October 2016

  • Listen to This

    Keeping up with legal news and building subject area expertise are challenging for librarians, attorneys, professors, and students. ModioLegal works to make this easier. ModioLegal records legal news and provides access via a high-quality, proprietary platform that can be played back on devices such car audio systems, mobile or home devices. This service allows users… Continue reading


  • CRIV Sheet Vol. 39 No. 1 Now Available

    The latest edition of The CRIV Sheet is now available. In this new issue, we continue the tradition of recapping programs from the  AALL Annual Meeting.   We have summaries of several programs from this summer’s meeting in Chicago. If you missed the meeting in the Windy City,  were unable to attend a program because… Continue reading

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  • Beta Wayback Machine now with keyword searching

    In case you missed the announcement, Wayback Machine recently added key word searching.  Users can now type key words that describe a site into the search box to receive a list of relevant archived websites. Results include links to archived versions of the homepage, a thumbnail image of the homepage (when available), a short description… Continue reading

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  • Increased Access to CRS Reports

    EveryCRSReport.com provides access to every currently loaded CRS report in Congress’s internal website. The site contains over 8,200 reports, but this changes as reports are added or updated. Each report includes a revision history that reflects changes over time. The site offers topical browsing, keyword searching, email alerts, and RSS feed capabilities. EveryCRSReport.com is a… Continue reading

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  • Bloomberg Law announces launch of Litigation Analytics

    Today Bloomberg Law announced the launch of Litigation Analytics, a new “predictive analytics” tool that draws on court opinions and docket information to reveal insights into judicial behavior, as well as litigation activities of companies and the firms that represent them.  For more information, view the Technology Snapshot at http://www.bna.com/litigationsnapshot.   Continue reading

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