Posted 10:20:22 AM by Nancy

The Colorado Bar Association offers “60 Sites in 60 Minutes” a presentation for solo and small firm lawyers, which contains sites both serious and whimsical but doesn’t take 60 minutes to peruse!
From: INTERNET LEGAL RESEARCH WEEKLY Volume 3, Issue 30 October 6, 2002

Full-Text Statutes and Legislation
“There are many pages like this on the Internet, and I still think mentioning them is valuable. This site simply lists links containing full-text state constitutions, statutes, legislation, session laws, and administrative rules. And it’s updated regularly! A great one-stop shop for state research.”
From the same source.

Posted 9:08:19 AM by Nancy

Solo and small firm lawyers have different concerns when it comes to computers and their practice. "Saving Time and Money With Online Research" by Jennifer Batchelor of The Legal Intelligencer and "Small Firms Can Outwit Hackers" by Gail Hamilton of Law Technology News, discuss these concerns.
From Inter Alia on Monday 21 Oct 02

Another interesting article I came across is: "Court Weighs Faxed Search Warrants" by Declan McCullagh, Staff Writer, CNET News.com
From: CNET's News.com on October 15, 2002

Posted 10:33:36 AM by Nancy

Welcome back from a BEAUTIFUL weekend!

Today I have two really interesting articles from the Law Library Research Exchange

E-Managing a Crisis of Trust
"E-mail is a ubiquitous and essential business tool. Consultant Robert Eisenberg reviews the reasons why all companies should implement an e-mail management system not only for the sake of efficiency, but also for its defensive and preventative applications."

Finding Legal Treatises
"Every legal researcher dreams of finding a source that covers their research topic in detail, and nothing else. Jan Bisset and Margi Heinen's column focuses on the task of identifying and locating legal treatises."

Both from: LLRXUpdate 10/15/02 subscribe

Posted 9:00:03 AM by Nancy

Another Friday to Seize!

Check this out, there could be valuable material here - and it is FREE!

The U.S. Government Online Bookstore has a free service, called the “New Titles By Topic E-mail Alert Service,” which allows users to receive convenient and timely e-mail updates of selected new Federal publications. Sign up for any or all of the notification lists covering popular subject areas and receive updates on new titles as soon as they are available for purchase. Subject areas include:

* Business
* Defense and Security
* Elementary and Secondary Education
* Health Care
* Military History
* Travel and Tourism

More information and sign up page.

Element K Journals is another FREE service that delivers software and computer tips and techniques right to your email box. I have found MANY good tips here, but they are copyrighted. Alas, I cannot pass them on to you in the newsletter or the bar journal articles. So I am giving you the website and urging you to sign up for the “tips” on each of the software products you use. They are usually worth the time.

Enjoy the weekend!

Posted 11:10:49 AM by Nancy

The current issue of ONLINE magazine contains an interesting article by Patricia Fravel Vander Meer titled “ONE Click to Criminal Justice”

From the article: “This listing highlights a sampling of critical or unique Web sites for a varied audience seeking CJ information. This includes professionals in CJ, law, and the government, as well as students, educators, librarians, and the general public.”

It includes links to gateways, statistical data and research, monographic and periodical research materials, government documents, legal information, current events/popular interest, careers, employment, professional development, and instructor/trainer support for web-based instruction.

From: TVC Alert, 16 October 2002

Posted 9:27:48 AM by Nancy

Mouse Tricks!

Do you know that if you have a wheel on your mouse, it will perform magic tricks while using Internet Explorer?

With the Ctrl key depressed, moving the wheel forward or backward resizes the font.
With the Shift key depressed, the wheel moves you backward or forward to other sites
visited in the current browsing session.

From: Neat Net Tricks Standard Issue #133 September 15, 2002
To subscribe, send a blank email to info-neatnettricks@silver.lyris.net

Posted 10:50:19 AM by Nancy

Don't you just love long weekends and short work weeks! Thank you, Mr. Columbus!

Today I found a good site for your clients that you may want to add to your web and two for your use - all medical related.

