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August 3, 2023

U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center by LexisNexis

The LexisNexis® Rule of Law Foundation has launched U.S. Voting Laws & Legislation Center , a free, publicly accessible tool for locating U.S. federal and state voting and election law and for tracking proposed legislation on the topic. According to a LexisNexis press release , this “first-of-...
News & Events
June 15, 2023
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Avoiding Legal Website Scams and Pitfalls

When searching online for legal forms or information, it is important to use safe internet practices to avoid scams or other misrepresented services. When representing oneself, it is up to each litigant to understand the procedures of a lawsuit, draft the legal forms required, file them with the...
News & Events
April 27, 2023

Legal Tech & Research News: vLex and Fastcase Merge to form vLex Group

If you haven’t yet heard the big news about vLex and Fastcase *, the two legal tech companies are merging to form the vLex Group. Announced earlier this month, the merger purports to create both the “the world’s largest law firm subscriber base” as well as the “biggest legal data corpus ever...
News & Events
March 30, 2023

Jenkins Debuts New Online Catalog Interface: Encore

In addition to the refresh of Jenkins’ Research Guides that we wrote about recently , users may have noticed that our online catalog has a new look as well. Jenkins is now using a platform called Encore for our online catalog. Let’s take a look at how to navigate and utilize some of its features...
News & Events
March 16, 2023

Free Book Pulling & Delivery

Did you know Jenkins offers a free Book Pulling and Courier Delivery service ? Our staff will pull book(s) off the shelf and deliver them to you via courier for no charge. Some restrictions do apply, but if your order is 9 lbs or less and you are within the Free Delivery Area Map borders, your...
Legislative History
February 23, 2023

Jenkins Adds Additional Content Coverage on ProQuest Congressional

ProQuest Congressional offers a wide range of legislative and executive publications, and with our new content coverage, ProQuest is now one of the most comprehensive places for Jenkins members to research Congressional publications. With this remote access database, you can search for committee...
News & Events
January 26, 2023

Our Research Guides Have a New Look!

For over a year, our Reference Staff have been working hard on updating and redesigning our Research Guides using the LibGuides platform. Check them out today: https://guides.jenkinslaw.org/ ! (Have you previously bookmarked one of our guides? Make sure to update the URL.) Our guides focus on how...
News & Events
December 1, 2022

New and Improved FCC Broadband Maps Now Available

The FCC recently released a “pre-production draft” of its new broadband maps that show the coverage of broadband across the country. The new maps implement location-specific data collected from broadband providers. This new data source provides more accurate information about gaps in coverage than...
News & Events
November 9, 2022
Flying Books

Interlibrary Loan

Looking for items that are not available in Jenkins collection? Our Interlibrary Loan Department may be able to help. We can obtain items from U.S. institutions and have been successful with institutions outside the U.S. We'll conduct searches to find organizations that will either lend or copy...
News & Events
September 29, 2022

PA Courts' Infographic: Pennsylvania Court Interpreters – Removing Language Barriers

The Pennsylvania Courts recently released a new infographic highlighting the courts’ efforts to remove language barriers through the use of interpreters. In 2021, the courts facilitated over 36,000 interpreter requests. The majority of the requests were for Spanish interpreters, but the court...