Publications

• WisBlawg - From the UW Law Library, A Blog Offering Legal Research and Internet News & Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin, May 2004 to date. Featured in BlawgWorld 2007 & BlawgWorld 2006 (Technolaywer eBook).

• IM a Librarian: Establishing a Virtual Reference Service with Little Cost or Technical Skill, LLRX.com, August 27, 2007.

• Law Library Offers Alumni Electronic and Print Resources, Gargoyle, Summer 2007, at 8.

• Too Much Information: Filtering RSS Feeds, Connecting... (Newsletter of the Computing Services SIS, American Association of Law Libraries), Winter 2006, at 15.

• The State of the Law Library Blogosphere, LLRX.com, August 15, 2006.
Winner of the ALL-SIS Outstanding Article Award

• RSS: Making the Internet Subscribeable, Wisconsin Lawyer, August 2006.

• Blogs: The Hot New Technology for Communication and Information, 14 Risk Management Memo 1 (2nd Qtr 2006).

• RSS: It's About Time, Connecting... (Newsletter of the Computing Services SIS, American Association of Law Libraries), December 2005, at 8.

• It's About Opportunities: Reflections on Celebrating National Library Week, AALL Spectrum, November 2005, at 8.

• Searching Smarter: Finding Legal Resources on the Invisible Web, Wisconsin Lawyer, September 2004, at 19.
Reprinted in The Colorado Lawyer, February 2005, at 37.

• With Carol Bannen, Write and Reach Out: AALL Chapters Tout the Value of Law Librarians through Journal Submissions, AALL Spectrum, March 2004, at 18.

• The Circle of Life: Managing a Law Library Web Site Redesign Project, 95 Law Library Journal 47 (Winter 2003).
Winner of the AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award in the Newer Member Division, July 2002

• In the Eye of the Beholder: Terms & Connectors v. Natural Language Searching, Wisconsin Law Journal, June 18, 2003, at 10A.

• A Guide to Wisconsin Legal Information Sources, Wisconsin Lawyer, October 2002, at 26.

• Just What the Webmaster Ordered: Tips for Marketing a Law Library Web Site, AALL Spectrum, March 2002, at 12.

• “This Naughty, Naughty City”: Prostitution in Eau Claire from the Frontier to the Progressive Era, 81 Wisconsin Magazine of History 1 (Autumn 1997) at 30.
Excerpted in Genevieve G. McBride's, Women's Wisconsin: From Native Matriarchies to the New Millennium (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2005).

Presentations

• July 15, 2008, Cool Tools: Energizing Law Librarianship with Web 2.0, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, Portland, OR

• May 8, 2008, This Blog Is For You, State Bar of Wisconsin 2008 Annual Convention, Madison, WI

• February 20, 2008, Writing for the Legal Community - a panel discussion, Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin meeting, Madison, WI

• November 30, 2007, Build Better Briefs: A Guide to Legal Research and Citation Tools on the Internet, Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference, Milwaukee, WI

• July 15, 2007, Blogging and Beyond: New Communication Streams for Technical Services Librarians, Technical Services Special Interest Section, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA

• May 18, 2007, Web 2.0: New Tools for Doing & Teaching Legal Research, Back to the Future of Legal Research, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL.

• May 2007, Conducting Legal Research, Legal Assistant Certification Program, Drake & Co., Madison, WI

• April 19, 2007, Beyond Newsletters: RSS Feeds, Blogs, and Podcasts, Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI

• November 8, 2006, Delivery Tools: Blogs, RSS, Alerts & Podcasts, Legal Personnel of South Central Wisconsin, Madison, WI

• November 3, 2006, Beyond Newsletters: RSS Feeds, Blogs, and Podcasts, Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI

• October 20, 2006, Blogging in Libraries, National Conference of State Legislatures' Legislative Research Librarians Professional Development Seminar, Madison, WI

• September 26, 2006, Internet Searches: How to Get Accurate and Reliable Information, National Business Institute, Madison, WI

• August 16 & 17, 2006, Internet Research in Wisconsin, Lorman Education Services, Brookfield, WI & Madison, WI

• June 20, 2006, Using Technology for Training: Blogs, Reaching Users through Communication and Technology, Workshop at Wisconsin State Law Library, Madison, WI

• May 2, 2006, Using Blogs for Current Awareness and Communication, Association of Legal Administrators 35th Annual Education Conference and Expostition, Montreal Quebec, Canada

• April 3, 2006, WisBlawg: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Blog, UW-Madison Showcase 2006, Madison, WI

• November 18, 2005, Blogging @ Your Library, Southwest Wisconsin Library System, Fennimore, WI

• November 11-12, 2005, Introduction to RSS and News Aggregators, BlawgThink 2005, Chicago, IL

• November 8, 2005, Skyrocket Your Practice on a Shoestring: Blogs and Podcasting and 60 News Legal PC Tips, Gadgets & Websites in 60 Minutes, Wisconsin Law and Technology Conference, Milwaukee, WI

• November 2, 2005, All about Blogs: Using Blogs for Current Awareness and Communication, Workshop at Wisconsin State Law Library, Madison, WI

• October 13, 2005 - Legal Research on the New Web: Blogs & RSS, Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries (ORALL) Annual Meeting, Indianapolis

• August 25, 1005 - Blogs & RSS as Reference Tools, Reference Retreat, UW-Madison Libraries, Madison, WI

• August 10 & September 21, 2005- Conquering the Invisible Web, Workshop at Wisconsin State Law Library, Madison, WI

• July 20, 2005 - K-4: Beyond the Blog: RSS, Wikis & Blikis - Staying Current in Less Time with RSS, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX

• December 10, 2004 - Blogging @ Your Library: Finding, Reading & Creating Library Blogs, Fox Valley Library Council, Neenah, WI

• July 14, 2003 - E-4: Redesign Your Web Site: Manage, Implement and Test the Changes - Managing a Law Library Website Redesign Project, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

• July 22, 2002 - F-4: AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers - The Circle of Life: Managing a Law Library Web Site Redesign Project, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

• July 20, 2002 - Webmasters Workshop: Marketing Your Chapter Website, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL