Category: Data & Databases

From CM Law Library Blog: At last! You can now easily get to the digest topic outline on Westlaw via a link on the top of the Westlaw page that says “Key Numbers”. [Read more]

Two business databases available to public library card holders have just been announced: Value Line from the Milwaukee Public Library Value Line, a popular online database for investors, is now available remotely through the Milwaukee Public Library’s Website. All City of Milwaukee residents with valid library cards can use this great resource. To access this …

West has unveiled a new Web search engine called Westlaw WebPlus. This legally-focused search engine filters search results based on legal relevance. WebPlus is available from within Westlaw, although it may just be for law schools at this point (see image below), as well as independently on the Web. Using it in either platform is …

West has launched a fun new resource called Headnote of the Day in which “amusing, profound or otherwise interesting” headnotes are delivered to you by email (what, no RSS?). Headnote of the Day is a free subscription service. From the press release: “People are fascinated with the law,” said Al Maleson, West Headnote of the …

Thanks to a grant from the US Dept of Justice, Wisconsin will soon be launching a new statewide victim notification system. From the Wisconsin Radio Network: [According to Corrections Secretary Rick Raemisch], the project is intended to make sure all victims have easy access to the status of an offender or defendant as they move …

HeinOnline will soon be enhancing title browsing. From the HeinOnline Weblog: We added the ability to browse volumes within a title without taking you to an entirely new page. On a collection’s list of titles you will now see a “+” to the immediate left of each title which indicates that when it is clicked, …

My Westlaw representative informs me that there are two new databases of interest to Wisconsinites: Dockets-Wisconsin-Appellate and Supreme Courts (DOCK-WI-APPSCT) Dockets-Wisconsin-Circuit Courts (DOCK-WI-CIRCUIT) Unfortunately, they are not available to law schools at this time.

I’ve recently discovered that JSOnline maintains a statistics portal called DataOnDemand. The data sets, which go back to June 2007, include: Annual pay for Milwaukee city employees FBI crime statistics U.S. housing unit estimates U.S. poverty estimates School instructional hours Dam inspections Wisconsin bridges Property taxes Wisconsin fuel pump inspections State subsidies to businesses Wisconsin …

HeinOnline will soon be adding a new search feature called Title Lookup whereby you can locate a title anywhere in HeinOnline or you can use it to locate a title in a specific library. Title Lookup is available on the HeinOnline “Welcome” page and in each HeinOnline library. You can enter any term you wish …

HeinOnline has launched a blog to provide product information to users. According to Hein: This blog will offer insight to our newest products, notify customers of our latest interface enhancements, and share tips to help improve customers research experience. Anyone from students and librarians to professionals world-wide will be able to use our blog to …