LLRX Update - December 3, 2001

[Cindy L. Chick]

New on LLRX.com for December 3, 2001: 
http://www.llrx.com 


**Creating a Personal Online Reference Desk for Beginners 
http://www.llrx.com/features/onlinerefdesk.htm 
Creating a Web page to collect and access research links can be a great
time saver. Just follow Diana Botluk's efficient step-by-step guide, and
what once may have seemed an intimidating process will become a
straight-forward and easily accomplished task.


**Ten Habits of Highly Effective E-mailers 
http://www.llrx.com/features/tenhabits.htm 
Dennis Kennedy's tips are not only practical and helpful, they encourage
more effective and productive communication.


**The Virtual Library - Past, Present & Future 
http://www.llrx.com/features/virtuallibrary.htm 
Holly Riccio examines the state of the virtual law library including its
inherent advantages, disadvantages, development, and associated decision
making process, as well as some consideration of the future of
electronic collections.


**Introduction to Hungarian Law Research 
http://www.llrx.com/features/hungarian.htm 
Zsuzsanna Antal's guide review's Hungary's constitution, parliament,
Presidency, courts, national and local government, the judiciary, the
legal profession, and sources of legal literature. 


**New York State Disaster & Terrorism Legislation for 2001 - Updated 
http://www.llrx.com/features/nydisaster.htm 
Janice Henderson updates us on recent New York state legislation that
results from the events of 9-11 and its aftermath.


**Update to Doing Legal Research in Romania 
http://www.llrx.com/features/romania2.htm 
Dana Neacsu has updated her guide on Romania, and added a new section on
International Law and EU Expansion. 


**SurfWax: A Surfing Tool With Real Research Potential 
http://www.llrx.com/columns/webcritic13.htm 
Kathy Biehl evaluates a tool called SurfWax that makes it easier to
locate and organize online information and research into a more
efficient, manageable process.


**Links to the Wonderful World of Presentations 
http://www.llrx.com/columns/guide58.htm 
Presentations Magazine has established itself as an excellent resource
on speaking and presentation skills. The magazine offers many of its
articles free on the web. Marie Wallace shares some of her favorites
with readers.


**Buying Used and New Law Books at a Discounted Rate 
http://www.llrx.com/extras/usedbooks.htm 
Why pay full price for used books in a buyers market? Cynthia C. Berry
provides direction to Web sites with good deals on previously owned
books.


**Latest Links 
http://www.llrx.com/links/120301.htm 
Margaret Berkland reviews: Cities Guide from The Economist; Crime and
Justice Data Online; The Original Tipping Page; UselessKnowledge.com;
Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information; and
Time Out: The Worlds Living Guide.  


**Editor's Featured Site - Global Statistics 
http://www.glreach.com/globstats/ 
This site provides current charts and graphs on the number of
individuals using the Internet, classified by language. As of September
2001, estimates indicated 505 million Internet users, with 43% speaking
English. (<b>Editor, Sabrina I. Pacifici</b>).


**LLRXBuzz December 3, 2001 
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz85.htm  
Includes Web Cites for Federal Defenders, Legal Technology,
HighTechAttorney, Oxford Reference Service Launches Next March, News
RoundUp, Google Spider Spins Out of Bounds, Transition Complete for .US
Domain, SEC to Link to EDGAR Online, Rapsheets.com Announces Expansion