EDotW part 5

BNA Online.
The library has switched our BNA looseleaf services from paper to electronic. Users can access it on our legal research links page. Access is limited to computers in the law school, though UT law professors do have home access; please see me for the password.

The BNA reporters cover a broad range of topics, including corporations/financial, criminal law, labor, environment, ethics, family, health care, intellectual property, taxation, litigation, trade, international issues, and homeland security. Users can access by subject or title. The reporters give news about what is going on in an area, as well as news about cases, with links to those cases. For example, the Sept. 19, 2006 issue of the Homeland Security Briefing has a story on the US and EU attempt to exchange airline passenger data. Over on the left hand column, one can browse through all the issues, focus on major topics (such as the 9/11 Commission). There is also the option of viewing cases on the subject, alphabetically or by issue date. The links take the user to reports about cases with links to the actual cases.

The positives about the electronic versions are that they are updated more quickly and going between issues is faster. Once you have the navigation down, researching using BNA Online should be a breeze.

As always, if you have any questions, just ask.