Most of us need legal information from time to time and the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries are a great resource. And, thanks to a recent improvement in their services, you can obtain an ecard without visiting a library branch.
Here's the message sent out on a recent blog entry:
"Massachusetts residents can now get Ecards for remote access to various legal databases without visiting one of our 17 locations. The new service started on November 19th, and to date we have had about 60 requests for cards. With your new card number, you can search RetrieveLaw for researching cases and statutes for Massachusetts and the federal government. You can also search HeinOnline for law reviews and a variety of other unique databases, as well as newspapers, self help law books from Nolo and more.
This page has the online form to apply for a card. You need to be a Massachusetts resident. Your card will be issued within one to two business days.
Databases are listed here.
What are you waiting for?"
For a running update on topical Massachusetts law information or changes as they take effect, follow the updates with an RSS feed of their blog or on Facebook or Twitter.
Now with a free ecard, we can research any topic we choose without the need to rent a car and go to a location outside of Boston. Thanks for the change!
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: Photo of law books by Woody Hibbard used under this creative commons license. Screenshot of Law Library page courtesy of Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
