Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “Dr. Pangloss as an Agricultural Economist: The Analytic Failures of the U.S. Beef Supply Chain: …
New Work Offers Great Advice for Legal Scholars & Law Librarians on Capturing Impact: Telling the Story of Your Scholarship Beyond the Citation Count.
In her recent article, Ashley Ahlbrand offers great advice for legal scholars and law librarians on Capturing Impact: Telling the Story of Your Scholarship Beyond the Citation Count. She explores the shortcomings of citation metrics …
Legal Tune Up- Free Help for Wisconsinites with Common Legal Needs
Lift Wisconsin (Legal Intervention for Transforming Wisconsin) just announced the launching of a new tool to help Wisconsinites with common legal needs. The tool is called Legal Tune Up and it is “a mobile first …
Google to Label Search Results as “Highly Cited”
Google has announced that it’s adding a new “highly cited” label to search results frequently linked to by other publications. Such labels will appear on “anything from an investigative article, to an interview, an announcement, …
Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Ending Manner-of-Death Testimony, a Reexamination of Madison’s Enumerationist Interpretation, Democratic Opportunities Offered by State Institutions, & Pro Se Successes with Distributive Precedents
Here is the latest faculty scholarship appearing in the University of Wisconsin Law School Legal Studies Research Papers series found on SSRN. “Ending Manner-of-Death Testimony and Other Opinion Determinations of Crime” by KEITH A. FINDLEY (UW …
Getting Hacked Could Lead to Ethics Violations – Use LastPass to Secure Passwords
“Lawyers whose attorney trust accounts are cleaned out by cybercriminals should be prepared to answer to attorney-disciplinary authorities. And such a theft could result in disciplinary action for a lawyer who is careless about safeguarding …
WI Law In Action Podcast: Anuj Desai on Why “Text is Not Enough” in Statutory Interpretation
On the latest episode of the WI Law in Action podcast from the UW Law Library, host Kris Turner interviews UW Law School’s William Voss-Bascom Professor Anuj Desai. Prof. Desai teaches courses in cyberlaw, the …
New Scholarship Finds that Law Scholarship Posted to SSRN Enjoys a Citation Advantage
New scholarship by Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp at George Mason University School of Law finds that legal scholars who post their work to SSRN are cited more often. Their working paper, SSRN’s Impact on …
Recollection Wisconsin Documents State History through Thousands of Photos, Documents, Records, Etc.
Yesterday, the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin put on an excellent program about Recollection Wisconsin, a free web resource that brings together digital cultural heritage resources from Wisconsin libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies and …
Bloomberg Law Survey Offers Insights on Law Students’ Preparedness for Practice
A recent survey by Bloomberg Law offers insights on law students’ preparedness for practice. Bloomberg asked over 1,000 practicing attorneys, law school students, faculty, and librarians about the skills needed for practice and how well …