Last Thursday was a very special day for the Law Library. We held a celebration in honor of Sue Center, Assistant Director of Public Services, as she retires from the library after 35 years of …
Libraries & Librarians
AALL Launches a Speakers Directory
Need a speaker for your next meeting? Why not try a law librarian. The American Association of Law Librarians has launched a Speakers Directory. So far there aren’t too many speakers listed, but I suspect …
"I Do This Every Day, I Should Do It Better Than Other People"
Reuters has a nice story on the value librarians – this time it’s the information professionals at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center who provide searches for cancer patients. 95% of patients surveyed indicated …
WI Law Review Names Librarian Eric Taylor as Most Valuable Faculty/Staff Member
Evening and Weekend Reference Librarian, Eric Taylor, was honored last week by members of the Wisconsin Law Review. In recognition of his enthusiasm and willingness to help and his extensive and invaluable knowledge of the …
Exploring Law Librarianship
Last week, the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin sponsored two events for library school students interested in learning about a career law librarianship. Thursday’s session was held in Madison and Friday’s was in Milwaukee. In …
Today is AskAway Day – Virtual Reference Service
Governor Doyle has proclaimed today, Monday, April 24 as AskAway Day in Wisconsin. AskAway is a new statewide virtual reference service. Live chat with a librarian using a very simple Web service. There is no …
DCLRC Featured in WI State Journal
Today’s WI State Journal contains a nice article on the Dane County Legal Resource Center. About 80 percent of the people who use the resource center are going to court without an attorney, [Director Paula] …
Monitoring Student Blogs for Potential Reference Interactions
Georgia Institute of Technology’s Brian Matthews has published a thought provoking study on librarians monitoring student blogs for potential reference interactions. [L]ibraries are missing out on the potential of using blogs for providing valuable educational …
Library Week Contest Questions and Answers
Yesterday’s National Library Week Trivia Answer Question: In 1990, the opinion written by Judge Alex Kozinski in United States v. Syufy Enterprises (903 F.2d 659) grabbed headlines for its style as well as its legal …
Who Reads What?
JS Online reports on this year’s Who Reads What?, a list of celebrities’ favorite books compiled by Maine librarian, Glenna Nowell. Their responses ranged from the nice – Rosalynn Carter’s favorite is the Bible – …