LLRX Update - Jan. 3, 2000

[Cindy Chick]

LLRX.com (http://www.llrx.com) is the free Web journal providing
current, 
comprehensive articles and resources for legal professionals and law 
librarians on research, information technology, digital legislation, 
breaking Web news, new Web links for researchers, software reviews, and 
presentation/marketing issues, since 1996. 

Editors: Sabrina I. Pacifici & Cindy L. Chick. 
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LLRX.com update for January 3, 2000 

Internet Subscription Sources for Directory Information 
Roger Skalbeck details the services, pricing and content provided 
by the new Web versions of the major government and court 
directories. 

Update to Guide to International Trade Law Resources 
on the Internet 
International and foreign trade law specialist Marci Hoffman extensively 
updates her previous guide on how to effectively conduct research in
this 
area using the full range of resources from hard copy to online content. 

Investing in Technology: A Business Framework for Thinking About Law 
Office Technology 
John Hokkanen analyzes the challenges posed by the demand and actual 
requirement for innovative technology applications and solutions in law 
firms. 

Have You Punched Your Intranet Today? 
In this month's ResearchWire column, Genie Tyburski presents ideas 
about value-added content for intranets, and also highlights the 
Lexis.com Intranet Solutions application. 

Guide on the Side - Vox Populi: How to Testify Before a 
Public Agency 
Marie Wallace's article will ensure that you are properly organized, 
prepared with background information and knowledge of key players, 
and secure in your public presentation. 

The Internet Roundtable #5: A Continuing Discussion of Law Firm
Marketing 
On the Internet. 
Jerry Lawson, Dennis Kennedy and Brenda Howard continue to discuss the 
essential elements required to create a simple law firm Web site. 

Six Bum Raps Against E-filing. Jerry Lawson responds to the most common 
arguments against the electronic filing of legal documents. He also 
provides useful links to other supporting data on the Web. 

Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News include: a comprehensive 
directory of association information; access to the multiple EPA 
publications sites; a Y2K Global Status watch in effect through January 
2000; a site that links to over 2,300 search engines; a database of over
2 
million public records filed in California; and a reference desk site
with 
a wealth of general information on topics ranging from the sciences to
the 
humanities. 

On the Newsstand links to new articles on: OSHA and telecommuting; Web 
related state legislation for 2000; an overview of the most important 
legal and legislative cyber-issues of 1999; the tremendous increase in 
cyber-crimes in 1999; new challenges to online privacy; electronic fraud 
and spam; the hurdles to successfully conducting Web research; and the 
unresolved question of Web taxes. 

LLRXalerts reports on: the sale of the first $10 million domain name
that 
turned out to be a hoax; the vast global efforts to fix Y2K problems;
and 
predictions for the near future and Y2K. 

The new LLRX Resource Center on Foreign & International Law offers
direct 
access to the resources from throughout our site on these topics, as
well 
as links to major resources from universities and prominent
international 
organizations throughout the world. 

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