Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
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 double what was previously available. [What is Badgerlink?] The expanded EBSCO package includes: an upgrade to the Premier versions of …
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 by improving Find A Case, document delivery capabilities, and the Loislaw homepage. Find A Case is a Loislaw tool to …
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 Law, Justia and FindACase. However, the coverage for Open Jurist extends farther back in time than do the others. It …
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 (Associates Serving Public Interests Research) program was limited to graduates who have accepted an associate position at a law firm …
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 to be more comprehensive. FindACase contains case law from: U.S. Sup. Ct. 1886- Fed. Circ. Cts. 1930- Fed. District Cts. …
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 believe it is critical or not. Thanks to my colleague, Vicky Coulter, for the tip
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 believe it is critical or not. Thanks to my colleague, Vicky Coulter, for the tip
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 the FDsys Current Status report: The information on GPO Access is in the process of being migrated to FDsys, a …
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 of the city and view recent crimes within the vicinity (excluding traffic citations and crashes).. They can also sign up …
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 weekly report lists the various companies, locations, affected workforce, news source, and date of the layoffs for that particular week. …