LLRX Update - January 1, 2002

[Cindy L. Chick]

New on LLRX.com for January 1, 2002:
http://www.llrx.com

**Law Firms Play Catch-Up:  Key Legal Technology Trends for 2002
http://www.llrx.com/features/techtrends2002.htm

Dennis Kennedy and ten legal technology experts offer their ideas,
forecasts and analysis for 2002, on topics ranging from computer
security, to PDAs, blogs, electronic filing and wireless lans.  

**Securities Mosaic: Somebody Thought This One Through
http://www.llrx.com/features/securitiesmosaic.htm

T.R. Halvorson and Kathy Biehl review a useful new fee-based web portal
service that provides securities laws, regulations, forms, releases and
more, in an easy to use format.  

**Introduction to Disaster Plans: Yes It Can Happen to You
http://www.llrx.com/features/disasterplan.htm

Daniel R. Campbell outlines the essential components of a
well-thought-out library disaster plan.

**A Guide to Uzbekistan Legal Research
http://www.llrx.com/features/uzbekistan.htm

Maria S. Stalbovskaya's guide addresses her country's government, laws,
legislation, and available web resources.


**Update to Finnish Law on the Internet
http://www.llrx.com/features/finnish2.htm

Sami Sarvilinna has updated his guide with new web links on sources of
law in the public domain, government information, and legal education
data.

**Burney's Legal Tech Reviews:  Of Mice and XP
http://www.llrx.com/columns/legaltech1.htm

Legal technology expert Brett Burney joins LLRX.com with a new monthly
column where he  reviews the latest tech products and issues that you
should consider before making purchases for your firm or home office.
This time around, he extols the virtues of optical mice and details the
pros and cons of Windows XP. 

**What Internet Marketing Trends Can We Expect in 2002?
http://www.llrx.com/extras/ir26.htm

Jerry Lawson, Brenda Howard and Dennis Kennedy review how law firms can
leverage their firm's web sites, intranets and extranets in 2002.

**Room Setups for Presentations & Training - One Size Does NOT Fit All
http://www.llrx.com/columns/guide59.htm

Seating, along with related physical arrangements, creates an important
foundation for meetings, programs and training. Marie Wallace< details
the different room setup options, detailing their advantages and
disadvantages.

**Latest Links
http://www.llrx.com/links/010102.htm

Margaret Berkland reviews: the FTC consumer protection site; the EURO
homepage; the European Central Bank site; the Global Law Review; a site
that links to over 10,000 radio stations offering streaming audio; and a
W-4 online assistant.

**Editor's Featured Site -  Google Language Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools

Search for pages written in a specific language or for pages located in
a specific country.  Use this tool to set a default language for each
Google search you conduct. This page also has a Beta translation tool
(German, French, Spanish, Italian) which is fast and quite accurate.
Another resource are links that allow you to visit Google sites in 22
countries (Editor, Sabrina I. Pacifici).

**Featured Book (For more reading suggestions, see the LLRX Bookstore at
http://www.llrx.com/bookstore.htm.)
The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World, by by
Lawrence Lessig
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596000456/lawlibraryresourA/)


**LLRXBuzz December 31, 2001
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz89.htm
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Michigan Licensing Information <> 
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Electronic Records Still a Mystery  <> 
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Turbo10 Opens Their Site to Specialty Search Engines <> 






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