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The Legislative Fiscal Bureau has recently prepared an Overview of State Agency Major Request Items for the 2005-07 Wisconsin State Budget The report provides “an overview of the 2005-07 budget requests which state agencies have submitted for inclusion in the executive budget document. Its purpose is to highlight the major changes which have been requested …

This month’s issue of Madison Magazine focuses on the law profession. “Who Could Keep a Lawyer Quiet? The law librarian, of course – probably the most unheralded employee at every firm” is the intriguing title of an article profiling Heidi Yelk, the reference and electronic services librarian at the Wisconsin State Law Library. The article …

Pew Internet and American Life has just released a new report on the state of blogging. Based on the results of two nationwide telephone surveys in November, Pew found that: 7% of the 120 million U.S. adults who use the internet say they have created a blog or web-based diary. That represents more than 8 …

Beginning January 1st, PACER fees increased from 7 cents per page to 8 cents per page for public access to court electronic records. The fee increase applies to all systems (CM/ECF, PACER, RACER, etc.). The 30 page cap on case-related documents and reports (excluding transcripts) will remain in effect. However, the maximum cost will be …

Correction – 1/4/05: Looks like I linked to the January 2004 edition of DCLRC Docket below! But the January 2005 edition is available, too. The new DCLRC Blawg is featured. ——————————– The January edition of the DCLRC Docket is now available. It features a tech tip on evaluating websites and a link to a list …

Jim Calloway, Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program, has launched a new Law Practice Tips Blog. The blog will focus on law practice management, the Internet and technology as it applies both in law practice and in daily life. Source: Stark County Law Library Blawg

Google isn’t the only one beginning to digitize library collections. The Internet Archive has joined the crusade with their Million Book Project in hopes of digitizing a million books by 2005. It appears that only non-copyrighted works will be included and that full-text can be viewed at no charge. According to an Information World Review …

Today’s New York Times article, Customer Service: The Hunt for a Human, relates the frustration that many consumers feel when trying to contact an actual corporate consumer contact person. According to the article, many people try to outwit automated phone systems by pressing zero, yet still fail to reach an operator. But some savvy consumers …

Blawger Dennis Kennedy has compiled a list of the top legal blogs of 2004 with Best Overall Legal Blog going to BeSpacific.com (I quite agree!) Other categories include: Best Practice-Specific Legal Blog Best New Legal Blogger Best Legal Blog Sectors Funniest Legal Blogs Best Legal Blogging Experts Best Legal Blog Trends Legal Blog Trends to …

LexisNexis Mealey Publications and Conferences group now has an RSS feed for its top legal news headlines. There is no charge to subscribe. Source: inter alia