My toddler loves to ask questions. “Papa, are you big?” “Mama, are you dressed?” “You like broccoli?” The other night we were snuggling the in the rocker while settling down for bed. I was gently …
LawLibWik, A Wiki for Law Librarians
Debbie Ginsberg, Electronic Resources Librarian at Chicago-Kent College of Law has created a wiki for law librarians interested in researching with wikis and creating wikis for their own libraries. LawLibWik offers a nice collection of …
Sing the Praises of an Unsung Support Staff Hero
“Lawyers in Wisconsin do terrific work. But where would they be without the members of their support staff who, behind the scenes, quietly make it all happen?” So asks the nomination form for Unsung Heroes …
Law Library Blogs List Tops 100
Thanks to some great new blogs I learned about at the AALL Annual Meeting, the list of Law Library Blogs and Blogs by Law Librarians or Law Library Associations now stands at 102!
Highlights from the AALL Annual Meeting
Once again, I’ve come back from the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting energized and full of ideas. As always, I’m amazed at the dedication and creativity of my colleagues. I also had a …
Trading a Paper Clip for a House
Kyle MacDonald has done it: traded a paper clip up to a house. Read more at Reuters Oddly Enough.
Kentucky Bans Blogs for State Employees
The Christian Science Monitor reports that Kentucky has blocked state employee’s access to “blogs as well as humor, religion, and online auction websites after it was deemed that [they] were spending too much time on …
Off to St. Louis for the AALL Meeting
I’m off to St. Louis for the American Association of Law Libraries Annual meeting so posting on WisBlawg will probably be light next week. However, I may be posting about the meeting on AALL Gateway, …
Delicious Monster Offers Painless Cataloging for Your Personal Library
Looking for an easy way to catalog your personal library of books, movies, music, comic books, etc.? If you are a Mac user, check out Delicious Monster. Strange name, I know, but this looks like …
National Sex Offender Public Registry Now Covers All 50 States
“All 50 states are now participating in the National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) Web site,” the Justice Department announced on Monday, according to Government Technology. “The Department of Justice-sponsored site allows parents and concerned …