The Real Estate Collection is a new resource from the UW Digital Collections Center. It contains materials and examples of commercial work in real estate done by celebrated University of Wisconsin professor James A. Graaskamp …
Publisher/Author Settlement Agreement with Google Opens Door for Full Online Access to Millions of Books
A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit against Google over access to copyrighted material in Google Books. From the AP: According to a statement issued Tuesday by the Authors Guild, the Association …
Woman Arrested for Killing Virtual Husband
From Yahoo News: A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband’s digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police …
Law School Course Page Options & Best Practices
I recently gave a short presentation to our students and faculty on the various course page options available at the UW Law School. I prepared a handout highlighting the pros and cons of the various …
Wisconsin Law Journal Articles on Exonerees Highlight WI Innocence Project
The latest edition of the Wisconsin Law Journal has several articles about the challenges facing persons exonerated of crimes and released from prison. A number of the cases highlight students and faculty from the Wisconsin …
Want to Share a Google Search? Shorten It Up With Look.fo
Ever wanted to share the results of a Google search with someone? Look.fo makes it easier – well, shorter anyway. Say I want to share the results of a Google search for WisBlawg. I could …
Libraries Get Busier As Budgets Get Tighter
“Tough economic times means more people are checking out their local libraries, hoping to cut down on the amount they spend on books, magazines and movies,” reports Channel3000. From the article: In Madison, libraries are …
$10K Scholarship for Student Bloggers
Know any students who write a great blog? Direct them to The Blogging Scholarship from Collage Scholarships.org. Or nominate them yourself. Last year’s $10,000 scholarship winner was a law student from Loyola.
WI Courts to Allow Citation of Unpublished Opinions
On Oct. 14, the Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted in principle Judicial Council petition 08-02 to amend Wis. Stat.
CiteGenie Creates Bluebook Citations from Westlaw
CiteGenie is a new extension for the Firefox web browser that, as its website promises, “automagically” creates Bluebook formatted pinpoint citations when copying from Westlaw. Wow – this is really impressive. If you’re a Westlaw …