Westlaw databases: recent releases, name changes, and removals

Westlaw Database Releases

02/19/09
Intellectual Property Treaties (IP-TREATIES)
Text of treaties, conventions, and international agreements related to intellectual property.

02/23/09
Survey Checklists (SURVEY-CHECK)
Checklists listing steps for complying with selected state statutory or regulatory requirements.

02/24/09
Three Tax Management Accounting Policy and Practice Portfolios from BNA

BNA TM Accounting Policy and Practice Portfolios: Accounting by Partnerships (TMAPP-5209)
BNA TM Accounting Policy and Practice Portfolios: Accounting for Income Taxes: Uncertain Tax Positions (FIN 48) (TMAPP-5002)
BNA TM Accounting Policy and Practice Portfolios: Management's Reporting on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (TMAPP-5317)

BNA TM Accounting Policy and Practice Report-Archive (TM-APR-ARCH)
Archives of BNA's Accounting Policy and Practice Report articles older than 30 days.

02/25/09
BNA TM Accounting Policy and Practice Portfolios: Accounts Receivable: Management and Analysis (TMAPP-5111)

02/26/09
Congressional Accountability Office of Compliance (FHR-CAOC)
Decisions of the board of directors of the Office of Compliance regarding employment issues under the Congressional Accountability Act.

Mergers and Acquisitions in China (BLC-MA)
Guide to Chinese business law from Thomson Reuters.

Shareholder Agreements and Joint Ventures in China (BLC-SHARE)
Guide to Chinese business law from Thomson Reuters.

17 NewsRoom™ databases
NewsRoom databases containing documents from local newspapers (e.g., North Jefferson News, a twice-weekly newspaper published in Gardendale, Ala.), trade publications (e.g., Defense Technology International, a monthly publication reporting on defense technology), and news services (e.g., Noticias Financieras, a financial news service covering Latin America).

03/04/09
Berkeley Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Law (BJMEIL)
Law journal from the students of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law (IJNPL)
Law journal published by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law.

03/10/09
Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal (WFIPLJ)
Law journal from the students of Wake Forest University School of Law.

Two Westlaw Topical Highlights databases

Westlaw Topical Highlights–Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Law (WTH-GLBT)
Westlaw Topical Highlights–Native American Law (WTH-NAM)

03/12/09
Aspatore (ASPATORE)
Documents from selected Aspatore publications.

03/18/09
Associated Press–All (AP-ALL)
Multibase containing AP Alert and other AP newswire databases on Westlaw.

03/19/09
Nevada Construction Law (NVCONSTR)
Treatise from Thomson West.

03/20/09
Credit Header Locator (EXP-LOC)
Person locator database based on Experian credit header data.

03/23/09
International Trade Practice (INT-TR-PRAC)
Guide from Thomson West.

Westlaw Database Name and Identifier Changes

03/13/09
Old: The Rutter Group-California Practice Guide: Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial (TRG-CAFEDCIVP)
New: Rutter Group Practice Guide: Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial, California and Ninth Circuit Editions (TRG-CAFEDCIVP)