Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The UW Law Library is marking National Library Week this year with a milestone: the 20th anniversary of our Faculty READ Poster series. You’ve likely seen READ posters before—those images of celebrities holding their favorite books, produced by the American Library Association. Our version features UW Law School faculty and staff. Since the first posters …
I recently discovered BookBub, a free service that sends daily personalized emails featuring discounted and free ebooks. After a quick signup, you select the genres that interest you—legal thrillers, science fiction, biography, history, fantasy, whatever you prefer. Each morning, you get an email with curated book recommendations in your chosen categories, most priced at 99 …
The latest episode of the Wisconsin Law in Action podcast features Elizabeth Manriquez, Head of Reference and Scholarly Communication at the UW Law Library, discussing her chapter in the book Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame: A Collection of Biographical Essays. Liz’s chapter focuses on Bowie Kent Kuhn, who served as the fifth commissioner …
The latest edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation is hot off the presses. Although this 22nd edition retains the same basic approach to legal citation, there are some notable changes, including one that I’m especially excited about: the addition of Tribal law citation rules. A new Rule 22 provides instructions for citing Tribal Nations …
The University of Wisconsin Law Library is excited to announce significant upgrades to the Habush, Habush & Rottier Reading Room, thanks to a generous donation from the firm. These renovations further enhance a space already recognized for its beauty – ELLE Decor named UW Law Library one of “The 50 Best Libraries In The United …
The University of Wisconsin Law Library is proud to announce that three members of our team have been named to the UW Madison Pringle Award Roll of Honor: Lisa Pfaff, Scout Slava-Ross, and C.J. Ullrich. The award recognizes University Staff for their outstanding achievements. Lisa Pfaff is our Acquisitions Assistant. She is responsible for ordering most of our …
Happy National Pro Bono Week! In celebration, the AALS Section on Pro Bono & Access to Justice has announced the inductees to the 2023 Pro Bono Honor Roll. UW Law Library is pleased that our own Eric Taylor has been named to this year’s honor roll. The Pro Bono Honor Roll acknowledges and highlights the …
The University of Wisconsin Law Library regularly engages in strategic planning and assessment to ensure consistency with our mission, realization of our goals, and alignment with the research and learning needs of our students and faculty. I’m pleased to share our 2021-22 Strategic Planning and Assessment Report which describes the following strategic initiatives and our efforts …
The University of Wisconsin Law Library is very pleased to welcome our newest librarian – Scott Park! Scott joins us as the Digital Collections & Reference Librarian which is a new position at the Law Library. Scott will oversee our rapidly growing UW Law School Digital Repository, curating new collections, working closely with law faculty …
This summer, UW Law Library will be refreshing our fifth-floor space with new carpeting. To that end, the library will be closed Monday, June 26 to Friday, June 30 as new carpet is installed at and around the fifth-floor entrance. In addition, furniture and equipment on the fifth floor may be moved or unavailable in …