For your clients:

QuackwatchSM
Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions Operated by Stephen Barrett, M.D whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.
From: Neat Net Tricks Standard Issue #135 October 15, 2002
To subscribe, send a blank email to info-neatnettricks@silver.lyris.net

And for your use:

Questionable Doctors
"Consumer interest groups have tried for some time to make public the names of doctors disciplined by state or federal governments. Questionable Doctors is a step in that direction. Right now there are 27 states whose reports are available online (more are on the way). You can see if there’s a report on a particular doctor, but to view the whole report you’ll have to purchase a subscription, which is only $10 for six months. If you sue or represent doctors, this is a good site to check up on them."
From: Volume 3, Issue 31, October 13, 2002
INTERNET LEGAL RESEARCH WEEKLY
To subscribe, send an email to ilrw-subscribe@topica.com

VitalSeek
"The people behind this site are based at the University of Kansas, and they have created a medical search engine that claims to provide only quality results. Last month VitalSeek partnered with URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission, to allow users to specifically request sites that have been accredited by URAC. VitalSeek’s filters are its unique feature; you can screen by medical topic, accreditation, reading level, audience, credibility, topic coverage, privacy policy, symptoms, prognosis, treatments, and many other filters. You can also restrict your search to .edu, .gov, .org, or .com domains."
From: Volume 3, Issue 31, October 13, 2002
INTERNET LEGAL RESEARCH WEEKLY
To subscribe, send an email to ilrw-subscribe@topica.com

Posted 9:49:29 AM by Nancy
Happy Friday!

I've got a quiz on computer security for you today!

ZDNet has published a controversial computer security IQ test for small businesses, and a test for large firms and IT professionals.
The answers are interesting and informative and there are Study Guides containing links to even more information on the areas where you could use some help.

From TechnoLawyer TechnoGuide October 8, 2002
Sign me up for the Techno Guide

I would also like to remind you of our Westlaw training sessions on Tuesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 24th.
Space is limited in each of these hands-on sessions, so call the library at (330) 451-7380, to reserve your spot!

Posted 10:23:40 AM by Nancy
Good Morning!

Before I start today’s Blawg entry I want to point out that I have started my Christmas Shopping.

1. David Rodnitzky’s article, “Holiday Client Gifts - It's Never Too Early To Start Planning!” lists his top ten tips for marketing this holiday season. There is some good advice here – worth a quick read!
1. Develop a yearlong marketing strategy.
2. Send a thank you card - in July!
3. Consider the 'half-life' of your gift.
4. Give different gifts to different clients.
5. Give the gift that keeps on giving.
6. Give gifts that will make a (good) impression.
7. Know what you gave your clients!
8. Personalize.
9. Send your holiday cards out early.
10. No fruitcake.
Found at: THE PRACTICE PAPER, Edited by Joel R. Zand, Esq.
A FindLaw Resource for Solo Attorneys and Small Law Firms
http://www.findlaw.com

2. “E-Mail Mining: The Wages of Scandal” By Rafe Needleman, October 07, 2002 “Pouring through e-mail archives makes work for lawyers -- and opens up a whole new tech business.”
This article describes the new tools and technology that's often used in the legal profession. I found this one at: TVC Alert, 8 October 2002.

3. New Book and Blog: Lawyer's Guide to Marketing on the Internet, Second Edition by Greg Siskind, Rick Klau and Deborah McMurray is now available. Accompanying the new book is the authors' new blog (Spotted at Bag and Baggage.) I found it at: TVC Alert, 8 October 2002

4. “The Truth About Big Brother Databases” by Lynn Peterson and Genie Tyburski for SearchDay October 3, 2002 - Number 369, would make a good addition to YOUR newsletter or blog! Posted by g price at The VAS&ND Post on Friday, October 04, 2002

Posted 11:45:24 AM by Nancy

Hi! And welcome to the Stark County Law Library's Blawg!

Each day as I am doing my research, I come across much more information than I have room for in either Legally Speaking or Info@starklawlibrary.org. So I decided to create a blog to pass some of this information to you. I hope you like it!

For my first entry I have chosen Christa Lee Rock's article Multimedia Makes Way Into Courts which appeared in the New Haven Register and I found in TechnoLawyer's Fat Friday 10/07/02. This interesting article describes how a prosecuting attorney used advanced technology to win a 27-year-old case notably lacking in forensic evidence.