Law Library/IT

With more people making the transition to mobile devices such as iPhones and Androids, keeping up with all the new ways to utilize this technology can be challenging.  This article highlights useful applications recently launched for the UW ...

Posted Sep 13, 2011 by Cheryl O'Connor

Like most Americans, I remember where I was on September 11, 2001.  I worked at a Chicago law firm on the 58th floor of the Sears Tower.  At that time, I was pregnant with twins.  It was in the elevator going up to my office that ...

Posted Sep 8, 2011 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

Welcome all new students!  Finding your way around the Law School can be confusing so the Law Library staff has prepared a 1L Survival Guide with tips to help you succeed.  Here is a sampling of the information that you can find: ...

Posted Aug 29, 2011 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

 The Chronicle of Higher Education is the premiere news publication for higher education, available in print and online.  The web version , now available campus-wide, is published weekly and updated daily. It features the full text of ...

Posted Apr 28, 2011 by Sunil Rao,

If you will be employed as a law clerk for a firm, a government agency or a public interest organization this summer, legal research in a business setting may seem very different compared to your academic experience.  Locating reliable, cos ...

Posted Apr 21, 2011 by Cheryl O'Connor

The library has created a guide to help law students with their writing projects.   This guide includes tabs on how to find a topic, how to narrow a topic, and where to go to find secondary resources in print as well as where to locate ...

Posted Apr 14, 2011 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

READ Poster View this year’s poster featuring Professor Meg Gaines – Later this week on the 5th floor Give a Book, Get a Book Browse our discarded law books and pick up a few treasures – Mon., April 11th beginning at 10:00 am in the Grand ...

Posted Apr 11, 2011 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

The number of self-represented litigants is steadily increasing in Dane County. In some areas, as many as 70% of cases involve pro se litigants. The Dane Co. Legal Resource Center provides research assistance for many pro se litigants, but ...

Posted Apr 6, 2011 by Bonnie Shucha

Some of you may be familiar with LexisNexis Congressional to which the Law Library subscribes.  Please note that the title has changed to ProQuest Congressional .  This follows ProQuest's purchase of CIS from Lexi ...

Posted Mar 30, 2011 by Bonnie Shucha

Determining the intent of a law can be challenging because of the complexity in identifying, collecting and analyzing all the relevant documents which comprise its legislative history.  Keep in mind that state legislatures do not typically ...

Posted Mar 24, 2011 by Cheryl O'Connor

The Law Library has a variety of labor and employment law resources available to students, faculty and the general public, these include print and electronic material.   Useful Employment & Labor Resources Free on the Web Associat ...

Posted Mar 4, 2011 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

 This week I’d like to introduce the book:The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence / David H. Kaye.Harvard University Press, 2010.Location: Law Library KF9666.5 K39 2010As the author, Mr. Kaye, characterizes in the Preface, the book is � ...

Posted Feb 24, 2011 by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian

The Law Library has recently made another free scanner available to law students, faculty and staff and other library patrons.  The new scanner is a combo copier/scanner and is in the Copy Center on the fifth floor of the library.  Sca ...

Posted Feb 18, 2011 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

Given the changes Governor Walker has proposed to the collective bargaining rights of public employees in Wisconsin that are before the Legislature for consideration this week, a reading of the “Declaration of Policy” from sec. 111.80 which ...

Posted Feb 15, 2011 by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian

Making of Modern Law is a database containing over 22,000 legal treatises from the 19th- and early 20th- century. It covers all aspects of American and British law and encompasses a range of analytical, theoretical and practical literat ...

Posted Feb 11, 2011 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

Two additional  Hein Online databases were recently added to the UW Law Library's list of electronic holdings.  These subscriptions offer pdf format and remote access with your UW Net ID. Hein's newest specialized library, the Intellec ...

