According to my rep, LexisNexis Fifty State Surveys of Statutes and Regulations are now available on the Law School menu. The LexisNexis 50 State Surveys deliver an easy to access, easy to understand overview of …
Data & Databases
New Content in LexisNexis Academic – Full Shepards, Municipal Codes, ALR & AmJur
In addition to the password protected LexisNexis, there is also a campus wide product called LexisNexis Academic to which the UW Madison Libraries subscribe. Anyone may use this service at no charge at any campus …
ALR to be Available Only on Westlaw
Information Today reports that as of January 2008, American Law Reports (ALR) will be available exclusively on Westlaw. From the article: It isn’t the first time that users have had products pulled out from under …
Ebsco Embraces RSS
The Shifted Librarian reports that EBSCO has finally embraced RSS. To test it out, do a search in an EBSCO database, such as Academic Search Elite which is freely available to all Wisconsinites via Badgerlink. …
Shepards Coverage to be Expanded in LexisNexis Academic
I noticed a while back that Shepard’s coverage was expanded in the new beta version of LexisNexis Academic. In the current version, only U.S. Supreme Court cases can be Shepardized. There was some discussion today …
TimesSelect Content Free?
Looks like The New York Times may stop charging readers for online access to its TimesSelect service which features Op-Ed columnists and other content, says the New York Post. After much internal debate, Times executives …
Online Madison City Directories, 1850-1911
The Madison Public Library reports that it has expanded its online collection of Madison City Directories. Coverage now spans from 1850-1911. The collection also contains historical county plat maps from South Central Wisconsin. In addition …
Google Scholar Hacks
Wendt Library Blog has some good hacks for Google Scholar for UW-Madison users. By simply changing your preferences, you can beef up your search results by adding full-text links from UW-Madison library databases. And now, …
Wisconsin Blue Books Digitized Back to 1853
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections has recently digitized the full text of the Wisconsin Blue Books, going back to 1853. Read more about it in the Wisconsin State Journal.
Wisconsin Blue Books Digitized Back to 1853
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections has recently digitized the full text of the Wisconsin Blue Books, going back to 1853. Read more about it in the Wisconsin State Journal.