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“The IRS launched a Web site to make it easier for political organizations to electronically file required documents and improve the publics access to the information. The Political Organizations Filing and Disclosure site, at www.irs.gov/polorgs, reflects congressional changes from last year intended to ensure that political organizations with tax-exempt status, known as Section 527 political …
From News.com: “Through a caching feature on the popular Google search site, people can sometimes call up snapshots of archived stories at NYTimes.com and other registration-only sites. The practice has proved a boon for readers hoping to track down Web pages that are no longer accessible at the original source, for whatever reason. But the …
Revolution or Evolution for Law Libraries? – “More seasoned practitioners are loath to give up traditional libraries; firms would do well to listen to them.”
“The National Constitution Center, which opened July 4, 2003 on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, is the first museum in the world dedicated to honoring and explaining the U.S. Constitution through more than 100 interactive and multimedia exhibits, photographs, film, sculpture, text and artifacts.” The site also provides a Constitution Newswire which spotlights national news related to …
A Guide to Russian Legal Research Tech Trenches: Searching about Search Engines Co-Founder Tim Stanley Leaves FindLaw The Collapse of Enron: A Bibliography of Online Legal, Government and Legislative Resources Tech Trenches Update: Top Web Sites for Summer Associates Burney’s Legal Tech Reviews: Visioneer Strobe XP 100 Scanner and FutureDial Mobile Phone Software
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From the Reed Elsevier press release: Reed Elsevier Group plc today announced that its global legal division, LexisNexis, has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the public records business of Dolan Media Company. Dolan Media is a leading provider of US electronic public records information, including bankruptcies, civil judgements, federal and state tax liens …
The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) launched a new portal that provides a member customizable homepage, access to case law resources, legal news, court forms, bar committee announcements, and more.
Announcement from Jill McC. Watson, The American Society of International Law: The Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) database is a collaborative project created by The American Society of International Law with the support of the Mellon Foundation…you can browse through outlines of each subject category. They contain links to primary documents, recommended web …
The Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. (LLSDC) today announced the availability of: Sessions of Congress with Corresponding Debate Record Volume Numbers (1789-2003) An Overview of the Congressional Record and Its Predecessor Publications, updated June 2003.
Consumer WebWatch has launched an ad campaign to spotlight 28 websites whose content complies with the organizaton’s five guidelines for improving Web site credibility, published April, 2002. Sites that are identified as “Praise Worthy” include Adobe.com, CBS MarketWatch.com, and WebMD. See also my article from LLRX, Getting It Right: Verifying Sources on the Net.
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