The Madison Public Library has recently subscribed to LexisNexis Library Express. Although this is not the full version of LexisNexis with which many legal practitioners are familiar, LexisNexis Library Express does provide access to thousands …
Data & Databases
Find Mobile Apps for Law
From Information Today: Mobile Apps for Law is a just-released database on the web that covers all legal research and utility apps for all types of mobile devices. Whether you use an iPhone, iPod touch, …
Wisconsin Public Notices Searchable via New Website
Wisconsin Public Notices is a new site containing full text public notices as originally published in Wisconsin newspapers. The site was created by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. The site features a robust search engine allowing …
Now Search Opinions from Specific Courts with Google Scholar
As you may already know, Google Scholar offers an excellent collection of free federal and state case law for the following years of coverage. Sup. Ct. pre 1776? Fed. Circ. Cts. 1924? Fed. District Cts. …
MPL's Sanborn Maps Offer Property Level Detail for WI Communities from 1867-1970
The Milwaukee Public Library has recently acquired the Digital Sanborn Atlases which contains very detailed, large-scale maps of Wisconsin towns and cities from 1867-1970. The maps were created by the Sanborn Map Company for fire …
GPO MetaLib – Federated Search Engine for Government Databases
The Government Printing Office has recently released a federated (combined) search engine for multiple databases compiled by the federal government. The new search engine called MetaLib includes reference databases, digital repositories and subject-based Web gateways. …
Books Unbound Search Improved
The latest edition of InsideTrack from the Wisconsin State Bar highlights some major improvements in the search capability of Books Unbound. Books UnBound is the subscription-based online library of State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books. …
GPO Access to Shut Down by End of Year – Being Replaced by FDsys
From the U.S. Government Printing Office: The sunset of GPO Access is planned for the end of 2010. At this time, FDsys will assume the role as GPO’s electronic system of record. Migration of all …
Wisconsin Newspapers available via BadgerLink
From Wisconsin InfoLink: BadgerLink — the state’s online full-text library collections — now has access to five years of complete PDF pages from more than 250 Wisconsin newspapers, dailies and weeklies…. The collection goes back …
Archive of Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Articles
Thanks to Bev Butula on her Wisconsin Law Journal blog for sharing that the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel now offers an archive of articles from 1884 – 2007. The search box is located on the JSOnline homepage …