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FindLaw.com and JusticeLearning.org Launch “Today in Legal History”

From a recent Thomson press release: ““Today in Legal History” is a brief, informative daily feature that highlights a historical event relevant to law or government. The feature appears on both the FindLaw (http://today.findlaw.com/ ) and JusticeLearning ( http://www.justicelearning.org/ ) Web sites. “Today in Legal History” covers noteworthy court cases, significant legislation and other landmark events; it also features links to additional resources, including audio clips from Justice Talking and information from FindLaw and other Web sites. ” [drc]

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New Jersey Administrative Code starts to grow

The New Jersey Administrative Code is expanding. With the addition of another volume for Title 5 Community Affairs, more shelf space is needed.

While we are at it, we need to plan for Title 7,8,10,11 and 13 expansions as well. That’s 5 more binders at least, according to the April 16th notice.

Two new window cards for Title 5 came with the April 2nd Supplement. They are missing in a lot of places because they came prior to the binder.

Hey, Lexis! We pay for the NJAC by annual subscription. How is it you are charging us $20 for a new binder? Isn’t that part of our subscription? In anticipation of additional binders this year, I protest! [lr]

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LexisNexis Creating Online Access to Congressional Record

Recently posted on the GOVDOC listserv by Andrea Sevetson of LexisNexis:

In its latest step to create the most comprehensive and authoritative online collection of congressional information available, LexisNexis(r) announces today its plan to digitize the bound Congressional Record and its three predecessors. These four titles, the Congressional Record (1873-to date), the Annals of Congress (1789-1824), the Register of Debates (1825-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1838-1873) cover all the concerns of the day, provide researchers with a unique perspective on American history, and are considered key primary resources for research in American history, pubic policy, business and economics, politics, international relations, and the law.

The product will provide full text searching, as well as controlled subject, speaker, public law, and bill number searching. Offered through the LexisNexis(r) Congressional interface users will be able to search these titles separately or in conjunction with other LexisNexis Congressional Digital Collections they own, such as hearings, congressional prints, CRS reports, and the Serial Set. “Imagine the new avenues for scholarship that will be uncovered for researchers in a service that allows them to find all relevant hearings, debate, and reports on a topic or a piece of legislation,” said Tim Fusco, Vice President of Publishing Operations for LexisNexis Government and Academic Markets. “Our superior indexing and our commitment to make logical linkages between legislative documents will make it easier for even the most adept researcher to find relevant information across this huge collection of congressional documentation.” The product is scheduled to launch in early 2008. [drc]

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