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Law Libraries Fostering Research & Learning on American Indian Law

Posted on November 14, 2022

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time dedicated to celebrating the rich and diverse culture, history, and contributions of Native people.  Each year, the UW–Madison campus cultivates a diverse portfolio of events in recognition …

Posted in Indigenous Law, Law Students, Libraries & Librarians

Researching Municipal Ordinances in Wisconsin and Beyond

Posted on August 8, 2022

Unlike federal and state law which is widely available, municipal law can be difficult to track down.  In Wisconsin alone, there are 585 municipal (city and village) governments and 1,265 town governments and the availability …

Posted in Legislation & Regs, Libraries & Librarians, Research Strategies

UW Law Library Closed Wednesday, May 18th

Posted on May 17, 2022

Due to a planned power outage, the UW Law Library will be closed all day on Wednesday, May 18th.  We will reopen as usual on Thursday, May 19th.  See the campus libraries website for a …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians, UW Law School

Recollection Wisconsin Documents State History through Thousands of Photos, Documents, Records, Etc.

Posted on February 18, 2022

Yesterday, the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin put on an excellent program about Recollection Wisconsin, a free web resource that brings together digital cultural heritage resources from Wisconsin libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies and …

Posted in Data & Databases, Libraries & Librarians, UW Law School

New Work Recommends Standards for Law Scholarly Impact Analyses

Posted on October 24, 2021

An excellent new article by Karen L. Wallace & Rebecca Lutkenhaus, Professors of Law Librarianship at Drake University Law School takes a deep dive into the practice and implications of ranking law faculty scholarly impact.  In …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians, Scholarly Visibility

LSA Statement on US News’ Rejection of Scholarly Impact Metric

Posted on September 14, 2021

Earlier today, the Law & Society Association has issued a statement on U.S. News’ decision not to proceed with its proposal to add a measure of “scholarly impact” to its law school rankings.  LSA is …

Posted in Legal Publications, Libraries & Librarians, Scholarly Visibility

Responding to US News’ Decision Not to Create Scholarly Impact Ranking – Law Librarians Still Play a Key Role in Maximizing Scholarly Visibility

Posted on August 23, 2021

After raising numerous concerns from the legal academic community, Brian Leiter reports that U.S. News has decided not to produce its own scholarly impact ranking.  Chief among these concerns is that the exclusion of interdisciplinary scholarship and …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians, Scholarly Visibility

UW Law Library Program on Increasing Scholarly Visibility Busts Myths about Marketing & Discoverability

Posted on August 18, 2021

Last week, our UW Law Librarians teamed up with our External Affairs team to put on a very well-received in-house program for our faculty and staff on Increasing Scholarly Visibility: Social Media & Discoverability.  It …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians, Scholarly Visibility

How Does Your Garden Grow? With a Little Help from Madison Public Library’s Seed Library

Posted on July 28, 2021

Who knew that you could borrow seeds from the Madison Public Library?  A lot of people, apparently.  So far this year, the Madison Public Library’s Seed Library has given away nearly 2,000 seed packets, including flowers, …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians, Life

UW Law Library Unveils 2021 Faculty READ Poster Featuring Professor Mitra Sharafi

Posted on July 19, 2021

The UW Law Library has been creating beautiful READ Posters highlighting our amazing faculty as a part of National Library Week for the past 15 years.  Thanks to Covid, this year’s poster was delayed, but …

Posted in Libraries & Librarians, UW Law School
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