I’m a heavy user of our local public library. I love that I can go online, put things on hold, and then pick them up at my leisure. Keeping track of when things come in …
Rex Libris Coming to the Big Screen?
Variety reports that Warner Bros. Pictures has hired Mark Burton to pen the bigscreen adaptation of James Turner’s comicbook “Rex Libris,” about an everyday guy who becomes part of a secret sect of librarians who …
UW-Madison Remote Access Bookmarklet Prompts Users to Login to Licensed Databases
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 …
Share Zotero Citation Lists with Zotz
“Zotero helps you collect and manage citations. Zotz helps you make them public.” From Zotero: The Zotero team is making solid progress on a variety of collaborative features. But, if you want to publish and …
FDsys to Replace GPO Access
A new system called Federal Digital System (FDsys) is slated to replace GPO Access. GPO’s FDsys is an advanced digital system that will enable GPO to manage Government information in a digital form. According to …
Madison Crime Reports – View Neighborhood Maps & Receive Alerts
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Madison is participating in a new online service that allows members of the public to monitor crime in their neighborhoods. CrimeReports.com allows users to zero in on a map …
Law Library Blogs List Tops 150
I’m pleased to report that my list of law library blogs has recently reached 150. It’s wonderful that law librarians are so active in the blogosphere. If you know of any blogs that I’ve missed, …
Wisconsin State Law Library Now Offers Wi-Fi
Library users at Wisconsin State Law Library can now access the Internet wirelessly. Just stop by the Circulation Desk and ask for the Wi-Fi password, which changes daily. Wired internet access also remains available. If …
Where is My Bus? Find out in Real Time with Madison Metro's WebWatch
One of my biggest problems with riding the bus (when I used to ride it) is having to wait around for a late bus – irritating in good weather but downright miserable in below freezing …
Indexes to Wisconsin Newspapers
Newspapers can be a rich source of historical information, but finding articles on your topics of interest can be difficult – particularly for older articles. Fortunately, several state libraries offer indexes to Wisconsin newspapers. The …