The Wisconsin International Law Journal announces the 2007 Symposium open to all UW students, faculty and the legal community Islamic Law in a Globalized World: Implications for Contemporary Finance Law Friday, March 2, 2007 9:00 …
Presentations & Workshops
ABA-CLE Content Preloaded on IPods
According to the October ABA Site-tation, the ABA is now selling iPods preloaded with CLE content. Video iPods for the Business Law and Labor and Employment Law Editions include video CLE programs. iPod nanos include …
Presentation on Blogging in Libraries & LRL Conference Blog
I give a lot of presentations and have learned that the receptiveness of the audience has a big outcome on the success of the presentation. This morning, it was my pleasure to speak at the …
Succession Planning and Workforce Transformation Foundation for the Future
This afternoon at the Legislative Reference Librarians conference we heard from Donna Scheeder, Director Law Library Services Library of Congress on Succession Planning and Workforce Transformation Foundation for the Future. She gave some excellent tips …
Electronic Government Publication Preservation Programs Session at LRL Conference
This morning I’m attending the Legislative Research Librarians’ Professional Development Seminar here in Madison. I’m excited about the great line up of presentations. First up was Chi-Shiou Lin doctoral student at UW Madison SLIS who …
2006 Wisconsin Book Festival Schedule
The 2006 Wisconsin Book Festival schedule, an annual Madison-area tradition, is now available online. Note the special category for law related events. From the festival Web site: Peruse nearly 150 free public events ranging from …
Legislative Research Librarians Conference Open to Area Librarians
On October 18-21, 2006, the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau library staff is hosting the fall professional development conference of the Legislative Research Librarians’ section of the National Conference of State Legislatures. For the first time …
PowerPoint in the Classroom – A Criticism
AELR Blog points to ULCA law student’s harsh view of PowerPoint in the classroom. “Based on the best available data, [the student notes,] I’m prepared to theorize that Powerpoint-based classes are always boring.” He identifies …
Cyberweek E-Conference on Online Dispute Resolution
If you are interested in Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), you may wish to participate in Cyberweek 2006 (week of September 25th). Cyberweek is a free all-online conference featuring both asynchronous and real-time events related to …
A More Pefect Union Authors to Speak at Wisconsin Book Festival
Earlier this week, I posted about the Wisconsin Humanities Council’s statewide discussion series entitled, A More Perfect Union: To Establish Justice. It appears that the series’ authors will be also appearing at the Wisconsin Book …