Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
From UW Libraries Head of Communication, Don Johnson: Alando Tucker, Wisconsin men’s basketball senior forward and National Player of the Year finalist, is the focus of the newest READ poster created by the UW–Madison Libraries, which is in press. The photo for the 18″ x 24″ poster, a promotion for the upcoming National Library Week …
From the UW Space Place: Total Lunar Eclipse Sat, 3-Mar-2007, 5:45 pm (3:00 hrs) The full moon of 3 March will rise in Madison at 5:45 p.m., but it will not be your typical full moon. The rising moon will be totally eclipsed by Earth’s shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, there is no safety hazard …
If you haven’t heard yet, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the start and end dates of Daylight Savings Time beginning in 2007. Clocks will be set ahead one hour on March 11, which is three weeks earlier than they traditionally change. Online calendars and computer clocks that have not been updated with patches …
In contrast to Governor Doyle’s recent budget proposal, Odd Wisconsin has a bit about Wisconsin’s first budget. So, let’s see… $25 billion in 2007, for a single year’s operation of state government, works out to be $63,493,150 per day; or about $12.37 per day per person (using the U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimate of 5,536,201). …
A colleague sent me a link to this awesome YouTube video, Introducing the Book. Think early – really early – help desk. I laughed out loud.
Know anyone that’s taking the LSAT soon? How about the SAT, ACT or GRE? If so, direct them to LearningExpressLibrary, an interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series. LearningExpressLibrary is available at no cost at the Madison Public Library, the Milwaukee Public Library or remotely to Milwaukee Public Library cardholders. For …
Know anyone that’s taking the LSAT soon? How about the SAT, ACT or GRE? If so, direct them to LearningExpressLibrary, an interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series. LearningExpressLibrary is available at no cost at the Madison Public Library, the Milwaukee Public Library or remotely to Milwaukee Public Library cardholders. For …
Developed by Dane County and the City of Madison to reduce the amount of waste going to the Dane County Landfill, Madison Stuff Exchange provides area residents and businesses with a convenient way to exchange, re-use, or sell items they no longer need or want. To be eligible to post items, you must live or …
From the Christian Science Monitor: How to go to M.I.T. for free By the end of this year, the contents of all 1,800 courses taught at one of the world’s most prestigious universities will be available online to anyone in the world, anywhere in the world. Learners won’t have to register for the classes, and …
From Inter Alia: Free Software…..Every Day I’ve been a big fan of Giveaway of the Day for about a month now. It’s a site that offers fully licensed software to you every day — a different title — for free. Software developers are giving away free copies of their software for one day only — …