LLRX Update - March 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, information technology, federal legislation, marketing and
communications.
        Editors:  Sabrina I. Pacifici & Cindy L. Chick.
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New on LLRX for March 1, 1999

The LOIS Law Library: A View through the Southern
California Online Users Group Rating Scale Lenses
Attorney and author T.R. Halvorson provides a comprehensive
review of this subscription based legal research library on 
the Web. T.R. details database consistency, coverage/scope, 
timeliness, ease of use, cost options and more. 

Genie Tyburski's ResearchWire column this month is
Discoveries in Taxation, a quick primer that will make tax time
easier. Genie steers you toward a number of free Web sites offering
practical taxpayer information.  

In her Guide on the Side column, Meeting Skills: Antidote
for Bad Meetings, Marie Wallace provides a wealth of
information and Web links to help you prepare for, and to 
conduct, a successful business or professional meeting.

Product Review: Hotsend by Jetfax
Karl Kasca reviews this nifty, free program that allows you 
to quickly and easily transfer files, independent of software 
conflicts, through email. This is a must read review!

In Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News you will find
links to: the Canadian Internet Legal Resource Page; the 
International Trade Law Branch of the UN; the Institute of 
Management and Administration Business Directory; a site 
that helps you determine the amount of money you will need 
to appropriately plan for your retirement; a government site that
provides a range of state statistics; and a site with links to World
Intellectual Property Organization treaties.  

On the Newsstand has links to a wide range of articles for this
issue, including: an update on the DOJ's David Boise and his 
battle against Microsoft; the continued controversy over the 
new Pentium III; proposed new federal legislation on encryption 
and Y2K liability; praise for the new search engine program, 
Google; great new products for use with your palm
devices; harnessing the power of FrontPage 98; how to obtain 
faster Internet access; Web sites for international business 
research; product reviews for online calendars; and information 
industry leaders look into their crystal balls to predict the 
future.

LLRXlinks puts the Spotlight on several new resources,
including: an Internet Hotlist on Law Guides; a Librarian's 
Resource Centre from the Special Libraries Association; and 
a tutorial on Web search strategies. LLRXlinks is a 
comprehensive, up-to-date resource to Web links on topics 
ranging from legal research to library products & services.


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