Will publishing your work in an open access publication generate more readership and citations? Yes and no, according to a Cornell University study. Using a sample of open access journals in the sciences, social sciences, …
Moving Data from MS Word to Excel
Have you ever wanted to transfer data from a MS Word document into a spreadsheet? 3 Geeks and a Law Blog shares a couple of tricks to help you make the transition without having to …
Workshop Series on Global Legal Issues and Wisconsin
The UW Law School has announced the 5th annual outreach workshop series on the theme Global Legal Issues and Wisconsin. The workshops explore the legal and policy implications of global legal issues on Wisconsin. This …
Use of Government Data Online
From a new Pew survey on Government Online: Government agencies have begun to open up their data to the public, and a surprisingly large number of citizens are showing interest. Some 40% of adult internet …
Law School Forum Tonight on "The Role of Organized Labor in a Democracy"
The University of Wisconsin Law School is sponsoring a forum this evening on “The Role of Organized Labor in a Democracy.” It will be held Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from 6-8 pm in the Godfrey …
Who Owns My Body and Where Is It Now?
UW-Madison is sponsoring a capstone event to bring the campus and community together around the important questions regarding race, research involving human subjects and the business of commercializing human-derived biomaterials raised in the book, The …
Zotero Development Workshop
Are you a Zotero user looking to contribute to the community? Need to make Zotero work for you? [What is Zotero?] On Monday, April 11th, join Zotero community developer Avram Lyon, the primary translator reviewer …
Latest UW Law School Faculty Scholarship
Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. The Sale of Patented Methods: Reconciling On-Sale Bar & Patent Exhaustion Doctrines in Light of In re …
Feedback Desired on New Changes to WI Legislature's Beta Search Site
Last week I posted on the Wisconsin Legislature’s new beta site for searching documents. Bruce Hoesly, at the Legislative Reference Bureau, informs me that they are very interested in getting feedback on the system, including …
UW Law School to Host Forum on Legal & Political Issues Raised by Governor's Budget Repair Bill
University of Wisconsin Law School has organized a forum on the legal and political issues raised by the Governor’s Budget Repair Bill. All are welcome. The forum seeks to provide insights into the dramatic developments …