WSLL @ Your Service September 2025
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Your Law Library, Anywhere - Carol Hassler
September is library card sign-up month, and at the State Law Library we like to share quick tips for getting the most out of your library card. You can sign up for a free library card on our website!
Use your library card to check out ebooks. Our online and eBook collections are accessible 24/7 and can be used from your home or office. The Lexis Digital Library is a convenient way to read online versions of many of our print Lexis-published books, as well as current books from other legal publishers. CCH AnswerConnect is a gateway to modern tax publications, opinions, and analysis. HeinOnline offers a deep treasure trove of legal publications, including 50 state surveys, Restatements of the Law, and federal and state legal opinions. Visit our eBooks page to browse the entire collection, or head directly to the book you want to read using links in our catalog.
Our catalog is a great one-stop resource for all the ways you can read a book - whether it's online or in print in our libraries. Get to the catalog through the search box on our home page, or from the Search menu on our site. Select "Books and More" to search the catalog. Head to our catalog to find direct links to online books. For Lexis Digital books, look for a link at the top of the catalog record with the title of the book and a link to Lexis Digital.
Select the Lexis Digital link to log in with your library card. This link directs you to the book in Lexis Digital or, in the case of a several-volume set, you'll arrive at the entire set of books - which you can search or browse.
New Books - Noelle Brasch
New Edition! Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law by Brian Dean Abramson
Call number: KF 3808 .A925 2025
The newest edition of Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunization Law provides an orientation to vaccine law as well as in-depth discussions of current issues. In our developing legal climate, this title covers the intersection of vaccines with employers, state laws, federal agencies, international responses, and more. Vaccine law is a highly specialized field but Abramson lays out the key issues in a thoughtful, comprehensive way. This one-stop source is for lawyers, regulators, researchers, and public health officials.
Topics include:
- Vaccine patents and IP protections
- Regulation
- International and comparative vaccine laws
- Vaccines and animals
- Legal responses to antivaccine activism
New Book! Just Writing : grammar, punctuation, and style for the legal writer by Anne Enquist
Call number: KF 250 .E57 2022
Just Writing is a comprehensive guide on the writing and editing of legal documents. Along with covering basic principles, this 2022 edition newly addresses bias-free language and help for ESL writers. With tips and techniques for every step of the writing process, this manual is a great starting point.
Topics include:
- Eloquence
- Grammar and punctuation
- Mechanics (capitalization, spelling, symbols, etc)
- Glossary of usage
See our latest New Titles list for a list of new books and other resources.
For assistance in accessing these or other resources, please contact our Reference Desk.
Tech Tip - Heidi Yelk
Search Bookmarks
If you conduct a lot of Internet research, you probably still use browser bookmarks to save sites. And, if you are not careful to organize those saved sites, your bookmark list may be a thorny mess. Luckily, browsers make it easy to search your bookmarks. Even if you didn't bother with folders or labels, the search locates saved sites quickly.
In the Chrome browser enter @bookmarks in the address bar and the search will default to "search bookmarks." Use just a couple keywords to find what you need. In the Firefox browser, simply type an asterisk and space. The search switches to "bookmarks."
While most websites use a descriptive phrase to describe the site (making it easy to match keywords), users can also add or change words in the "Name" field when bookmarking a site. Assigning your own keywords may make it easier to remember and locate saved websites.
Library News - Carol Hassler
Become a legislative research expert
Sign up for our fall webinars! Classes are free, and qualify for CLE credit. Please reach out to Michael Keane with questions about the class and Heidi Yelk with questions about registering.
Basic Knowledge for Legislative Research in Wisconsin
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, noon-1:00 p.m.
Live Webinar - Register for Basic Knowledge for Legislative Research in Wisconsin
Go back to school with this basic class for understanding the legislative process in Wisconsin! Learn more about the format of legislative documents, the vocabulary, tips on reading statutes, and using information associated with the statutes to better understand and more easily research state law. This class is a great prequel to drafting file research and is appropriate for any legal researcher interested in the Wisconsin legislative process.
Introduction to Legislative History in Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, noon-1:00 p.m.
Live Webinar - Register for Introduction to Legislative History in Wisconsin
I need the legislative history of a Wisconsin statute. Where do I start? What do I do? Participants will look at the primary resources used to research Wisconsin legislative history, learn about the online Wisconsin legislative drafting files, and learn some helpful tips and tricks along the way. This introductory class covers basic research strategies and sources.
Researching the Wisconsin Administrative Code
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, noon-1:00 p.m.
Live Webinar - Register for Researching the Wisconsin Administrative Code
Discussion and instruction of the history and function of the administrative code, with tips and examples to show how to research the history of a rule.
September Snapshot
L.D. Fargo Public Library
What is this beautiful house? Locals can tell you immediately that it's not a house - it's a library! The L.D. Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills opened in 1902, after a donation by prominent businessman Lorenzo Dow Fargo. The library was designed by the Ferry & Clas architectural firm of Milwaukee which also designed the Wisconsin State Historical Society building and the Pabst Mansion. The English medieval style and the building's cultural significance is described in this 1981 National Register of Historic Places nomination. The library was added to the National Register in 1982.
We are accepting snapshots! Do you have a photo highlighting libraries, attractions or points of historical interest? Send your photo the editor at carol.hassler@wicourts.gov to be included in a future issue.
