Law Library/IT

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 however, the ...

Posted Nov 19, 2009 by Cheryl O'Connor

Access to English-lanugage 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 are useful ...

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, the ...

Posted Oct 29, 2009 by Eric Taylor

An unpublished opinion by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reveals what can happen if you don't adhere to proper Bluebook form. In Espitia v. Fouche the court imposed a $100 sanction on counsel for a seriously messed up citation. From the opin ...

Posted Oct 23, 2009 by Bonnie Shucha

We have been informed that the Exam4 laptop exam software will NOT support Windows 7 for Fall 2009 final exams. We are recommending that you wait to upgrade to Windows7 if you plan to use your laptop for fall final exams. More info on using E ...

Posted Oct 21, 2009 by Eric Giefer, Director of IT

The Internet and Web 2.0 offer dynamic ways to support research. LibGuides (pronounced "Lib" as in liberation) is one of the new products embraced by libraries to deliver information about their holdings and collections. The UW Law Library cur ...

Posted Oct 15, 2009 by Cheryl O'Connor

UW General Library System Director Ken Frazier has posted a letter on the UW Madison Libraries web site entitled "Beyond Paper Journals: More Subscriptions to be Received Only in Electronic Format in 2010." To read the full statement, see: ...

Posted Oct 9, 2009 by Sunil Rao,

Legal professionals working in business and securities law, will, from time to time, be required to do research on business and finance, and the business library at the University of Wisconsin is a great place to begin your research. The Unive ...

Posted Oct 1, 2009 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

The Art of Advocacy is a series of individual works geared for the Wisconsin practitioner whose work centers on trial practice. A quick look at some of the individual titles within the series is instructive as to the phases involved in adequa ...

Posted Sep 22, 2009 by Eric Taylor

Legal professionals often need to access court documents and case information, but knowing where to find them most efficiently and cost effectively isn’t always easy. Most federal court documents are available via the PACER system . P ublic ...

Posted Sep 17, 2009 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

Last week’s newsletter article provided an overview of Law Library resources. Here is a brief introduction to the other campus libraries and services which support the scholarship of students and faculty. UW Madison hosts more than forty s ...

Posted Sep 10, 2009 by Cheryl O'Connor

If you are new to the law library, or just need a refresher, here are some important things to know about our services: Ask a Librarian! Law Librarians are ready to help with reference and research questions. Assistance is available at the de ...

Posted Sep 4, 2009 by Sunil Rao,

The University of Wisconsin Law Library is very pleased to announce the release of the J. Willard Hurst Collection ; which details the career of the man commonly identified as the father of modern American legal history. The collection primari ...

Posted Jun 22, 2009 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

LexisNexis has launched a new program for deferred graduates which will enable students who pursue public service during the deferral of professional practice to access certain LexisNexis services free of charge. Initially, the LexisNexis AS ...

Posted May 12, 2009 by Bonnie Shucha

100 Americans Making Constitutional History : a Biographical History / Melvin I. Urofsky, editor. Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2004. 295 p. Call number: Reference Collection KF4549/O54/2004. Imagine an issue so close to your heart or ...

Posted May 5, 2009 by Eric Taylor

Heading to a private firm, a government agency or a public interest organization for summer employment? You may become painfully aware that legal research in the business world can be vastly different than your academic experience. Here are so ...

Posted Apr 21, 2009 by Cheryl O'Connor

What can you learn from reading past issues of The Gargoyle , the alumni magazine of the University of Wisconsin Law School? You'll discover many historical facts about the law school and interesting stories about our students, faculty and sta ...

Posted Apr 15, 2009 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

From April 6th to April 18th, the campus libraries are conducting a survey of reference services. We may ask you to complete a short, two minute survey about the quality of service you received at the reference desk. Thank you for your assist ...

Posted Apr 6, 2009 by Bonnie Shucha, Head of Reference

Last semester in this column, we explored the Library of Congress website “A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation : U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates (1774-1875).” This week just for fun, I’d like to introduce you to some more of ...

Posted Apr 2, 2009 by Eric Taylor

Citation managers organize your research and generate bibliographies. UW-Madison students, faculty and staff have ready access to several citation managers via the campus Libraries web page . The software you utilize for creating a citation da ...

Posted Mar 12, 2009 by Cheryl O'Connor

Below is a selected list of Internet resources compiled in celebration of Women's History Month: Wisconsin Related Sites NOW (National Organization for Women) Wisconsin Chapter A newsletter and links to local and national information and r ...

Posted Mar 9, 2009 by Sunil Rao,

Legal professionals can search for science information on such topics as the health effects of a product on human subjects, hazardous substances, scientific evidence, or climate change statistics using these science databases and sites. For m ...

Posted Feb 28, 2009 by Jenny Zook, Reference Librarian

Enactment of Public Law 93-554 established the Office of the Law Revision Counsel in the waning days of 1974. As part of the House of Representatives, its purpose is clear per 2 U.S.C. 285a : “The principle purpose of the Office shall be ...

Posted Feb 19, 2009 by Eric Taylor

Google Scholar is an amazing resource for finding interdisciplinary scholarly literature, including articles, books, theses and more. Each search result contains a citation, including the title, author names and source of publication. But did ...

Posted Feb 11, 2009 by Bonnie Shucha