LLRX Update for June 1, 1999

From: Cindy Chick (cchick@netcom.com)
Date: Thu Jun 03 1999 - 10:19:33 PDT


LLRX (http://www.llrx.com) is the free legal Webzine providing current,
comprehensive articles and resources for legal professionals and law
librarians on research, information technology, federal legislation,
marketing and communications.

Editors: Sabrina I. Pacifici & Cindy L. Chick.
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New on LLRX for June 1, 1999

New Shepard's v. KeyCite: How do we compare?
Tobe Liebert evaluates the changing landscape in the battle between
the latest versions of Shepard's and Keycite.

Law Firm Intranets: "It's About the Content"
Rick Camacho suggests how content may be designed and
implemented to maximize the use of your firm's intranet.

Diana Botluk's ResearchWire column this month, Search
Engines Compared: 1999 Update, is a new version of her very
popular chart comparing the features and functionality of the most
popular Web search engines.

In her Guide on the Side column, Presentation Software:
The Communication Dynamics, Marie Wallace discusses how to
master the dynamics of spoken, written, graphic and electronic
presentations.

A Review of Zoot 3.5
M. Sean Fosmire details the capabilities of this multifaceted text
management program, whose features include assisting with managing e-mail,
enhancing Web research, and creating topical databases.

In Margaret Berkland's new Links in the News you will
find: a site on the care and feeding of your scanners; a vehicle crash test
site with retrospective data back to the 1970s; the new site that
replaces DejaNews; the recently released government search site that
generated such controversy regarding its fee-based structure; an
legislative elections archive covering 26 countries; and a biography
resource with over 2,000 unique listings.

On the Newsstand has links to a wide range of recent Web
related stories on: federal Web sites being savaged by irate hackers;
the push to amend copyright laws in response to the digital age; a study
on Web access speed; the fate of federal Y2K legislation; free speech
issues and corporate e-mail; the growth and impact of the digital
economy; government Web sites that respond to citizens questions; and
high-end laptops that can withstand tremendous punishment.

LLRXlinks has added links to several new resources,
including: Sample Letters to Law Library Vendors; Y2K Compliance -
Is Your Library Ready?; Library Clip Art Web resources; Summer
Associate Season in Private Law Firm Libraries; Lexis-Nexis Website
for Information Professionals; and more.

LLRXbookstore: Books for the Legal Information Professional
Take a look at the new listings available in the LLRXbookstore!

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