Wisconsin State Law Library

BadgerLink databases, like Academic Search Premier and Newspaper Source Plus, may be unavailable for a few hours this evening from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

This maintenance will not affect access to the HeinOnline Law Journal Library or Index to Legal Periodicals. For a list of all databases available with your library card, see our Articles & Journals page.

Fall classes have arrived! Sign up for free CLE classes through the library. Classes are offered in Madison and Milwaukee over the lunch hour.



Wisconsin State Law Library Website
Thursday, September 8, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Milwaukee Public Library, Meeting Room 1

FREE. 1 CLE credit. Registration is suggested through the Milwaukee Public Library and space is limited. Call 414-286-3011 to register. These are demonstration classes.

Intermediate Westlaw
Tuesday, September 20, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room

Learn how to best utilize Westlaw in this course by Discovering the power behind WestSearch plain language searching; Utilizing "Find a case by party name" feature; Learning about result list sorting and advanced filtering techniques, such as "search within results"; Exploring headnotes and other editorial enhancements, such as notes of decisions and statutes index; Covering advanced options for filtering Citing References; Learning about content category pages in the "Browse" menu.
FREE. 1 CLE credit. Registration is limited to 8. Register Online | Print Registration Form

Power Search
Thursday, October 6, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room

Save time and money by searching in the right place first. This class will survey search techniques and results for free websites (like Google) and specialty sites (like Westlaw and HeinOnline). Learn search shortcuts for your favorite websites and understand the kind of information you can get from each source.
FREE. 1 CLE credit. Registration is limited to 8. Register Online | Print Registration Form

Westlaw Classes
Thursday, October 13
Advanced Legal Research with Westlaw, Noon - 1 p.m.
Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Research with Westlaw, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Milwaukee Public Library, Meeting Room 1

FREE. 1 CLE credit. Registration is suggested through the Milwaukee Public Library and space is limited. Call 414-286-3011 to register. These are demonstration classes.

What's New on Westlaw
Tuesday, October 18, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room

The objective of this course is to update and refresh Westlaw users on Westlaw, and show new tools, features, and content available. The new tools and content enhancements will also assist attorneys in providing more cost effective researching to their clients.
FREE. 1 CLE credit. Registration is limited to 8. Register Online | Print Registration Form

Wisconsin Briefs Online
Wednesday, November 2, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room
Using the Internet to Research Companies
Wednesday, November 10, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Milwaukee Public Library, Meeting Room 1

FREE. 1 CLE credit. Registration is suggested through the Milwaukee Public Library and space is limited. Call 414-286-3011 to register. These are demonstration classes.

After Hours users planning on using the library this Sunday should plan ahead around Ironman traffic routes and street closures. The City of Madison posted an Ironman traffic route map with closures and crossings information. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and the section of Doty Street near the library are both closed to traffic from 11:00 a.m. on Sunday through 1 a.m. on Monday.

City of Madison Ironman traffic route map

In our September newsletter we introduce new library staff, survey new books, and give a quick tech tip on how to handle the auto-fill feature in your browser.

This month also marks library card signup month. Do you have a library card from the Wisconsin State Law Library yet? Library cards are a great way to help streamline your legal research. Check out practice materials from any of our three libraries. Use your card to sign in to online databases and research primary law, legal news and articles.

What's inside:

• What's New Library card signup month; New library staff
• This Just In Notable new and updated books; New book list
• Tech Tip Fixing auto-fill mistakes
• WSLL Recommends: Neighbor Law 
• Odds 'n' Endings Our library is a Pokéstop