Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Having a bad day? You need a little ice cream. Have a really bad day? You need a lot. That’s the premise behind the Dr. Whippy machine which debuted at the Ars Technica festival. According to Boing Boing, “It’s a self-serve frozen custard machine that doles out portion sizes based on the amount of misery …
This morning I had the opportunity to use a conference call service called FreeConference.com. As the name implies, it’s free to use the service. You will, though, probably have to dial long distance since you don’t get a toll free number. Normal long distance charges would apply – there is no markup. We used the …
There is a new e-book available called Law of The Blog, which according to author Nicholas Carroll, is “about bloggers’ legal rights and risks in the U.S.A.” The table of contents is available on the Web site. Source: Slaw
Tomorrow (Wed, Sept 12), Walgreens is offering inkjet printer cartridge refills for free. Customers can bring one empty b&w or color cartridge to the Walgreens photo counter and get it filled for free. Pick up a coupon in the weekly ad. To find a the nearest Walgreens that offers refill service, search the Walgreens store …
From the New York Times article, Prisons Purging Books on Faith From Libraries: Behind the walls of federal prisons nationwide, chaplains have been quietly carrying out a systematic purge of religious books and materials that were once available to prisoners in chapel libraries…. Traci Billingsley, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Prisons, said the agency …
In addition to the password protected LexisNexis, there is also a campus wide product called LexisNexis Academic to which the UW Madison Libraries subscribe. Anyone may use this service at no charge at any campus library. Although it doesn’t offer everything in full Lexis, most of it is there. LexisNexis Academic recently underwent a redesign …
The Wisconsin State Law Library routinely offers a great slate of workshops. Looks like there is a new one coming up in November called, “Using Blogs to Promote Your Law Practice.” Here’s the description: Blogs can be used to inform, communicate and network. How can you use a blog to connect with clients? Learn how …
Deliberations has an interesting post on jurors who blog. The part that caught my librarian’s eye was the collection of tips on setting up searches to find juror blog posts. Summarized, they are: Learn about RSS and get yourself a feed reader Search for your case name plus “jury duty” and your city Search both …
More goodies from Justia – they expanded their Federal District Court Filings database. They’ve gone back a few more years and now cover from 2004 to the present. And now, in addition to just seeing information about the case, for some cases you can actually view the opinions, orders, and complete filings. This is awesome! …
As part of its Litigation Support Guide, the Wisconsin Law Journal explores the use of wikis in the legal environment. The article is available in the August 27th print edition and will eventually make it’s way online. I was interviewed for the article, along with librarian and wiki expert, Debbie Ginsburg from Chicago Kent College …