Interesting and Helpful Visualizations on Legislative Processes

The Sunlight Labs Design for America contest was recently held and dealt with amazing ways to view government and imagine new ways for government to serve citizens. The top winners provided excellent visualizations entitled "How a Bill Becomes Law" and "Guide to Senate Floor Procedures." To learn more about these and view other entries please visit:
http://sunlightlabs.com/blog/2010/design-america-winners/.

New enhancement on HeinOnline Law Journal Library Database

The landing page of the HeinOnline Law Journal Library is now live and has been simplified to make searching journals faster and more efficient. The new page has several search features including a drop down menu with search options and search by citation. Find out more information on these enhancements at: http://heinonline.blogspot.com.

New Leadership Library database

This unique database provides personnel contact and other background information of the institutional leadership of the United States, including U.S. and state governments, judicial, law and lobbying firms, news media, corporate, nonprofit organizations and more. Access and learn more about this database at: http://ldi.bvdep.com.

New VersusLaw database

VersusLaw is a comprehensive database which provides fully searchable case law, legal decisions and legal opinions from state and federal appellate courts. It includes case law from the U.S. Supreme Court, federal circuit and district courts, tribal courts and limited foreign jurisdictions. It also provides case law from state appellate courts as well as state statutory resources.
Access and learn more about this database at: http://syndicate.versuslaw.com/research/wfrmSearch.aspx

Federal Judiciary Launches Enhanced Website

The Federal Judiciary recently launched an enhanced website with a new redesigned PACER site as well. The Judiciary site incorporates new features including email delivery service, mulitmedia tools, widgets and read-aloud service. PACER offers new resources including user manuals, digital audio recordings online, and more. Learn about the new features and access the new websites at: http://www.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx.

New Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective Database

The Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective database indexes over 750 legal periodicals published in the United States and other countries. The database covers dates from 1908 to1981. It covers annual surveys of the laws of a jurisdiction and federal courts, yearbooks, annual institutes, as well as annual reviews of the work in a given field or topic. Subject covered included Administrative Law, Antitrust Legislation, Banking, Constitutional Law, Domestic Relations, Environmental Protection, Estate Planning, Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law, International Law, Labor Law, Landlord/Tenant Decisions, Malpractice Suits and more. Access and learn more about this database at: http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/advancedsearch/advanced_search.jhtml;hwwilsonid=O0CVYIPHELNEJQA3DILCFGOADUNGIIV0?prod=#

Berkeley Electronic Press Law Journals

The Gould Law Library at Touro Law Center is subscribing to Berkeley Electronic Press law journals. The peer-reviewed journals are available online and cover a range of legal issues and subjects. The journals available include: Asian Journal of Comparative Law, Global Jurist, International Commentary on Evidence, Issues in Legal Scholarship, The Law and Development Review, Law & Ethics of Human Rights, Muslim World Journal of Human Rights, Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology, Theoretical Inquiries in Law, Review of Law & Economics, and Journal of Tort Law . Visit the "Library Databases" page to access and learn more about the journals: http://www.tourolaw.edu/library/onlinedatabases/.