Legal Research

The Perfect Library Only Needs 110 98 Books
From classics and sci-fi to poetry and biographies, The Telegraph lists 110 titles for the perfect library. If you don't want any children's books in your library, the title counts can be reduced by 10...

October/November 2007 New Acquisitions List
The lists of books the law library acquired in October and November are now available on the Law Library’s website.  New titles include: Bordering on Madness: An American Land Use Tale by Andrew F...

Download Audio Books from Your Public Library - Now to Your iPod
Courtesy of the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium, library patrons can download digital audio books to their mp3 players or burn the files to an audio CD. And just recently announced, the books are now available for iPods and iPhones...

Keep Track of Library Books with Library Elf
I was reminded again yesterday of how much I love Library Elf, a handy little service which tracks your account at the public library. Just enter your library card number and pin number, and Elf will send you an alert via email or RSS* before your books are due...

New Acquisitions in November 2008
Here is the list of new titles the Law Library acquired in November 2008. The list is on the library's home page. November Acquisitions

Milwaukee Public Library Considers Express Libraries for Supermarkets, Airport, Etc.
According to JS Online, Milwaukee Public Library is investigating the idea of creating three express libraries where patrons could access library materials and services at convenient places, such as supermarkets, coffee shops, or the airport...

In re: Why so hard to renew
So we live in an era where I can renew my library books merely with a mouse click (even if they are already overdue - basically stops the bleeding) yet for some reason I still end up with overdue books and massive (by library standards I don’t know) fines...

From the New Acquisitions List
Below is a selection of new books added to the library collection this month.  To see a complete listing of new books, please check out the library’s New Acquisitions page. Mathematics and Democracy: Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures Smell Test: Stories and Advice on Lawyering War and Taxes

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...