Posted Feb 3, 2011 by Cheryl O'Connor

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Posted Jan 28, 2011 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

   Effective Dec. 1, 2010, a number of new amendments to the Federal Rules came into force.  These amended rules cover several areas encompassing the appellate, bankruptcy, civil, and criminal rules, as well as, the rules of evide ...

Posted Jan 19, 2011 by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian

The law library has recently acquired a series of videos from Duke University School of Law’s Voices of American Law initiative, designed to develop educational materials related to the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in American ...

Posted Dec 2, 2010 by Sunil Rao,

Free Holiday Shipping Amazon.com offers free shipping for all Black Friday shoppers as well as free two day shipping.  For students, free two-day is offered for an entire year with registration to their Amazon Prime program.  For mor ...

Posted Nov 24, 2010 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

After years of controversy, debate and inaction, the 100 to 1 disparity between sentences for crack and powder cocaine offenses has been greatly diminished by passage of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010.As may be seen by the “Bill Summary & ...

Posted Nov 17, 2010 by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian

UW Law School students, faculty and staff now have access to Bloomberg Law .  This vendor is already well known for its analysis of corporate news and financial markets, however Bloomberg has recently expanded its legal content.  Like ...

Posted Nov 12, 2010 by Bonnie Shucha

Here are two great web sites with information on newly published books regarding justice, law and politics. Sign up for the publishers' email alerts as an easy way to track the work and criticism of prominent scholars in these disciplines.Just B ...

Posted Nov 4, 2010 by Cheryl O'Connor

For many of the most common foreign law research questions,  Foreign Law Guide by Reynolds & Flores is an excellent starting point. Foreign Law Guide provides essential information for identifying, locating, and using pr ...

Posted Oct 29, 2010 by Sunil Rao,

By C. Nicholas HermanLocation: Law Library KF9654 H38 2004With over 90% of criminal cases being resolved through plea bargaining (p.1) and the addition of a brand new 2010 pocket part, I thought this would be an apt title covering an important t ...

Posted Oct 17, 2010 by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian

Although social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter are extremely popular and provide individuals with valuable ways of staying in touch with friends, family and associates, the very openness of these services creates pitfalls for ...

Posted Oct 8, 2010 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

Do you need a definition of a Latin term? Trying to learn what the "Sedona Conference" refers to? Does a Bluebook abbreviation have you stumped? Here are several free, online resources to bookmark as favorites for legal reference.Wex is an elec ...

Posted Sep 29, 2010 by Cheryl O'Connor

A duplexer was recently installed on the printer in the Law Library on the 5th floor near the reference desk.  This means that you now have the option to print double sided.Note that the cost is still the same (7 cents per page/side), but d ...

Posted Sep 24, 2010 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

HeinOnline recently unveiled World Constitutions Illustrated (WCI), one of the most comprehensive sources for researching the constitutional law of countries around the world.  WCI brings together constitutional texts, related documen ...

Posted Sep 24, 2010 by Sunil Rao,

We may think of bullying as something that happens in the schoolyard but according to research, bullying behavior is not limited to the playground and exists in almost every institution, including places of higher education as well as in the wor ...

Posted Sep 17, 2010 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

 The State Bar of Wisconsin is rolling out its new online offering Books UnBound.  These are the electronic versions of the highly informative and useful State Bar CLE Books.More information about how to access these titles through the ...

Posted Sep 9, 2010 by Eric Taylor, Evening Reference Librarian

New this year, the law library has three publicly accessible print scanners available for use at no charge.There are two copier/scanner units - one on the 5th floor in the copy center and one on the 3rd floor near the journals. There is also a b ...

Posted Sep 2, 2010 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

Welcome all new students!  Finding your way around the Law School can be confusing so the Law Library staff has prepared a 1L Survival Guide with tips to help you succeed.  Here is a sampling of the information that you can find: ...

Posted Aug 25, 2010 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

Today, legal professionals can access case law, statutes, and legal citators electronically and feel confident that the electronic version is faster, more convenient and in many cases, cheaper.  But researchers agree that a legal treatise ...

