Heidi Yelk’s Tech Tip in Brief in the latest WSLL @ Your Service: In case you missed it (as I did), Wisbar.org, the State Bar of Wisconsin’s website, now provides full text searching of Wisconsin Lawyer issues dating back to 1997. This can be a quick way to locate full text feature articles as …
From the Press Release: London, 13 July 2009. Today sees the launch of a prestigious new legal Journal which aims to bring the highest standards to bear in analysis and comment on all aspects of Free and Open Source software. The ‘International Free and Open Source Software Law Review’ (IFOSSLR) is a peer reviewed biannual …
Washington and Lee Law School has launched a free online law review submission service called LexOpus. From the About page: The system allows an author to submit a work to a sequence of author-selected law journals. An author may also, or instead, invite offers from any journal by choosing to indicate the work as open …
This morning I had the pleasure of reviewing the recently published, Fundamentals of Legal Research, 9th edition. This edition is of particular interest to me since it was edited by our UW Law Library director, Steve Barkan. Many members of our library staff, including myself, contributed to the publication. I authored two chapters and an …
A new edition of WisBar’s InsideTrack was published last week. Highlights include: Counseling clients regarding a potential swine flu outbreak Genetic testing: Is best interest of the child ‘good cause’? This issue also features my last column in InsideTrack, Finding journal articles on the Internet. I’ve decided to step down due to increased responsibilities in …
Earlier this month, West launched Black’s Law Dictionary for the iPhone/iPod Touch. The cost? A hefty $49.99, although that is still less than the print edition. This digital version of Black’s 8th edition offers audio pronunciations of selected legal terms. Thomson Reuters said in a statement that lawyers and law students can expect more apps …
The complete Wisconsin Property Assessors Manual is now available online. The manual aids assessors in the interpretation of statutes related to classifying and valuing property, describes the property assessment cycle and deadlines, and defines the responsibilities of public servants charged with carrying out property valuation. The manual is developed and maintained by the Department of …
A recent study by Ross E. Davies, editor in chief of The Green Bag and a professor of law at George Mason University reveals that print subscriptions to law reviews are declining dramatically. Davies compared the subscription numbers for the flagship law reviews of 15 top tier law schools and found that all of them …
This morning the State Bar of Wisconsin distributed its first issue of a new electronic newsletter called WisBar InsideTrack. The newsletter, which will be published twice a month on the first and third Wednesdays, is available to State Bar members. Content will include everything from “practice management tips to timely insight into legislative, court, and …