Year: 2005

A new study reports the size of the “visible” or “indexable” Web (“the part of the Web which is considered for indexing by the major engines”) is currently 11.5 billion pages. While that number is indeed strikingly large, consider that according to another study, 84 percent of the information available on the Internet is found …

FirstGov has a nice collection of free government newsletters available by email subscription. The newsletters cover a variety of subjects, including business and finance; education and employment; taxes; environment and agriculture; foreign affairs; health, safety and consumer protection, and more.

Because Wisconsin’s public libraries provide some awesome electronic resources for professionals and too few people know about them, I’ll be highlighting a few of them in the coming weeks. Associations Unlimited is a wonderful Milwaukee Public Library database of information about U.S. and international nonprofit membership associations. It also includes IRS data on U.S. 501(c) …

The World Fact Book 2005 edition is now available online. Although the book was created by the CIA as a reference for their own personnel, it is very useful for anyone wishing to learn about a country. It contains country profiles divided into categories: Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, & Transnational Issues. Source: …

Paula Seeger of the Dane County Legal Resource Center reports that an index of decisions for the Legal Decision Access Project (LDAP) is now available online. As reported earlier, LDAP makes selected decisions of the Dane Co Circuit Court judges available to the public. Eleven judges are participating in the project by contributing their decisions. …

Do you enjoy reading but aren’t sure what to read next? Try What Do I Read Next – an awesome resource from the South Central Library System. In addition to the typical author and title searches, you can also search by time period, genre, settings, characters, and more. Or, enter the title of your favorite …

As a supplement to Google Maps, Google now includes aerial satellite photos. Just enter an address in Google Maps, then click on “Satellite” on the top right to view the photo. You can even zoom in or out and move in all four directions. Check out the image of the State Capital. Google Blog offers …

This Saturday, May 14, the UW SWAP shop will be selling old fixtures from the Wisconsin State Capital Building. Most of the items are from the original second State Capital (circa. 1912-1917). Examples of items are quarter-sawn oak doors, trim & windows, glass globes from light fixtures, and more. Read more in the Wisconsin State …

The U. S. Courts have created a new map which delineates each of the 12 regional judicial circuits and 94 judicial districts within the federal court system. Clicking on the map will lead you to the web sites of the circuit and district courts in that area. Links to PACER and ECF are also included.

BRB Publications has compiled a very comprehensive list of free public records databases for Wisconsin. It includes court records, corporate registrations, inmate records, unclaimed property, property assessments, and more. Similar lists are available for each state, as well as, a nation wide public records page. This site earned an “editor’s choice” rank on TVC’s Tools …