Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
With the ease of Copy and Paste in writing these days, wouldn’t it be nice if there were a tool that could run your text through Google and inform you where it appears on Web? There is and it’s called Quote Finder. Just paste your text into the search box and Quote Finder lets you …
From Findlaw’s Modern Practice: Cameraphones: Innocuous Gadgets Or Workplace Threats? Employers have become wary of these fun little devices because they have the potential to create big privacy problems on the job. Not surprisingly, we’re being asked to advise clients on employees’ use of cameraphones. More employers are realizing the need for a formal policy …
It seems that Google has been digitizing content from selected print magazines and books. Thanks to search expert, Tara Calishain, there is now a search interface for this print content. She has also developed two bookmarklets which set up Google Alerts to monitor new magazine or book content. [What’s a bookmarket?] Source: TVC Alert
There is a fascinating article in the latest LLRX.com from Jessamyn West, a public librarian from Vermont who writes about her experiences at the DNC as a credentialed blogger. **Commentary: A Librarian Blogger at the DNC Jessamyn West is a librarian, blogger and advocate for public libraries. She also has the distinction of having been …
Frank Barnako of CBS Marketwatch reports on a recently released study in Life Without Net is Unbearable From the article: Researchers investigating how people would react to not having access to the Internet had a tough time getting started. “It was incredibly difficult to recruit participants as people weren’t willing to be without the Internet …
ABA’s Law Practice has assembled some great tips for the practice of law in their article, Tips from the Top! Ask the Experts! Abstract: Good ideas come in all kinds of flavors. Empower creativity. Have a mentor. Empathize. Take prudent risks. Recognize others’ efforts. Be curious. Be responsive. Encourage learning. When we asked some recognized …
Bug Me Not is an interesting service which keeps a database of generic log-ins for many Web publications that are free but require registration. It allows users to access content from sites like the New York Times, Washington Post, etc. without having to submit personally identifiable information. Source: LibrarianInBlack
Bruce Hoesly, Deputy Revisor of Statutes, dropped me a line to say that the RSB will be adding links to cases in the Wisconsin Statutes online. Simply click on the docket number at the end of the citation. Right now it’s only for the most recent cases right but they are working on adding more, …
The UW Law Library has recently purchased a subscription to Westlaw Patron Access which is available to the public without a password on three of the library’s computers. Remote access is not available. Content on Westlaw Patron Access appears to be equivalent to that of the law school’s full password protected Westlaw. It includes case …
From The E-LawLibrary Weblog (September 16, 2004) House Passes Bill to Sanction Lawyers The House of Representatives passed a bill – The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004 – on Tuesday that would require sanctions against lawyers who file lawsuits judged frivolous. The bill is meant to “amend Rule 11 of the Federal Civil Rules …