The terrific business research site Hoover’s Online has a new beta site with a ton of new enhancements. Give it a whirl.
Legal Research Sites
Research Site of the Day
The Aviation Safety Network provides “up-to-date, complete and reliable authoritative information on airliner accidents and safety issues.” You can find recent news on airline accidents, accident reports, transcripts of “black box” recordings, a mailing list which allows you to receive updates of aviation incidents, pictures, publications, and more. There’s even an RSS feed so you…
Solosez finally more than just e-mail
Also via LawSites, The terrific ABA Solosez listserv is now a web portal — check out Solosez.net, providing online resources for solo and small firm practitioners.
A New Look for the FTC
The FTC site has a new design, complete with a listing of what’s changed. (Thanks to Sabrina)
WSJ via IM
I am always upset when I see an interesting news story profiled on WSJ.com — because I don’t have a subscription, I can’t read the story. Now, it looks like I can read those stories via AOL Instant Messenger.
*Another* new look for FirstGov
For the third time in — what’s it been, a year? — federal government portal FirstGov has a new look, with a tabbed navigation menu.
Courts online? Really!
Law.com discusses finding court dockets online — while it’s a nice overview of the fact that more and more courts are placing their information online, it barely scrapes the surface of the topic. The article mentions CourtEXPRESS, which does have an impressive listing of courts that are searchable online. However, all of the federal…
UseNet searches delivered to your inbox
NetNews Tracker searches Usenet newsgroups twice each day for any phrases that you choose, then delivers any new hits to you via e-mail. This is a terrific way to monitor UseNet postings, which are a valuable but often untapped research source. (Via LawSites)
Research Site of the Day
The Environment News Service “exists to present late-breaking environmental news in a fair and balanced manner.” That’s pretty much what you get here — current news headlines on environmental subjects, with links to American and World environmental news. You can also sign up for free e-mail or mobile text alerts.
Research Site of the Day
ChoiceTrust($) offers background research services in a number of different areas. Check out disciplinary actions on doctors, dentists, and chiropractors, learn your homeowner or auto insurance score, conduct background and business checks, and more. Prices range from $9.95 to $30. I haven’t tried the services (I’m a big fan of Accurint, though), but
