LLRX Update - Oct. 1, 1999

[Cindy Chick]

LLRX (http://www.llrx.com) is the free Webzine providing current, 
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Editors: Sabrina I. Pacifici & Cindy L. Chick. 
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LLRX Update for October 1, 1999

Immigration Law on the Web
Beth Smith reviews a wide range of free, high quality Web sites for
researching immigration law.   

This Will Make Your Presentation Week: A Lesson on How to Ensure a 
Successful Presentation 
Learn from author Michael Dahn's mistake.  Don't take short-cuts
when preparing for an important presentation.

In her ResearchWire column, Exposing the Invisible Web,
Diana Botluk's focus is on the wealth of useful information on the
Web that is not available via search engines because it resides within
databases not indexed by spiders and robots.  

In her Guide on the Side column, The Care and Feeding of
Speakers, Marie Wallace details the essential requirements and
responsibilities associated with having the best possible speakers
participating in your next program.

Cindy's Favorite Web Sites  
Cindy Chick reviews nine sites that, at least for this week, are high on
her list for value, content and functionality.

Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News includes: a great resource for 
knowledge management data; an archive of articles by an expert in Web 
site design; a review of the top 15 search engines; an archive of Web 
searching strategies; a foreign Y2K preparedness site; and government 
sponsored site on Y2K travel issues.  

On the Newsstand links to articles on: new legislation
concerning encryption, digital signatures, Net taxes and children's
access to Web content;  improved search engines; national and
international corporate data on the Web; copyright on free-lance work;
the growing demand for techie librarians; and legal education on the
Web.

LLRXalerts reports on breaking news concerning: the
acquisition of KnowX.com; a new search engine for domain names;
and the Earthlink and Mindspring merger. 

LLRXlinks puts the Spotlight on new resources:  Best
Practices in Delivering Court Information to the Public, and the
University of Texas Crash Course in Copyright. 

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