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From Eyebeam R&D (the group that brought you FundRace 2004), this plain vanilla but nevertheless very useful chart of links to statistical information from dozens of government, foundation, commercial and academic websites. Resources range from reports on crime and terrorism to law firm rankings, CEO compensation and national election studies.
From the National Transportation Library, this link to search the digital collection by key words or browse by topic. In addition, this link to the Transportation Libraries Catalog (TransCat), the “OCLC catalog of transportation-related books and other materials held in government, university and other transportation libraries.” [Managing Information]
New resources worth noting from Marcus P. Zillman: Information Detective and the timely Data Mining Resources.
Baltimore courthouses join wireless age. See also this press release, which states “the Baltimore City State’s Attorneys Office has joined with the Baltimore City Circuit Court to provide a wireless Internet subscription service to attorneys and courthouse visitors.”
Who Downloaded the Spyware? Not Me! Coming Soon – the Death of Search Engines? Trends in Blog Searching Change Strategies Are the Key to KM International Commercial Arbitration: Locating the Resources (Revised) Online Legal Information in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden – Updated Metaforix@Health – Prescription Drug Pricing: Issues and Resources Notes From the Technology Trenches …
2004 TechnoLawyer @ Awards: The Legal Profession’s Version of the Oscars.
See this page, and scroll down to locate the list of links provided to 9 different feeds, including Top Stories, Election 2004 and the latest work from TIME’s columnists.
From an FTC press release yesterday: “One of the nations largest debt-collection firms will pay $1.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by reporting inaccurate information about consumer accounts to credit bureaus. The civil penalty against Pennsylvania-based NCO Group, Inc. is the largest civil penalty …
Iraq: Legal News & International Law includes updated links to Iraq news compiled from sources around the world, selected online articles discussing international legal issues in Iraq, research websites, reports and research papers, documents, inspections and sanctions, human rights issues, and law of war resources. Prepared by Vincent Moyer, Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian, …
From the Association of the Bar of the City of New York press release issued April 30, 2004: “The New York City Bar Association released a report today comprehensively analyzing the multitude of domestic and international laws prohibiting torture and regulating interrogation processes, and making recommendations for how the U.S. should interrogate detainees.” Human rights …
From the FAQ on the redesign, which includes screen shots and navigation tips: “The resulting look incorporates an entirely new feel, and an easier to use navigation. The homepage includes many new features: up-to-date news, quick links to popular resources, and a carefully tested organization designed to help users find what they need as quickly …
New Lawsuit Spotlights Thousands of Copyright “Orphans” That Should Be in the Public Domain: “The plaintiffs in Kahle v. Ashcroft are the Internet Archive and Prelinger Associates, both Web libraries that make thousands of works freely available online, including audio, books, films, and software. In general, these works must be in the public domain, unburdened …
