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TracFed reviewed on LLRX

By Tom Mighell on October 21, 2002

TRACfed, a new resource for federal court information, gets a great review in LLRX this week.

Another look at public records online

By Tom Mighell on October 12, 2002

This Law.com article examines the fact that while it is undeniably helpful to have public court records online for research purposes, maybe it’s time to revisit the amount of personal information contained in those records.

Learn more about the Library of Congress with the Wise Guide

By Tom Mighell on October 12, 2002

Posted in Legal Research Sites, Useful Web Sites

Today, the Library of Congress debuts the Wise Guide, to introduce new users to the many fascinating, educational and useful resources available at the Library.

Will Google News replace live news editors?

By Tom Mighell on October 11, 2002

Posted in Legal Research Sites

This Time Magazine editor reviews the Google News service, hoping and praying his job is not in jeopardy (via The Virtual Chase).

Research site of the day

By Tom Mighell on October 10, 2002

Posted in Legal Research Sites

If you’re looking for a translation tool, give ForeignWord a try. It features 275 dictionaries on the Internet, and the ability to translate from 69 source languages into 73 target languages — if your math skills are a little rusty, that’s over 400 language combinations. The source languages range from Afrikaans to Yiddish. I tried…

Aviation Accidents back to 1962

By Tom Mighell on October 10, 2002

Posted in Legal Research Sites

The National Transportation Safety Board announced yesterday that its Aviation Accident Database has been expanded to cover synopses of accidents dating back to 1962 (spotted at LLRX.com).

How did your state do?

By Tom Mighell on October 8, 2002

Posted in Legal Research Sites

Brown University’s third annual survey of state and federal “e-governments” is out, and this year Tennessee pulls out the win.

60 sites…at your leisure

By Tom Mighell on October 1, 2002

Posted in Legal Research Sites, Useful Web Sites

The links to “60 Sites in 60 Minutes”, a panel I participated in this weeked with the Colorado Bar Association, are now online. Some fun and very useful links on this page — check it out.