LLRX Update - Sept. 1, 1998

[Cindy Chick]

New on LLRX for Sept. 1, 1998
Sabrina I. Pacifici & Cindy L. Chick, Editors
http://www.llrx.com

Electronic Rule Making:  Broadcast List Servers, Hypertext 
Manuscripts, Proprietary Formats and Tagged Email - With this 
article, Phillip A. McAfee once again provides a comprehensive 
analysis of a complex issue, this time on the use of HTML to 
disseminate government information through the Web.  He details 
how the current rule making process could be substantially 
enhanced by using the connectivity of the Web. Using the HHS 
process as an example, Phillip examines the capability of current 
Web applications to considerably broaden the availability of 
important information to the public regarding the regulatory 
process. Additionally, he has included related hypertext references, 
and a table which compares the status of electronic rule making in 
seven federal agencies.   
(Posted 9/1/98)

What's the Jurisdiction on that One?  A Quick Tour of Internet and 
Print Resources for Determining Federal Jurisdictional Questions 
in the United States - Roger Vicarius Skilbeck highlights resources 
that will assist you in determining information such as the 
appropriate federal location for a given action; court rule distance 
requirements; and how to geographically locate a specific court 
house. (Posted 9/1/98)

In this month’s ResearchWire, titled Virtual Reference for Real 
Lawyers,  Genie Tyburski proposes that you consider creating a 
personal library of links to assist with Web research. To facilitate 
this process, she takes you step-by-step through the process of 
using basic HTML.  As an added  bonus, Genie has included a template 
which you may implement immediately to create a mini intranet of 
research resources at your desktop. (Posted 9/1/98)

In this month’s Guide on the Side, Marie Wallace discusses using 
props when making a presentation.  She discusses the four general 
classes into which props fall, and how and when to use them to 
best advantage.  (Posted 9/1/98) 

Product Review -- MARCit:  Web Site Cataloging Made Easy - If you 
are interested in a product to assist you in the task of cataloging
Internet resources, click on this article by Cathy Adamo, who 
provides the required specifications and capabilities of this 
software.  (Posted 9/1/98)

Margaret Berkland's new installment of Links in the News includes 
a site that links to supreme court decisions from 19 countries; a 
database that contains over 20,000 defense related acronyms and
abbreviations; a search engine enabled site providing information 
on over 150,000 publications and over 8,000 newspapers; and for 
good measure, as Y2K issues remain of paramount interest, a site 
from the World Bank with links to topical information worldwide.  
(Posted 9/1/98) 

In On the Newsstand, there are links to a wide range of techie
articles, including:  the inside scoop on the meteoric rise 
of YAHOO!; how Y2K problems are beginning to generate law suits; 
a review of Derwent's new Web-based Patent database; the future 
of the Web browser; and the Library of Congress plans for the 
future.

LLRXbookstore includes a couple of new titles such as a recent
addition to the "Dummies" series and another one on International
legal research.

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