LLRX Update - March 19, 2001

[Cindy Chick]

New on LLRX.com for March 19, 2001:
http://www.llrx.com


**Open Access to the Law: Internet Legal Publishing Changing the Face of the
Legal System
http://www.llrx.com/features/internetpublishing.htm

What effect with the availability of free and low cost legal information
online have on our legal system? Kumar Percy surveys the current state of
legal publishing on the Web and evaluates its ramifications.


**Training Presentations: Turning Negatives into Positives
http://www.llrx.com/features/training.htm

Cindy Curling's article is a training-oriented checklist of “best practices”
for presentations, with a focus on training presentation problems and how to
successfully overcome them.


**Mexican Trademark and Copyright Law as it Applies to E-Commerce
http://www.llrx.com/features/mexicoecom.htm

This guide, by Jose-Juan Mendez, an attorney specializing in industrial
property matters, reviews the risks, protections, and remedies associated
with intellectual property infringement under Mexican law.


**Update to Overview of Sources of Italian Law
http://www.llrx.com/features/ladu2.htm

Raffaele Ladu has made major revisions to his detailed guide to online and
hard copy sources of his countries' laws, legislation and regulations. In
addition, he has added an extensive section on citing Italian laws.


**Research RoundUp: Election Resources - Updated
http://www.llrx.com/columns/roundup10.htm

Kathy Biehl updates her annotated compilation of federal, state and U.S.
territory election resources.


**Notes from the Technology Trenches: New Versions of Microsoft Office
WordPerfect Suites; Cites & Insights - Crawford at Large
http://www.llrx.com/columns/notes40.htm

Roger Skalbeck reviews the highlights of Microsoft and Corel's soon to be
released new products, and a new tech journal in PDF from prolific author
Walt Crawford.


**Reference from Coast to Coast: Finding Tax-Exempt Financials
http://www.llrx.com/columns/reference23.htm

Looking for the full-text of a IRS 990? Jan Bissett and Margi Heinen review
sources for financial information on tax-exempt organizations.


**Cybrarian: The Evolving Role of the Law Library
http://www.llrx.com/extras/evolvingrole.htm

Sabrina I. Pacifici and Sandra Gold's PowerPoint presentation from the ABA
TechShow in Chicago highlights: transitioning and balancing collections,
evaluating and developing Web products and services, organizing knowledge,
diversifying training programs, supporting users, spreading the message
through marketing, negotiating licenses and contracts, and more.


**Selected Guide to Free Web Sites for Legal Researchers
http://www.llrx.com/extras/freelegalsites.htm

Sabrina I. Pacifici's PowerPoint presentation provides links to 18 reliable,
content driven sites that should be on your short-list of sources for
information ranging from court rules to law reviews and company profiles.


**LLRX Buzz
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz49.htm

Herold Announces Database of Private Oil Companies
Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Products
Congressional Quarterly Launches cq.com
Pulitzer Unveils St. Louis Online Guide
COMPARE WebDesigners.com Launched
Northern Light Adds Newspapers to Its Special Collection
Excite Adds Zoom In


**LLRX Latest Links
http://www.llrx.com/links/index.htm
Margaret Berkland reviews:

FedForms
411 for Government
The Internet Economy Indicators
New Breed Librarians
Presidential Pardons


**LLRX Newstand
http://www.llrx.com/newstand/index.htm

Internet Filters Used to Shield Minors Censor Speech, Critics Say
Electronic Publication Copyright Case Makes its Way to Supreme Court
Dot-Coms Pull Back on Internet Freebies
Amazon Pressed for More Information about Finances
Bush Would Sever ABA's Role in Screening Judges
Panel Stirs Privacy Debate Over Online Court Records
VA Court's Decision in Online 'John Doe' Case Hailed by Free Speech
Advocates
Two CA Men First in State to Face Criminal Penalties for Spam
AltaVista to Debut New Online Newsstand
Slashdot Removes Posting Under Threat from Church of Scientology