Legal Information Alert articles from April 2001

Legal Information Alert archives from April 2001

Law libraries today: behind the scenes at Dewey Ballantine.
April 1, 2001... On a recent trip to New York City, I visited the law firm library of Dewey Ballantine (DB) because I wanted to see firsthand what is going on in law libraries. I chose DB in part because I have known Gitelle Seer, library director, for many...

From the Editor...(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... My recent visit to a New York law firm library made me realize how much things have changed since I worked at Chicago's Winston & Strawn in the 1980s and early 1990s. No more pulling and copying cases, manual cite checking, and associates...

Correction.
April 1, 2001... In the February issue, I mentioned two terrific conferences: Web Search University and eContent (p. 6). We erred in stating that these were Learned Information's, when in fact Online Inc. is the owner/producer of these two conferences. We...

BNA electronic services update.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Ed note: Richard Leiter's original article on BNA's electronic newsletters appeared in "Database Re port" in our November/December 2000 issue [Legal Information Alert, vol. 19, no. 10, p. 17]. Writing a column about electronic resources in...

A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law.(Review)
April 1, 2001... A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law. John G. Cameron. 2000. ALI-ABA. Looseleaf. 744p. ISBN: 0-8318-0803-9. $169. In the introduction to A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law, author John Cameron acknowledges that there are...

Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer's Guide.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer's Guide. Joseph S. Adams & Todd A. Solomon. 2000. Thompson Publishing Group. Softcover. 73p. ISBN: 0-9670470-8-0. $79. There was a time in our society when it was common practice (and accepted by...

Stalking, Harassment, and Murder in the Workplace: Guidelines for Protection and Prevention.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Stalking, Harassment, and Murder in the Workplace: Guidelines for Protection and Prevention. Bernadette H. Schell & Nellie M. Lanteigne. 2000. Quorum Books. Hardcover. 255p. ISBN: 1-56720-322-1. $67.50. Authors Schell and Lanteigne are...

Worldwide Guide to Termination, Employment Discrimination, and Workplace Harassment Laws.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Worldwide Guide to Termination, Employment Discrimination, and Workplace Harassment Laws. Baker & McKenzie. 2000. CCH Incorporated. Softcover. 329p. ISBN: 0-8080-0499-9. $79. The Worldwide Guide to Termination, Employment...

Mealey's Litigation Report: MTBE.(Periodical Review)
April 1, 2001... Mealey's Litigation Report: MTBE. Bill Lowe, ed. 2000. Mealey Publications, Inc. Looseleaf $350 for six months, $650 for one year. Online service (includes fulltext of related court documents and archive, e-mail alerts of new content, and daily...

Starting out Right: Ethical Issues in Forming the Client Relationship.
April 1, 2001... Starting Out Right: Ethical Issues in Forming the Client Relationship. 2000. American Bar Association, Center for Continuing Education. $195 ($175 for section members). Starting Out Right: Ethical Issues in Forming the Client Relationship...

Introduction to Academic Law Library Design: A Features Approach.(Review)
April 1, 2001... Introduction to Academic Law Library Design: A Features Approach. Stephen G. Margeton. 2000. William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Hardcover. 406p. ISBN: 08377-0870-2. $69.95. Most librarians will never have the opportunity to design or build a new...

Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel.
April 1, 2001... Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel. Robert L. Haig, ed. 2000. West Group. Looseleaf. 4v. & 4 disks. $350. Annual updates. Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel is a seminal work because it contains the...

The Survey of Academic and Special Libraries, 2001 ed.
April 1, 2001... The Survey of Academic and Special Libraries, 2001 Edition. 2000. Primary Research Group, Inc. Softcover. 194p. ISBN: 1-57440-042-8. $72.95. This recent report by Primary Research Group is impressive. First of all, the company was assisted...