Earlier this month, the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) announced that a new, redesigned and expanded platform – govinfo – will replace FDsys as the go-to source for federal primary law in 2017. The site is available at https://www.govinfo.gov and is now accessible online in beta form, giving researchers the chance to familiarize themselves with …
Breaking Complaints on Bloomberg Law
As you might know by now, Bloomberg Law is an excellent source for finding court filings from federal, state, and even some foreign or international courts. By clicking on the “Litigation & Dockets” tab, you can search, update, and track dockets with ease. You’ll also find a link there to “Breaking Complaints,” a unique service …
Bloomberg Workflow Solutions
Three new, specialized research vehicles are now available from Bloomberg Law. Called “Workflow Solutions”, they cover the topic areas Banking, Corporate Transactions and Privacy & Data Security. Accessed through the Practice Centers tab, the three Workflow Solutions platforms offer all the Bloomberg content related to those areas, but in discrete, stand-alone versions that allow practitioners …
UNC School of Government and its Resources: Part II
This post is Part II of a three part series that describes the various resources available from the School of Government (“SOG”), and why the SOG can provide invaluable guidance for those researching North Carolina law. An important feature of the SOG’s mission is to train state and local government officials. Many government employees must …
New Database: ProQuest Regulatory Insight
The law library has added a new subscription of materials related to regulatory law that is now available campus-wide. ProQuest Regulatory Insight complements the ProQuest Legislative Insight database by providing collections of federal regulatory materials – such as proposed and final rules and executive orders – that follow from Congressional legislation. The database can retrieve …
New Bloomberg Law Transactional Materials
While many legal research resources have traditionally been geared toward litigation-based areas of practice, Bloomberg Law is now offering new materials available for transactional lawyers as well. Several types of research tools can assist the transactional lawyer forming a business or doing a deal. Traditionally, business and finance dictionaries and glossaries define terms of art. …
UNC School of Government and its Resources: Part I
This post is Part I of a three part series that describes the various resources available from the School of Government (“SOG”), and why the SOG can provide invaluable guidance for those researching North Carolina law. Our neighbor across the parking lot (formerly, and often still referred to as, the Institute of Government), was established …