Monthly Archives: March 2011

Two more Congressional updates

Sally’s updates to the Congressional Reports and Congressional Record entries are now live.

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Updated info on Congressional Prints, Districts and Debates

I edited in Sally Munson’s updates for the Congressional Committee Prints, Congressional Districts and Congressional Debates entries.  Some things I learned from Sally: CIS (the Congressional Information Service) is now owned by Proquest; The CIS/Historical Index, covering Federal legislative history … Continue reading

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Two more law firm memo sites

The new “Publications” section of the Law Firms entry keeps on growing — I just added a subscription-based site called knowledgemosaic that covers almost 50 practice areas, and a free business-and-securities site called myCorporateResource.com.

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R.I.P.: Nassau County

I zapped the entry for Nassau County, New York.   As far as I know, the Guide doesn’t cover individual counties.

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Congressional Improvement Program

Sally made extensive updates to the Congress entry and has started sending revisions for the other Congress-related entries.  I input the changes to the Congress entry and will add the other revisions over the weekend.

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New section on Washington State legislative history

I wrote up a new “Legislative History” section for the Washington State entry.  I’m proud of this one.  It’s the hand-out I wish I had last week, when I was asked to compile four Washington legislative histories, and that’s exactly what … Continue reading

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NARC Archives goes from free to fee

I just learned that the National Advertising Review Council has switched its Online Archives of decisions from free to a $550 annual subscription.   I reluctantly updated the Advertising entry.  Thanks to Sonal Pandya at Linklaters for writing in to let me know! 

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New resources for the West Virginia entry

I spruced up the West Virgina entry a bit.  Highlights added include the Legislature’s page for checking bill status, the Secretary of State’s Online Applications for searching businesses, charities, UCC filings, trademarks and licenses, and the West Virginia State Bar Practice … Continue reading

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Three new consumer products web sites

I added two government web sites — SaferProducts.gov and Recalls.gov — to the Safety and Product Reviews and Related Information entries.  I’m pleased to report that I was also able to find a web site for Consumers Digest.

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United States Code entry revised, updated and expanded

The United States Code entry has been revised and updated thanks to Sally Munson.  I added a section at the end called “Predecessor Publications: The Revised Statutes of 1873 and 1878.”

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