Legal Information Alert articles from January 2004

Legal Information Alert archives from January 2004

From librarian to i-brarian: the new InfoPro looks at 2004.
January 1, 2004... Hello... and Goodbye? Librarians, let's enjoy 2004 thoroughly, since our time together may be quite short. See, with each passing year, our traditional functions as wizards of wisdom, icons of information, and doyens of data become...

PURLSs of knowledge?(problems with using Internet as source for scholarly research)
January 1, 2004... Every Internet user knows about its vagaries. Bookmarks grow stale and sites that you remember finding one day are frequently not where they were when you look for them again. The Internet's great strength is its openness, easy accessibility...

The Energy Handbook.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... The Energy Handbook. William A. Mogel & David J. Muchow, eds. 2003. LexisNexis/Matthew Bender. Softcover. 605p. ISBN: 0-82055-494-4. $75. With the recent events of the Enron scandal, the massive electricity blackout of August 2003, and...

Flexible Trusts and Estates for Uncertain Times.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... Flexible Trusts and Estates for Uncertain Times. Jerold I. Horn. 2003. ALI-ABA. Hardcover, 353p. ISBN: 0-8318-0851-9. $147.50. Jerold I. Horn is a practitioner and an acknowledged expert on estate planning who has written several books and...

Piercing the Veil of Secrecy: Litigation Against U.S. Intelligence.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... Piercing the Veil of Secrecy: Litigation Against U.S. Intelligence. Janine M. Brookner. 2003. Carolina Academic Press. Hardcover. 200p. ISBN: 0-89089-221-0. $30. When I first saw this title, I thought that the book would deal with...

The Evolution of Legal Business Forms in Europe and the United States: Venture Capital, Joint Venture, and Partnership Structures.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... The Evolution of Legal Business Forms in Europe and the United States: Venture Capital, Joint Venture, and Partnership Structures. Erik Vermeulen. 2003. Aspen Publishers/Kluwer Law International. Hardcover. 376p. ISBN: 90-411-2057-2, $94. ...

The Rule of Law in Japan: A Comparative Analysis, What You See May Not Be What You Get.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... The Rule of Law in Japan: A Comparative Analysis--What You See May Not Be What You Get. Carl F. Goodman. 2003. Aspen Publishers/Kluwer Law International. Hardcover. 389p. ISBN: 90-411-8903-3. $105. Carl Goodman is adjunct professor of...

Electronic Discovery and Evidence.(Book Review)
January 1, 2004... Electronic Discovery and Evidence. Michael R. Arkfeld. 2003. Law Partner Publishing. Looseleaf. Annual supplements. 454p. $149.95. In this extremely valuable new book, attorney and computer enthusiast Michael Arkfeld provides indepth...