The following blog post was written by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian at the University of Wisconsin Law School Library CourtListener is a powerful new free legal research website sponsored by the non-profit Free Law …
Research Strategies
Lexis.com retiring from Law Schools on December 31
It’s the end of an era as Lexis.com, the long-running and highly regarded database says its final goodbyes to the Law School community. With 100% of Lexis content now migrated to Lexis Advance, the small …
UW Law Library Research Guides
Did you know that the UW Law Library offers research guides on numerous legal topics? Here’s a quick infographic that I created with Easel.ly with a few highlights.
Hein Online adds an email delivery option
Good news for all you Hein-heads out there (I am certainly one of them). Hein Online recently added a great new feature to their interface where you can email a link to a Hein …
Zimmerman's Legal Research Guide – and Blog
Zimmerman’s Legal Research Guide is a tremendous resource for discovering the best resources in specific areas of law. I often use the online encyclopedia when I’m presented with a research question on an unfamiliar topic. …
Guides to Legal Research for the Layperson
The American Association of Law Libraries Legal Information Services to the Public SIS has recently published a new edition of its research guide, How to Research a Legal Problem: A Guide for Non-Lawyers. This guide …
Student's Wikipedia Hoax Fools Journalists, Bloggers
From Yahoo Tech: When Dublin university student Shane Fitzgerald posted a poetic but phony quote on Wikipedia, he said he was testing how our globalized, increasingly Internet-dependent media was upholding accuracy and accountability in an …
The Virtual Chase Comes to an End
Genie Tyburski has announced that she’s closing down The Virtual Chase. Wow – the end of an era. I will take down the site gradually over the next several months unless I find someone willing …
Researching "Green" Issues
Bev Butula over at the Wisconsin Law Journal blog has put together a useful guide to researching “green” issues. The list also appeared in the print edition of this week’s Wisconsin Law Journal on page …
New WLJ Blog, Research and Resources, by Law Librarian Bev Butula
It’s my pleasure to announce a new blawg from the Wisconsin Law Journal. Research and Resources, authored by fellow law librarian, Bev Butula, will “introduce quality websites and search tips to improve your online research …