From the July DCRLC Newsletter: Through a cooperative effort with the Family Court Counseling Service (FCCS) and other family court offices, a new edition of the Dane County Family Court Resource Booklet is now available. …
Directory of Published Proceedings Now Available Free
InterDok has announced that it is offering the Directory of Published Proceedings (DoPP) freely available on the Internet. DoPP indexes published conference proceedings in science, engineering, medice, social science and humanities. There are over 280,000 …
CCAP Can't Be Used as Proof of Habitual Criminal Status
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that “prosecutors shouldn’t use the state’s online criminal record system to prove whether a defendant is a repeat offender.” According to an AP article (appearing in StarTribune.com), “the …
A Magical Moment at Lake Kegonsa
One of those magical pursuits of childhood, my kids have a fascination with catching fireflies. Last weekend, equipped with butterfly net and bug house, we journeyed to Lake Kegonsa State Park for what turned out …
The Truth About Blogging
Connie Crosby has a nice article on The Truth About Blogging. Although it is aimed at librarians, the truths she shares are universal. She notes that “We often hear ‘to be seen as an expert, …
Skype v. Gizmo
Bob Ambrogi has a nice summary of the difference between Gizmo and Skype, two VoIP services. (What’s VoIP?) I’ve used Skype but haven’t tried Gizmo. The call recording feature is intriguing, however.
Batgirl Was a Librarian
Who knew? – Batgirl was a librarian! A colleague noticed the reference to Wonder Woman in my bio and clued me into Batgirl’s career. Here’s the scoop from Batgirl was a Librarian: Barbara Gordon, the …
What is a Blogger Worth to a Law Firm?
In the wake of moves by two big-name tech bloggers, Law.com has an interesting article on how to value a law firm blogger. Note the response by Kevin O’Keefe: “These recent moves should be wake …
Article on the Ins and Outs of Blogging for Legal Professional
A while back I mentioned that I gave a talk about blogs at the Association of Legal Administrators Annual Meeting in Montreal last month. Upon the request of the editor of the Risk Management Memo, …
Over Twenty Percent of Execs Read Blogs Weekly
From Kevin O’Keefe’s Real Lawyers Have Blogs: 21% of senior executives reports are reading business-related blogs at least once a week. This per a 2006 State of Corporate Blogging Survey, conducted by Harris Interactive and …