The Wheat Law Library will host the joint Mid-America Association of Law Libraries (MAALL) and Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL) conference on Nov. 3-5. On Nov. 3-4, all activities take place at The Oread. Librarians and information specialist from academic law libraries, law firms, and court and government libraries from 13 states in the area will attend. Approximately 125 …
Friendly faces and tasty food: New admissions dean confirms rumors, busts myths about Midwest
Hello! It’s been six weeks since I moved from Philadelphia to Lawrence to begin my new position as Assistant Dean of Admissions here at the KU School of Law. Now there’s an old adage that a visitor can only really understand a place if they’ve been there two weeks or 20 years. I’m going to stretch that a bit and …
Could you be getting more out of Google’s search engine? Some tips and tricks
Recently, the Wheat Law Library received a book titled Google for Lawyers: Essential Search Tips and Productivity Tools,” by Carole A. Levitt and Mark E. Rosch. I instantly fell in love with it. For those of you who don’t know, Google started off as a basic search engine but has grown into a means of categorizing and disseminating electronic information. …
Goodbye to Green: Farewell letter from Todd Rogers
Welcome back to Green Hall! The beginning of the 2011-12 academic year is bittersweet for me, as it marks the end of my tenure at KU Law and a return to Boulder, Colo. I recently accepted the position of Assistant Dean of Career Development at the University of Colorado Law School, where I previously worked in 2000-01. My last day …
Law school survival tips from a recent graduate: Simplify your life and warn your loved ones
First-year boot camp has ended, and regular classes have begun. Many of you are still a bit dizzy from all of the new responsibilities that law school has thrust upon you. Fresh out of law school, the Wheat Law Library’s new Faculty Services Senior Researcher, Ashly Basgall, has a few tips to help keep you on track and at least …
Google Patents, Google Scholar and now Google Law?
It was announced on Aug. 11 that Google Ventures dropped $18.5 million into Rocket Lawyer, an online company that provides legal forms. So this raises the question: Will we be seeing Google Law in the near future? Google and the law Google has set itself up as a leader in information gathering and dissemination, including in the legal arena. Google …