LLRX Update - Nov. 1, 1999

[Cindy Chick]

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

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

The LLRX Research Guide 
You've got questions, we've got answers! The LLRX Research 
Guide, by Andrew Zimmerman, gives you answers to the kinds of 
questions you get every day. Search the full-text or browse subjects 
from A to Z. The Guide will refer you to the appropriate sources 
regardless of whether they're on the Web, Lexis, Westlaw, in hard 
copy, or the other end of a phone line. Now it is easier and faster to 
find the answers to your questions. Give the Guide a try, and you will 
quickly discover that it will become a valuable resource in your 
arsenal of research tools. 

New Research Tools from LIVEDGAR: Customized Research and Web Pages 
Laura Story details how she has harnessed the power of 
LIVEDGAR to create a practice tool tailored for the specific 
requirements of her firm's intellectual property and technology group. 

Overview of the Sources of Italian Law 
Raffaele Ladu provides a comprehensive explanation of the 
complexities of his country's legal system, accompanied by a review 
of major Italian law resources on the Web, on CD, and in hard copy. 

Italian National and Regional Legislative Resources Online 
Maria Teresa Leonardi directs researchers to the most reliable and 
current Web resources for Italy's otherwise difficult to locate 
legislative documents. 

In her ResearchWire column, Megan's Law, Genie Tyburski discusses the
Web 
privacy controversy swirling around information concerning sex 
offenders. She also provides links to sex offender databases currently 
maintained by twelve states. 

In her Guide on the Side column, A Model for Training 
and Improving Performance, Marie Wallace highlights the value 
of the Instructional Systems Design Model for managing human 
resources. 

-Practical Intranets: How to Collaborate, Communicate 
and Research Effectively 
-To Pay or Not to Pay: How to Organize Your Free 
Internet Research Time 
-Knowledge Management and Collaboration: The New 
Legal Info-architecture 
-Three Powerpoint presentations by Sabrina I. Pacifici from the Legal 
Computing Summit, New York City, October 18-19, 1999. 

Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News include: a 
great site for New York state law resources; a country profile database 
for Africa, Asia and Latin America; a site on conducting electronic 
commerce with the government; the UN documentation research guide; 
links to transit system information worldwide; and a wonderful site for 
U.S. weather information with lots of specialized features. 

On the Newsstand links to new articles on: the status of MS 
v. US, and the new Web site where the brief will be posted; proposed 
regulations protecting the privacy of electronic medical records; making 
way for political debates to move to the Web; a new Web privacy 
standard; legislation on domain name issues, spam and Net taxes; and 
the controversy concerning Web pharmacies. 

LLRXalerts reports on the Altavista search engine's new look 
and enhanced services, and how a venerable encyclopedia has 
discontinued its print version and migrated to the Web. 

LLRXFindX now reflects address changes for the Federal Court Locator 
and the Federal Web Locator. Also, try out the new 
multiple search engine, SurfWax. 

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