“If you could contact a librarian via Facebook or MySpace for help with your research, would you? If not, why?” That was the question asked of 300+ college students in a recent University of Michigan …
UW Law Library Recent Acquisitions RSS Feed
Last week I announced that MadCat, the UW Madison Library catalog, had added RSS feeds for new items from various campus libraries and subjects, including law. I also noted that the Law Library is continuing …
Bella is Bewildered About Blogs
Bev Butula, law librarian colleague and blogger over at the Wisconsin Law Journal, shared with me a fun story she created to illustrate how useful blogs can be to legal professionals. The story is entitled …
Searchable Bibliography of UW Law Faculty Publications Is Now Online
From UW Law School News: A searchable bibliography for locating articles and books written by University of Wisconsin Law School faculty is now up on the Law School Web site. The search form is at …
Workshops at the WI State Law Library
The Wisconsin State Law Library is offering two very useful – not to mention free – workshops this spring. Using LegalTrac and HeinOnline to Locate Law Reviews Online Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 9:00-10:00 a.m. The …
State Law Library Introduces New Catalog
Earlier this month, the Wisconsin State Law Library introduced a new interface for their library catalog. It offers several new customized features, including the ability to save a re-run searches, renew your materials online, as …
RSS Feeds for New Items from Law Library & other UW Madison Libraries
I’m pleased to report that MadCat, the UW Madison library catalog, now features RSS feeds for new items. New In MadCat is a list of books, journals, and titles in all media that have recently …
WI Personnel Commission Abolished
The Wisconsin Personnel Commission is yet another agency abolished by the state budget. Others include the Revisor of Statutes Bureau and the Sentencing Commission. From their Web site: Pursuant to the provisions of the State …
Libraries As Relevant As Ever, Esp. to Young Adults
From a recent survey on library use conducted by Pew Internet & American Life: The survey results challenge the assumption that libraries are losing relevance in the internet age. Libraries drew visits by more than …
Wisconsin Passed Nation's First Open Records Law in 1849
In response to my post last week about Wisconsin passing the nation’s first open records law in 1849, I received a request to post the full text of that law. So, I did a quick …