New Article of Interest: “The Inevitability of Open Access”
David W. Lewis, Dean of the IUPUI [Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis] University Library, has written an article offering up a valuable overview of open access (OA), including its...
View ArticleNew JSTOR Product: “Books at JSTOR”
JSTOR (“Journal Storage”) has just launched a new program: Books at JSTOR Features include: A growing list of titles in core scholarly disciplines. Books from participating presses are already...
View ArticleCRS Report —“The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework”
This past December 17th, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a new report “The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework” [No. RS21900] by Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative...
View ArticleOfficial Register of the United States Documents on FDsys
As part of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and the U.S. Department of Treasury pilot project to provide permanent public access to the Treasury Library’s digital content, the Official...
View ArticleFDsys [Federal Digital System] Adds Enhancements to U.S. Statutes at Large
From the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO): The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) recently enhanced the U.S. Statutes at Large collection on FDsys by adding descriptive metadata for public...
View ArticleU.S. Library of Congress Adds the Congressional Record to Congress.gov
The U.S. Library of Congress has added — among other things — the Congressional Record to Congress.gov. Please see here. Cross-posted on Legal Research Plus.
View ArticleU.S. Courts Expand Access to Judicial Opinions
Third Branch News of the United States Courts has today posted the following: Access to Court Opinions Expands See also: Browse USCOURTS Cross-posted on Legal Research Plus.
View ArticleMajor New White House Policy on Open Access Announced
John P. Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, issued a memorandum — “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research” — last Friday,...
View ArticleDigital Public Library of America (DPLA) to Launch April 18-19, 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) — which is intended to lead “the first concrete steps toward” making “the cultural and scientific record...
View ArticleNew Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report: “The Freedom of Information...
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) earlier this month released and posted a valuable new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)-related report: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background and...
View ArticleLLRX.com Posts “Statistics Resources and Big Data on the Internet 2013″
LLRX.com has posted Statistics Resources and Big Data on the Internet 2013 Hat tip to ResourceShelf.com. Cross-posted on Legal Research Plus.
View ArticleLegislative Research & Intent LLC (LRI) Launches “Online Store” Research
Legislative Research & Intent LLC (LRI) has launched an “Online Store” and California legislative history and legislative intent research is reportedly available to academic patrons (law school...
View ArticleSummary of Current Climate Change Findings and Figures from World...
As contentious as the issue of climate change is, it is useful and valuable to have the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO’s) latest summary of current climate change findings and figures here....
View ArticleA Helpful Resource (that’s been around a while): AALL’s Legislative Action...
A helpful resource on current U.S. federal and state legislative activity — which has been around a while (since October 2011, actually, per this posting) — is the American Association of Law...
View ArticleProPublica Launches Online, Free Service for Searching U.S. Tax Returns of...
According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, ProPublica — “an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest” — has begun an online, free service for...
View ArticleThe Dynamic Process of Legislative History: The New Norm of Ad Hoc...
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Legal Research Center Research and Instructional Services Librarian John Cannan has authored an excellent article on the subject matter of the above headline...
View Article2013 Global Information Technology Report (GITR) and Networked Readiness...
The World Economic Forum has published The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World Beñat Bilbao-Osorio, Soumitra Dutta, and Bruno Lanvin, Editors The online...
View ArticlePew Internet & American Life Project on Younger American’s Library Habits and...
The Pew Internet & American Life Project late last month issued a new report on the library habits and expectations of younger Americans, i.e., those aged 16-29. Please see here for a summary of...
View ArticleUniversity of North Texas (UNT) Annual Open Access Symposia: 2015 Symposium...
The University of North Texas (UNT), in furtherance of its commitment to the global open access movement, sponsors an annual symposium on Open Access. Please see here for information about previous...
View ArticleContinuing Addition of New Features to Congress.gov Based on User Feedback
Please see: New Features Added to Congress.gov Based On Your Feedback From the above blog post, note in particular the intent of the Law Librarians of Congress: “Since the unveiling of Congress.gov in...
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