Hein Online has announced a new way for patrons to use their mobile devices to view and share pdfs. Documents on Hein now include a QR code that link straight to that document, and shows …
Working Paper on the Availability of Tribal Law
Last year I became responsible for our collection of Native American materials at the UW Law Library. In reviewing the collection and availability of sources, I learned that tribal legal materials are very difficult to …
WI Administrative Code Online Archive Complete Back to 1956
The Legislative Reference Bureau has announced that it has completed scanning the Wisconsin Administrative Code archive back to 1956 (vol 1 of the Administrative Register). The Code does not appear in it’s entirety for these …
Changes for CCAP? New Legislation is Introduced
CCAP, Wisconsin’s online access to Circuit Court Records, may be altered if pending legislation passes. Introduced by Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) in the Senate and Representative Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) in the Assembly, the bill is …
WI Online Statutes to be Certified Prima Facie Evidence; Ebook Version Moves Out of Beta
A little noticed part of the WI Budget Act (Act 20) requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to certify the online version of the Wisconsin Statutes. The online statutes will be considered prima facie evidence of …
iPad and iPhone Apps for Productivity and Fun
I recently gave a presentation on iPad and iPhone apps at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Seattle. I demonstrated a number of different work and life productivity apps. I’m sharing the …
Hein Online and Fastcase announce partnership
Two of the biggest names in the legal database and publishing world recently announced that they would be partnering up to expand the scope of services that they offer to their customers. Hein Online and …
Hear Ye, OYEZ to cover State Supreme Courts
OYEZ, the website long known for its coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, plans to expand access to the proceedings of State Supreme Courts. Through a grant from the Open Government project sponsored by the …
Article: Ineffective Assistance of Library: The Failings and the Future of Prison Law Libraries
There is a very interesting article in the June 2013 edition of the Georgetown Law Journal (101 Geo. L.J. 1171) about prison libraries. (available via Westlaw and LexisNexis) From the abstract: The prison law library …
Tributes to Three UW Law Profs in Recent Law Review Issues
Three UW Law School Professors, Marc Galanter, Neil Komesar, and Jim Jones, have been the subject of tribute issues of law reviews recently. Jim Jones is the subject of the most recent edition of the …