LLRX.com Update for April 3, 2000

[Cindy Chick]

LLRX.com (http://www.llrx.com) is the free Web journal providing current, 
comprehensive articles and resources for legal professionals and law 
librarians on research, information technology, digital legislation, 
cybernews, Web links and Web tools for researchers, software reviews, and
presentation/marketing/training issues, since 1996. 

Editors: Sabrina I. Pacifici & Cindy L. Chick. 
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New on LLRX.com, April 3, 2000

Overview of Sources of Canadian Law on the Web
Louise Tsang, of York University in Toronto, lists and annotates the major Web
sources of Canadian law, including statutes, regulations, other legislative
materials, case law and government documents. 

Strategies for Online Legal Research: Determining the Best Way to Get What You
Need
Diana Botluk, online legal information professional extraordinaire, details the
process of creating and executing successful online research requests using the
Web. She also recommends books for those interested in improving their skills,
and shares her favorite topical Web sites for legal research. 

Where Shall We Play Ball: Reed Elsevier and Matthew Bender Say a Major Portion
of the Dispute with Jurisline.com Belongs in State Court
T.R. Halvorson reviews arguments about whether the fraud, breach of
license, and copyright preemption issues belong in federal or state 
court, giving us perspective on the character of the litigation. 

**LLRXBuzz, by Tara Calishain**
Each week Tara will provide readers with tips, news, and resource updates to
help make your legal research on the Web more cost and time effective, with
better results too!  Please check-out this new content area, and let us know
what you think.  

Adult Learning and Continuing Education Courses
Marie Wallace offers information and insights into the value of continuing
education programs as well as other useful materials on the subject. 

Evaluating the Quality of Web Resources
Diana Botluk examines how researchers can critically evaluate the quality
of the Web sites upon which they choose to rely. She also provides links 
to related resources on this topic. 

The Internet Roundtable #8: A Continuing Discussion of Law Firm Marketing On
the Internet 
Jerry Lawson, Dennis Kennedy and Brenda Howard discuss the role of search
engines in marketing your firm Web site. 

Practical Uses of An Intranet 
Sabrina I. Pacifici's PowerPoint presentation on intranet implementation and
administration, from the ABA TechShow 2000, March 31. 

Knowledge Management 
Sabrina I. Pacifici's PowerPoint presentation on knowledge management resources
and applications, from the ABA TechShow 2000, April 1. 

Newstand
>From the Microsoft verdict to immigation lawyers on the Web, university
programs on e-commerce, Web libel suits, the burgeoning e-book business, and
the CCH/Baker McKenzie collaboration, there is plenty of regularly updated
cybernews on LLRX.

Margaret Berkland's Links in the News includes a meta-search engine that you
should try; a site that hosts over 200 full online training courses; a Web
directory that promotes itself as a better way to find information; a site that
has information on 529 qualified state tuition programs; and a portal for
Windows/NT 2000 content.


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