LLRX Update for April 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 April 1, 1999
We are pleased to announce that LLRX has been chosen as one of 1999's
Top
50 Legal Research Web Sites, by Law Office Computing
(http://www.lawofficecomputing.com) and by legalonline.com as one of the
Best of the Web for Lawyers, 1998.


Electronic Discovery - Or, the Byte that Bit
Attorney George Socha answers all those questions that confront
you upon receipt of electronic data from lawyers on the other side. 

Outsourcing in Law Firm Libraries
Rachel Pergament covers the past twenty years of outsourcing in
law libraries; current trends in this area; and the issues raised by the
Baker & McKenzie and Pillsbury Madison situations. 

Litigator's Internet Resource Guide: Rules of Court 
Genie Tyburski's updated and expanded Internet resource, which
links to over 400 federal, state, and local court rules sites.

Diana Botluk's ResearchWire column this month,
Environmental Law on the Web, offers the researcher a wide range
of resources from the government, international organizations, states,
universities and meta-sites.

Marie Wallace's Guide on the Side column this month is
ASTD, Awesome Sites for Trainers and Others Who Develop
Staff. Many librarians and legal professionals are finding that their
jobs
increasingly involve training of end-users. To prepare for this role, or
learn more about how be an effective trainer, this article is for you.

Asking All the Right Questions: Researching Possible
Conflicts of Interest
Rochelle Cheifetz details the steps taken in her law firm to institute a
complete and comprehensive procedure for conflicts checking.

In Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News you will find
links to: Internet acronyms and abbreviations; a report on corruption in
the European Commission; a tax planning guide from Deloitte & Touche; a
MARC bibliographic site; a guide to major online job databases; and a
Univ.
of Maryland study of librarians and perceptions of the profession. 

On the Newsstand has links to the hot stories, ranging from
Melissa to Microsoft. Look here for the latest warnings and fixes, as
well
as info on current Internet legislation in Congress, and news about the
new
government resources meta-site.

LLRXalerts reports on the Melissa virus and the
Internic/Network Solutions issue.


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