Jenkins Blog

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 – both of which are available to Jenkins members remotely * – 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...

Environmental law

April 20, 2023

Environmental Law Research Materials

With Earth Day just a few days away, celebrate by having a refresh on the variety of environmental law resources available at Jenkins. Jenkins has environmental law resources available on both our remote access membership databases and in our print collection. Print Materials Pennsylvania Law...

April 10, 2023

Search U.S. Tax Court Cases with DAWSON

DAWSON (Docket Access Within a Secure Online Network) is the U.S. Tax Court's electronic filing and case management system. The system allows parties to electronically file documents and manage their cases. DAWSON also has a useful public search tool for locating U.S. Tax Court cases, orders, and...

Online Catalog

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...

Patents

March 23, 2023

USPTO Patent Public Search

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has released Patent Public Search (PPUBS) , a web-based patent search online platform for an enhanced patent research process. PPUBs has replaced legacy search tools PatFT and AppFT, but also offers similar functionality that was previously available...

March 16, 2023

Free Book Pulling Service: Bringing the Library to You!

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...

West Academic

March 9, 2023

Legal Negotiation in a Nutshell

If you're interested in a book that succinctly covers the subject of legal negotiation, the 4th edition of Legal Negotiation in a Nutshell is now available on West Academic Digital Library . "Text first introduces negotiation in law practice and representing a client in legal negotiation. Covers...

Databases

March 2, 2023

Lexis+ Now Available at Jenkins

LexisNexis’ updated legal research platform, Lexis+, is now available on Jenkins' onsite patron access computers. Lexis+ adds a new modern look along with new and enhanced features. One helpful new feature available on Lexis+ is Shepard’s At Risk . Shepard’s At Risk adds a notification in cases...

Databases

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...

Legal Research

February 16, 2023

Jenkins' New Self-Help Research Guides

Jenkins recently announced a refresh of our online Research Guides, which are meant to help users find information and resources on particular legal topics, whether online or at Jenkins. Today, we’re highlighting a specific subset of our guides. Jenkins’ Self-Help Research Guides are geared towards...

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