Extras – What’s Wrong and What’s Right With Pacer
What’s Wrong & What’s Right with PACER A Cry for Help Carl Oppedahl’s Response Joann Howard Swanson’s Response
Features – The Little Browser That Could: A Review of Opera
The Little Browser that Could: A Review of Opera By Mark P. Albright
Mark P. Albright maintains a solo practice in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., emphasizing employment law compliance and litigation from an employer perspective, as well as consultation and litigation of computer and technology, real estate, Orphans Court, and general commercial disputes. He has chaired the Law Day Committee of both the Lehigh and Berks County (PA) Bar Associations and served as a lecturer for both organizations on the Internet and other topics. He has also served as a statewide lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute on “The Internet for Pennsylvania Lawyers.” In addition to participating in the Donald E. Wieand, Sr. American Inn of Court, and authoring a weekly column in his local bar association’s law journal, Mr. Albright has served as a beta tester for Websites of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and PaLawNet. He received his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and his A.B. from Albright College (Reading, PA), summa cum laude.
Latest Links – Center for Latin American Capital Markets, etc….
(Posted April 16, 1998; Archived May 1, 1998)
Center for Latin American Capital Markets http://www.netrus.net/users/gmorles/index.html
This site has five sections: Exchanges and quotes which provides links to all the stock exchanges in the region that have a Website; Research which provides access to original research and the site’s complete database of quotes on the major markets and links to other research tools; General Economic Data which provides links to original sources of relevant economic data; Country News which has the site’s weekly newsletter Latin.Net and other local sources of news; and What’s new which is a historical archive of changes to the site.
Newstand – April 1998
April 1998
Feds in a Web World: Public Domain v. Copyright, p. 35. Should government generated databases reside in the public domain? The pros and cons are discussed. Don’t miss the sidebar defining the “Can’s, Cannots’, Maybe’s, and Should’s” when it comes to copying government produced electronic information.
Features – Thinking About Linking, Part I: Can Law Accommodate the
Thinking About Linking Part I Can Law Accommodate the Power of the Internet to Share Information? By Bradley J. Hillis
Bradley J. Hillis is a member of the Washington state bar, and the author of “Internet Experiments in Electronic CourtFiling,” “Considerations When Placing Court Opinions on the Internet,” and “Legal Research on the Internet: A Simple, How To Guide.” He lives in Bellevue, Washington, and is a legal analyst for the Office of the Administrator for the Courts.
Extras – Internet Legal Research Bibliography
Internet Legal Research Bibliography By Jerry Lawson
Jerry Lawson is President of Netlawtools, Inc., specializing in Internet training and web site design for attorneys. He is the designer of the Internet Tools for Attorneys web site, http://www.netlawtools.com.
Notes from the Technology Trenches – April, 1998
Notes from the Technology Trenches
By Elizabeth H. Klampert
Elizabeth H. Klampert is the Director of Library Services for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Ms. Klampert was formerly a litigator for five years, specializing in professional liability litigation. Before attending law school, she was a corporate librarian for twelve years, holding management positions in libraries in a number of large organizations, including Rainier National Bank in Seattle, Deloitte & Touche, and Merrill Lynch, both in New York. She received both her BA in English and MLS from the University of Washington in Seattle. She received her JD at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.
Extras – Versuslaw Review
Versuslaw Review By Bryan M. Carson
Bryan Carson is Bryan M. Carson is the Reference and Computer Services Librarian at Hamline University School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Bryan received his J.D. from the University of Toledo, and his Master’s in Information and Library Studies from the University of Michigan. Bryan is the author of “Finding Resources in Philosophy and Ethics,” in Carson and Carson, Mindsearch (Big Rapids, MI: Ferris State University, 1993). An updated version is available at http://www.hamline.edu/~bmcarson/philos.html/ He is also the author of “Librarians need certification and licensing,” in AALL Spectrum, June 1997.
Extras – Book Review: Search Engines for the World Wide Web
Book Review: Search Engines for the World Wide Web by Alfred & Emily Glossbrenner By Michael Crestohl
(Posted April 1, 1998; Archived May 1, 1998)
Guide on the Side – National Library Week: What’s the Point?
Guide on the Side National Library Week: What’s the Point? By Marie Wallace
(Posted April 1, 1998; Archived May 1, 1998)