LLRX Update - December 1, 1999

[Cindy Chick]

LLRX.com (http://www.llrx.com) is the free Webzine providing current, 
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presentation/marketing issues since 1996. 

Editors: Sabrina I. Pacifici & Cindy L. Chick. 
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LLRX.com Update for December 1, 1999 

Stay Connected - Get a Palm 
Just the gift for that special someone on your holiday shopping list! 
June Hsiao Liebert talks about the advantages of the constant 
connection afforded by the popular palm-sized organizers, and which 
one may be the right choice for you. 

eFiling Comes of Age 
Two experts on electronic court filing, Phil Ytterberg and Scott 
Schumacher, update us on major developments concerning this 
technology, which will soon have a significant impact on lawyers and 
judges alike. 

A Review of Flyswat 
In this month's ResearchWire column, Diana Botluk reviews a nifty, 
free software application for researchers that facilitates easily
locating
additional information on chosen concepts. 

Guide on the Side - Presenting from a Booth - A Guide to 
Exhibiting Professional Services 
You've decided to market your services using an exhibit hall booth, 
but where do you start in making your preparations? Marie 
Wallace gives planning tips for potential marketers. 

Federal Court Records on the Web. 
With all the courts going in different directions concerning placing
dockets and filings online, it is difficult to determine who is on the
Web, and who is not. Mary Lynn Wagner has collected information on 
the various Web docket systems for you in one place, regardless of the
type of system used. 

Law of the Super Searchers: The Online Secrets of Top Legal Researchers
by
T.R. Halvorson. 
Michelle Ayers reviews this new book, which comprises in-depth
interviews
with eight legal researchers acknowledged to be experts online. 

Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News include: access to the range
of
products from Cambridge Dictionaries; a site that calculates data on the
efficacy of personnel hiring and firing; a site devoted to securities
law
and the Internet; an online glossary of international trade terms; a
smart
site on safe shopping online courtesy of the ABA; and a database of Y2K
disclosure documents from Fortune 500 companies. 

On the Newsstand links to new articles on: the Microsoft settlement
talks
and the steady flow of new law suits; the battle for the prize of top
provider of high speed Web access; measuring Internet usage data; WTO
resources; tips on maximizing your Web browers; the future of CD and
DVD;
the controversy over online user profiling; the increasing momentum for
privacy legislation; and a report on Internet Librarian '99. Remember,
the
Newsstand is updated several times during each week! 

LLRXalerts reports on: the sale of the popular Ameritech Library
Services
company; Microsoft besieged by law suits, and the future of digital
signatures may be at hand. Remember, LLRXalerts is updated several times
during each week! 

LLRXbookstore: Books for the Legal Information Professional 
Review of five new books on topics including Web design interface,
creating effective Web sites, and Y2K issues for home and business.
Search
Amazon.com directly from our bookstore and purchase to your heart's
content. 


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