Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Starting November 3, 2008, Madison area public library users will be able to receive an e-mail notice two days before checked out items are due. This service will be available on an “opt-in” basis, so if you would like to participate, please contact your local library. Or, you can use Library Elf like I do. …
“Tough economic times means more people are checking out their local libraries, hoping to cut down on the amount they spend on books, magazines and movies,” reports Channel3000. From the article: In Madison, libraries are getting busier as household budgets get tighter. “We’re seeing increases most frequently or more often in our more economically diverse …
Kathryn Greenhill of Librarians Matter has put together an excellent presentation on finding the time and reasons to learn about emerging technologies. The presenation title comes from the two phrases I hear most when people find out what I do. If they are lukewarm about new technologies, they tell me that they don’t have time …
Faced with a firestorm of opposition from scientific and library organizations, as well as a congressional mandate, the EPA is reopening its libraries in Region 5 in Chicago, Region 6 in Dallas, Region 7 in Kansas City, and the EPA Headquarters and Chemical Libraries in Washington, D.C. In fact, they’re not just reopening them, they’re …
The Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin has embarked on a new marketing initiative this year – a LLAW calendar. The calendar features pictures taken by LLAW members, as well as, interesting dates in legal, library and pop culture history. Calendars are available at a cost of $15 plus postage. If you are interested in purchasing …
The University of Michigan Shapiro Library is the first university library to install the Espresso Book Machine. The book print machine produces paperback books on demand. From the press release: The book machine, located in the Shapiro Library lobby on U-M’s Central Campus, prints out-of-copyright books from the University’s digitized collections. At a cost of …
Editor Mark Estes has launched the AALL Spectrum Blog, “a tool to continue the conversation about law librarianship and the opportunities we face.” AALL Spectrum is the monthly magazine of the American Association of Law Libraries.
The UW Madison Libraries have developed a mobile friendly site so that users of devices such as iPhones, PDAs, etc. may more easily navigate through the library web site. This beta mobile site is accessible at either: mobile.library.wisc.edu or m.library.wisc.edu
I’m very pleased to share the newly redesigned Law Library Web site. The new site features lots more quick links to our most popular resources. We’ve also revamped our list of databases so that users may browse by title, subject, or do a keyword search. Because the site architecture is also much changed (for the …
Now you (or your dog) can star in your own mini READ poster thanks to ALA (American Library Association). Just upload your photo, add some text if desired, choose a poster style, and you’re done! How fun!