Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Charlene Li, a blogger from Forrester Research, has compiled some sample corporate blogging policies, “one for a company to provide guidelines to its employee bloggers, and the other for the blogger – a “code of ethics” to build trust with readers.” She has also created a Corporate Blogging Policies Wiki “so that others can 1) …
From TVC Alert: The Department of Transportation recently launched a Web site for consumers, which provides detailed safety information about passenger vehicles. The site, Safercar.gov, offers crash test data and rollover ratings, links to information on defects and recalls, and answers to frequently asked questions.
How To Be An (Info) Peeping Tom from CNN Money offers a list of selected sources of public information. Graphic from the article: Source: The University of Baltimore Law Library Weblog
Watch Your Weblog, Legal Liabilities Lurk Amid Corporate Blogs from the online publication, Computerworld, has compiled a list of some of the dangers of corporate blogging and precautions companies should consider. Source: The Blawg Channel
I just learned about Ziggs, a search engine of professional’s Web profiles. Search by first and last name, country, state/province, city, company, and keywords. Results list the individual’s name, location and company. The name appears as a link which directs you to the person’s profile available on the Web. There are a little over a …
Yesterday, I mentioned a great resource called WISCAT for searching the holdings of Wisconsin’s libraries. But you can also use Google and Yahoo to find out if a library in your area has a particular item. In cooperation with WorldCat, a catalog of libraries worldwide, both Google and Yahoo have added the “find in a …
Law.com has an update to the Virginia spam case mentioned last week: Two Found Guilty in First Felony Spam Conviction. From the article: A brother and sister who sent unsolicited junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted Wednesday in the nation’s first felony prosecution of distributors of spam. Jurors who convicted Jeremy …
In cooperation with the Dane County Courts, the UW Law School has organized the Divorce Court Assistance Project. DCAP is a hands-on experience for law students, designed to address the problem of unrepresented litigants by providing assistance to the judges who handle divorce cases with unrepresented parties in Dane County. Under the supervision of Clinical …
Looking for a particular book and need to know if it’s available at a library in Wisconsin? Try searching WISCAT, a statewide union catalog of library holdings. It includes catalogs from the state’s major public law libraries as well as a number of larger law firm libraries. The current edition of WISCAT, one of the …
Thinking of submitting an article for publication in a law review? Check out the following resources: The Directory of Law Reviews Its features include: – A general Title Index – A guide explaining the criteria that publications must meet for inclusion – General Student-Edited Law Reviews – Special Focus Student-Edited Law Journals – Non-Student Edited …