Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
This Monday marked the release of BlawgWorld 2007, an eBook featuring the best posts from “77 of the most influential blawgs.” I’m very honored that WisBlawg was selected for inclusion again this year. I have to admit, though, that I until today, I didn’t really see the point of BlawgWorld – of gathering tiny snapshots …
Do you or your organization offer any RSS feeds? If so, take a look at 5 Tips to Increase RSS Subscribers which I learned about today over at LibrarianInBlack. The tips include: 1) Make it stand out 2) Offer a full feed 3) Subscriber count 4) Multiple buttons 5) Email Subscription I agree with LiB …
There is a very good article on CNet about all the wonderful resources and services you can get for free at or from public libraries. It includes databases, e-books, audio books, and “your own personal librarian” (i.e. reference assistance). Source: Oregon Legal Research
Ever wondered how you’d look as a character on the Simpsons? Now you can find out at Simpsonizeme.com. Upload a head shot, check a few preferences, and poof – you’re Simpsonized. That’s me on the right. This is really cool. It actually analyzes your photo and creates a pretty good representation (I thought mine was …
A collaboration between FindLaw and Justice Talking brings us Today in Legal History. This blog shares a daily legal history factoid along with links to related resources. Source: Law Dawg Blawg
Wendt Library Blog has some good hacks for Google Scholar for UW–Madison users. By simply changing your preferences, you can beef up your search results by adding full-text links from UW–Madison library databases. And now, you can export your search results to RefWorks.
Proof and Hearsay, the blog from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel staff on legal issues, offers another handy CCAP search tip: how to look at individual case records without having to click on the disclaimer screen for every new case that comes up. Installing a Firefox script using Greasemonkey is required. That may sound scary, but …
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau has prepared a memorandum comparing 2007-09 budget recommendations of the Governor, Joint Committee on Finance, Senate, and Assembly. Comparisons are shown in the following areas: All funds appropriations General fund appropriations Tax and fee changes Bonding authorizations Structural deficits going into the 2009-11 biennium Source: The Wheeler Report
Wisconsin Union Blend is a new blog where “members of the UW–Madison teaching and instructional technology communities to come together and talk about the campus issues that impact our respective fields.” I learned about it this morning when my “ego feed” picked up a comment about WisBlawg. So far the posts have centered around Web …
From the JS Online Capitol Podcast: In the coming weeks, a conference committee of state legislators will sit down at the bargaining table — peace-treaty style — in an attempt to develop a compromise version of the next two-year state budget. What does a conference committee look like and how will it work? Listen to …