From Larry Bodine’s Professional Services Marketing Blog: My esteemed colleague Ed Poll of Venice, CA, author of the LawBiz Blog, calculated what may be the true cost of a lawyer writing a blog: $20K a …
Thinking of Podcasting a Course? Find Out What Law Students Think
John Mayer of CALI has posted the end-of-semester survey results for the Legal Education Podcasting Project. The survey is on the perceptions of law students enrolled in courses in which the professor also podcast the …
No Laws for Early WI Legislators
There is a fascinating bit in Odd Wisconsin today. It seems “that for the first few years of Wisconsin’s existence, not even legislators could get their hands on a copy of the laws.” “They certainly …
What's Hot on the Web? Amateur Films on YouTube.com
The Wisconsin State Journal has an interesting article on one of the biggest trends to hit the Web: YouTube.com, an amateur video Web site. The paper reports that Madison film making duo Aaron Yonda and …
Law for the Layperson: An Annotated Bibliography of Self-help Law Books
Southern Illinois University Law Librarians Diane Murley and Amber Hewette have written a new book entitled, Law for the Layperson: An Annotated Bibliography of Self-help Law Books. It is available from Hein and Amazon. Nearly …
Dane Co. Legal Assistance Programs
The August edition of the DCLRC Docket is now available from the Dane County Legal Resource Center. It features a directory of free legal assistance programs located in the Dane Co. courthouse (215 South Hamilton …
The Onion Reports that Wikipedia Honors the 750th Anniversary of American Independence
From Today’s Onion*: Wikipedia, the online, reader-edited encyclopedia, honored the 750th anniversary of American independence on July 25 with a special featured section on its main page Tuesday. *Don’t you believe it. The Onion is …
Article: Viewing Law Blogs as a Vast Amicus Brief
In his Law.com article entitled Viewing Law Blogs as a Vast Amicus Brief, Howard Bashman consideres “what should judges do if, while visiting the legal blogosphere, they encounter discussions about how pending cases ought to …
Status Report on RSS Use Among Legal Publishers
Cindy Chick of LawLibTech, reports on her conversations with legal publishers at AALL about content delivery via RSS. She writes, “I found some serious progress is being made on the RSS front.” Here’s more: First, …
Free Directory Assistance
From Librarian in Black: Free411 (1-800-Free 411 / 1-800-373-3411) is a completely automated free directory assistance service that works on cell and land lines. I know my cell phone carrier charges $1.50 for each directory …