A few weeks ago, I shared the news that ProQuest content would no longer be accessible via Badgerlink. But there is also some good news…beginning today, July 1st, EBSCO content is being expanded to nearly …
Data & Databases
Forthcoming Loislaw Enhancements & Widgets
In the recent Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin newsletter, Nancy Scibelli of Quarles & Brady describes some forthcoming Loislaw enhancements and widgets: Wolters Kluwer will be making a number of enhancements to Loislaw this summer …
Open Jurist Offers F. 1st, 2nd, 3rd & US Reports
Open Jurist is a new (I think) database of free US Supreme Court and Federal Appellate opinions. It joins a number of other sites which offer federal opinions, such as Altlaw, PreCYdent, Public Library of …
Lexis Offers Free Access for One Year to Grads Serving Public Interest
LexisNexis has launched a new program for deferred graduates which will enable students who pursue public service during the deferral of professional practice to access certain LexisNexis services free of charge. Initially, the LexisNexis ASPIRE …
Archival Case Law Free with FindACase
FindACase, from VersusLaw, is a new source for free case law. While there are other free case law sites out there, such as Justia, Public Library of Law and PreCYdent, the coverage on FindACase appears …
Track "Shovel-Ready" Projects at Stimulus Watch
Stimulus Watch has compiled a list of Wisconsin’s municipal “shovel-ready” projects for which mayors have requested federal stimulus funding. Click on a project to read (and add to) its description and vote on whether you …
Track "Shovel-Ready" Projects at Stimulus Watch
Stimulus Watch has compiled a list of Wisconsin’s municipal “shovel-ready” projects for which mayors have requested federal stimulus funding. Click on a project to read (and add to) its description and vote on whether you …
FDsys to Replace GPO Access
A new system called Federal Digital System (FDsys) is slated to replace GPO Access. GPO’s FDsys is an advanced digital system that will enable GPO to manage Government information in a digital form. According to …
Madison Crime Reports – View Neighborhood Maps & Receive Alerts
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Madison is participating in a new online service that allows members of the public to monitor crime in their neighborhoods. CrimeReports.com allows users to zero in on a map …
Researching Layoff Data
In her Wisconsin Law Journal blog, Bev Butula offers tips for researching layoff information. One of the databases she mentions is JWT Inside’s Layoff Report Database. The researcher can search by week or keyword. The …