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 …
Libraries & Librarians
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 …
Law Library Staff Member CJ Ullrich's Stort Story Published
Congratulations to CJ Ullrich, our Law Library Stack Manager, who has just had a short story published. The story is entitled “The Collector” and was co-authored by Paul McComas. The publisher is http://walkaboutpublishing.blogspot.com/ CJ’s work …
Instant Messaging Reference Services
The Milwaukee Public Library has recently introduced a new Instant Messaging (IM) service. Hours for the IM service are Monday-Tuesday: 10 a.m. -8 p.m. and Wednesday-Saturday: 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. And don’t forgot that our …
Law Library of Congress Launches Blog
From the Gov Docs list: The Library of Congress added its fourth blog today entitled In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress (http://blogs.loc.gov/law/). In Custodia Legis is Latin for in the custody of the law. …