LLRX Update - Feb. 1, 1999

[Cindy Chick]

LLRX (http://www.llrx.com) is the free legal Webzine providing 
current, comprehensive resources for legal professionals and law 
librarians on research and information technology solutions.
        Editors:  Sabrina I. Pacifici & Cindy L. Chick.
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New on LLRX for February 1, 1999

Evaluating Foreign and International Legal Databases
on the Internet Mirela Roznovschi is a pioneer in identifying and
disseminating Web-based information to researchers in the areas 
of foreign and international law.  In this highly detailed and 
annotated article, she provides an indispensable resource for those 
who must tackle the challenge of locating and effectively utilizing 
foreign law materials.
                       
Y2K and the Global Financial Markets
Richard E. Camacho discusses the impact of the Y2K issues on 
the U.S. securities industry, which is faring well in its efforts to 
meet the critical deadline. However, financial markets around the 
world are way behind. This article has numerous links to relevant 
Web sites.

Diana Botluk's ResearchWire this column month is on A
Web of Legal Ethics: Rules of Professional Conduct. She
provides annotated Web resources which may be used to obtain
ethics rules and opinions, as well as a dozen other Web sites and
listservs for the researcher who requires timely and comprehensive
information in this area.  

In her Guide on the Side column, What Does Your
Business Card Say About You? Marie Wallace talks about how
business cards can be powerful communicators. Does yours make 
a good first impression? Marie points us to a great resource for
improving our business card IQ.

Finding Information on the Internet: Search Engines,
Directories and Meta-Sites.
Sabrina I. Pacifici's newly updated 49 screen PowerPoint 
presentation from January 27 at the New York LegalTech 
conference. It has numerous recommendations on how to get the 
most out of Web search engines and indexes, as well as links to a 
wide range of useful legal and non-legal Web sites sponsored by 
government, corporate and academic institutions. 

Top 10 Web Sites for Lawyers
Elizabeth Henry Klampert's PowerPoint presentation on January 27
at the New York LegalTech conference is an annotated lists with 
links to a "must use" group of Web sites. 

Document Delivery Suppliers and Resources on the Web
Frank Warren offers a wide ranging list of document delivery 
services that specialize in specific subject matters and areas of the 
world.

In Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News you will
find: a site with information and decisions from the Armed Services 
Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA); a nifty site that allows you to 
search and compare book prices from 34 different book stores; a 
site that assists you in determining the best price/shipper for a 
package; a world wide searchable catalog of Internet resources; 
the FCC Common Carrier Bureau Enforcement Division site; a site 
that provides descriptions and documents elated to Y2K lawsuits 
and arbitrations; and a Web searching tutorial from
Sage Colleges.  

On the Newsstand has links to articles on: Web resources for
national and global statistical data; the privacy group spearheading 
the boycott of the new Intel III chip: top 100 Web sites in 20 
categories; 50 killer browser tips; who is the biggest and best 
search engine; privacy groups demanding the recall of the new 
Pentium III chip; how Jesse Ventura is using the power of e-mail; 
the growth of mergers and the narrowing of competition in the Web 
marketplace; and the growth of the computer industry and the 
Web.  

LLRXalerts reports on the lawsuit in Northern California on
Internet access in the public library. 

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