Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Several months ago, the AALL Publishing Initiatives Caucus (which I co-chair) created a database of articles written by law librarians for legal publications. Writing articles is one many ways that law librarians can demonstrate their value to the legal community. An alert feature has recently been added to the database – both RSS and email …
From a law librarian’s get-well card: On the outside: “We wish you a speedy recovery so you can get back to the office and do your job…” and on the inside, “…of course, we can’t figure out just what it is that you do!” I think that most law librarian’s can identify with that sentiment …
There’s a new librarian in town… Ms. Dewey, who happens to be a fully animated search engine. As a source of amusement, it’s worth a visit – especially if you don’t mind being mocked. But if you are interested in quality search results, look elsewhere. Or you could ask a real librarian – and we …
As previously posted, Bucky Badger is the latest READ poster celebrity. The poster, cosponsored by the UW–Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Center for the Book, features Bucky standing against a bookcase reading about great moments in the history of Camp Randall Stadium, the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team. According to a UW–Madison Libraries …
On Wednesday, UW–Madison announced that it has entered into an agreement with Google to provide access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical books and documents from the holdings of the UW–Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society Library. The eighth library to participate the Google Book Search project, UW–Madison will share the operating …
The October issue of the Wisconsin State Law Library newsletter, WSLL @ Your Service, is now available. Articles include: *What’s New: New staff, MLRC News, Google Search Class update *This Just In: Selected recent library acquisitions *Tech Tip in Brief: Google Toolbar updates; Inserting symbols in Word documents *Learn @ the Law Library: Federal law …
The Chronicle of Higher Education has an interesting article on why faculty should Show Your Librarian Some Love. The author describes how a collaborative relationship between faculty and librarians can be beneficial, especially for students. From the article: Just as children raised in a loving environment tend to fare better in life than those from …
Friday was a big day at the Law School. First, we were treated to a viewing of the hit film, “Buckystein.” Ok, maybe not “hit”, but it was.. umm.. interesting – and fun. And it featured the Law School’s own Bethany Pluymers, Associate Dean for Administration. Friday evening we celebrated the dedication of the Library’s …
David Null, our UW–Madison University Archivist shared this familiar sounding passage from the University Press dated Jan. 27, 1883: Why don’t students make more use of the libraries? This is an old and worn-out question, but for all that is of practical interest to us. …Comparatively few of the students know the opportunities afforded them …
PIC, the AALL Publishing Initiatives Caucus, is pleased to introduce a new and improved database of articles published by law librarians. These articles appeared in legal publications that are read by practicing attorneys, legal administrators, law professors, judges, and others in organizations that employ AALL members. Note that you can resort this list by author, …