Due to severe weather conditions the UW Law Library will be closed beginning at 9:00 pm today, Wednesday, December 19th and all day tomorrow Thursday, December 20th. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Discussion by Authors of "Lawyers Who Shaped Dane County"
Lawyers Who Shaped Dane County is a new book from the University of Wisconsin Press that tells the story of the legal profession in Dane County, Wisconsin, from the 1850s to the early 1980s. Featuring …
UW Law Library Welcomes Kris Turner as new Reference & Technology Services Librarian
I am pleased to report that Kris Turner has been appointed as the new Reference & Technology Services Librarian at the UW Law Library. Kris has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from UW-Madison …
Article About Law Library's Curry mural, "The Freeing of the Slaves"
UW-Madison News has posted a very interesting story about John Steuart Curry’s mural “The Freeing of the Slaves” which is housed in the UW Law Law Library. From the article: “The Freeing of the Slaves” …
WisEye's Campaign 2012 Voter Guide
WisEye has created a Campaign 2012 Voter Guide with interviews and information on candidates in the November 6th general election. From their email announcement: WisEye’s Campaign 2012 Voter Guide has over 140 U.S. Senate, U.S. …
SSRN App
SSRN, the Social Science Research Network, has recently launched a iPhone/iPad app. SSRN is a repository of scholarly research for social sciences and humanities scholarship, including law. Many of our UW Law School professors have …
New and Updated Research Guides Prepared by the UW Law Library
Here’s a selection of some of the research guides that our staff has recently created or updated: International Commercial Arbitration: A Research Guide by Sunil Rao – Last Updated Oct 12, 2012 Native American Law …
Law Library & Law Building Closed Thursday due to Presidential Visit
President Obama will be speaking on campus Thursday, October 4. This event is scheduled to take place on Bascom Hill from noon to approximately 6 p.m. To ensure security for the event, the Law Library …
Staffing Changes at the UW Law Library
Effective today, there are some staffing changes at the UW Law Library. Bill Ebbott, long-time Associate Director for Public Services, began full-time retirement on August 31st. I, Bonnie Shucha, will be taking over for Bill …
Slim Down Bloated Links from Google Search Results
Ever tried to copy a link from Google search results and ended up something messy looking like this: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CEwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeuseof.com%2F&ei=wSArUPj0E5Gu8QSd1IGYDg&usg=AFQjCNET_hI9VptfwU-R4oSaJjjI-f0jgA&cad=rja The messiness is because Google changes the URL to help them track who is clicking on …