Legal Information Alert articles from June 2003

Legal Information Alert archives from June 2003

Navigating the law: case-finding tools beyond Lexis and Westlaw.
June 1, 2003... In my last Research Advisor article (Issue 22, November 2002), I bemoaned the declining use of traditional print case-finding tools like digests, annotations, and legal indices. Picking up on that thread, I intend here to demonstrate that the...

Ooops!(correction to "Blowing Up the Law Firm Library: A Practical Primer" in Research Advisor, 2002)(Correction Notice)
June 1, 2003... We inadvertently omitted the following acknowledgment for Tom Keefe's article "Blowing Up the Law Firm Library: A Practical Primer," which appeared in Research Advisor in 2002. As those of you who were subscribers know, we are discontinuing...

Putting knowledge to work: SLA annual conference report. .(Special Libraries Association)
June 1, 2003... From the state of the [information] art to globalization, the 94th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association was all about "Putting Knowledge to Work." Held in New York City in early June, the conference attracted librarians,...

From the court to your desktop: docket research services - update 2003.
June 1, 2003... Docket research is a very important part of a researcher's toolbox. Attorneys increasingly think of dockets and the associated filings as a valuable way to learn more about opponents, judges, and appropriate arguments in developing areas of...

California Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... California Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Robert J. Spjut, George P. Haley, Thomas Klaus Gump, et al. 2003. Data Trace Publishing Company. Looseleaf. 470p. ISBN: 1-57400-0890-6. $219. This is a...

Limited Liability Companies: A Planning and Drafting Guide.(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... Limited Liability Companies: a Planning and Drafting Guide. Steven C. Alberty. 2003. ALI-ABA. Hardcover with CD-ROM. 248p. ISBN: 0-8518-1415-2. $127.50. Recently, a colleague and I were discussing a new business venture he was about to...

Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools.(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... Google Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools. Tara Calishain & Rael Dornfest. 2003. O'Reilly & Associates. Softcover. 329p. ISBN: 0-596-00447-8. $24.95. Buy this book! Usually that kind of recommendation is left for the end of the...

International Law and Indigenous Peoples.(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... International Law and Indigenous Peoples. S. James Anaya, ed. 2003. Ashgate Publishing Company. Hardcover. 506p. ISBN: 0-7546-2162-6. $205. International Law and Indigenous Peoples proved to be a difficult book to review. The difficulty lay...

The Internet and Dispute Resolution: Untangling the Web.(Book Review)
June 1, 2003... The Internet and Dispute Resolution: Untangling the Web. Norman Solovay & Cynthia K. Reed. 2003. Law Journal Press. Looseleaf. 650p. ISBN: 1-58852-113-3. $159. Periodic updates. While the Internet has undoubtedly unleashed a whole slew of...

Preparing the Lay Witness for a Deposition.(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2003... Preparing the Lay Witness for a Deposition. David A Sonenshein & John Chesney. 2002. National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Videotape. $400. In my mind I've thought I would be the perfect witness and of course, deponent. While I...