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 …
Research Strategies
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 …
Back to the Future of Legal Research Symposium – Librarian and Practitioner Legal Research Survey Results
At the mid-morning session at the Back to the Future Symposium, we learned about the results from various practitioner and librarian surveys regarding legal research practices. Speakers were Sanford Greenberg and Tom Gaylord of Chicago-Kent …
LLJ Articles from the Berring Symposium on Legal Information & the Development of American Law
The latest edition of Law Library Journal is out and it contains articles from the symposium on Legal Information and the Development of American Law: Further Thinking about the Thoughts of Robert C. Berring. Included …
ABA Litigation Section Podcast
The Litigation Podcast from the ABA Section of Litigation promises to serve up practical tips, tactics, and interviews with today’s leading trial attorneys. Looks like there have been some interesting topics so far, including one …
Legal Research Movie on YouTube
From Law Librarian Blog: A group of students in Stanford Law’s advanced legal research class created a short (3 minute) silent film, Legal Research: The Movie. Fantastic! I guess the movie isn’t a “talkie” because …
Librarian's Ultimate Guide to Search Engines Has Tips for Everyone
Scott Hawksworth over at DegreeTutor has created a very useful guide for online research called the Librarian’s Ultimate Guide to Search Engines. It covers “things librarians understand about search – and things that anyone doing …
Guide to Assessing Information on the Internet
Mary J. Koshollek, director of information and records services at Godfrey & Kahn S.C. in Milwaukee has written an excellent article on evaluating websites in the November issue of the Wisconsin Lawyer. In Assessing Information …
Law for the Layperson: An Annotated Bibliography of Self-help Law Books
Southern Illinois University Law Librarians Diane Murley and Amber Hewette have written a new book entitled, Law for the Layperson: An Annotated Bibliography of Self-help Law Books. It is available from Hein and Amazon. Nearly …