Sonia Sotomayor

The Library of Congress has added a page of links to selected resources on Judge Sotomayor to its page on Supreme Court Nominations.

Robert J. Ambrogi wrote a good article reviewing websites with free access to caselaw. The Nevada State Bar offers access to Fastcase for Bar members.

Washoe County Law Library's Foreclosure page

Myndi of the Washoe County Law Library sent me this link to their webpage on foreclosure. Check it out.

Foreclosure help from the government

Nevada has put together an excellent website for foreclosure information:Nevada Foreclosure Help! Las Vegas also has an excellent foreclosure workbook online, the Nevada Foreclosure Information Workbook.

Wake-Up Call on Slipshod Search Terms

From the New York Law Journal:

Evidently weary of deficient keyword searches, U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck recently issued a self-styled "wake-up call" to members of the bar in the Southern District. Instead of attorneys designing keywords without adequate information "by the seat of their pants," Peck appealed for keyword formulations based on careful thought, quality control, testing and cooperation.

Hidden gems

Websites often have hidden gems, sometimes referred to as Easter eggs in IT parlance. I would consider http://www.washoecourts.com/index.cfm?page=filing_office (drop down menu to divorce information) as one. This is a page on divorce information such as what types of divorce do not require a court hearing. If you know of an "Easter egg" hidden on your website please let us know and we'll share it with our readers.

HeinOnline Offers "Getting Started" Webinar

The Supreme Court library subscribes to HeinOnline. It is available from a public access computer in the library (and at the desktop for Supreme Court staffers - call the Ref Desk x41640 if you need the password). Hein is offering a web-based seminar next Wednesday, April 15 from 10-1 PDT. Register here.

For those of you unfamiliar with HeinOnline, it contains databases of searchable images (PDFs) of law reviews, government documents (CFRs, session laws of all 50 states, historical congressional documents), United Nations and American Law Institute documents.

For more information including announcements of new databases, search info, tips and tricks and more on HeinOnline, check out the HeinOnline blog.