Attention legal historians: WilsonWeb has added ten more years of coverage to Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective. You can now search for legal articles dating back to 1908. ILP Retro is available for public use …
Technology Gender Gap Virtually Closed
A survey commissioned by the women’s cable TV network, Oxygen, found the technology gender gap has virtually closed with the majority of women snapping up new technology and using it easily. Three of four women …
Justice Talking, A Law-Related NPR Program
Justice Talking is a NPR program which specifically covers law-related stories. Although the program is broadcast on a number of NPR stations around the country, it is not, unfortunately, available in Wisconsin. But, you can …
Principles of Persuasion
The Association of College and Research Libraries has prepared a useful toolkit entitled The Power of Personal Persuasion. Although it is targeted toward academic librarians, the content can be applied to anyone. According to the …
Westlaw at the WI State Law Library
From the Wisconsin State Law Library newsletter, WSLL @ Your Service : New & Improved Westlaw Access @ WSLL and MLRC WSLL and MLRC have offered in-library user access to Westlaw for a little over …
I Need to Get a Librarian Action Figure
I think it’s about time that I order a Librarian Action Figure from Archie McPhee. I think I’ll go for the deluxe figure complete with library diorama including a reference desk, computer, book cart, multiple …
Wisconsin Codes & Ordinances Online
In addition to their many other excellent guides, the Wisconsin State Law Library has compiled a list of Wisconsin Codes & Ordinances online. This is a very comprehensive guide.
Make Your Own Comic Strips
From LibrarianInBlack: The Comic Strip Generator lets you choose from hundreds of different comic templates and create little strips panel by panel.
Guide to Dialing Internationally
For those that occasionally need to make international phone calls but aren’t sure how to dial the number, see the International Dialing Codes guide from timeanddate.com Enter in your location, the location of where you …
Botany Garden in Bloom
I took a walk over to the UW-Madison Botany Garden this afternoon and captured this photo of the pond. I believe that the beautiful bloom is an American lotus. [thanks to MB for the correction] …