Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
GPO Access has recently conducted a comparison of legislative resources available in its collection with those in other government websites and commercial databases such as Westlaw, LexisNexis and HeinOnline. The report concludes that “one of the primary advantages of GPO Access is the number of online legislative resources it provides to the public.” The comparison …
After almost a year’s absence, the American Law Reports are now available again on Lexis. Here’s the announcement from my Lexis rep: The following publications are again accessible on Lexis.com via the Legal menu > expand Secondary Legal sources: ALR (American Law Reports) Witkin Library State Jurisprudences for Florida, New York, Ohio and Texas American …
Google has recently released a LIFE magazine photo archive. The archive contains millions of photographs, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time. I particularly enjoyed this cover image titled “The Good Life in Madison, Wisconsin” dated September 6, 1948.
From the Wisconsin Law Journal: Oct. 31 marked the State Bar of Wisconsin’s roll-out of its newest, and by far most significant, member benefit: It launched free access to Fastcase for bar members… A couple of months ago, I talked to law librarian Mary J. Koshollek, of Godfrey & Kahn S.C. in Milwaukee, about Fastcase …
The following is reprinted from a column in the UW Law School News. It was written by my colleague, Eric Taylor. In this week’s column, we review three free online resources of historical legal documents relating to the formation and development of the United States of America. For students, scholars, history buffs, and interested citizens …
The folks at Social Science Research Network have been kind enough to share with me info about some recent enhancements. These features include a completely revised Simple Submission process, a new sign in process, and redesigned Author and Abstract Pages. See the announcement for more information. I recently spoke with SSRN pres, Gregg Gordon who …
SAGE is offering free online access to over 500 of its journals until October 31, 2008. Content is available from 1999 to the present. Registration is required. Source: LISNews
Beginning November 1st, Fastcase will be available free to State Bar of Wisconsin members. See the press release for more information. The Fastcase database contains state and federal caselaw, statutes, administrative codes, and court rules. See this list of documents included in the State Bar of Wisconsin Fastcase subscription. Per the rep I spoke with …
If you’re a regular WisBlawg reader you know that I often sing the praises of Badgerlink. Badgerlink is a collection of databases containing over 11,000 periodical titles and over 700 newspapers (including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and many Wisconsin newspapers), children’s and adult literature, business, medical, and education sources, and many other …
The Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman recently announced that EDGAR will be replaced with a new system called IDEA offering “investors far faster and easier access to key financial information about public companies and mutual funds.” From the press release: The new system is called IDEA, short for Interactive Data Electronic Applications. Based on a …