Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
From the UW Space Place: Total Lunar Eclipse Sat, 3-Mar-2007, 5:45 pm (3:00 hrs) The full moon of 3 March will rise in Madison at 5:45 p.m., but it will not be your typical full moon. The rising moon will be totally eclipsed by Earth’s shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, there is no safety hazard …
There have been a couple of good posts recently about cool Google tips and tricks. Bates InfoTip, an email newsletter, shares four Little-Known Google Tools. One of these is Simply Google which gathers together on one page pretty much everything you can do with Google – which is a lot! Google Librarian Central explains Google …
If you haven’t heard yet, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the start and end dates of Daylight Savings Time beginning in 2007. Clocks will be set ahead one hour on March 11, which is three weeks earlier than they traditionally change. Online calendars and computer clocks that have not been updated with patches …
So I send my husband the Law Librarian Hotties contest post because I think it’s fun, and he goes and nominates me. And, I’m floored to find that he wasn’t the only one. I don’t know whether to be flattered or embarrassed – both, I guess. Good thing I have a sense of humor because …
One of the Top Ten Lists You Don’t Want To Miss from Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog caught my eye: Top 10 Largest Databases in the World. Number 1? the Library of Congress. The post didn’t give any sources for this information, however, which makes me wonder about its validity. I’m a librarian – …
The recent snow has brought out the ice sculptors on Bascom Hill. Bucky Badger stands in front of Bascom Hall and SpongeBob is right outside the Law School.
Yet another one from the latest edition of Law Library Journal (Winter 2007). In her column, Technology for Everyone . . ., Diane Murley explains Mind Mapping Complex Information. Abstract: Ms. Murley introduces mind mapping as a technique for handling complex information, discusses its application to some functions of law librarians, and lists some of …
Here’s another good article from the latest edition of Law Library Journal (Winter 2007). In Go and Tell the World: Charles R. McCarthy and the Evolution of the Legislative Reference Movement, 1901-1917, Paul D. Healey writes of Wisconsin’s other McCarthy. Abstract: Professor Healey describes the work of Charles R. McCarthy who, in the early twentieth …
There’s lots of good stuff in the latest edition of Law Library Journal (Winter 2007). Are Public Law Librarians Immune from Suit? Muddying the Already Murky Waters of Law Librarian Liability by John Cannan look particularly interesting. Abstract: Public law librarians–academic law librarians at public universities and court and other government librarians–may enjoy public official …
Citrus (think Cit-r-us) is a new legal citation tool which automatically corrects legal citations in Word as you type. “When you’re ready to type a citation, press F2 and make an educated guess. Once you’re done, press F2 again, and Citrus will generate a correct Bluebook citation.” An individual license is available for $495 per …