Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Statistics: Criminal Victimization 2005

Presents estimates of national levels and rates of personal and property victimization for the year 2005 (New from BJS Online Publication).

New Issue of Global Legal Monitor Now Available

from LC's Global Legal Information Network. "The Global Legal Monitor, an electronic publication of the Law Library of Congress, is intended for those who have an interest in legal developments from around the world. Globalization is a fact with far-reaching implications including an increasing number of international transactions. This online publication will be updated frequently, drawing upon information selected from the Global Legal Information Network, official national legal publications, and reliable press sources." (Via ResourceShelf Newsletter)

Google Digitization Hearings

Are you looking for online congressional hearings in the 1980s? You can now search them in the U-Michigan online catalog where the full-texts are available through the Google digitization project. Go to: http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu. When you retrieve the bibliographic record, look for Electronic Location and click on U-M Online book. (govdoc-l).