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Margaret Berkland is the president of Data Vision Design, Inc., which specializes in providing IT solutions to the legal community. Founded in Fredericksburg, VA in 1989, Data Vision Design, Inc. provides services that include: applications development, business process design, applications integration, electronic file tracking and, access expedition. Prior to becoming the president of DataVision Design, Inc., Margaret was the Info. Resources Technology Specialist for McKenna & Cuneo

Latest Links – American Legal Ethics Library…

(Posted June 15, 1999; Archived July 1, 1999)

Margaret's BioAmerican Legal Ethics Library http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/

This site provides codes and rules for the professional conduct of lawyers. There are narratives that provide commentary on the law that governs lawyers. The narratives are written by law firms and individuals in eleven state jurisdictions. There is full-text searching on the site and links to legal ethics materials elsewhere on the Internet. The site is hosted by the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links

Latest Links – Caere Guide to Scanners…

(Posted June 1, 1999; Archived June 15, 1999)

Margaret's BioCaere Guide to Scanners http://www.caere.com/scanners/

This section of the Caere Website provides Tips for First-Time Scanner Buyers, Books, Articles and Other Resources, Scanner Features and Specifications, Scanner and Software Companies, Glossary of Scanning Terms, and Cool Things You Can Do with a Scanner.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links

Latest Links – AbsoluteTrivia.com, etc…

(Posted May 17, 1999; Archived June 1, 1999)

Margaret's BioAbsoluteTrivia.com http://www.absolutetrivia.com/

AbsoluteTrivia.com claims to be a search engine covering 5,000+ facts that is updated on a daily basis. The user can search by a word of their choice or browse any of the twenty trivia categories listed. There is a daily Trivia Tidbit, a listing of what special day the current date may be and a short list of famous persons born on the current date. You can also select to view additional categories of Random Trivia, Random Quotation or Today in History. You can take a Trivia Test, participate in the online Trivia Talk Forum, visit the Trivia Shop or subscribe to the Absolute Trivia Weekly Top Ten which will be delivered to your e-mail address.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links

Latest Links – ALiNUS, etc…

(Posted May 1, 1999; Archived May 17, 1999)

Margaret's BioALiNUS http://libaxp.hartford.edu/llr/alinusin.htm

ALiNUS, hosted by the University of Hartford Libraries and Learning Resources, is an Internet gateway to 300+ online academic library newsletters in the U.S. The mission of ALiNUS is to “encourage communication among academic librarians.” The list of newsletters can be browsed or searched by title or institution. The newsletters can be a useful comparison for any librarian publishing or desiring to publish a library newsletter.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links

Latest Links – American Factfinder, etc…

(Posted April 19, 1999; Archived April 30, 1999)

Margaret's BioAmerican FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov/

American FactFinder “is a new data access and dissemination system” that allows the user to find and retrieve information for the largest data sets at the U.S. Census Bureau. The site is arranged in five sections: Facts about My Community; Population and Housing Facts; Census Bureau Products; Maps; Industry and Business Facts; and Search FactFinder. The user can access data by Quick items, Detailed tables, or Build a query. A full explanation of these methods of access is contained on the “About American FactFinder” page. In mid-1999, the user will be able to customize tabulations from microdata files.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links

Latest Links – Burwell World Directory of Information Brokers, etc…

(Posted March 15, 1999; Archived April 1, 1999)

Margaret's BioBurwell World Directory of Information Brokers http://www.andornot.com/ibdb/quick.html

This site includes nearly 1,000 listings of information retrieval experts in thirty-eight countries in its database. Listings include company name, address, contact, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, website url, subjects covered, services, company description, databases searched, hours of operation, fees, memberships, and publications, language expertise, country experience, foreign database experience, and telephone experience.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links

Latest Links – Pharmapages, etc….

(Posted February 15, 1999; Archived March 1, 1999)

Margaret's Biopharmapages http://www.pjbpubs.co.uk/ppages/index.html

Pharmapages is provided by the publisher of Scrip World Pharmaceutical News. This site covers internet and technology issues in the pharmaceutical industry. There are articles by industry professionals that cover regulatory affairs, research and development and technology developments relevant to the industry under the NetFocus section. There are relevant newsgroup postings, listings of new pharmaceutical websites, virus news, conference listings, and a glossary of terms used in each edition.

Subjects: Internet Resources - Web Links, Latest Links