Warner/Chappell Music, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, has long claimed to own the rights to “Happy Birthday to You,” probably the most recognized English language song in the world. However, new evidence unearthed by …
Libraries & Librarians
A Zotero Update and work-around for the UW Catalog
2015 has been a whirlwind year of change for UW Libraries, even though most of it is not obvious to users. The campus (and entire UW system!) recently switched our library catalog platform and modified …
Dane & Milwaukee County Law Libraries Renamed
Two Wisconsin county law libraries have been renamed. The Dane Legal Resource Center will now be known as the Dane County Law Library and the Milwaukee Legal Resource Center is now the Milwaukee County Law …
Someone Keeps Photocopying Their Cat at the UW Library
Ok – this has nothing to do with law, but it was too good not to share. Headline from TIME: Someone Keeps Photocopying Their Cat at the University of Wisconsin Library. From the post: A …
Article: Ineffective Assistance of Library: The Failings and the Future of Prison Law Libraries
There is a very interesting article in the June 2013 edition of the Georgetown Law Journal (101 Geo. L.J. 1171) about prison libraries. (available via Westlaw and LexisNexis) From the abstract: The prison law library …
Book Madness Tournament
From the UW Madison Libraries: Love the NCAA basketball tourney, but wish it was just a little more … bookish? You’re in luck. The UW-Madison Libraries are hosting our first annual Book Madness Tournament. A …
Top Ten Things Law Librarians Wish Law Students Would Know or Do
In preparation for a session that I’m doing for some of our Legal Research and Writing students next week, I pulled together a list of Top Ten Things Law Librarians Wish Law Students Would Know …
UW Madison Unveils New Library Catalog
Today, the UW Madison libraries are releasing a new Library Catalog. It has been available for beta testing for some time, but today marks it’s official debut. Here are some highlights: intuitive interface for fast …
The Impact of Law Librarian Retirements
My UW Law Library colleague, Jenny Zook, has recently published a very well written article in this month’s AALL Spectrum. The article entitled, Retirements in the Age of Economic Uncertainty, offers an insightful look at …
Celebrate National Library Week at the UW Law Library
Stop by the Law Library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week! For our celebration this year, we have put together a number of activities including a book drive, Bluebooking workshop, and, of …