At long last, my article on the Law Library Blogosphere has finally seen the light of day. A big thanks to Sabrina Pacifici for publishing it in LLRX. The article is based on a survey …
Monitoring What Students Are Saying About the Library in their Blogs – A How To Guide
Here’s a tip for Academic Librarians: Inspired by Rob Hudson’s article, Law Students Write About Law Libraries (or, What Students Really Think: A Survey of Student Blawgs)*, I thought that someone should be monitoring what …
Sample Corporate Contracts on Findlaw
Looking for samples of software license agreement or an employment contract? Check out Findlaw’s Corporate Counsel Center’s Business Contracts. This is a gold mine of contracts and sample contract language. And since it’s on Findlaw, …
Seventh Circuit Offers RSS Feed of Opinions & PodCast of Oral Arguements
The Seventh Circuit is now offering opinions and audio oral arguments via RSS feed. It is the first federal court of appeals to do so. The Seventh Circuit’s Web site makes a combination of feeds …
Wisconsin Lawyer Article on RSS – Save Time & Money on your Internet Research
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve often heard me extol the virtues of RSS. But if you still aren’t sure what RSS is or how it can save you time and …
History Detectives Uncovers Origin of Old Harley Davidson Bearing the "Cross of Lorraine"
Earlier this week, PBS’ History Detectives ran an episode on old 1914 Harley-Davidson motorcycle bearing the “Cross of Lorraine,” a historic symbol of French nationalism. According to Mary Koshollek, Director of Information and Records Services …
Free Collaborative Office Tools – Word Processing & Diagrams
This morning I learned about two neat collaborative office tools: Writely – Word Processor (from Boing Boing): Google has re-launched Writely, the online word-processor they recently bought, in public beta. Writely does everything most things …
Uniform Laws & Model Acts – Which States Have Adopted Them
ALSO!, or American Law Sources Online, has long been one of my favorite Web sites. If you are looking for free sources of primary law in any federal or state jurisdiction, ALSO! is the place …
Workshop on Internet Searches: How to Get Accurate and Reliable Information
Studies show that most searchers locate only one in 3,000 of the Internet documents available to them. Want to increase your odds? Check out the NBI workshop, Internet Searches: How to Get Accurate and Reliable …
Zillow – View Home Valuations in Your Neighborhood on a Satellite Map
Some of the scarier databases that my colleague, Bev Butula, covered in the Internet Research Workshop were those in the Investigating Individuals section. One of these is Zillow.com. Zillow offers free, instant valuations and data …