Posted Apr 29, 2010 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

   The U.W.-Madison’s Go Big Read program is intended “to engage students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members in a shared, academically focused reading experience.”  Chancellor Martin wrote in an op-ed piece to the ...

Posted Apr 20, 2010 by Eric Taylor

Stop by the Law Library this week and help us celebrate National Library Week! For our celebration this year, we have put together a number of activities including drawings and giveaways, and, of course, our faculty READ poster.  READ ...

Posted Apr 12, 2010 by Bonnie Shucha

Having access to Lexis, Westlaw, and Hein Online, satisfies the day to day information needs for most legal researchers.   However there can be a steep learning curve when you need to venture into new disciplines.  Try these ready refe ...

Posted Apr 7, 2010 by Cheryl O'Connor

The Law Library now subscribes to China Law Digest , a monthly online publication administered by a U.W. Law School S.J.D. student. It offers the latest news on developments in Chinese case law and legislation, as well as information on the leg ...

Posted Mar 25, 2010 by Sunil Rao,

Technology and Loss of Privacy Searching the Internet to locate information is a daily, if not hourly, activity for most of us.  It's also a standard practice for many businesses to use information located on the Internet.  For ins ...

Posted Mar 19, 2010 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

In need of a topic for a paper, want to update your practice, or research a legislative or judicial issue over the course of a number of years?  Then perhaps Annuals and Surveys appearing in Legal Periodicals : an Annotated Listing compile ...

Posted Mar 11, 2010 by Eric Taylor

As a follow-up to the recent posting regarding the United States brief collection at the UW Law Library, here is an overview for locating Wisconsin briefs.Wisconsin Supreme Court briefs date back to 1853.  Due to space limitations, the UW L ...

Posted Feb 25, 2010 by Cheryl O'Connor

 The Federal Reserve has launched a new Web resource, Bank Director's Desktop to give new bank directors resources that will help them ensure the safety of their banks.  This resource features a training session for bank directors as ...

Posted Feb 15, 2010 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

Among the Law Library’s many holdings is a set entitled United States Supreme Court Records and Briefs (Congressional Information Service : CIS) located in the Microforms Room on 2nd floor in Cabinets 13 - 28B. This microfiche set has the bri ...

Posted Feb 4, 2010 by Eric Taylor

The circulation desk is a major service point at the UW Law Library.  This is where you can pick up ILL and campus call slip items or check out a copy of the Harvard Blue Book.  Until recently there was a skeleton on course reserve for ...

Posted Jan 21, 2010 by Cheryl O'Connor

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Posted Dec 10, 2009 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

On December 1, 2009, new time computation amendments to the federal rules and statutes will become effective.  The Time Computation Project, as it is called, proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Criminal Procedure, ...

Posted Dec 3, 2009 by Eric Taylor

From law journals to the Federal Register, HeinOnline offers an outstanding selection of resources in PDF format.  If you have a specific citation to locate, HeinOnline is easy and intuitive to use.  When it comes to search queries ho ...

Posted Nov 19, 2009 by Cheryl O'Connor

Access to English-language translations of cases from foreign jurisdictions in English has been made easier with the library's recent subscription to Oxford Reports on International Law (ORIL). ORIL is an electronic database that contains import ...

Posted Nov 12, 2009 by Sunil Rao,

One of the best guides on Competitive Intelligence has been updated.  Competitive Intelligence - A Selective Resource Guide - Updated and Revised  October 2009 by Sabrina I. Pacifici on LLRX.com. The resources featured in this guide ...

Posted Nov 5, 2009 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

A few weeks ago, we took a look at a trial practice series called the Art of Advocacy.  This week I’d like to introduce you to another part of the Law Library where one might find books about the study and teaching of law.Besides books, t ...

Posted Oct 29, 2009 by Eric Taylor