Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
This morning I had the opportunity to use a conference call service called FreeConference.com. As the name implies, it’s free to use the service. You will, though, probably have to dial long distance since you don’t get a toll free number. Normal long distance charges would apply – there is no markup. We used the …
As part of its Litigation Support Guide, the Wisconsin Law Journal explores the use of wikis in the legal environment. The article is available in the August 27th print edition and will eventually make it’s way online. I was interviewed for the article, along with librarian and wiki expert, Debbie Ginsburg from Chicago Kent College …
Law.com has an intriguing article on lawyering in Second Life, an online simulated universe with more than 8 million users. And while Second Life might initially seem like make-believe or child’s play, the firm [Greenberg & Lieberman] is filing real trademark applications, landing real clients and making real money through the virtual world. By Lieberman’s …
There is an interesting article in the New York Times about the Espresso Book Machine which can, on demand, print and bind a book in less than fifteen minutes. The machine will be at the Science, Industry and Business Library in New York until early September, producing free books from a small list. The two …
I recently learned about Zotero, free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources, and I must say that I’m impressed. It is product of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Basically, you download a little extension for Firefox (sorry IE folks) and Zotero becomes …
There is an interesting article entitled “Are You Podcasting: Current Uses of Podcasts in Law Libraries” in the May issue of AALL Spectrum. Although they haven’t caught on as quickly as blogs have (there are currently 116 law library blogs), some law librarians are experiment with podcasting. The article highlights the podcasting projects from numerous …
There is an interesting article on The Fourth Amendment and Privacy Issues on the “New” Internet: Facebook.com and MySpace.com in the Fall issue of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Abstract: Facebook.com and MySpace.com are two of the most trafficked Web sites on the Internet. These Web sites form a “new” type of internet where …
Sabrina Pacifici with help from the team over at Justia has launched a redesigned LLRX. They’ve done a great job of spicing up the look and feel to highlight the first rate content for which LLRX is so well known. Kudos all around.
I know I’ve mentioned it a couple times before, but I wanted to give another plug for Current Law Journal Content (CLJC) from Washington and Lee Law School. With CLJC, you can search and subscribe to current tables of contents from over a thousand law journals (including Wisconsin Law Review, Wisconsin International Law Journal, and …
From LibrarianInBlack: Firedoodle (which I found via eHub) is a Firefox add-on that lets you add white board functionality to any webpage, image, or map. You can mark it up all you want with highlighting, writing, and placemarking.