Finding Info

Posted in Hype on Thursday January 07 2010 @ 6:40pm

It's been awhile since we've been in the game but still, we are nostalgic when we happen across particularly good ways to find things. In the spirit of sharing (and passable html skills!), they are, in alphabetical (what else?) order:

• be Spacific: Sabrina Pacifici (her real name, how awesome!) is a librarian and walking library of legal tech issues to boot. As such, you can bet her tags are more meticulously maintained than Felix Unger's sock drawer.


• Delaware Lawyers Weekly Search: Suppose you have a very favorite legal news reporter/author. Suppose you have a favorite Big Fat Legal Press (not meaning to sound like something that might happen in a football game there, it just came out that way). Or maybe you're looking for an opinion by a particular judge (say, Veasey) about a particular topic (say, ADR) --- up pops Pafri Holding AB v. Mirror Image Internet, Inc.! Subscription-only hampers the results but the database is pretty cool.


• The beloved GAO: It's been too long since we last sang the praises of the GAO. (Hmm, Tom, can we make up a GAO song? Or did we already? Or did I just wish we did?) Everything you wanted to know about the government but were afraid to ask!


• NORC: Nothing's cooler than Chicago, the headquarters of the National Opinion Research Council. Multidiscplinary fun, publications, and a host of issues -- from arts & humanities to technology -- make NORC a useful and readable resource.


• RSI Resource Center: RSI aims to please. Susan & Co. even changed their name from the somewhat unwieldy CAADRS to the simpler RSI. Their database of ADR resources is one of the best around. It's searchable by keyword; sortable by title, author, etc.; can be restricted by resource type, field, case type, process type, topic, state/federal. court type, country, etc.; and each result includes a mini abstract hand-written just for you by research staff (read: Jen).

Happy hunting!

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