Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
“In a repeat performance of one of the most popular college pranks ever, this week Lady Liberty once again appeared to rise from Lake Mendota with torch aloft, thanks to the Wisconsin Hoofers, UW–Madison’s outdoor recreation club.” From: Ideas & Discoveries (UW–Madison)
Anyone needing to do research on the University of Wisconsin might be interested in a new collection from the UW Digital Collections Center, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Collection. This collection consists of the digitized minutes of the meetings of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents from 1921-1991. The 70-year scope of …
This one is just for UW–Madison folks: The UW Madison Libraries have created a remote access bookmarklet. Why should I care, you might ask? Imagine that you want to access one of the databases to which the UW–Madison Libraries subscribe, such as Hein Online. So you do a Google search for Hein Online and come …
The Badger Herald has gathered an spooky list of hauntings on campus. Wisconsin Union Theater, Science Hall and Memorial Library are among the supposedly haunted. Memorial Library is also mentioned by Britannica Blog in their list of haunted libraries. From the list of Midwest libraries: Madison, University of Wisconsin, Memorial Library. The ghost of English …
It was announced yesterday that Dr. Carolyn “Biddy” Martin has been recommended as the next UW–Madison chancellor by the Board of Regents. There has been a lot of discussion and speculation about Dr. Martin on campus and in the press. Here are some highlights: JS Online describes the candidate selection process, outlines some of Dr. …
Members of the campus community can now sign up to receive text messages in the event of an emergency. UW–Madison students, faculty and staff, along with employees of campus affiliates can sign up for WiscAlerts through the My UW Portal. The new service will be used to send critical safety information from UW–Madison Police. It …