One-box searching has come to HeinOnline and it’s a very nice improvement. Now you can search all Hein content from a single box with drop-down options allowing you to specify your search intent. Previously, your …
Data & Databases
Hidden Gems: Under-appreciated UW Law Library Resources
As the calendar winds its way toward spring and the end of the semester approaches, Assistant Director for Public Services, Kris Turner recommends the following underutilized or overlooked gems to help law students finish the …
Internet Archive Scholar, a New Search Index for Scholarly Works (Research & White Papers, Conference Proceedings, Pre-prints, Reports, etc.)
Looking for a research or white paper, conference proceeding, pre-print, or report but can’t find a copy in your library’s catalog or popular search engines? Check out the new Internet Archive Scholar search index from …
WisconsinEye Subscription Now Required for On-Demand Legislative & Supreme Court Video Archive
According to an email sent to registered users, WisconsinEye is implementing subscription-based access for all users of on-demand content effective February 22nd. Although legislative and Supreme Court content will still be available live and for …
Further Info on WI Jury Instructions Availability – Fastcase, Print, and Superseded/Withdrawn Instructions
Last week, I posted that the Wisconsin Jury Instructions are now freely available online from the Wisconsin State Law Library. Since then, I’ve received additional clarification on the availability of the instructions via Fastcase, in …
WI Jury Instructions Now Freely Available Online to All
The Wisconsin Jury Instructions (Civil, Criminal, and Children’s) are now freely available online on the Wisconsin State Law Library website. This is a result of a cooperative effort between the University of Wisconsin Law School, …
Free Access to Bloomberg Law Research Platform for Legal Aid Organizations & Pro Bono Attorneys
Earlier this month, Bloomberg Law announced that it is offering free access to all legal aid organizations supported by the Legal Services Corporation. See Dewey B Strategic for more on this partnership. In Wisconsin, LSC …
HeinOnline Expands Topical Taxonomy to Include Broader Categories & Subjects
For a while now, HeinOnline has assigned topics to each article in the Law Journal Library database. This allows researchers to get a general idea of the scope of the article before they dive in …
A New Goliath? Merged Legal Publishers Casemaker & Fastcase Available to Virtually Every US Lawyer as Bar Association Benefit
Today, legal publishers Casemaker and Fastcase announced their merger thereby creating the largest legal research platform by subscriber count – over one million. According to the press release: The two companies will combine their teams …
Badgerlink for Lawyers & Legal Professionals Online Training
If you’ve been following WisBlawg, you know that I’ve periodically blogged about Badgerlink, a collection of amazing resources available for free to all state residents via Wisconsin’s libraries through funding from the DPI. Badgerlink databases contain …