Google has recently added one more to it’s specialty search engine tool box: Google Patent Search. Nancy Spitzer, Patents and Technical Reports Librarian at UW-Madison’s Wendt Library, had this to say: Patent librarians across the …
Data & Databases
Online Plat Maps & City Directories Offer Historical Land Use & Ownership Information
A collaboration between the University of Wisconsin Digital Collection Center and the Madison Public Library has produced a digital collection of Historical County Plat Maps from South Central Wisconsin and Early Madison City Directories. The …
Microsoft Beta Releases Book Search
On Wednesday, Microsoft released Live Search Books in beta. Similar to Google Book Search, the Microsoft book search engine allows users to keyword search for scanned books. Unlike Google, however, Microsoft is scanning only noncopyright …
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Charging For Archives – Badgerlink Still Free
Looks like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is now charging non subscribers for articles older than fourteen days. Access to the archives is free for 7 Day subscribers. See the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Archive Search page …
Article: Research Beyond Google
Jimmy Atkinson, of the OEDb: Online Education Database has compiled a very useful directory of authoritative Web resources. The article is entitled, Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources. I like this line: …
Historical CFR Now Available on HeinOnline
HeinOnline has recently announced the availability of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) from inception in 1938 through the 1983 edition. It includes all editions inclusive of this period as well as all supplements for …
Remote Access to Library Databases
I’m a firm believer that public libraries are one of the best deals around. Besides the books, music, and movies available for checkout, many libraries offer card holders remote access to their collection of databases. …
Half of All Federal Gov Docs Are Born Digital and Will Stay That Way
“We estimate that as many as 50 percent of all federal government documents are now born digital, published to the Web, and will never be printed by the GPO,” says GPO CEO Bruce James. Read …
State Blue Books
Cullom Davis Library of Bradley University in Peoria, IL has compiled a wiki listing Blue Books for every state. Where available, links to the online sources are available. Source: V.U.Lawcity – The Valpo Law Blawg
UW Madison Experts Database
I recently discovered that the University of Wisconsin-Madison maintains an Experts Database. This database consists of over 1700 UW Madison faculty and staff who have agreed to talk with reporters on selected topics. There are …