LLRX Update - May 1, 2002

[Cindy L. Chick]

New on LLRX.com for May 1, 2002: 
http://www.llrx.com 
Edited and Published by Sabrina I. Pacifici and Cindy L. Chick

**Law Meets Blog: Electronic Publishing Comes Of Age 
http://www.llrx.com/features/lawblog.htm

Denise M. Howell is a member of a small but expanding group of 
lawyers, law professors, judges, clerks and law librarians who are 
blogging. Learn more about these pioneers, their blogs, and their 
perspectives on legal issues and the Web.

**Casecrawler:  SCOUG Rating Scale Review 
http://www.llrx.com/features/casecrawler.htm

T.R. Halvorson reviews another new alternative online legal research 
service. This one currently focuses on Florida law but has plans to 
cover other jurisdictions including Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and New 
York.

**Super Searchers Go To the Source 
http://www.llrx.com/features/super.htm

This is an excerpt from the book Super Searchers Go To the Source: the 
Interviewing and Hands-On Information Strategies of Top Primary 
Researchers-Online, on the Phone, and in Person, by Risa Sacks.

**Super Searchers Go To the Source - Lynn Peterson: Public Records "To 
the Ends of the Earth", Part 1 
http://www.llrx.com/features/peterson.htm

In another excerpt from her book, Risa Sacks interviews public 
research expert Lynn Peterson about effective strategies and 
resources.

**International Jurisdiction in European Union E-Commerce Contracts 
http://www.llrx.com/features/eu_ecom.htm

Norel Rosner's guide is a detailed analysis of international contracts 
executed through electronic means, with a focus on the question of 
which forum has jurisdiction to address potential conflicts that may 
arise from such contracts.

**Update to Hunting For a Job? Try The Internet 
http://www.llrx.com/features/jobhunting.htm 

Barbara Fullerton has added a new section on recommended books for job 
hunting, on and off the Web.

**Research Guide to Ukrainian Law 
http://www.llrx.com/features/ukraine.htm

Myroslava Kryvonos's expansive guide includes resources on Ukrainian 
law, the history of the country's legal system, the legislative 
system, legal education, legal materials, legal citations and other 
legal related sources.

**Can't We All Just Get Along? Integration in Case Management Systems 
http://www.llrx.com/columns/kccase.htm

Ross Kodner and Sheryl Cramer's new column focuses on case management 
systems for law practices.  This time around they address the issue of 
e-mail integration with case managers.

**Workshare DeltaView and Keyspan Digital Media Remote 
http://www.llrx.com/columns/legaltech5.htm

Brett Burney reviews what is billed as the "The World's Leading 
Document Comparison Tool," as well as a small new infrared device that 
allows you to control multimedia applications on your computer.

**Point, Click & Wow!: A Quick Guide to Brilliant Laptop Presentations 
http://www.llrx.com/columns/guide63.htm

Marie Wallace gives her resounding approval to this practical new book 
that combines information on presentations, presentation software and 
designing effective visuals.

**Latest Links http://www.llrx.com/links/050102.htm

Margaret Berkland reviews: Health Privacy Project, MapServer, Pollen 
Watch, Public Records Online, Scholarly Electronic Publishing 
Bibliography, and the West Virginia Supreme Court Recent Opinions 
Weblog.

**Editor's Featured Site:  ConsumerWebWatch.org 
http://www.ConsumerWebWatch.org

This recently introduced free site is funded by grants from several 
high profile trusts, and run by Consumers Union. The stated goal "is 
to investigate, inform, and improve the quality of information 
published on the Web."  The user-friendly design provides links to 
research reports, guidelines for consumers to determine web site 
credibility, annotated links to related watch-dog resources, and a 
media center. (Editor, Sabrina I. Pacifici)

**LLRXBuzz April 29, 2002 
http://www.llrx.com/buzz/buzz106.htm 
Tara Calishain reviews: -Pew Internet & American Life Project -
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) -Independent Counsel 
Investigations -Almanac of Policy Issues -Big Big Big Bankruptcies -
Top Ten Court Website Awards -Surveys From Financial Times -Another 
Undocumented Google Syntax -- Date-Based Searching (and API fun) -
Google Updates News Search

**LLRX Newstand - http://www.llrx.com/newstand/index.htm 
Updated daily: the latest news on legal-tech issues, legislation, web 
resources, search engines, online research and more. (Edited and 
Compiled by Sabrina I. Pacifici)

**9-11-2001 Related News and Legal/Legislative Resources, Updated 
Daily http://www.llrx.com/newstand/wtc.htm (Edited and Compiled by 
Sabrina I. Pacifici)

**Portal to State/Federal Legislation 
http://www.llrx.com/resources7.htm 
Sabrina I. Pacifici has updated her guide to State & Federal Web 
resources on legislation and legislative issues as well as to non-
government political information sources, government reports, and fee-
based online legislative services.

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