LLRX Update - May 17, 1999

[Cindy Chick]

LLRX (http://www.llrx.com) is the free legal Webzine providing current,
comprehensive articles and 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 May 17, 1999

A Review of the Lexis-Nexis Intranet Solutions
Roger Skalbeck covers the functionality and implementation of this
new tool to add customized content and research specific database
content
to your intranet.   

Outsourcing a Private Law Library:  In Defense of the
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro Decision
Janice Hammond, formerly the firm's Library Manager, presents the
organization's rationale for outsourcing their librarians.

California Law Librarians Talk Back - A Response to
Outsourcing a Private Law Library: In Defense of the
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro Decision
California law librarians respond to the Janice Hammond article on
outsourcing the Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro library.

In Notes from the Technology Trenches, Betsy
Klampert's focus includes: the virus of the month; e-commerce
legislative initiatives; e-commerce sites for techie purchases; the
domain name registration disputes; and the ABA opinion on e-mail
encryption and confidentiality.  

In Reference From Coast to Coast, Beth Mrkvicka
provides quick tips on how to find historical stock prices.  

In her latest CongressLine, Carol M. Morrissey's topic is
Web Accessibility Guidelines: Striving Toward Universal
Access.  This article should be on the reading list of Web site
publishers, as the guidelines will most certainly impact the legal
community.

Research on the Internet and Integrating Research
Capabilities into Your Intranet
Sabrina I. Pacifici and Cindy L. Chick's program materials and
PowerPoint screens from their Los Angeles LegalTech presentations on
May 11, 1999.

In Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News you will
find: a huge Web trivia site that is updated daily; a searchable site
for
building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical codes; a valuable site
for
database programmers and users with over 4,000 resources that is
updated weekly; the enhanced Web based catalog of the National
Library of Medicine's collection; and the Federal Railroad
Administration site.  

On the Newsstand has links to a wide range of recent Web
related stories on: faster and more efficient ways to search, shop, stop
spam and do business on the Web; why this may be the time to
upgrade to IE5; the facts concerning the domain name dispute; how to
browse the Web with more anonymity; the new home of the House of
Representatives Internet Law Library; the Internet Regulatory Freedom
Act of 1999; and a new study on Web privacy issues.



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