Legal Information Alert articles from March 2002

Legal Information Alert archives from March 2002

Securing successful flat-rate contracts.(agreements with online service providers)
March 1, 2002... In the midst of the electronic revolution, law firms increasingly rely on "flat-rate" agreements with online service providers like LexisNexis and Westlaw. As this trend continues, researchers and information professionals must play a stronger...

From the Editor.
March 1, 2002... Our feature article is on a topic that many of you are facing--negotiating flat-fee contracts for CALR services. With this article, we introduce Thomas Keefe, a new writer for us. Tom is a lawyer and a librarian who owns Chicago Legal...

Take a look at public library databases. (databases available through library web sites)
March 1, 2002... Remember the National Library Week slogan from the American Library Association a few years ago about "logging on at your local public library?" Some of it was marketing hype, of course, but many of us knew that our public library colleagues...

Advising eBusinesses.
March 1, 2002... Advising eBusinesses. Jonathan D. Robbins. 2001. West Group. Looseleaf. 1v. $175. West Group's Advising eBusinesses is a stellar addition to a growing cadre of legal publications offering to provide not an exhaustive treatment of...

E-Business Legal Handbook, 2002 ed.
March 1, 2002... E-Business Legal Handbook--2002 Edition. Michael Rustad & Cyrus Daftary. 2001. Aspen Publishers, Inc. Softcover. 1,203p. ISBN: 0-355-2188-3. $175. Aspen recently published the 2002 edition of its E-Business Legal Handbook, which includes a...

Patent Hunter V.1.0. (software for use with Internet) (Software Review) (Brief Article) (Evaluation)
March 1, 2002... Patent Hunter V. 1.0. 2001. PatentWizard. Online service. $29.95. Newly released, the PatentHunter is a very simple resource. For only $29.95, this software lets you download and print multiple patents at a time. The first question that...

The Winning Argument.
March 1, 2002... The Winning Argument. Ronald Waicukauski, Paul Mark Sandler & JoAnne Epps. 2001. American Bar Association Section of Litigation. Softcover. 182p. ISBN: 1-57073-9382. $85 ($70 for Section on Litigation members). The Winning Argument is a...

Persuasive Computer Presentations: The Essential Guide for Lawyers.
March 1, 2002... Persuasive Computer Presentations: The Essential Guide for Lawyers. Ann E. Brenden & John D. Goodhue. 2001. American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section. Softcover with CD-ROM. 225p. ISBN: 1-57073-952-8. $79.95 ($69.95 for section...

Expert Evidence Report. (Information Service Review) (Brief Article) (Evaluation)
March 1, 2002... Expert Evidence Report. 2001. BNA, Inc. Monthly online service (also available in print). ISSN: 1536-190X. $1,295 annually. Supplemented by e-mail alerts. During the 1990's, Daubert and other major cases significantly altered the standards for...

Medical Records for Attorneys.
March 1, 2002... Medical Records for Attorneys. Laurence M. Deutsch. 2001. ALI-ABA. Hardcover. 464p. ISBN: 0-8318-0817-9. $99. Medical Records for Attorneys is one of five related ALI-ABA publications that deal with healthcare law. The purpose of this book is...

Indexing Specialties: Law.
March 1, 2002... Indexing Specialties: Law. Peter Kendrick & Enid L. Zafran, eds. 2001. Information Today, Inc. & American Society of Indexers. Softcover. 140p. ISBN: 1-57387-113-3. $35. Indexing Specialties: Law is the latest release in the American...

In our mailbag. (online legal research services)
March 1, 2002... When looking over a "renewal reminder" for my subscription to The American Lawyer, I found this sentence: "If you still have that fire in your belly for an unconventional look at legal issues, surprising trends in the legal life, and the...