Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
A new issue of the SSRN UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series was released yesterday. Articles include: “Renegotiations and Settlements: Dr. Pangloss’ Notes on the Margins of David Campbell’s Papers” by STEWART MACAULAY “Constitution-Making, Democracy and the Civilizing of Unreconcilable Conflict: What Might We Learn from the South African Miracle?” by HEINZ KLUG …
Here’s another nifty new Google tool: Google Translate. It can translate selected text or an entire web page. I could see this being really useful for viewing foreign laws on the Web when English translations aren’t available. Of course you wouldn’t rely 100% on the translation, but at least it would give you the gist. …
According to today’s Wisconsin State Journal, WisconsinEye could start broadcasting gavel-to-gavel coverage from the state Capitol to cable-television viewers as early as next Tuesday. WisconsinEye began broadcasting from its web site about a month ago. From the article: [Chris] Long, president and chief executive officer of WisconsinEye, sees the network becoming a state-based C-SPAN by …
SirsiDynix is offering a series of free Webinars for information professionals. There are two particularly interesting ones coming up: Writing for the Library Profession Date : Jul 10, 2007 Start Time : 11 a.m. Eastern Length : 01:00:00 Free your content! RSS for Libraries Date : Aug 07, 2007 Start Time : 11 a.m. Eastern …
Each year, the Wisconsin Library Association Government Information Round Table presents the Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award. It is presented each spring to a Wisconsin state or local government document published during the preceding year that, among other criteria, contributes significantly to the expansion of knowledge; provides inspiration and pleasure to an identifiable readership; contributes to …
While I was away on vacation last week, the Capital Times ran an article on social networking in libraries. The UW Law Library was one of the libraries featured, along with Wendt Library and the South Central Library System. From the article: Libraries have long struggled with a stuffy reputation, but on the UW–Madison campus …
More news from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau: According to Allan Marty, the LRB and LTSB (Legislative Technology Services Bureau) are in the process of putting the 2005 Legislative Drafting Records on the LRB website. Allan also noted that “if everything goes as planned we would probably put all sessions that we have in electronic …
I spoke with LRB Chief Steve Miller this afternoon and he informed me that there has been some changes regarding the Revisor of Statutes move. As I posted earlier, in an amendment to the proposed 2007 state budget (Senate Bill 40), the Wisconsin Revisor of Statutes Bureau is slated to be eliminated as an agency. …
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections has recently digitized the full text of the Wisconsin Blue Books, going back to 1853. Read more about it in the Wisconsin State Journal.
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections has recently digitized the full text of the Wisconsin Blue Books, going back to 1853. Read more about it in the Wisconsin State Journal.