From a law librarian’s get-well card: On the outside: “We wish you a speedy recovery so you can get back to the office and do your job…” and on the inside, “…of course, we can’t …
Throw-away E-mail Addresses
From Library Stuff – Throw-away e-mail address generators: Spamhole – “SpamhOle.com allows you to create a temporary email address; nameyoupick@spamhole.com. For the number of hours that you choose, all email to nameyoupick@spamhole.com address is automatically …
Wisconsinites May Soon Be Dropped from No-Call List
Many Wisconsinites may soon be dropped off the Wisconsin No-call list which identifies residents who do not wish to receive telemarketing calls. Numbers remain on the list for two years. If it’s been a while …
LRB Briefs on WI State Officers & Milwaukee Parental Choice
There are two new Wisconsin Briefs available from the Legislative Reference Bureau. Brief 06-16, Wisconsin State Officers (November 2006) Brief 06-15, Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (October 2006)
New UW Madison Campus Map – The Best Online Map I've Ever Seen
If you need to visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus but could you a little help navigating your way, check out the new, interactive Campus Map. This is the best online map I’ve ever seen. …
Article: Dead Plagiarists Society
My colleague, Lisa Pfaff, passed on an interesting article this morning from Slate. In the article, Dead Plagiarists Society, author Paul Collins contemplates the use of Google Book Search as a tool to detect plagiarism …
Guide to Assessing Information on the Internet
Mary J. Koshollek, director of information and records services at Godfrey & Kahn S.C. in Milwaukee has written an excellent article on evaluating websites in the November issue of the Wisconsin Lawyer. In Assessing Information …
Availability of 2005-06 WI Statutes in Print
According to Bruce Hoesly at the Revisor of Statutes Bureau, the print sets of the 2005-06 Wisconsin Statutes are scheduled to arrive at Document Sales in mid December. Prices have not been set yet. Write …
"Blawg," Directory of Legal Blogs, Makes Some Improvements
If you’ve visited Blawg lately, you’ve probably noticed a few changes. The directory of legal blogs has updated it’s look and added some useful upgrades. The first change is the url – the central domain …
ISBN Changing from 10 to 13 Digits
Starting in January, a new international standard is expanding the current 10-digit ISBN to a 13-digit ISBN. See the press release from OCLC. [What is an ISBN?]