The Wisconsin State Law Library, Milwaukee Legal Resource Center, and
Dane County Legal Resource Center will be closed on Wednesday, December
31st and Thursday, January 1st for state holidays. We will respond to
questions and requests on Friday, January 2nd.
To submit a question to the Wisconsin State Law Library while we are closed, you may call us at 608-267-9696 or Ask a Librarian online.
Library Highlights
December 26, 2014
December 19, 2014
Libraries Closed December 24 and 25
The Wisconsin State Law Library, Milwaukee Legal Resource Center, and
Dane County Legal Resource Center will be closed on Wednesday, December
24th and Thursday, December 25th for state holidays. We will respond to
questions and requests on Friday, December 26th.
To send a question to the Wisconsin State Law Library while we are closed, you may call us at 608-267-9696 or Ask a Librarian online.
To send a question to the Wisconsin State Law Library while we are closed, you may call us at 608-267-9696 or Ask a Librarian online.
A Finished Shelf Shift
This week we have been talking about how we plan and implement shelf shifting projects in the library. These projects aim to improve access to library materials as well as make more space for future additions. Our Wisconsin (KFW) collection is currently being shifted and will be completed in late December or early January. The KFW project comes on the heels of a shift at the tail end of the Library of Congress call number range.
This section used to be a very compressed area with little room to grow. The above image shows this section now with many more empty shelves surrounding it. This section includes library literature, medical reference materials, international law, and legal wit and humor.
This section used to be a very compressed area with little room to grow. The above image shows this section now with many more empty shelves surrounding it. This section includes library literature, medical reference materials, international law, and legal wit and humor.
December 16, 2014
Planning for a Major Shelf Shift
At the beginning of our shifting projects Library Assistant Danni Niles works with Deputy Law Librarian Amy Crowder to analyze the space needs of each area of the library that is overcrowded. Some subjects might be compressed and others expanded depending on the use and currency of each section of the collection.
Before anything is physically moved the space needs are visualized. Danni creates a guide to assign specific collections or call number ranges to new shelves.
Before anything is physically moved the space needs are visualized. Danni creates a guide to assign specific collections or call number ranges to new shelves.
This clipboard represents two long ranges of shelves. Each shelf in the range has its own box which holds a call number range or collection nickname, such as LIRC for the Labor and Industry Review Commission decisions collection. Any shelves planned to be left empty for future expansion are marked with a dash -. This way we can test out how the new collection arrangement will fit without having to move materials multiple times.
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