Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
The folks at Social Science Research Network have been kind enough to share with me info about some recent enhancements. These features include a completely revised Simple Submission process, a new sign in process, and redesigned Author and Abstract Pages. See the announcement for more information. I recently spoke with SSRN pres, Gregg Gordon who …
Seattlepi reports on a the Workshop on the Future of the Legal Course Book at Seattle University Law School. Traditional publishers are confused about what professors want and where the industry is going…. Teachers want more flexibility, such as the ability to add their own information to text, insert audio files and provide links. They …
Kathryn Greenhill of Librarians Matter has put together an excellent presentation on finding the time and reasons to learn about emerging technologies. The presenation title comes from the two phrases I hear most when people find out what I do. If they are lukewarm about new technologies, they tell me that they don’t have time …
Faced with a firestorm of opposition from scientific and library organizations, as well as a congressional mandate, the EPA is reopening its libraries in Region 5 in Chicago, Region 6 in Dallas, Region 7 in Kansas City, and the EPA Headquarters and Chemical Libraries in Washington, D.C. In fact, they’re not just reopening them, they’re …
“Defense attorneys do their clients a disservice by not at least checking with them to see if they maintain a Web page used for social networking, in addition to the standard methods of digging up dirt.” So says defense attorney William R. Gallagher in a recent Wisconsin Law Journal article on using social networking tools …
The Wisconsin Law Journal reports on the 2009 Milwaukee County budget proposal. From the article: In his 2009 proposal, [County Executive Scott] Walker plans to abolish 27 staff positions, not mandated by the state, to help offset a multi-million dollar hole in the court’s budget…. The most substantial cuts would be nine legal research interns …
The Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin has embarked on a new marketing initiative this year – a LLAW calendar. The calendar features pictures taken by LLAW members, as well as, interesting dates in legal, library and pop culture history. Calendars are available at a cost of $15 plus postage. If you are interested in purchasing …
SAGE is offering free online access to over 500 of its journals until October 31, 2008. Content is available from 1999 to the present. Registration is required. Source: LISNews
Barco Law Library reports that the 2-year free PACER pilot program has been suspended pending evaluation. [What is PACER?] A notice went out that “GPO and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts undertook a pilot to provide free public access to Federal court records at 17 Federal depository libraries through (PACER) ….The pilot …
AbsTracked reports that U.S. Courts website is offering RSS feeds: Newsroom Video News Archive The Third Branch: Newsletter of the Federal Courts Federal Rulemaking Hurricane Season 2008: Court Status Updates