Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
According to an article on Law.com, Fox is planning a new reality series called “The Partner” in which “charismatic young lawyers compete in mock trials/courtroom showdowns on prime-time TV. The last lawyer standing wins a lucrative job at a law firm.” It appears that NBC will also be jumping on the bandwagon with a similar …
There is an interesting article in the New York Times about students and others downloading pirated books from the Internet. Titles range from best sellers, textbooks, technical manuals and more. Source: TVC Alert
Yahoo offers Search Shortcuts for a number of searches including lowest gas prices, flight trackers, dictionary definitions, sports scores, and much more. Search shortcuts are explained on the shortcut cheatsheet. Source: beSpacific
The Wisconsin State Law Library (WSLL) & Dane County Legal Resource Center (DCLRC) will be offering a number of free workshops. WSLL Workshops: Wisconsin Court System Website: What’s On It For Me? Wednesday July 7, 2004 8:30-9:30 a.m. Navigate the Court System’s website and find the information you need. Learn how to access Circuit Court …
New York Times articles from 1851-1995 are now available via the NYT Archive. A free search will display the citation and lead paragraph. Full text articles are available for a fee. Source: TVC Alert
Amazon.com has released a new personalized search engine called A9 which is powered by Google. Among other things, the search engine saves your previous searches, tells you which sites you have already viewed, offers info about sites retrieved, and links to Amazon’s “search inside the book” feature. For a review, see Mary Ellen Bates’ May …
Vivismo, a “clustering engine” that organizes search results into clear and hierarchical folders, now provides an interface for searching FindLaw. Source: BoleyBlogs!
There is a nice article on law blogs in the Wisconsin Lawyer by Bev Butula (Vice President of the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin) The author discusses the nature of law blogs and how reading and creating them can be beneficial to attorneys and law offices.
A recent article in CNET News.com entitled “Search engines take the stand” reports that judges are turning to Google and other search engines to check facts and look up information in cases–a trend that has some legal experts worried.
I recently discovered a new tool called Google Alert. You can set up personalized Google searches to run at desired intervals and email you with new search results. It’s similar to WestClip or Lexis Eclipse. The free service allows you to monitor up to three different queries. Advanced search features are available. Google Alert in …