Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
I learned today that full-time professors of law, economics, or accounting may sign up for complimentary access to Tax Analysts Campus. The purpose of Tax Analysts Campus is to provide professors an opportunity to teach with, and students to learn with, Tax Analysts’ news and research products. These products include: Tax Notes Today (Daily) Tax …
I ran across this announcement today on the Wisconsin Sentencing Commission Web site: The Wisconsin Sentencing Commission and its statutory provisions under
A question about citation management software on the ALL-SIS listserv reminded me that I haven’t yet posted about EndNote’s addition of the Bluebook citation style. Previously, the only product of which I was aware that supported Bluebook was Citation Legal Edition. [What is citation management software?] I learned about this back in August when Web …
Last week, the popular blogging software, Movable Type announced that they are now open source. This means you can freely modify, redistribute, and use Movable Type for any purpose you choose. Read more at the Movable Type blog. Source: Boing Boing
Beginning in 2008, the MBA Messenger will be published quarterly in a stand alone magazine format. Milwaukee Bar Association members will continue to receive it by mail, but it will no longer be included with the Wisconsin Law Journal. Source: MBA Messenger, Dec 2007 – Thanks to Bill Ebbott for the tip.
Deputy Revisor of Statutes Bruce Hoesly dropped me a line today letting me know that he’ll be transferring over to the Legislative Reference Bureau. He’ll be in charge of statute and administrative code and register production as the responsibility for those functions is transferred there in January. [See my previous post about the change] He …
Following up on my post last week about Milwaukee Public Library’s decision to discontinue holds on media items, see the JS Online article about the decision. From the article: Milwaukee Public Library Director Paula Kiely said the change will save about $100,000 in staffing under the 2008 budget… [But] critics say the policy will disproportionately …
From Check It Out @ Madison Public Library: If you read books, you probably buy them as gifts for the holidays, too. Shoppers who frequent the west side Barnes & Noble (7433 Mineral Point Road) this season between December 19 and December 22 can also benefit the library. On these days, any purchase made with …
It’s my pleasure to announce a new blawg from the Wisconsin Law Journal. Research and Resources, authored by fellow law librarian, Bev Butula, will “introduce quality websites and search tips to improve your online research experience.” Bev’s inaugural post highlights several of the resources available from the Wisconsin State Law Library.
Due to budget shortfalls, the Milwaukee Public Library has reluctantly changed their policy regarding holds: Effective January 2, 2008, most media items can no longer be reserved and held for pick-up. This includes feature films and TV programs as well as music CDs. Educational and children’s CDs, however, can still be placed on hold. Other …