Jenkins Blog

December 19, 2024

Jenkins Membership Guide to Remotely Accessible Resources

Jenkins Law Library will be closed for the upcoming holiday from Tuesday, December 24th through Wednesday, January 1st. However, there are numerous remote resources available that members of Jenkins can use for research in our absence! See below for some of our remotely accessible materials that...

Historical

December 12, 2024

Historical Philadelphia Maps

The Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network offers thousands of historic maps, plans, and surveys that show the development of the city from 1600 forward. This resource is a pilot project of Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL). Institutions such as the Athenaeum...

Pennsylvania Family Law

December 5, 2024

Research Guide: Pennsylvania Family Law

If you’re looking for guidance or resources on family law issues such as custody, support, divorce, and Protection from Abuse, check out our Pennsylvania Family Law research guide . This online guide provides an overview of some of Jenkins' more popular secondary authorities on family law topics...

Databases

November 21, 2024

Bloomberg Law: Daily Tax Report

Looking to stay current on federal and state tax news? Bloomberg Law's Daily Tax Report compiles daily tax news all into one interface -- supplying coverage of legislative, regulatory, and legal tax developments. The user can either browse or search the daily tax report content. From the Daily Tax...

Pennsylvania Statutes

November 7, 2024

Purdon's Master Disposition Table

Since 1970, the Pennsylvania legislature has been working to consolidate Pennsylvania Unconsolidated Statutes into Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Pa.C.S.), which are organized by subject. Prior to 1970, all Pennsylvania statutes were unconsolidated. Research was done using pamphlet laws and...

October 31, 2024

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How to Save Your Reading History in Your Jenkins Account

Trying to remember the title of that treatise, practice guide, or sample form book you checked out of the library a while ago? Jenkins members can turn on their "Reading History" to keep track of print books that they've borrowed in the past. To protect our users' privacy, Jenkins...

Federal Legal Research

October 24, 2024

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Federal Statistics Available on USCourts.Gov

The Federal Judiciary's website ( uscourts.gov ) offers open access to a number of useful statistics, including: Judicial Business of the United States Courts - Addresses workload of all federal courts, federal probation and pretrial services system, representations under the Criminal Justice Act,...

PA Legal Forms

October 10, 2024

Navigating PA Legal Forms

PA Legal Forms is one of many remotely accessible member databases available to all Jenkins members. This database provides access to over 5700 fill-in ready forms on a wide-range of legal topics. Though the majority of the forms are transactional, some litigation forms are also available. Popular...

HeinOnline

October 3, 2024

U.S. State Package Upgrade

HeinOnline recently announced an enhancement to their U.S. State Package, which now offers unprecedented access to historical state information. This upgrade includes a brand-new database and new indexing for all state session laws from inception to date. In the new U.S. Political & Legal...

Databases

September 27, 2024

Bloomberg Litigation Analytics

Interested in analytical data about federal court judges, federal district courts, companies, law firms, or attorneys? Litigation Analytics offered on Bloomberg Law is an extremely useful tool for accessing and viewing relevant data in order to supplement your legal research. Data-driven analytical...

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