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Book Review

March 20, 2012 16:54

My colleague Sunil Rao has published a well written book review of The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law, by Albie Sachs. It appears on the AALL Spectrum blog. From the review: In the process of conceiving this book, Justice...My colleague Sunil Rao has published a well written book review of The...

Google Changes Format of Legal Citator

March 13, 2012 21:36

I suspect that most of you know that Google Scholar offers full text federal and state court opinions. But did you know that it also offers a citator similar to (although not as extensive as) Shepards or KeyCite? This feature...I suspect that most of you know that Google Scholar offers full text...

Improve Your Google Search Results

March 08, 2012 15:31

Hack College has created a useful infographic on how to use Google more effectively. It's targeted toward students, but is helpful to anyone who uses Google - which is just about everyone, right? I found the section on the operators...Hack College has created a useful infographic on how to use...

GPO Access to Shut Down in March

March 08, 2012 14:53

GPO Access will officially be shut down on March 16, 2012. Users will be redirected to content on FDsys for at least one year thereafter. For more info, see FDLP Desktop...GPO Access will officially be shut down on March 16, 2012. Users will be redirected to content on FDsys for at least one year...

Latest UW Law School Faculty Scholarship

February 28, 2012 14:55

Here is the latest faculty scholarship from the UW Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series via SSRN. Judicial Capacity and the Substance of Constitutional Law by Andrew B. Coan, University of Wisconsin Law School Informing and Reforming the Marketplace...Here is the latest faculty...

New Database for Federal Legislative History Research - ProQuest Legislative Insight

February 10, 2012 15:42

The Law Library is pleased to announce that we have recently subscribed to a wonderful new database for federal legislative history research called ProQuest Legislative Insight. It is available to UW Madison students, faculty and staff, or to anyone who...The Law Library is pleased to announce that...

Marc Galanter's New Book: Lawtalk: the Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions

February 06, 2012 16:27

UW Law Prof. Marc Galanter has a new book out called "Lawtalk: the Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions." Like Galanter's last book entitled "Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture," this book looks like a lot of fun....UW Law Prof. Marc Galanter has a new book out called...

Can't Print Because of Too Many Ads & Navigation Bars? Try CleanPrint

January 17, 2012 20:47

Want a clean printout without all the extra ads, navigation bars, and headers? There is a free tool called CleanPrint that can help. You install it on your browser and it strips all of the extra stuff and just lets...Want a clean printout without all the extra ads, navigation bars, and headers? ...

UW Madison Libraries Mobile App - Find Hours, Search Catalog, Etc.

January 05, 2012 19:11

The UW Madison Campus Libraries recently released a new mobile website at m.library.wisc.edu/s. Note that if you use a mobile device to go to our main home page URL, it will automatically redirect you to the mobile page. The mobile...The UW Madison Campus Libraries recently released a new mobile...

Some Law Firms Encouraging/Requiring Law Students to Violate Westlaw & Lexis Agreements

January 05, 2012 15:35

From the Legal Skills Prof Blog: The Utah Legal Ethics Advisory Committee considered whether an attorney who encouraged a student to breach her agreement by doing firm-related research had committed an ethical violation. The Committee answered in the affirmative finding...From the Legal Skills Prof...