Category «Legal Research»

Features – Italian National and Regional Legislative Resources Online

Italian National and Regional Legislative Resources Online By Maria Teresa Leonardi

Maria Teresa Leonardi received a degree in Political Science from the University of Catania in 1987. She works at the Legal Documentation Center (Faculty of Law), where customers (faculty, staff, students, lawyers) carry out juridical and legislative searches on databases with the staff assistance. She shares responsibilities for database training given to students and the teaching staff. She also works with the Chair of Legal Computer Science of the same Faculty. She is member of the Associazione Italiana per la Documentazione Avanzata.

Subjects: Features, International Legal Research

Features – Court Docket Services – A Comparison of Pacer, CourtLink, CourtEXPRESS and CaseStream

Court Docket Services – A Comparison of Pacer, CourtLink, CourtEXPRESS.com and CaseStream By Julie Bozzell

Julie Bozzell is the Electronic Information Specialist at Greenberg Traurig in Miami, FL.

Subjects: Court Resources, Features

Reference from Coast to Coast – The Power of Headnotes

Reference from Coast to Coast: Searches and Strategies By Sue Taylor , Reference Librarian Katten Muchin & Zavis, Los Angeles, CA

Published October 15, 1999

Subjects: Legal Research, Reference from Coast to Coast

CongressLine – Internet Taxation – Who Will Prevail?

The Impact of the Internet Taxation Issue

There is no doubt that the issue of Internet taxation is weighing heavily upon interest groups and associations here and abroad. Studies,

Subjects: CongressLine, Cyberlaw Legislation, Tax

Features – Immigration Law on the Web

Immigration Law on the Web By Beth Smith

Published October 1, 1999

Beth Smith is a Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor at the Schmid Law Library, University of Nebraska College of Law . She has a law degree and Masters of Law Librarianship from the University of Washington. She speaks at continuing legal education seminars several times a year on Web-related topics.

Subjects: Features, Immigration Law

Features – Update to Researching Medical Literature on the Web

Update to Researching Medical Literature on the Web By Gloria Miccioli

Published September 15, 1999

Subjects: Features, Medical Research

Notes from the Technology Trenches – September, 1999

Notes from the Technology Trenches By Roger Skalbeck

Roger Skalbeck is the Electronic Initiatives Librarian at Howrey & Simon in Washington, D.C., and is the Web Master of the Law Librarian’s Society of Washington, D.C. Current work activities cover myriad aspects of electronic research resource evaluation, intranet content development, as well as research and technology training, all from a librarian’s point of view. This column reflects the personal views of the author, which are not necessarily those of his employer or any other organization. This column, of course, is 100% free of any legal advice.

Subjects: Cyberlaw, Notes from the Technology Trenches, Technology Trends, Web Management

CongressLine – Online Privacy at the Crossroads: Where do we go from here?

Hearings

In July, members of the Federal Trade Commission and industry appeared before the subcommittee on Telecommunications Trade and Consumer Protection of the House committee on Commerce

Subjects: CongressLine, Cyberlaw Legislation, Privacy

Features – One More Look at Shepard’s Citation Service: A Private Law Librarian’s Perspective

One More Look at Shepard’s Citation Service: A Private Law Librarian’s Perspective By Robyn Rebollo

Robyn Rebollo is the Washington, D.C. and McLean, Virginia, Librarian for Greenberg & Traurig. She also provides Internet consulting services to small retail companies in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia.

Subjects: Citators, Features

Features – Keycite Review

KeyCite Review By Al Harrison

Al Harrison is a patent attorney practicing intellectual property law with a concentration in computer and online law, and a mediator for related matters, with the Houston firm of Harrison & Egbert. He is a member of the faculty of the Resolution Forum focusing on mediating online via the Internet and corporate Intranets. Al is chair of the Online and Computer Law Section of the Houston Bar Association; is a past chair of the Law Practice Management Section; and sits on the council of the Federal Practice Section. He is a past chair and sits on the council of the State Bar of Texas Computer Section; and is chair of the Computer Law Committee of the Intellectual Property Law Section. He is a past chair of the Computer Law Committee of the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association.

Subjects: Citators, Features