Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Today’s Odd Wisconsin pays homage to Wisconsin’s earliest bookmobiles and traveling libraries. This 1910 International Auto Wagon loaded with books is undoubtedly one of the earliest bookmobiles. There were also the mobile libraries of the state’s Free Library Commission during the Progressive Era. There are som interesting old photos of these large wooden crates packed …
Inspired by the Law Library’s successful READ poster campaign last year, the UW–Madison campus libraries have teamed up with the UW Athletic Department to create a READ poster and bookmarks featuring Bucky Badger. They will be made available starting this fall in campus libraries, Madison schools and Madison Public Library. One thousand posters, co-sponsored by …
Looking for a specific book or journal but don’t know which library might have it? Now you can find out using WorldCat. Just do a search for an item, for example ” LLCs and LLPs: A Wisconsin handbook,” and you see a list of libraries around the world that have this item. Enter your zip …
From YouTube: No Cookies in the Library Much to the chagrin of a temperamental librarian, Cookie Monster can’t seem to comprehend that libraries don’t have cookies. This made me smile. Source: Library Link of the Day
I think it’s about time that I order a Librarian Action Figure from Archie McPhee. I think I’ll go for the deluxe figure complete with library diorama including a reference desk, computer, book cart, multiple book stacks and some loose books. And, of course, it features the infamous “amazing shushing action!” For the story behind …
The latest edition of the Google Librarian Newsletter is now available. Featured is the “Tips of the Trade” campaign in which Google invited librarians to send them tips, ideas, and stories about innovative ways they’ve used Google tools to help patrons find information. Google produced a short movie which was featured at the ALA (American …
If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend that you take a look at Beyond the Books which appeared in the July issue of The American Lawyer. Author Alan Cohen discusses the changing nature of law librarianship and what it can mean for a law firm’s bottom line. Here are some of the highlights …
Debbie Ginsberg, Electronic Resources Librarian at Chicago-Kent College of Law has created a wiki for law librarians interested in researching with wikis and creating wikis for their own libraries. LawLibWik offers a nice collection of links to library wikis, legal wikis, and more. And, of course, since it’s a wiki, law librarians are invited to …
Once again, I’ve come back from the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting energized and full of ideas. As always, I’m amazed at the dedication and creativity of my colleagues. I also had a great time exploring St. Louis between sessions and meetings. Here are just a few of the highlights: Attending the informal …
Looking for an easy way to catalog your personal library of books, movies, music, comic books, etc.? If you are a Mac user, check out Delicious Monster. Strange name, I know, but this looks like a really neat tool. Makes me wish I had a Mac – and a personal library worth cataloging! From The …