LLRX.com update for September 3, 2001

[Cindy Chick]

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


**Lexis & Westlaw: Proprietary Software Versus Browser Based - Past,
Present, Future
http://www.llrx.com/features/webvsoftware.htm

IT departments are encouraging a migration to browser- based searching for
Lexis and Westlaw, but librarians and power-users are reticent about
abandoning the functionality and speed of the proprietary software. Terry
Psarras identifies the advantages and disadvantages of web-based access, and
considers what the future holds.


**A Review of Hein-On-Line
http://www.llrx.com/features/heinonline.htm

The newest winner of the AALL New Product Award, Hein-On-Line is a research
tool for electronic, searchable access to a huge hardcopy file of law
reviews. James W. Shelar discusses how this service can be useful in a law
firm setting.


**WTO/GATT Research
http://www.llrx.com/features/wto2.htm

Jeanne Rehberg's extensive and well documented guide lists the essential
sources for researching the current WTO system and the predecessor system
under the 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.


**Researching Medical Literature on the Internet - 2001 Update
http://www.llrx.com/features/medical2001.htm

Gloria Miccioli reviews a wealth of resources available through commercial
web sites, journals and textbooks, libraries and nonprofit organizations,
medical search engines and visual information, the National Library of
Medicine Databases, and physician information.


**Guide on the Side:  Communicating With Color
http://www.llrx.com/columns/guide55.htm

Color is a powerful and inexpensive presentation tool, yet many
communicators omit it when they design their interactions with audiences due
to lack of know-how. In this two part series, Marie Wallace shares practical
ways to use color to enhance your presentation.


**Notes from the Technology Trenches: Keeping Pace with The Changing
Technology Scene - Updated
http://www.llrx.com/columns/notes43.htm

Cindy Curling has updated her column, published July 15, with numerous
additional resources.


**Latest Links
http://www.llrx.com/links/090301.htm

Margaret Berkland reviews: Digital Library Federation; Highlights of Women's
Earnings in 2000; Meta-search engine IncyWincy; Mapping Census 2000: The
Geography of U.S. Diversity; 100 Fastest Growing Companies; TechSoup.org -
the Technology Place for Nonprofits.


**LLRX Buzz
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz66.htm
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz67.htm
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz68.htm
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz69.htm
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz70.htm
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz71.htm
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz72.htm

This summer Tara Calishain has reviewed all 50 state Web sites, highlighting
the unique and valuable resources and databases that each state offers to
researchers for free.


**Featured Site: INFOMINE - This site has many useful links to "hidden web"
databases, virtual libraries, electronic journals, online catalogs, maps,
Web training tools, and more.  It was created and is maintained by various
college and university librarians. New content is date stamped, and includes
annotations as well as a user comment feature.  You may browse by:  What's
New, Table of Contents, Subject, Author, Title or Keyword or use the search
engine feature.  (Editor - Sabrina I. Pacifici)