MADreads reviews a pretty funny sounding book called Yes Man about a man that literally said yes to everything for a year. Here’s the review: Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! By Sarah – Alicia …
Seminar: Internet Research in Wisconsin
If you are looking to brush up your Web-based legal research skills this summer, you might want to consider attending a one day seminar entitled, Internet Research in Wisconsin. The seminar, put on by Lorman …
Cows Invade Madison
A herd of 101 painted, costumed, and whimsically transformed cows have invaded the Capitol City. They are part of CowParade Wisconsin 2006 and they will be on display throughout Wisconsin all summer. This week they’re …
Best Practices for Legal Blogging
Law.com has created a guide to Best Practices for Legal Blogging. Why should you care? From the article: As the use of blogs as a marketing tool proliferates among lawyers, differences in quality between blogs …
Legal Technology & Research Workshops at the State Law Library
Once again, the Wisconsin State Law Library has a great slate of workshops scheduled. Registration forms are available on their Classes & Tours webpage. – 25 Legal Tech Tips in 90 Minutes Wednesday July 12, …
"Facing Life: The Retrial of Evan Zimmerman" Premiers Monday on A&E
“Facing Life: The Retrial of Evan Zimmerman,” a new true-crime documentary involving the University of Wisconsin Innocence Project will be broadcast on the A&E cable television network on Monday, June 5 from 8-10 p.m. central …
MS Office Add-in Strips Metadata – To Be Added to CCAP Workstations
Judge Daniel Anderson responded to yesterday’s post Metadata: What You Can’t See Can Hurt You. He recommends using the Microsoft Office add-in that removes hidden data. With his permission, I’d like to share his comments: …
Child Booster Seat Law Takes Affect Today
Heads up Mom and Dad. Wisconsin’s new Child Booster Seat Law takes affect today. See the fact sheet with diagram from the DOT. Written warnings will be issued instead of citations for first violations during …
MADreads, A Book Review Blog from MPL
Looking for a few good titles to add to your summer reading list? Check out MADreads, a new blog from the Madison Public Library. Each day they’ll feature a new fiction or nonfiction book review …
Metadata: What You Can't See Can Hurt You
One of most useful features of the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin (LLAW) Newsletter is Cindy May’s Recommended Readings. I can always find a few gems I’ve missed in her annotated list. One article of …